Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-28
LEaI.LAIIYE rRINllNe ML,s.

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States Interests Ia regard 10 the lcgis'
lalivo printing. The members who
did the criticitlng recognized that
there was something wrong, although
II he evident thoy did not fully undei-
sisud whore the big leak g., slhce u
was not mentioned, although ieA'
tures where there IL no wrong were
condemned. On the main proposition,
however, the oHticllm was right, sisoc
II recognized tbs fact that Inc Stale
IL beiug nucCod; this IL not how
by any prices the pfibtefs may make,
bat wholly because Of Encouragement
Of the committee In not making nf'
Engagements for tho legislative par1
to be done In proper order aud style.
In connection with these proceed
ings In the House, we are consifnined
to mention the report thereof published
iu this mornings Salt Lake Herald.
In referring toA discussion between
Mssttl. Ferguson aui Morrison, The
Hsrald gees outside OF q truthful report
VI what occurred and iDjsots the iol
lowing nllegoi explanation;
Not all tho mentors understood the
~ooIIuauv. This BE- what b. meant Nr.
Ferguson Is labor advocate, "a s ma
l1rtly of the mcmhors OF the printing
committee ufo la favor Of lOiilug the
printing to hrms employing union print
ors. Mr.. Morrison, 10 BE- GAINED, iH ups
posed TO labor unions aud would thu 20
have the printing go 81 tho hlsEntt
News Office, which employs "uuu-uuluu
men. 1hO NIws has frequently favored
measures supported by Mt, Morrison
hence Mt Eoigusuu' remark, Mr., Nor
fison duniOl any such interest iu tho
printing matter, claiming ho was simply
Ia crested la -ociug tue work douo IA a
businoss'lik0 manner.
The foregoing explanation i u such
an impudeut aud unoaliod Tor chatac.
ter that no decent l%ournal would allow
II 10 appear In IT, columns without q
prompt apology and full reIrhclioni anu
We nv ait tho Heraid's action thereon.
We will aud that tho explanation T.
wholly and utterly untrue. The NEWS
has not "~requenily favored measures
supported by Mr.. Morrison" nor has
the gentlemaR any interest In tho
News printing. The editor Of this
paper has not W. tho pleasure Of the
gentleman's acquaintance; and the
NEWS has not favored sloolal meas.
ares before the Legislature. Win
very few exceptions II has confined
Itself 10 general suggestions IN
Tended TO aid the Legislators; and
A. to measures %bsirlondod by Mt.
Morrison II nnds, on examination TO-
day, that II has a]ntagoulzed more Of
them than II has favored. AZ 10 om-
ploying ptinIeu, the NEWS makes no
|dlutinotioa between union and nom
union men. Il has both In ils service,
and never makes the subject Of such
membership a condition Of employ.
ment; ami II has never paid less wages
aud frequently more, than the union
schedule,
Turning again to the legislative
printing discussion, we may say that
u bill was framed by the committee, or
rather copied by a member from a
Kansas statute, which was supposed
to favor union men. When II
got into lhe Senate, lis provisions
were found to have no effect oue way
or the other on tho wHges OF printers,
but could he worked Ae n
tohemo by An employing printer. Soma
tor Cannon aud Olhers exposed some Of
the faults Of the measure, And It was
killed by being rocommitied o. tho COM
mittee. A. a sort Of prov,deutial
measure 10 save the State from being
vlclmilod hereafter, Senator Allison
had q clause In his State OAhmtutu'
bill, which deals with the printing
item IN q proper manner and this
measure has passed b9tn houses, Bio
that promises o., a atsts vEiutsr bill 90
competitive prices los vosk already
done ars mere hagatellc.
Right here We w1uli inform the
members Of the House that i'm.
position on the State In its printing
buslntss Ia not from any price.
the printer will charge. The News d,
not doing any part VI the printing, Ju,
~ fully satisfied that those who az.
will charge ouly y reasonable figure,
The lo.s 10 the state 10 no fault Of lAt
priutoii be cannot help himself. Il !.
because OF the committees iunItuutlol
10 the u]usiue,s it wa appointed TO per
'orm, Oue particular may be notice
RhrTo this inaltenlion costs tho sIAtl
not lees than a thousand dollars, lrny
ing other items Tor future c0usldrra
lou II necessary. The mIuutps
when corrected, form the j1ul
aals VI the Legislature. Whol
contract 10 entered iut.
'or minutes ana journals, tue iorme
are corrected and the latter pfinte,
rom the same type rs tho minutes
This tRves the price N composition
Itc., on the Journals, the State oul.
paying for corrections. This conttaC
'or i0urusls mas not Oeal entered into
The type for the minutes ls distribute