Show Duty of the Legislature W. W WITH ITH the Utah Itah Legislature engaged eng in the first extraordinary extraordinary ex ex- session in the history of the state the colons have a s solemn duty to perform The actions of the legislators must conform to the spirit of the session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion if if the meeting is js to prove a desirable precedent The The underlying spirit of the call all for the special ial s 's session ij is the desire to serve scree women omen in In other states in in their endeavor endeavor en- en en cn- deavor to vote yote at the next presidential election If the thele le legislature lature lalure waited until its regular time of meeting to lo ratify the suffrage resolution it would be too late to benefit the women of 1920 The people of the state arc in sympathy with th this spirit but hut they are arc in no mood to tolerate abuse o of the opportunity to l 1 legislate 1 lale for the state Extraordinary business alone should be permitted to come before the session The Thc meeting is not to be regarded as ns an nn to foist new fads and md fancies upon the pl public lic Nor or is it desirable that tuat the Legislature go goo back and remake re- re remake re re- I make the laws of the last Jast session True many mistakes I ma made dc b by the tho 1919 session have ha been revealed since the adjournment but a u great g number of them were made against the warnings of the sober Jui judgment iu of the tho time V With th no change in t the complexion of or the Legislature we have no assurance that the second effort would be he any nay more perfect than the fir first t. t The Tho financial co condi di- di tion lion of Utah has hns already been brought to a state where J I he the people cannot n afford ford to have e any greater strains upon them and this i is the logical result of new nen laws and new appropriations So far us us as the imperative r nerds of the state arc are concerned there is not t no much s work t to be done dono by the members Si thc of the tho Legislature They should do it with alacrity and und 7 J Micro g go o home or r linger to P participate in the festivities of ot the Utah state Blair fair and the Welcome Home celebration tw r |