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Show Why The Wabbling? ryiHE people of this city and state are a good J deal disappointed over the action of the Capitol Commission is postponing their decision on the Capitol building; not that a few weeks will make any particular difference in the building of the structure, but many people think it scant courtesy to outside architects who have been here on special invitation, and beyond that the feeling that something not quite frank and fair is intended, something which may involve a change of the Capitol site and make the whole question hinge again on the whim of a Utah Legislature. We use the word "whim" purposely, because it would be preposterous to imagine that any new light would be thrown on the subject, or that any more wisdom could be brought to bear on the subject in future than was used when the present site was determined upon. Salt Lake City pays a vast proportion of the taxes of the state. It pays to each of several ( counties of the state more money to the school tax of these counties than they pay in taxes altogether, alto-gether, but the Legislature never meets but that something is not made to crystalize into law "to cinoh Salt Lake City." It may be said that such a statement is not respectful to our law-making power. Possibly that is true, but it has one grace at least, it is the God's truth. Three years ago it spent the bulk of the ses slon in that kind of work. One year ago it pushed through a measure to entirely revolutionize revolution-ize the form of government of this city, which was so outrageous, so unjust to the people and property owners of the city, that it did not dare " J; ' submit its acceptance to the property owners of the city, which was clear proof that it was in- tended to be an outrage. And no better material can be expected in future Utah Legislatures until the present reactionists reac-tionists finally die and enough of their sons who will get their brains from their mothers, rise up ' to fill their places and present a body possessing I a fair amount of sense, and a reasonable quota, of common honesty. j We refer to this merely to emphasize the dis- appointment which the people feel when they see I the Capitol Commission furnish repeated proof v ' that something, for some reason, prevents the r Commission from taking the people into their confidence on a question in which all are inter- ( ested. It has been common talk for a, month, that v the final disposition of the matter will not be made herq, but In Washing n, and it does begin to wear that look. , I |