Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-28

] county 4uu4rInif udont OF nNul' N"NN ii-i
In winch hc takes exception t1 come
! conclusions " this paper regarding DE
proposed constitutional amendments.
Mr. Van Cot or any other p'r-
sln has parfac, right 90 dif-
fsr'and dissent from any opinions set
lui by this or any other paper. but he
h's no right Co use ltl columns Tor the
purpose NJ giving expression sl sp'enc-
Or statements which have uo 1iher app
parent foundation than personal aHsor-
iivoncH and a dIar1utoa 90 be COLI
1qullily belgrf.rt such language ns
hat fomc % our statements wero "un-
true and mIacldIug" is not properly
ihe way 90 engage In a controversy en-
gagged 10 osto1sIbly Tor the purpose Of
correcting error. especially when the
accusation % uniruth De- Itself miHc1d-
Ing beciure incorrect
IN order that the people may NOT bo
deceived" % Is we'll that o. special plea
ln opposition % the Now" ar.i'le
complained " contain some % ihc eie-
mont OF fairness. also oin11r aa thor"
De- lli;ic % any at ail " o'.hor in our
critics exhaustive resume n the
schools financial system eS'ond.ug
back 20 territorial days 1iy c1ycrrg al
much ground au argument could b.
made whose pr5l'vi'y iui density would
Do rkc.y 90 pass with many an pro-
flundncss. ana 10 the article objected
TO ls not correctly stated b. ,ho oh-
leo,1r. such people would undoubtedly
bo deceived and mlalei. The plain fact
'l that the "Ncws" gave no advice 90
the public cxccp, TO let the Constitution
alone flr while. ita analysis OF thl
proposed amendments and conclusions
growing out OF the same oc.ng merely
Incidental. YET our censor attacks the
incidents and almost entirely over
looks ihc object uimtd at by the article.
10 90 true that IN Conclusion he asserts
that "the welfare ~ the free public
schools demands that section g. article
10 " the Constitution be amended
Tails De- hut conclun1n ana one ai
variance with that VI a good many pco-
pie Nh, have had some public expert
cnce. among Thorn members N the Les.
lHiature which was responsible Cor place
inE the proposed amendments before
the people; but fupp1rng tho CORES.
p1nden, Do Do right and those who difcf
wrong. % Huli rcm5ina that the position
of this paper is NOT oyurthrUyn. 10 held
and holds that the erect Of adopting
amendments % great charter which u
less than three years old IS too mischle-
y1ua a precedent 60 obtain 10 any COM
mouWcaiih. unless the matters conccrn-
INK which amendments are sought are
crying evils which obviously ought
o.. 10 hc permitted 90 oNln'-auch q
rdrlltIun N things az 70 D. altogether
improbable b,iy O.; iuieiilgrnt. up
right men IN c1ryrr,l1n assembled
would fllt up-n che people. To seek
D. amend because Of amy o,her Er1nnd
~ ohigct.1n IL simply - cultivate iu-
dlvlial whims and confer a pr,mi-
um upon the exploiting ~ technical
dtfov;a This engaged In NJ an early
perild N the Constitutions promulgi-
tion Simply lets down the bars. inviios
aii hands 50 enter. and the plain result
must be- shat She fabric q eur fundi-
montal laws would ao1n be- a lhlng o.
ahrols uud patches, a document fsr
DAVIS 90 peck at c1utr.N1uce for
cheap politicians aui shallow deul-
rlEuea go play wi,hil
EXcop, aa herein stated. u r. repeated
that the Clrsiltuaaa should De- lel
alone. The exception does not exist.
ara our critic da.a ngt rhrw chat %
iics cxcep, BY means ~ most pll-
pablo ipse diXlt. wherein b. prlu1uucss
the present araug myHt r.liing 90
school finances "daih-dgallng blow
90 he schools outside % Salt Lake
C.ty ana Ogden ~ she system hiH
9rla .u vogue nUorly thtoe years a.d
tho schools. ~ Tar from being dead
aro very muuh alive and even aIpir-
entity nJurishirs % would seem lhlt
the dcath-deaiing qualities VI ,he %. ~
are 10 moderate in force AMI iardy IN
execution that Ne might with pr'priety
claim that the schools would manage
O. survive f9r, say two years longer
anyway n ihs be the case. and thars
o. nothing 10 tho other proportions
calling loudly fm Immediate action.
ihc position nrsi iaklu by .he "Nswa"
II thoroughly nainmip,l wltb,i.
reference O. subsidiary clnclus1rs re-
girding which We arr not nov discuss
ms bui claiming that oven they are
neither erroneous cor misleading.
What Ia wanted is % prsssrye the