Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-26
PARAMOUNT LOCAL ISSUES.

Ono week mofe, hud Ah1 foiefH OF
Uiab will be called 10 perform the im'
portant duty Of selecting State Logis'
iaiute TO make laws Tor the govetn-
men, OF this commonwealth and to
select q senator 10 reptosent tue State
In the national Congfert. Perhaps All
realise the responsibility In making
this selection; yet from the political
discussions that arc going on u scene
that some vital local issues, pafameuni
20 far as their application 10 the siatr
gees, are being relsgaied to the back
ground In way that Il not up to the
ilmes. This being the case, there Is
occasion for The volors thems Ives TO
do some vigorous thinking Tor them
selves in the few days left before cast
ing their ballots.
Among the candidates for Legislators
Ia this State the silver question has
been held up prominently, perhaps
more 20 than the oooision justified, %
fat ne the local situation IL concerned,
but not NJ TO a nhtlonsl palloy. II 10
"a important iisut-vsry important
nationally, and In respect % the ma.
tionAl ticket should b. kept ut the
frDnt But ne matters stand today u
IL not n paramount tissue on i.e State
legislative ticket. The point upon
that has been rsached aud passed, 40
that now tho overwhelming majority
OF candidates on all tiekets--,nd yer.
haps all cAndidates-Ars what 10 known
NJ FREQ silver men aud would not sup.
poE; an antl.silver policy. THIS ai.
tainmsnt OF this condition, thefoiore,tc.
moves tho basis OF discussion from tho
silver question as TO legislative oandi.
dnise--they ate virtually on onr side
IN ihAt subject Free collage 10 ttlll
a paramount issue only on tho pred.
dental ticket In tbis State.
Now az 10 the Issues that really
should have foremost place now 10
choosing between the legislative eau.
didates, and the policies thereof, ~ Tar
ne \ a'c local matters are concerned:
Fret, We may name the sutlse, Of iffi.
guton. Tue State 1, very lame IN H.
irrigation laws, and u u nocet.
sty f1f permanent pfogtots that
something should bp done promptly
In snis branch. Tue mater was
olaw1ti upon the latt Legislature,
Tut that bldg tho flfst unsoi tue new
Slate government, u tucmul 70 have
ils handh full In other dirtoilons. Bui
Irrigation laws should DO delayed
longer SO far asptlpefiy Interests
are ooucsfnSu, II may BE- umafhsd
that enough OF these are now involv,d
In hvfui's 10 pay tue OK else OF 40
irrigation commission Tor twenty
yusis. OF eouue the courts viii De.
ciie rlrhi, bat toe btslb OF pfUieut
law tee imperfect 90 % 10 sure TO re.
tut ~ hardship somewhere. BsiIos,
nurh % such litigation aud the
touitquent eEIeute could be- PIE.
vented BY o. state Irrigation commis.
zion and proper statutory provisions.
Again, Ia ie havc been loses. through
not having Stale engineer flee 10
inspect dams aud Waterway and see
that they were secure, enough TO have
borne the cost VI such Office Tor almo,t
n generation.
Upon this polui, tuen, the would.
be Legislators SHOULD DO tested a.
closely rs any Of them have bsen
on tho silver question. Il Ia a.
Important matter W tho State ~
mining ever can be. Tue agrlcul.
tufal intstetta Of the Stato should
not be- tno'hrred up by any
o,heri II is too vital to existence In
these valley. No man or woman
who IL opposed 10 placing thu
Irrigation system In this Btats
upon a fiIm, ,quablr batii, aud dolug
itat the earliest possible opportunity,
should be- given place IN the state
Legislature.
Then there ato tho homu Industry
Interests VI the stale. Minlnf ii an
important feature ui Uhhs industrial
progress; agriculture Ia also. Aud
mauuiuo,ufe stands on an equal foot.
Ing with the others. TIE throe nrc
essential to prosperity In the State;
and ~ In the case o. agriculture,
manufacture Is largely sssscl.
Aled with local legislative enact.
ment. The homo Industry Interests
Of this State need encouragement and
support In way that win DO OF prae.
Teal hsot. Tue continent Of the q, O.
pie l's'rang on this polut, auisiouIi
hnd eHprosaion In having IT, Leglsln.
lure 10 al harmony with that sentl.
meht' THOSE peIsons, nnd those only
Nno uphold the manufacturing NJ vol
:" 'he agricultural aud mlnlng inter.
's's Of tho state should control the
Nh1 VI liz Legislature. It Is not [