Show wordis wools VETO TETO 0 OP F ene THE STATE ca ACT EXECUTIVE department salt bait lake city tat T january 27 1872 18 72 gentlemen of pie the lie legislative flue live A assembly an act entitled an act providing for holding a convention to prepare a it constitution atit ution for the admission of bf utah into fhi thi union asa as a state submitted to me m for my approval IB herewith returned without my signature the territorial x A r e at h creatures of acim jhb ca can cam only exercise ag hava have upon them then liby ilby by terror f 1 the organic act aci of utah death louroe source of all authority initha ter rito triai Trial government executive alive and judicial Jadi judi cial clai the abject object of the field effect a change from froma fro naua naLa W territorial tod iob IOA stated state government overn ment a a u b edo ol 01 rightful legislation mhd oni only y legislation contemplated contemplate din ln the Organic Act is such aa as relates la to the tho domestic con cerns corns of the territory dry certain it is that the tho power to abolish abi ati olish the form 0 government given and sud and hud substitute an other atwill was wits not conferred the power anac that created alone can destroy deh deA troy this being bein true it itaas ithna has haa been the uniform practice tice tico of congress to con berthat power through dabling JB acis acts no such suck power had bean conferred upon upon tha legislature mills obilia have been introduced into both houses of congress for the purpose soo authorizing the people of thi this S territory terri torri t d to organize ize a stata state govern government blent prepare 46 dg 46 to dilta tha aha union without stich such bowa bowl conferred we have boight no Ight light to legislate upon that subject nor should ve ignore i i the fact that the policy of the go ve vein ment latterly has hag been adverse to theada he admission of new states with a population lesa tha than 4 wot wet woid 1 id entitle the them tu under the apportionment toon to one ft inasmuch as utah has not the require ed number would it not be wlad wise for the legislature to await awalt the acif action n of congress in id the premises F r think so to become a state in union is not a igat but ap a privilege qi brue good judgment would require therefore that bof before r A should be called V udah a should place hersel in fil rj r j actions with the general government thi the jirs firs first and aud highest duty of the loiti 01 id obedience obed lenee lence to law all viola lions tibbs of df the lawa laws of congress should cease cesse polygamy should be abandon abandoned dj and laws should be enacted by bod ini in the taws laws of upon that ua unell 11 chafes chaffs done the p people j 0 le of utah irah cannot expect nor her should they ask admission a d 11 i as a stae e 9 toleration in the united states tea is as 93 broad fas faa as the grants of humanity but bat the government cannot tolerate achurch dogmas ahta hleb alch seb geb at naught its statutes it i is to bo regretted thab that differences 0 of in 0 o lation between the leglar tike tiko alad bild executive Depart departments mentA but 1 it ia 4 my payl duty to interpret I 1 titer p rat rot the law as I 1 anders anderl under stand it and rueh ruch shall be my cauree of action i GEO jj WOODS i governor YE wl heard lard in aur aup anecdote oday o day tn in connection n with the veto by the governor of the bill to hold a convention for forthe the iho formation of a constitution governor or A very excellent gentleman i tho though agli somewhat rough in his language had written his hiek message to the Leili legislative liIv e assembly of this territory and having his office contiguous to that of dr forney eorney superintendent perin affairs handed the message to fo tiie the latter iatter to read the noctor doctor w was am d disposed to be he critical ire he suggested that the we governor pruce prune it here hero and amplify it iti there and suggested its alteration in fil several beveral points nth uth the goyer GoVer governor hor irritated at the liberties forney was taking with his product produs i tion flon 9 abr abb last blurted out ged D n you sir 1 I handed this thia message to y you ti out of compliment and not to criticize 11 i governor woods probably can s see soe be the point to the anecdote it was out of compliment the legislative assembly gave him the bep privilege lege to sign the bill for a convention the assembly was under no obligation to ask aak his concurrence 1 and cert certainly athly did not ask his hib as criticism |