Show QV COURSE And so Secretary NOBLE is going to oppose op-pose the movement looking to the abolition of the Utah commission and announces In advance that he will do what he can to continue con-tinue the board This was to bo expected Secretary NOBLE is a Republican He belongs be-longs to that party which believes in providing pro-viding places at the public crib for all the politicians who can be made useful in a partisan sense to that party which elects billion dollar Congresses and then applauds I the reckless and extravagant appropriation of money to party favorites and for partisan advantages Secretary NOBLE is a member of the Republican party which believes in denying to the people selfgovernment the functions func-tions being administered by a central i power It is perfectly natural that the gentleman should oppose the discontinuance discontinu-ance of the Utah commission He couldnt bo a good Republican and favor tho doing away with that useless body for the maintenance main-tenance of which no shadow of excuse can be presented The commission provides I five stalls opening to the public crib at an expense of 525000 a year It furthermore tukes between 40000 and 30000 more annually I an-nually from the public treasury And I finally it is a direct administration and control of election affairs from the registration regis-tration ofvoters to the counting the ballots bal-lots and the issuance of certificates by tho federal government This lattsr is a big point with a man like NOBLE THE HERALD looked for opposition from the secretary of the interior We also expect the scheme to relieve the treasury and free the people will be opposed by every other member of the administration and by all Republicans In good standing And yet wo believe the movement will win Fortunately NOBLE and his associates do L not i control The law creating the commission commis-sion also provided a way for its abolition Tho Utah legislature can legislate tho board out of existence provided the governor gov-ernor does not stand in the way And in the latter event there is a Democratic House of Representatives which can seo to it that the useless mischievous and expensive board will find it unprofitable to re turn to this territory to labor in the interests in-terests of a mongrel political organization No provision being made for the salaries and payments of tho commissioners thero will come an end to the operations of the gentlemen who have never been able to find enough to do to keep them in the territory ter-ritory beyond the few weeks of the best rlpa part of the gay bathing season The Utah commission will go in spite of Secretary NOBLE |