Show THE uNIVERSiTY LANDS SALE I I A great deal of noise has been made about the duty of the Governor to investigate some complaints from Utah county people about the sale of University Uni-versity lands by the Commissioners elected for that purpose The Herald gave a full explanation of the circumstances circum-stances attending the sale of lands on the Provo bench when the outcry was first made We pointed out the inconsistency incon-sistency of ppealing to the Governor and showed that the only recourse was to the courts Our unamiable morning con temporary tem-porary espoused the cause of the appealers ap-pealers and boiled over with wrath against The Herald for suggesting the courts as the source of relief We were represented as unfeeling and callous > cal-lous to the cries of the poor and berated be-rated in theusual manner of that sheet when at a loss for an argument We were in truth simply pointing out the I only nitans of settling the grievance I The Governor was away at the time I and the a ting Governor came in for his share of the abuse And it was intimated that as soon as the Governor Govern-or returned there would be a full investigation I Ito I vestigation and the fur would begin to fly It was of no avail that it was shown clearly that the executive had nothing to do with the matter Now comes the unamiable with a report of an interview with the Governor Gov-ernor on the question and the following follow-ing as his remarks The law said lie provides that the University Land Commissioners shall locate land and when sold appraise ap-praise its value When sold a certificate certifi-cate of sale is presented to the secretary secre-tary of the board of regents of the University and it then becomes the duty of the Governor and Secretary of I the territory to sign the deeds In this matter I have no other alternative I I but to comply with the law and if there has been any error committed or wrong done by the Commissioners the settlers must appeal to the courts for redress or secure relief by a legislative legisla-tive enactment The conclusion that paper has reached at last is The Provo bench settlers who believe they have been defrauded of their lands will have to appeal to the courts for redress Of course A little common sense would have suggested that in the start And it would have saved our neighbor from one exposition of its own folly and ill nature There is ample time In which the people who claim the rights of settlers on the lands in question can contest the sale About eighteen months will elapse we believe before title will pass to the purchasers During that time if those claimants have any show of rights to present the matter can be settled in equity It has been urged that the people who lay claim to some of the lands sold are poor and are not financially able to carry their cause to the courts I We suggest that those philanthrophic persons who have been posing as friends of the poor club together and put up enough money to commence suit and obtain the aid of some good lawyer who is also of a charitable disposition I dis-position and test the matter thoroughly thor-oughly It ought not to be very expensive ex-pensive and thc costs could be collected I lected of the defendants if the case i has any substantial merits There is more political animus in l this disturbance than regard for the people who have set up claims since the Commissioners closed negotiations with the purchasers It was on that account that The Herald took up the matter as it did We do not believe that the gentlemen elected by the people of this territory as Commissioners Commis-sioners to locate University lands are capable of the conduct attributed to them nor guilty of the favoritism insinuated in-sinuated against them We believe they made the sales in good faith for the interest of the university and as they v believed with due regard to valid claims If they have done i c t j t i iI 161 < o J i wrong or have erred in judgment as I we have maintained all along the courts furnish the only tribunal where the matter can be effectually settled If there is reasonable cause that any injustice has heen done let the matter be investigated judicially If not let the imputations against the Commissioners Commis-sioners cease |