The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-09
TIE COMING GOVERNORS PLANS

Governor Elect Spry is said 80 have
formulated the following points as the
aspirations he will work TO in his ad-
ministration:
]. The completion OF state capitol
| before 1872.
2. Development of the arid lands of
the State through the State Land Board
3. Extension Of the high school system
to the outside counties.
:, Proper legislative revision of tho
| State revenue laws. and careful consd
Grafton OF the same ny a commission.
., Better control ot insurance matters
s; Strengthening Of juvenile courts,
and legislation looking toward tho better
! ment OF boyhood.
The first of these points is a worthy
one: agitation for it has been fairly
begun by the Real Estate Association
unanimous in favor. 1t is to be hoped
that this unanimity may pervade the
whole State.
The second proposition must first
suppose the publication Of the board,
There ought to be a searching investi
CATION of the past proceedings Of this
board. in view Of current stories of
graft, collision, and iobbery in its
loans and activities, and the element
Of self-seeking eliminated, so that the
public interests alone shall be the donli
nant note. With this cleansing pre-
imposed, and unsclfsh, intelligent devo
tion to duty ensured by the character
of the board s membership, this point
is also a good one.
3. The extension of high schools TO
the outside counties is already so we'll
advanced that it is not easy to see
what the Governor could do by way OF
help. Ample opportunities now exist
for the opening of high schools where
the people want them, and they are
quite generally difused throughout the
State. But it is commendable In all
to have good will in this cause, and
though there may not be much that a
Governor can do IN forwarding this |
good work, it is pleasant to know that |
the coming Governor is well disposed |
toward it.
4. The State Constitution is very |
rigid on this question of taxation and |
rovenue. 1t is so far behind the times, |
so grievously lacking in the fair re-
qulremepts of scientific economy, that |
we fear that the new Governor will |
Welding wall, The true business in
this would be 10 have expert counsel
in the framing of State revenue sys,
TEN, and submit it as constitutional
eNpunging altogether our
primitive and Ineffective revenue sys-
'ord ample revenue for the State with
,ut any direct tax on property values
II on the assessment roll.
D. Until something moro definite is
.iven, it is impossible to know what
his means. If it is only to give EN-.
,loy to another official. the public is
lot likely to get much benefit But If
better system of dealing with insur.
Ince is desired, let US have n statement
# what is defective now, and the rene.
lies proposed.
s. This is much needed and is GER
ainly commendable, Always provided,
hat the measures proposed are non
PARTISAN and fair, and no violence is
lone to the rights of persons or of mu-
1t is not fair, for instance,
o undertake to compel city to pay
or county administration, as the ex.
sting legislation undertakes TO do.
'rogress along this line. to be effective
nd welcome, must be based on Justice
nd the due observance Of right prin.
iples. The old idea of charity, that il
5 a violent desire on the part of A TO
ompel TO help C must be dropped.
nd il B is 10 help c he must be left ,
0 do il in his own way, and 10 the
xtent that he desires. and not be uu.
er the compulsion of A in the matter.
On the whole, the programme is a ,
retty good-looking one. and, if carried ,
ut in sincerity and good faith. with !
due regard to the rights of all con- ,
orned, it is likely to afford sound
for a desirable administra.
i've programme. {