| Show TUB LATTER END BUD OF IT wic WB give in this issue the complete copy of the closing part of governor bests report the document is now before our readers as a whole and th they aylean can read mark and inwardly digest for themselves we made some comments upon it yesterday itis largely similar to other productions of its class treating upon the same questions there has been a copious crop of that kind of literature within the last lew few years they will serve a future purpose in making an aggregation tion of facts connected with one ot of the most remarkable political conspiracies connected with the history ot ol it to is a scheme involving the old jep jesuitical theory of the end justifying the anaus means in this particular it t is almost unrivalled prom from our standpoint the object is about on a par with the aab methods emp employed loved to attain it that leaves nothing more to be said upon that score in what was published yesterday one point connected corneer with the recommendation to pw the tucker edmunds anomalous monstrosity did not appear it is in the shape of a supplemental legislative suggestion it is to the effect that all toe the offices which are made appointive in place of elective by that mea measure pure be declared vacant that is ii that the present incumbents who were elected by the abe people in accordance with the letter and spirit of Demori democracy acy be subjected to the dumping process by congressional enactment me t this idea is doubtless prompted by kl the e desire to have the pending bill go into effect should it pass forthwith after its enactment it would render ithe it he measure retroactive retro active in that as well as other particular saud sand that is the next thing to its being ex post facto the suggestion is in direct conflict with abe spirit and intent ot the constitution b but ut in exact harmony dreb political oli self interest the tuck er amunds edmunds act would hoist the governor of utah territory into the position of a species of potentate it i would place in his hands preb prestige tige enjoyed by no other official of the same character in any state or territory within the domain of the united states it would enable him to nil 1111 a host of offices that are properly in a republics ini ing the gift of the people it would practically cally transfer what little of popular power remains in the ibe territory Terri torF to the shoulders of one man we do not say that this fact intensified mr bests urgency for the passage of so antl lean a measure as the tucker edmunds act but the recommendation coupled with the apparent desire asire lor or haste as a to have ve tie 0 popular prestige placed within the puts him in a position to have avedia his motives ed it if su such were not their complexion we regret that he should make so 80 wide a departure in his report from what we esteem to be the basic principles les upon which this republic was cu allt |
