The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-12
GOVERNOR-{
HAS MOUTH DISEASE
He Breaks Out Because Pro-
posed Amendments Have
Probably Been Lost.
BECAUSE OF THIS HE
SAYS COUNTIES ARE MAD
Then He Proceeds to Deliver a
Lecture to the People of
the State.

Comes now one William Spry, who,
having been set apart to he the govern
or of Utah and who was elected TO sue
coed John c. Cutler as chief executive
of the state, and breaks out with an
attack OF mouth disease. All fellows OF
his ilk get the disease immediately
when they are elevated to office, and
at once commence telling the people
what to do.
The governor-elect proceeds TO tell the
people OF Salt Lake what they should
do in order to have the balance or the
state fail in line with the state capital,
He breaks loose because there Is q
strong probability that the constltu'
tional amendments submitted to the
people have been sat upon.
Don't Like Salt Lake.
Men like the governor. elect have lit.
lie use for Salt Lake or It's people
he milked for the benefit OF the state at
large. then men like the governor
elect 90 up iu the air. In an interview,
or what purports to be an interview.
with the governor-clect, he is quoted
rs SAYING that "a thing that Salt Lake
needs TO do is to understand the other
cities of the state better. There is a
feeling that is bad for both Salt Lake
and the other cities existing IN some
quarters.
This remark was brought ont by the
fact that the proposed constitutional
amendments bave in all likelihood been
defeated by the people at the polls
The one III particular which has aroused
the ire of the gentleman from Tooele
is the mendmcpt pertaining TO the
taxing of Salt Lakers to institute high
schools in the outer counties. In the
interview cited, the governor-elcct is
reported TO have said:
What the Governor r-elect Said.
The situation would be most uufortu-
nate. There Is already bad feeling out
in the state about Salt Lake. and Salt
Lake, instead OF taking a step 10 make
the feeling better. would by defeating
this amendment. make II decidedly worse.
This amendment called for spending a
Sood deal oil money over the state. II
the people of Salt Lake worked against
it. perhaps they did so because they must
pay a large proportion of this money in
taxes. while they must see other COM
Wuuitles spend it
The apparent Justification here FOR op-
Tosing the amendment has other condi-
lions that must be figured in. One of
them is that the people outside see al
most all of their earnings drift towards
salt Lake. They pay big tribute to
periods with their crowds. and you will
get some idea OF the way that country
made money comes into city trade.
Then when they get their hearts set
,sts, and get back OF them the legislature,
and Lack of the legislature the professors
oi the universities, and the authorities
pie of Salt Lake come forward refusing
Them the amendment they have asked for
gou can readily tho feeling that IS
created.
Hopes They Garry.
y IS feeling that may seek express
sion in mail orders: in words of opposi-
tion, and In q general setback TO the fel-
lcwship that ought TO exist over the
state. Personally ! hope the count of the
Notes is for the amendments. FOR this
ono especially. People IN doubt as TO
low 10 vote on amendments should al
ways remember that the legislature has
given the question involved serious
study. and has worked witt, a sentiment
In nipd against amending the coHstitu-
ton except for serious cause. Therefore
citizen In doubt about how TO vote for
An amendment cannot do better than TO
vote for II, unless he has Information or
believes IN theory ot government that
would make him definitely opposed To IT,
vote on these mendments will overcome
opposition In Salt Lake and that they
VIII pass. Ny reason for hoping that
they pass here is that ] would Ike to
see spirit of liberal friendship between
Snlt Lake and the other cities that would
attract liberal feeling In return when the
country districts are called upon 20 vote
the money OF which they pay consider
ablc portion TO beautifying the states
CHIEF city with beautiful capitol build
iEs.
Not in Harmony with News.
Then, after quoting the governor
elect as above, the organ Of the party
which the governor-elect represents
says: f'Fhe people of Utah will not suf-
fer in the least. nor will the revenues
OF the. state, because OF the failure of
Que of the three amendments submitted
TO the people at the recent election 10
attract the attention Of voters''
This statement of the Lords own, the
Deseret News, would indicate that there
Is lack OF harmony among the quorum.
Ilther that or the News needs an editor,
or Spry should be called npon the car
yet. When two asses bray at the same
time both arc sure to put their foot
IN IL.