Show THE constitutional CANVASS the NEWS hm has made reference heretofore to the hie canvassing of the returns return for delegates dele gatea to the convention ven tion and to some borne unpleasant if fe turea lure developed to in connection there with those the references have bare been brief but plain and to the point and were made from a sense or of auty in maintaining and advocating the rights or of the people with out regard to political affiliations then the matter was waa a allowed to rest more extended notice not being given it for the reason that we were not worried by a fear that any attempt at fraud would be per milled to triumph we were conal jent that through the noise and din of contents in which politicians often seem to delight de llight official integrity would come safely on the didi aide of the right in this anticipation we have not been disappointed the action taken in court in the Hati pate prohibition proceedings proceeding by the abe utah commission through its counsel requires that the NEWS adds add a few more words to what has baa been said laid it should be understood that to in position the three democratic members for forming foring ing a majority na mortty of abe commission were the partle most moat directly interested ed and their vote tote controlled that body the republican minority did not not act wito with ebora bay log jug taken an opposite view of the ease OR from that bold by the majority th therefore the statement made in court rt dd not emanate from the minority fo 0 that statement the commission ad R mits mils that it is convinced the San petis have been tampered with okd and that there is ie evidence indicating that the ballot boxes were not given the protection they should bov have received before they were for warded to the commission Commissi oll but it disclaims all knowledge or suspicion that such had bad been the case came until later developments brought the information I 1 we believe that every person in the community will give this statement lull full credence it was wag the frank and manly course to under the circumstances and should strengthen the confidence of the publio public in the personal and official integrity of the members member of the commission Commissi oo and in their desire to be ta fair ir 9 and j not notwithstanding the machi machinations aution of designing persona pergola to entrap them it is not always eaas for men to proceed cout contrary to those thos me anoda which may give their political on party an advantage even ct a tern lein horary character and it la Is only when they are and honorable that they will do so BO that the vasta luear bers bera of the commission are in tola thle claps la Is shown in their proceeding there have been many harsh barsh expressions pres pros sione called forth re regarding gardine the commission Commis aion and its employed employ emp loye sZ it is to be honed boned that as a these are not shown to be J way they will cease canso and that inferences and unsupported accusations will not be accorded an Im importance importuno e of which they are unworthy furt further b er 1 proceedings in the canvass are ar now 10 the way of regular ofil official otal sod and their close may be looked to for r I 1 ak due ti time we men meanwhile awhile the taint of fraud which haa bait attached to con oon editions that have caused all this trouble and dispute or any which may be developed hereafter should reee receive iv v vi orous vorous attention from the broder lw officials |