Show ROBBERY KOUI tERY abo bill which hu daod ibo coun ell cil of the utah legislature and la Is now by the which requires the payment of one fourth of the mon eys ays derived from froin tho the liquor WOODS 1010 tho ibo school fund food Is fo a most measure it I 1 ti conceded on oa ell all handa that thai tho ills only doty ik dof abc bill will bo to require the cities of salt latin lake and ogden to lo pay klalo sums bums into the iho territorial tress U ury ry t to a bo be need fur for abu support or of schools nod dad the iho icelen fair of taxes in a the other portions of utah tho the amount so BO to 10 be taken from bait all lake rny city Is i figured by the ibo friends of tile the proposition propof ilon to mount to like to 10 from ogdin probably about half hair flu as much tho the majority of the members bc ing from localities outside cheso cit tea fee bad and to eo hoping to 0 o help belp their tb elrona a a POOP people at the iho expense of cl the iho people of the two cities named cannot be made to KC am boy any objection obJect ioD to the it to la a most vicious illegal thing to 0 o do it is true trub that the legis lature la Is the iho power from which coun ties municipalities and districts derive erive their power to revenue it is ia true that the ban full fall row pow er over these various creation of lu its own and can cli clinage aage or abolish their organization and direct in ia abal wb atrian man ner their revenues shu shall bo be applied app llod nut but ll it to la not true that the ihn legislature has baa tho the right to go to those thoc various local treasuries front from fructo boic to timo time and ap them for the general benefit of any general territorial fund pibool or ofer no such cuch principle to id ilg nihed in ia noy any state or la in boy any respectable law book it it were true that ilia ibo territory might do thin this there would bo be no need of levying any territorial taxes ILI a all but bat the territory ought might keep a tharp lookout for any local treasury which tied had day aay money in jf it aad coDO Kato tl it for the iho use if a school district bail bad created a fund for building buil a schaal school house bouso the terri tory could stop step in ia and aad take taka the money if a county had it balance bllance on oa band the iho coldly treasurer could bo be directed to hand it over to lo the territorial trens won was making improvements faster leaa suited the ild ideas of the iho useba laus from remote hills and val rae ilia iho territorial Tern lonal could bo be directed to tap lap the city arons ury dry from than to time orlin oilin and severe enough to cripple the bo obnoxious led the territory mould thus become a sort or of bummer and robber taking for its ila needs with a high baud hasl adt ll it mantej simply limply because it was wag wit abad to do 0 0 lad and wholly regardless of 0 the fishca or rights of tho be weaker corporations of its wo we cr creation estion a sort on of burgle and add pick pocket as it viere vichom nobody could lither resist or punish for its outrages indeed the doctrine to in evolved in be proposition would by no mends means necess airily stop slop at ai the robbi robbery ry of the small public irk ia pursuance of the same idea that thai bo be cause causa the legislature has bas authorized the creation ol of abete local tress urics and d the collection of money convoy for them it 9 may take that money and do what it will with willi it il there 11 a no DO reason why the he might not mafiti the panic demand oat 03 railroad and utility othir corporations whose it line QU on and helped to build up it II has ha lor for instance the church of jesus christ of Lauc ridy skin ati a fand nd authorized it il to collect anti aad hold bold in ia its own ayt ay and it is ia impossible to sea feo any reason which will ill permit iho territory to tako take city canaria bode tor for its ovin OMI ao oi o bich woula not noi apply with equal force to the taking la in the tame way or of money from the ibe church lofft for ft is to lo be abat revenue is revenue and when it makes a it difference t rhober it at bas ban b awn ot a raised arom liquor licen licenses licences ces or from ordinary and col lection ot of taxes all AH gois cots logi ibar salt od all is 16 payable in tho the way all I 1 ibis bin Is a wholly different thing from the iho undisputed right of the be legislature to direct the be disposal or kriho the local won mon ey CYS within the district a A b ach they are raised rained but fur for the territory to argue from this ihn that bat it CAO can take that money out of the ibo tax lax district in which and by whose direction it wait waa raised la isis violent t perversion of if principle it would bo be exactly aa it ir ono one should wy say that because congress LEE author the ibo territory or of ulab to bavo a local government and raise taxes for its ir support up pori therefore congress ruoy may talo take money so BO raised here and apply it to idaho wyoming ArlA arlious ArSo ous or elsewhere fur fr DO oilier than uial that this territory is ie rich rod and the ibo others poor and seedy needy and that con great might be strong enough to do it all those these being alike under the control of congress had bud subject to lo ill ila will to either alter change or shot ah exactly M ilo locel are ro under ilia ibo control of the territorial fortunately chero is no danger what efer of aurb a vicious principle being I 1 here or elsewhere even it if the Gorc should olga the bill its in una this respect could not be enforced no court could possibly tot lol crate so bad and od partial a on l the ibo result would bo be that the confiscation provision would be fir the ibo cities would not nol Tolua bo 1 robbed I 1 la this way lod there would be no power to force them to sil burmil bucit I 1 ll it batitto filet that a majority or of both bab of the utah legislature decide ia fit r vor tor of so BO inequitable rod and ft for the solo reason that they wont want to get their hands to IQ adaa badir dees cloes full poe pocket ket tied and think tacy are able to do it 1 IQ a tills way lg la evi dunce dence enough or of tile tho commonest principles of legislation aad their pira tic I 1 euln cis when they acers bo k rich etch prize which they suppose JB is lying tit their mercy A legislature of this triad ban no tort fort of excuse tor for being in and the ilia owner it Is abolished aad lift its place filled by a which shall worthily worth 11 nod bud justly transact the public in an aa hoech bod add legal luau acrum ladu crit will be for all con coa the stupid and sets of a mom been who thus sock ck to 0 o rob one panic of the hope people ciple for the iho benefit of their ow own a localities to IB last the ibe mormons dor mods to in the ibo belief bat a of intelligent moo mca to do ilia th 9 ali fir the territory IQ ol 01 ibo old cowd would not tit bo be uch such ft a bid bad thing ati they were fit at first to think A practical test of the now mcw plan would hoOn Ably super toreiv rod and arter after that they would not dot return to lu the armat nl bad system if they could |