Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-11
BE THOROUGH WHEN YOU iNVEs-
TIGATE.

The NEws' position on the proposed
investigation by the Legislature Is thls;
The time Of the session Ia nearing the
end, and every day is OF precious
value 10 the State. Ii the Legislators
think they can enter into this thing
without injuring the State by loss OF
it's time that should be given to other
matters, let them assume the RESPONSE
bility, But II they do start an investi'
cation, the welfare of the public de-
mands that 1t be most thorough and
complete, covering every phase OF the
question.
For months the political atmosphere
of the State has been surcharged, not
with rumors merely, but with positive
assertions, reiterated with scona'ancy
that produced an incessant clangor' 10
tho effect that the Constitution anu
laws OF the commonwealth were being
violated by church domination In
political affairs, with special view 10
controlling the election OF United
States senator.
While ballotlng was in progress, go
heavily burdened did the air be-
come with assertions OF this character,
that repeated storms burst over the
scene, eliminating in disgraceiui ex'
bibitlons OF mobocratic passion, the
exoIloment having been instigated and
fomen,ed by indivil uals who made
the assertions of church interference
with the functions Of the state.
After the result OF the senatoriai
struggle was reached, the impression
was given out that 1t would De
acquiesced in by all concerned, anu
tina, peace would supersede. the wariske
conditions which had been prevailing
The policy OF this paper, which hau
begun the preparation for publication
Of certain phases OF the history
OF the senatorial campaign, bear
ing on "the other side" was
modified In the interest OF peace, and
In the hope that patriotism would pre-
vail over passion, and relieve the
State from the evils that disappointed
and embittered politicians threatened
to bring upon It.
But these individuals seem de-
termined that there shall be no peace'
and with the purpose OF stirring up
strife out OF which they have hoped
to reap both revenge and political
capital, they have caused to
be introduced into the Legislature
proposition to Investigate the alleged
use OF "church influence" during the
senatorial campaign. Their program,
1t is widely believed, was to precipi.
tate contest in the assembly which
would end in refusal to make the
proposed Investigation, and thus give
them the fullest opportunity TO shout
81 told you sop' and faunt their
taunts In the faces Of majority OF the
Legislature and people.
II is the freely expressed opinion, In
the assembly and out OF 1t, that this
proposal for an Investigation ia merely
u bluff, made in the confident expeels-
ton that certain members would
vigorously oppose 1t, through
fear, and. being In the ma
iority, vote it down. But to the
dismsy OF the schemers, marked
disposition has been shown in the
assembly to promptly "call their
blufi.n
To their increased dlsmay It ia pro.
posed to go still further, by making the
investigation. il any be entered
into, broad enough to include
allegations OF the use OF undue inila-
snce in any form; to find out il there
was coercion or Intimidation from any
source; to determine il bribery was
either attempted or accomplished; in
short, to cover both and all sides OF the
subject matter.
AS soon % this extension OF the
investigation was pr0po ed, the organ
of the accusurs came Gu. with an ed,-
iohnl under the caption, "Stop It."
We say TO tho Log-la~ro, drop that
proposition To- uppliu. committee TO Z
investigate whether oAF huIVh luau-
once was used ia tno late sgnatJriIl 0IDs-
lion or not Astronomers eau measure
this distance from the Garth 10 Tho moon;
can tell some Of It's constituent OLE
mentsi all men can see is reflected
light: but to investigate WhOtLor here /
is q moon or not and stpulato that tho |
proof must bo the testimony of rCiVble |
witnesses who have visited the satellite,
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