Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-15
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

The message of Governor Cutler 10
the Legislature is a comprehensive
document. Every citizen who Is pub
lic-spirited enough TO endeaVor 10 keep
posted on the affairs of the state
should read 1t carefully, 1t contains
much valuable informatlon Through
out II Is clear and to the point, IL not
always concise.
one of the strong features OF the
,,sssago is the suggestion that the ut
most care be exercised In the appro-
prtatlon of public funds. This we re-
rard as wise and timely. Governor
cutler shows that the prospective eN-
penditures greatly exceed the estifnateu
revenue. Every claim must, therefore
be carefully considered. NO lesit'ina'p
request should be turned down. INV
educational. and other Important nv
terests must be taken care OIL pu' We
,nnnds dictated by personal OF SCI
tlonal. interests should receive no i'Io'V
oonsIaeration than they deserve me
,,,,, sr,I urosperity that Utah, IN com"
mon with all the sister states e"IosH'
,nar ~, Il temptation to ex'feS"sa"ee
Bat Il should always be rcnehoeieN
that public expenses are H W.
last instance borne by the
boring classes and those lef,s'
ahle to stand and addition to inc
,o., NJ government The capitalist VINO
has his money out on interest OF III.
vested in business enterprises OF io''
est.te IL I'm a position to get back 'hc
,,onev he nays out in the form OF taxes
ue can add this expense 10 the eo't
Of tho goods he sells. or to the mouse
ront bIs tenants pay. or to the inter
he charges But the laborlng man. 'ne
consumer. pays his taxes direct o' ~
d,rec, out of his daily wages VIM"
oanerally do not admit of extravaganza
IN any direction. II legislators VIII
teon the needs OF the so-called COM
mon oeonle before them, they VIII not
miss the mark either as to appropiia'
tions or any other legislative measure
And the Common" people are altcr
MI the mainstay of any commune
wealta. They have the first claim "
consideration. o,,,s
I'eeislators all over the country wonia
do we'll TO remember that che OF the
av,is of the time Is the great nood OIL
legislation that is poured upon ""
statute books, without being heeessa''
10 the weli-being OF the state. iiieN-
.nerienced legislators naturally nave an
!, ,,rit,on 10 stand sponsors for some
Legislative offspring, and theretore ."Ae
I'm almost any measure. no matter huN
trivial. Others have the erroneous
,,,e,v that any kind of evil can be cured
by a legislative enactment we hop'
tho present Utah Legislature VIII care
fully avoid the unnecessary muitiplie"-
t,on ~ lnwg. Let 1t be noted for ear
nest application TO the real needs oil
rho state and for conservative action
Alexander Dumas, in his excursions
sp, les Bords du Rhin" tells the story
OF a German prince who opened MS
parliament with the following speech:
oGentlemen, We are about $50 900
souls I'M the Duchy of Nassau M
.sTrom the time of the Romans TIL
now. about 900 laws have been mace
by my predecessors ANA thelr preueees-
and that seems to me 20 be very reh-
sonabIe. | therefore counsel that we
Keen to the ancient laws without max
ing any new
JAS for my civil list for this year
there still remains about half OF the
sum appropriated by you last year ana
ii Is therefore unnecessary for you 10
trouble about the coming year"
We are not so fortunately situated
There are matters that cali for lesis-
iative attention, and among these Is the
SEWN list" But it is well to remem-
Der that the enforcement of existing
laws is as necessary as the enactment
of new statutes There are few evils
for which there is NOT legal redress. The
class OF public men upon whom the
public learns 10 place most reliance is
composed not of those who are always
clamoring for more laws, but of those
who. when placed in positions OF official
responsibility. faithfully administer the
laws. without fear or favor, and In the
interest of the whole people.