Show UTAH steps are being taken by the citi-zens to make creditable showing for our territory at he great columbian exposition next year A the people have been called and they are working well though tinder disadvantages we believe they ought to receive encouragement from all parts of tha territory in fact the only way utah can redeem herself from the disgrace of tha last legislature ia for the citizens to work well tor representation at tha worlds fair the present predicament in which the territory ia found viz trying to arraiga for an exhibit without an appropriation ii doe mainly to the arrogance and partisanship of ha thirtieth legis-lature said body of llaawwmmaakkeerrss veea and their greatest delight seemed to be putting abhole swayed by politicians on the outside which made a bad body in regard to the worlds fair ap appropriation we published a while baek the double dealing of the dem-ocratic leaden and our assertions were never denied so we will agam that the public may know jask how it came abbit that no worlds fair was made governor THOMAS and leading mem-bers of tho council agreed that a certain number 0o1l the commission should be appointed by the gover-nor and the same number by the council we believe that number wa six each and that the remaining ahrea should be daoa agreeable to both parties if such could ba found this arrangement was a concession on th part of the governor bo causa he firmly believed that he had the right under the organic act to appoint all the commissioners but he thought it would be belter to make concessions and get the appro-priattiioonn than to stand on his right and dignity well after that arrangement had been mado andthe matter came up tor consideration by the Jboouncil of the democratic central went to chero aba law-maker were in session and demand-ed that the council insist on the right to appoint all commissioners their argument was that if the dGoorrootTeerraa refused and the appropriation were not made the matter could be taken before the congress of our nation and passed to the disadvantage of governor THOMAS it might finally result they said in tiia removal ahe council heeded advice of party leaders and the ap was not made the matter was taken babore never became law and L is detill governor of utah no y ench are the facts of the case and had not the citizens of utah been to make an exhibit regardless of any ampro democratic would have been responsible for no exhibit being mada As it is tho glory will not beoda to them for they did all boy could to prevented it we Lope how eyer that the people will show how ware their efforts tomor-row all should turn outto the meeting which fa to be held at the tabernacle |