Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-22
Several Interviews Picked Up at
Random on the Street
Today
BRIcKBATs AND BOUQUETS.
Some Harsh Sentiments and some
sai,c for BODY of Lawmakers
Which Adjourned saturday.


and likewise some kind weeds have
been uttered. with the object DO view
OF securing diversified opinion each pee
porter OF the Dcserot NcWs was in-
stuctcd this morning Co secure express
sious from citizens with whom Doe came
I'm contact ON the street and To- the
various offices on his beat
The result is herewith given
Charles T.. Rood-One of the most
Questionable phases or the proceed
ings of the late legislature, in my oplh-
| SON. rs the plain violation Of the Con-
! sutution IN prolonging the session be-
yond the legal period. What respect
can society have for any laws passed
by l8w-makng body which 'tseit IS
the greatest uolator OF the law
b. r. Graut-In the Republican or
CAMS able rcvcicw % the work ~ the
late l8mcnted legislature a careful
reader may find some food for amuso-
meut
Circumstance were unusual This
winter says the organ "ot course TOO
many members were unframed BOZ legis-
lativo or dcliberative work. IT. was a
new trade To- them. Most " the law
makers came from occupations Wnich
did not especially prepare them for the
work OF making laws
no comment was venturod upon the
fact that the bill which the Republi-
can was go sure the governor would
veto as unconstitutional was drawn
and presented and defended by par
ucular luminous lagal light of the up
per house
"Of the bills that have already passed
into law" the organ cites that ''provid-
ing for long needed changes in the hos
pital Tor insane at Provo The rea-
sons for such a law were obvious. The
Indian commission. the memorial ask
ing for a slice OF Arizona. the provision
for portrait Of former Governor cut
Ter. the protest against carrying con
cealed weapons. and the law author.
izing county commissioners Oh appru'
pirate money for the Grand Army en-
campment are the measures particular
lv cited by the Republican as worthy
and timely"
What a record to hold up on bohol
Of "a law making body 70 a people wh'
petitioned. sent letters and called DO
/ person on their representative in boti
houses for moro than two months. ask
ing for what they really wanted anC
| for what the state actually needed!
But the chief concern OF the Repuh
Hcan seems TO be for the politician
| II ls willing 90 admit that legislator
| We're inexperienced and unused 20 de
! liberation and even Acknowledges tina
| they made blunders now and then. Blu
! the politicians are spotless! No tain
/ attaches % their methods
| The Republican says. "Here and Their
/ when the legislature is criticized TN
/ critic devotes his energies 70 con
| demuing the methods Of politicians
! The charge rs groundless in the presen
| case No matter what Objectionable
| legislation came from the elaboration
! of the body so recently vanished D
| can not be laid to the doors Of Tn
| politicians. Their hands are clean
| Tho politicians did not control IN
| legislature The prohibitionists- IA
/ may or may not plead guilty 20 IN
charge Of being politicians - cam
| mighty near TT
THE legislature may have been culp
| able but we are assured that the poil
ucians are blamoless,
! The prohibitiouists are oven put an
| der "a cloud. but the politicians an
| thrown upon the canvas, pure I'm
| macuIate. with clean hands and ia
| couzciences OF new born babes!
As Lincoln said: you can fool "a
the people some OF the time and som
of the PEOPLE am Of the time, but 20
can't fool Am OF the people AN OF Oh
time"
SOME WERE BEwILDEltED
! ] believe that tho legislators from III
outside and some OF those from q
| biz counties. entered upon their duti'
| fully knowing what their constituent
| wanted iu the way OF liquor legislatlo
| and fully determined % give them VIII
| they wanted After coming into COZ
tact with politicians and mon win %
| liquor interests nc heart, some OF the
| ueu meaning members became bew|
derod and did not know just what Wl
the best thing To- be done. Up % q
1ast minute they wanted 20 act right
and accordingly voted FOR the De
measure. in their opinion, mat
seemed possible 20 pass.
Others voting for the Same mcasu
were politicians and belonged To q
ring that was opposed 90 liquor legl
Intion They asa not dare Co let q
/ legislature adjourn without some b
being passed lu that line and dcte
I mined 90 pass the proposition up 90 n
governor believe the executive ~
| hgn the BIN. Elo cunot consistent
Do otherwise. as 20 contains the restri
tive and local option features ask
I f0r bv hlm Zoo his special message
/ tho Legislature NJ he acts wisely
viii not undertake to pass upon n
! oDnstItutiou8IIfv or provisions of n
him. hut win leave such determinatH
10 tho proper tribunal the suprcu
court
Councilman &c. D.. Hall-As Who'll
4 tnIuk on. legislature IIl whole d
ag good work Some things OF cow
were not to my liking but for tho mo
= part me work of tho late session w
good
Ex-Speakcr HARRY Joscph-bhe lc
isatuIe carried out the platform
which 90 WAS elected. What b. did
enacted into law. WIN De- i0r the he
Z Interests ol tne state.
supt. ID. d. Christensen Indiyid
aIIN p think ODE members uf tnls IeHl
lature win compare most fayorab
with those off amy previous iegialHtur,
Prof Howard b. prlge--From ,
] Huu..IunH. standpoint. LnH work ui M
IeeIHutur. r. FOB n. commended Son
b very WIuUrg educational IeEiHau'
WAS enacted. and especially ann A in
pressed with tHe friendly attitude
no. session IH .HH library RmnaHiu
bina A long forward movement wa
made aIonE tH.ao lines. t0 tne credit
the Legislature
A. S Hrisar--Tho mrmhts uf q
lHfH legislature H.. Individually
helter and nu WORSE thau tha memhD
of ono average legislature They we
Influenced hy politicians ana lobhVs
ON many questions including fhe nqu
legislation. hI thc statements lu n
Bulletin H.l he made good conoor
ing legiaators and political manipul
tou Tho judicial inquiry into thf
.