Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-13

uostow attention upon matters with
which ,hcy were unfamiliar, md which
they had no lims to Inform lhsmselves
upon, they Invariably replied that
there were iu tho community many
men OF experience 30 lcglslati1n who
knew the needs aud the financial oou.
du0u %. the people, md That n sug.
gr.tI0ns upon any particular point
were needed. such men would bo In a
better position 20 offer them. In tuls
there was ny more thought Of debating
or cuprcug OF dominating than this
uaIey has VI Terrifying the car u
Russia; they merely desired that tnoy
themsolve, he let alone ON subjects
which they bad no time to consider
Behold, out OF this suggestion has
eF5wn the idea that they had
appointed and Get spatt a special
q mmIl,uu % scruunlzs, amend,
approve VI condemn every bin, ald
That any Mormon legislator who dis.
regarded thelr dictum would be- dealt
with tcoIc1iaslically.- that in short the
Church was In The saddle anu was
using its lash with tho most alarming
yiR0r. This ls what the NUws ~ happy
20 pronounce bosh, nonsense anu false.
No threats we're OF could DO made by
anybody who hal any right to make
them, OF at least any power 10 enforce
them; no Oil was sought Tor 10 take
particular care OF Mormon interests;
40 measure was opposed because it
might hurt MormUns, no coercion was
usod or attempted ia any way aud
nothing more was tried or no.
c0mpilsbCl than any oitizun va
tho exercise oi his rights o.
an American could with perfect
pfoprioiy Try. Sometimes one or two,
sometimes three or four, sometimes
this man, sometimes some other man,
would be willing 10 examine gnd give
their OF his opinion Of bills proposed;
many were invited TO dosJortU attend
meetings Of legislative committees
who hai 10 decline on account oi other
Uusluoss; but wo have not heard cilhor
where the Invitation was accepted OF
declined that in any case was there
anything but the most cordial feeling
anu the bosl Of motives shown.
OF the men who arc spoken
Of a. having teen most prom.
iucut In this work, two have been
Presidents Of former legislative Couu-
oils, two have been Speakers OF former
legislative Houses, aud others were Tor
years membors Of former legislative
Asiomblies. How many more have
been consulted by Legislators and the
frlcnda or opponents OF any particular
bill, we have no means Of knowing ami
W. do not believe anybody can tell
In conclusion We eau only say that
II was 10 the credit Of the Legisla-
turo that II was not ashamed to listen
to men who on special subjects knew
more than most Of tue members did
the writer takes some honor 20 him-
self Tor assistance Of this kind rom
dsrod In more than one instance.
None OF them need be ashamed by rea-
son Of anything that disappointed
OF mountaineering politicians may
now say. There was on the part Of the
Mormon legislators no setyiIlty or
Bringing, no loss Of Independence, no
lack Of manhood. Aud on the part Of
the Mormon leaders there was not,
either In act, or word, or thought,
any attempt to uss improper In.
nueuco In any improper WY or to
no anything but what when truly uu-
dertood, could be "a oily submitted to
the intelligence OF any honest man,
mud To the fullest llgl Of day.