The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-25

w We 10 uiStluctly BOOu. Wndt the
supreme court merely sought the
censors for the people were bound un.
der the mandate of the law to actu.
ally find and put into practical oper.
alton. They we're to public an official
gazette not only of their own reports
but also any criticisms or complaints
of their own official acts. These crit.
icisms, however, under the law, are
thoughtfully limited to not exceeding
200 words each; their own reports
are to be without limit
Reports by the governor, county Of.
ficials, mayors of cities are to be
published, but all of these are to be
brief and comprehensive" II they
can not be made comprehensive with
out sacrificing brevity, we are not
enlightened as to what shall be done.
They are also to publish in this gaz.
cite II large number of other speci.
fic matters, and, finally, other mat
tiers that they believe will promote
the general welfare" Apparently
there are TO be no canvassing agents
for this publication, the law directing
that every registered voter who is
either the head of a family or a mem
Der of no family shall be considered
subscriber, and the gazette mailed
to him at public expense. The inhabi.
tants of the benighted regions out.
side of Oregon must pay 81 year in
advance. II will be observed that ev-
cry provision is made whereby the
censors will watch everybody else
and report their lapses, peccadillos,
and shortcomings to the people, but,
unhappily, no provision is made for
t,bing or reporting upon the cen
sors themselves. This unique piece of
legislation, il must be borne in mind
was not proposed as a Joke The Peo-
pies Power League of Oregon were
as solemn about it as the Senator
from Oregon has been in pointing
out the virtues of the composite cit.
izen.' Thirty thousand people in the
State of Oregon voted for it, or con.
siderably more than one.third of all
those voting. A change of 900 votes
would have carried 1t. When the
state becomes truly progressive 1t
probably will be carried. In the mean.
tire the compost. citizen" mus
censor for himself
| am calling attention to the ia,
that a change g. 1000 votes would
have put that law into operation. Why
should the people OF Oregon or Of
arv other state be subjected to tho
burden of passing on a law of that
kind, concocted by thoroughly ire
sponsible body of men, published and
put in this book at the expense of the
state and circulated at great ex-
pense among the voters?
The Peoples Power League, how
ever, proposed another law, which
was adopted by a small majority,
namely, the law providing for the
election of delegates of the several
political parties to their respective
national conventions, every delegate
so elected being entitled to receive
from the State treasury the amount
OF his travelling expenses necessarily
spent in attending the convention, not
TO exceed 5000. Hereafter when any
group of enterprising gentlemen may
desire pleasure trip at the public
expense, all they will need to do will
be to organize a party, call ma
tional convention and elect them
selves delegates,
should not like to suggest tina
any of these visionary schemes al
being advocated by anybody from me-
tives of self.interest. and yet .ha
sort of thing sometimes happens II
this cold and selfish world. / remeu
Der hearing of an individual who M
peared before the common council O