Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-13

The letter Of tho County Court nj
dressed to Hon. Spencer CIawaon,
chairman, anu tho committee OF Che
ciliz1ns' meeting recently hold 20 cou-
older tho matter OF c1ni.nuing the
Investigation o. county eiltis and
ways anu means of managing i,s bus.-
meas without funds, will DO found Boo
another column. 10 should be- read boz
connection with tho resolutions o.
which % fo'rfs-the resolutions were
published In yes.ordayH papcT aui
such reading Will no doub, impress
the public, as IL has convinced the
NEWS that between the proposition
submitted by tho citizens committee
and the proposition tho court is Will.
ing 10 entertain, there g., aiiUr all,
probably nothing but ths difference o..
the definition OF Interpretation Of a
word.
II the committee will come to the
COURTS aid only ON the condition that
the court shall yield lti.iiAnl iti rrs.
possibilities AMI its acts 10 the direction
Il a seii-c0nsilluted or az least wholly
unofficial supervising" committee,
then the court IL not only legally bus
morally Justified In rejecting the olTrT
Il has no right to yield up IL p1wers 90
anybody; II II cannot exercise ltg pro.
per functions, or will not, It can ouly
tesign; II has no authority 10 choose
iis succesa0r--it may no. oven legally
sit siill In dumb inactivity
like wooden n1ure, aud permit
another body, not ohoion by the pogu.
LAT vote or appointed In pursuance OF
legal methods, 10 perform ila duties
and assume 10 responsibilities. II by
he designation "supervisiug," u was
Intended that tho committee OF olllzsus
were To Iull oil tho slfingl while the
members Of tho court performed only
the part Of obedient mgriOneties, then
tho rejection Of the offer was inevitable
and proper, a. a matter both Of inIe.
pendent selt-reipeoI and o. sound
legality
II ON the other hand the COURTS will.
inguesa 10 accept tho services aud
aid Of an advisory COMMITTEES Of
representative taxpayers means mere
ly that Rs many individuals or com.
mitioes a. choose may attend the
COURTS session anu poster %
with suggestions and counsel
after all Of which Il will do
asit ploases, just the same as though
NO commuters or individuals had AZ.
tended, anu Just the same as though
no agreement had been reached IN ai.
vance a. ~ the policy that should be
observed In case the proposition of aid
should DO accepted, then tho citiEsns'
committee aud the public have Alright
tofsel that they have been suuBbsd
aud their friendly overluTcs refused
with tcorB.
but the hypothesis In either case on
above given We believe to be- exag.
goratod. Surely tho cltilpns' CON.
mitlee never could have expected
total aud iTTsyoCAble surrender OF t.r
coutps rights, a complete delegation Of
It, powers, TO any man or rot OF men ou
any terms whatever Surely the court
could not have expected Wholesale
change Of front on the part of
recent prominent opponents of taa
bond issue, unlcss tho lattcr were go.
ing to have some gusauty tHag their
views ~ to the legitimate use OF the
funds derived from tho bonds were ~
be- respected.
Ia asking Tor ils c3mml..gu the pow.
er 10 superuns (which am lrcmrs-
dously wide meaniur) Interpretations of
the court, the clusUus' meeting clearly
Hsked Tor too much. La extending 90
tuoh COMMITTEES n1.htng mITa than o.
general Invitation b. Gail wusu lt
wishes CO., and 10 give Us much advice
us itieels 10 lmpart, the c0u,. clearly
offers too ll,liv. but the eKprsssuH
purpose u the cl,iLru.' mutiiaE, aaI
the expressed duslrys Of the cour., seem
to run, not In Autagomsm bus
toward the same end, Az the
court says, an extraordinary
condition c0nfr0nts tho couuty;
extraordinary measures must uy
adopted ~ meet IT, Hence w8 believe
the committee and the court can get
together on the main proposition; tls.
they may DO 20 quickly aud ma sst!f.
factory way H. We believe, the general
wish' The members OF the present
court have made an admirable begin.
ming in the matter OF inve..lgauug
past operations which have excited
much suspicion and dlslrusl. In con.
unuing that work, ami IN doing all
else that their oath OF ofico requires.
their hands should DO upheld. AZ the
same time they will strengthen the
confidence Of their frlenda and sxtor.