Show UTAH S reapportionment A SPECIAL from omaha to a salt lake paper which makes the malign ing of the mormons cormons Mor mons its chief distine tion gives a purported interview with ex go vernor Saunder of mission sion in regard to the situation pa in this territory he is reported am aa maying ying that the commission will meet herein here in may and stay till after the august election also that they will then attend to the work of redistricting the territory and these words are put into the mouth of the commissioner heretofore it lim hai been so apportioned as aa to give the mormons cormons ever everything thing possible under the census of 19 1880 but this will be changed under the new census so as to arrange the districts as they should be this will give salt lake more inore then than double the representation that it has now we do not believe that the gentleman made use of the express expressions ims contained in that paragraph it Is ie more likely to 0 be the work of the reporter or dispatcher or manipulator the apportionments portion ments that have been heretofore made did not give the mormons cormons everything that was possible J on the contrary the last apportionment and districting was largely made with a 8 view to discrimination in favor of the so called liberals 5 neither Nel therdo do we believe that the gentleman antl intimated mated as aa squinted at in the dispatch that there will be an attempt to do anything of a part izan character under the now new arrangement and census we think he has more wisdom and discretion than to hint anything of that olar character acter we shall expect until something definite to the contrary appeals that the utah commission will perform the important duty assigned to them as law and justice require the territory should be re districted and the apportionment a p portion ment be made according to the geographical contiguity and natural association of places and the population thereof as related to the population of the territory they have no right to consider the question of mormon or gentile of Poo peoples pleys party or liberal party of republican or democrat any intimation that the utah corn coin mission are to be resolved into hato an election board to manipulate the territory so as aa to favor one class or party at the expense of another is to say the least very uncomplimentary to those officials we prefer to entertain the belief that they will seek to be fair and equitable and to be guided by the Is law w rather than by the wishes or demands or pleadings of any faction or clique and utterly regardless of any influences that may be brought to bear upon them for the profit or gratification fi of financial speculators or political wire pullers bullers |