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Show GOVERNOR CUTLER'S MESSAGE. Governor Cutler's message to tho legislature was a carefully worded, conservative and ablo document. It showed great care and thought and familiarity with tho affairs of tho stato. It was more lengthy than such documents docu-ments generally aro, but all tho points touched on aro of interest to tho people. peo-ple. Tho mossago is well worth reading read-ing and studying. Tho recommendations recommenda-tions generally aro wise and evidently havo been well weighed and considered. consid-ered. Truth, howovor, is not altogether in accord with tho portion of tho mossago mos-sago referring to appointive officers and stato boards. It has been rumored for some time that a moasurc would bo Introduced in tho legislature putting put-ting tho present non-partisan or bipartisan bi-partisan boards on a partisan basis. Tho legislation of tho country for many years has been diametrically opposite op-posite to tho views expressed by Governor Gov-ernor Cutler in that regard. Tho government gov-ernment is constantly enlarging tho scopo of tho civil service, while in all positions, tho duties of which aro discharged dis-charged by moro than ono man, it has becomo tho rulo to havo the timo of scrvlco alternate, that there may bo somo ono experienced holding over. Tho reasoning of tho governor that all offices should oxpiro with tho governor gov-ernor is, wo think, faulty. It is against all tho progressive legislation of tho present time. Wo regret this recommendation, recom-mendation, because of tho additional club it places in tho hands of tho enemies ene-mies of Senator Smoot and Utah. The Trlbuno has openly asserted that thoso who dared to favor Governor Wells would bo under tho ban of the present pres-ent stato administration and its advisors. ad-visors. This recommendation of the governor simply gives tho Tribune and its gang an opportunity to say "Wo told you so," and further push tho Koarns "American" parly. No comfort should bo given to that party. Wo aro further of tho opinion that tho minority party should bo represented repre-sented on hoards, and while tho governor gov-ernor says ho is not adverse to it, tho tono' of tho recommendation leads to tho belief that that is not tho intention. inten-tion. Let us havo a united party and a united stato. Wo havo a hard light on. Lot us hopo that Governor Cutler will not furnish ammunition to his onomlos. It must not bo forgotten that 40 per cent of tho Republican parly believed in Governor Wells when ho said that Kearns did not control him. Wo sincerely hopo that Governor Gov-ernor Cutler will work to got both factions fac-tions of his party together. |