Show THE constitution prohibition I 1 perceive from abat appears in the columns or of your paper that the question of prohibition to somewhat in evidence iu in utah and that a desire is expressed by some 0 of our people that thai the constitution soon to be adopted by the he coming convention all hall it contain an article prohibiting the manufacture and sale of liquors in the coming of utah in discussing the question one of your correspondents correspondent made use or of we observation there has been but little I 1 popular agitation on the subject 0 O now without wishing to enter the field of discussion pro and con on this question I 1 beg to remind that correa pon dent as aa well as all persons inter eted in the subject that he has baa perhaps unintentionally furnished a very good and sufficient reason why toe convention should not insert any provision concerning prohibition in the he document which that august body may submit to the people for ratification or rejection As AB your correspondent truthfully bayl there has been but little agitation of we the question by the people and that littlehat ehas hrs only taken place since the ghe election of the delegates ta t the convention and consequently the delegates are under no obligation or at least may not feel under any obligation to be influenced by what may have been said bald or written since the election in the absence of the expression of public opinion on public questions prior to the election ot of delegates to conventions the delegates go uninstructed and are the sole judges of what their duties to their constituents require them to do I 1 presume that most of the people of utah desire statehood and with a constitution ution with as few objectionable tea fee tures as possible pos aible it may be expected the people will adopt it but as an there cannot be a doubt that much opposition will develop against a prohibitive article should one be inserted it seems to me that it will be wise wine to leave that question in the hands of the voters of e the state should the people decide after due and careful consideration that prohibition ought to be tried in ID the state the legislature could to co pro vide by the enactment of a suitable auila ble law the attempt to forestall legislation by ao an article to lo th the as is contemplated might and probably would result in the defeat of statehood H D JOHNSON |