Show THE OFFICE SEEKING MANIA there Is ie to in the present assembly an experienced legislator who ban bae studied in all the leading educational institutions of the state to a well informed man and well known as a stock balker sod and agriculturist he la in specially familiar with the fruit and field crop interests of the state since the announce went ment of the standing committees several of his friends have asked him why he be was not given a single chairmanship the only explanation be could make was that he did not seek any such appointment the fact is in an spirit which might be called a mania with little it if any exaggeration la Is sweeping over the state the old rule role so long practiced in utah which compelled the to seek the man has baa wien been abolished and men wo 0 o about in drover seeking place por for every vacancy of any consequence wore there to la a clamoring crowd of applicants while intrigue and bargaining characterize caucuses conventions and elections A restoration of the old rule would be vastly to the advantage of the states state and while such a restoration may now appear alke some far faroul off elysian dream at least a little can be done by men in positions of influence and authority take county commissioners for example it if they would make it a rule to give place hunters banters the goby go by and make their own selections for such po eltion as a they fill by appointment the moral effect W bouli 0 uld he be wholesome and the people would be better served than by so an OP POSItS rule the fact is ie that the man maa who look 0 the office la Is not always as suitable fo for r it as aa Is IB the mao man whom the office seeks and if thin maxim shall be observed by the appointing powers in city county and state the result will be highly b beneficial and the pernicious disposition to seek provender at the public crib will be chocked checked |