Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-29

Out further saying, the odlum with
which we would brand their col.
l,aeucs
Now thin current fumor hath 20
that one Of the aos performed in 81. 9
f1cru, toi1ion was a Misrepresentation
iu fact Of public none. u scheme was
worked s. witsh the puullc treas.
uty would h,vs been mulc,od Of a
thousand dollars without the peg
vie ever knowing Of u, u the pfocooI.
iu.s OF tue session could have b.n
Boy, quiet. The plan was THU; o. tue
M i-l record OF Tuesday even.
in "a session ia an upptopfin.
ton Uf $1,000 10 the MAYORS
r. n'ingcut iuu.; but now 1t a1.tars
iba. the money was apprOpiialuI to
that lunI with tho dlsliuc. uHdcrsland.
INK that 10 go % aid tho IRE clioia'
cluvUaG9., to b. held In this city Ia
hu.u.t itNL There seemed 10 bi %
imptaliJl ,unt under prlon. cIsun.
sIaucgs tne tazpayofa Of .bo otis would
lot fool to donate $1,000 or any other
um, tie city bsiug practically biuh.
fIp'; hlnca the notion oi working In
the DARK, AMI pushing tho appr5pria.
lion through In form lntuadod to
deceive uni cheat the people.
Tlygc are two very bad features In
this Lualntss. Gao II that the CITY
Council has 30 flght to Appropriate
iubIic funds directly 10 tho aid or on.
tllaiumont OF any convention Or any
tuch tfiaifi legally the city money Is
90 bo used only for corporate purposes,
and this 10 surely not QUO Of them.
OF course II is vol understood that
under some Circums,snc the citiaons
have cor gsultd aud again might con.
cent to lot money so 20 ono purpose
or another without any rumonslrancp,
even though such purpose might not DO
within the letter o. tue statute. But
it !, mover a sale preceding, because
Illegal and II IL hardly possible 10
conceive Of case where II should DO
rcsofted 90.
The other bad icalutc--lt IL much the
Ices cTeditnblo Of the two-was the
clumsy attempt 10 make the approprl.
alton In an Indirect way. In order to
escape the oonstqunncus Of the tax.
payot' protest. II the donation might
not be legally givon direct, surely
iIa legality could not DO secured
by giving the bonus Indirectly.
There IL something w tho latter pro-
ceu1ing that omaolaoi the sneak aud
the coward. Il will inspire nothing
but contempt, and In all likelihood
will stimulate a feeling VI keol sus.
riclou.
Asto the convention Of ire chioio,
everybody wants II /, DO a success,
tuch a. the good namo auI the well
known Hospitality ot our city would
give warrant flr Ia deslring " aid
ihlo convention OF any other gather.
ing that may bo looked upon
as a public good, tho councllmop,
II manly aud courageous enough TO DO
Il openly, with no attempt at conceal.
mont, will always fud considerable
support Such course would have 10
be- regarded a. honest anu honorable,
even thoryh II might be looked upon
by certain PARTS Of the community ~
mistaken. But darb, aocfo, ara
antaking methods arc indoic1oible at
any time OF for any purpose 10 public
niciAl.
.As 10 the matter now at issue,
We trust the reports current may prove
= be- exaggerated OF n, all uveuts thgl
any such action rs Is charged may be-
recalled. II a wrong has been done,
the only way the people can be con.
wheel that Il was done unlntontlou.
ally IL by a speedy repentance IN re-.
lr5c lug the steps taken.