Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-09 | Page 4 | Special Session

J 1 THE SPECIAL SESSION BLOOD takes the only course 1 i. i 1 which wisdom could dictate in issuing a n ca call i for the the special session of the state legislature leg leg- ture to provide for essential revenues s of th state government fo for 1933 1934 For Fp more ih than n a month he has p pondered the opinion of off f Attorney General Joseph Chez in which t the c ct t i sta states ts statutory st legal adviser L held ld that tIle the I state t was without p power to Ie levy y necessary taxes 01 for oi the g-en g general ral fund and state sit high school f. f F. F Evidently the governor wa was seeking some sonic s wa ai out of this Ipe perplexity lc ity without t involving th tho o tate state in the thc expense of a sp special cial session Fr Froni hi the first however it appeared that t this tiis is would vo d be bc impossible a view aview Y ev to which Governor Go l I ed d now commits hims lf The electorate will commend him for b hi action even U though ough many will adhere to the b belief f that it has been unduly delayed This it i his been pointed out by bya a great many pany sub substantial sub sub- citizens has permitted much bitterness bitterness' bitter bitter- ness ness' to develop u unnecessarily throughout the state stat With the session definitely called for July Jui 10 this situ situation tion should remedy edy itself Perhaps at no time in t the e states state's history ha has such uch pressure been brought to bear upon a ei executive With a n special session seen as ail an ines inescapable resort in order that tax mat mat- ter be considered advocates e of f resubmission sub submission m mission of the state const constitutional prohibition nm amendment have lave clamored for an opportunity fo the foe the voters to go o to the polls a and d settle the que qu question it tion lOn There has been beena a widespread demand for thi action even among staunch h advocates of th as it stands They have taken the f f. f po position poon on that only by this means might the pre prevailing ailing opinion in Utah be determined thus de dc deciding ding an issue that has baa become the paramo paramount paramount para para- mo mount nt p public question in the st state te To tTo o est establish blish the majority's will in this matte mat- mat c te s cle clearly the only way to remove a patent potent po po- tent tel source of animo animosity ity and contention divid- divid people of the ilie state into two camps in ina a time when harmony is sorely needed to ca carry ry through co constructive programs looking toward oward cco economic and social recovery from the effects p of Jf the he depression Blood opens the way for consider consid- consid er on of this this' highly important matter by session He takes takes' the ground which is scarcely open to debate that th the ini initiative in this matter should rest in thet the t legislature ture itself He Ue HeV V wisely ely provides the m machinery cNn ry in his c call ll for carrying out this i legislative t ve prerogative J hc fact that Governor Blood h has s acted on this critical matter o of legalizing state tax levies evies removes the threat of chaos chaos' with most serious co sequences consequences That he has taken adequate steps to insure that the prohibition matter may go before the special ial session allays impatience th that surely pointed to destructive discord I throughout the state In all circumstances Governor Blood has even belatedly taken take steps to reestablish tranquillity in the common common- t i wealth In Jn doing so lie he earns carns the gratitude of r h hole people I