Show FINANCES OF THE TERRITORY the readi reading y yesterday esterday of the tho documents which accompanied the govern ors message to the legislative assem assent bl bly y revealed a condition of the territory which is most gratifying and is the i highest eulogy that could be passed upon the territorial officials and the representatives of the people in a legislative capacity by reference ye ference reference to an article articie which appears in another column our readers can peruse a summary of the items in detail they should be interesting to every resident of the territory how loudly they speak in favor of the correctness the honesty and the frugality of the legislators and off omm meers officers of the territory those who are acquainted with the financial condition of other states and territories can readily understand der stand our officers and public men do not make many fine speeches nor make many mady sounding professions of patriotism they do not proclaim their own purity or that of their party when they come before the people for election their force is not expended in talk but is reserved for action the fact that the territory is free freo from debt is of itself it whole volume of praise in behalf be haltof of the purity of tl their air ein motives and the honesty correctness and skill in their management of the public funds the condition of the finances of our territory is a remarkable case in the history of modern legislation we exhibit an example which every government national state territorial county and city throughout the union on can profitably imitate with us it is not the man who seeks seeka the office but itis the office that seeks the man there is probably not a legislator or officeholder hol hoi in our territory who is elected or appointed here who does not have to leave more profitable employment to engage in making jaws and attend to other public duties in accepting office or position he is prompted by pure patriotism his country has a claim upon him which when he is called he feels feela bound in honor to respect deac he accepts office assumes the responsibilities of public life not for the emoluments but because the state requires his services and who are these men who thus act who are the officers have so judiciously managed the affairs tory they are the much abused mor honsl the territory is the persistently slandered oft denounced territory of utah we ve call the attention of congress of the legislatures of the various states and Territories terri tories tortes of public journalists throughout the anlon union to the facts contained in governor Dur durkens kees mes sago and the accompanying documents respecting the unexampled condition of codr our oun finances jn thih this age of political extravagance when with scarcely an exception every corporation and government is hopelessly involved in debt 1 they deserve attention if for nothing more at least for their novelty there have been a great many accusations of one kind and another made against us at various times every thing that could be construed or distorted to our disadvantage and injury has been made use of now let it be known krown let the fact be widely circulated that the territory of utah under the management of its mormon legislators and officers occupies the unique position at a time when it Is universally fashionable to owe more than you can pay to be free from debt this fact alone stated plainly and without embellishment is sufficient to disprove a host of charges such as are current against us and clearly establish their falsity if congress could feel the full force of this fact and properly realize the consequences which whick it foreshadow aws they would without hesitation give us our rights they would admit us as a state they would say that a people who have exhibited such qualities of self government a people who uncorrupted by the examples around them have with true loyalty and patriotism clung to the republican economy and simplicity of primitive days ought to have opportunities for the exercise of their qualities ina lna in a territorial capacity we have for twenty years shown the labors and efforts of which we are capable we are the best and most cheaply governed people within the confines es of the republic the day when we will have a larger field than that we have at present for the practice of the virtues we cherish in this connection it may not be inappropriate to say that if certain parties who have been in this territory could have had their way instead of beld bein being g free from debt as we are today to day our city country and territory would be inextricably involved |