Show UNJUST discrimination centralization of power is detrimental to good government centralization of wealth is detrimental to society centralization to trade interferes with the of a community to gain s livelihood and so on we might name many features of life well understood that need no argument to show that the centralization of the same interferes with the independence and right of man our grand is built on the principle of equal rights to all not only in a political sense but in all the various walks of life wherever the law is defective and grants greater opportunities tuni ties to one class of men than it does to another whereby they accumulate great sums of wealth there we find the other portion of the community more or less in slavery to that particular class likewise if they are granted undue authority in a religious or a political sense or in any way that gives them great influence wherein the same can be asod for the oppression 0 ther fellow beings of course sound reason tells a man these conditions of society are wrong but there are circumstances wherein they exist without any evil results being apprehended take for example salt lake city everything has been done to centra lize wealth and power in that locality if a political convention is to be held salt lake will be almost sure to be chosen as the place in which to hold it if some financial enterprise ter prise is to be engaged in invite salt lake to the front if an ecclesiastical council ia to bo held there is no place like salt lake and if schools are to be established salt lake is the city these favors are not only ionly claimed by salt lake but are continuously assumed equal rights should be enjoyed by not only individuals but also by communities railroads Eail roads nor other corporations have not any right under this system of government to discriminate in favor of any particular community or class as has been done to a great extent in favor of salt lake neither should any society religious or political use its influence in favor of a particular class or local ity it is hoped that a more liberal course will be pursued by tho capital of utah toward her sister cities no unjust discrimination should be sought for or assumed by her that will tend to the injury of others or i interfere with their progress |