| Show yue yub EXECUTIVE AND THE university WE notice that several eastern papers make remarks on the governors attitude in relation to the university of deseret this institution is described by the new york mail and express as a an n exclusively mormon school 11 it is stated also that the governor has attempted to appoint the chancellor and regents I 1 lac cording according to law I 1 I 1 also that because of this an irrepressible conflict has broken out between the mormons cormons and gentiles 1 these assertions are all erroneous the university of deseret is not a an exclusively mormon school it is I 1 0 pen open to pupils of all classes irrespective of creed or party it is exclusive e in this that no religious tenets are taught in it and that theology does not enter in any way into its course of instruction st the governors attempt to appoint chancellor and regents is not accord according inh to law lavy but is in opposition to law the fhe oni only law in existence in relation to the matter provides that those officers shall be elected by joint vote of the legislative assembly the legislature which created the university si it provided the manner in which its officers were to be elected and it is in violation of that law that the governors nors nominations have been made the general principle governing in such cases is that the legislative power that creates an office may provide for the manner in which it shall be filled these university officers who do not in any way form f orm part of the territorial government and cannot be construed as coming within any contrary provision of the le organic act have been elected in this way for at least thirty three years if it be argued that the officers of an educational establishment are territorial omm off meers officers within the deanin meaning of that clause of of section seven of tiie the tile organic act from which some construe the right of the governor to such officers then it can be shown that the supreme court of the united states has ruled in favor of the power of the legislature to provide for the election of territorial officers by joint vote of the assembly in ither elther e case the governors pretensions are vain vala he attempts to make lt it appear that there has been a ruling of the supreme court of the territory favoring his position which is not true and he ignores the positive ruling of the supreme court of the united states against his position this dispute between the executive and the legislature has provoked no conflict at all betge between e u the mor mons and the gentiles and there is no one among the non mormons cormons who ta takes es an any particular interest in the governors G over nors pet petty ty attempt and despotism t but a sophistical sop fitial lawyer wyer or two from f roin whom he draws his legal information and the small crowd of im ables who would applaud the governor LiO llo vernor in any course however ho wever improper so long as it ap appeared eared unfavorable to the mormons cormons Mor mons |
