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Show WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. The Richllcld Sun, one of the very brightest of the "county press" of Utah, presents Richard Lyman'saigu-ment Lyman'saigu-ment for consolidation of tho Agrlcul-I Agrlcul-I tural College and University or Utah, .and then adds: "If It Is in order tho Sun rises and oilers this suggestion: If the schools aro consolidated let the united schools bo established at Logan. Lo-gan. Salt Lako1 City has wealth enough en-ough and it will he totally unfair to rob Logan of au Institution that has been the hope and pridn of every citizen citi-zen of the noi th pan of tho state. Consolidate If It otters a saving to the taxpajcr, but Logan otters , better facilities for an agricultural' school and less to attract students from their studies than Salt Lako City. Our best Institutions of learning In tho world aro not situated In tho centers of population and wealth. Therefore let Logan havo tho school that Is hers by a light beyond djspute." Salt Laku Herald. Tho decision of Governor Cutler that it would not be best to call a special session of tho legislature at this tlmo to pass upon the question of submitting the consolidating of the Agricultural college with tho University Univer-sity of Utah to tho voters of tho state will doubtless bo regarded by a majority majori-ty of tho people as eminently sound. Tho necessity for the extra session was by no means apparent, notwithstanding notwithstand-ing tho fact that a number of Hist-class Hist-class men signed a petition asking the governor to call It. It may be a wise step to consolidate the two state Institutions of learning, and It may not be a good thing. The matter has not jet been thrcshea out suillcientiy to enable tho people of the I state to make up their minds In No vember. It would no' bo fair to take Hie snap Judgment on the question that tho legislature, In sp-cial session and anxious to get thiougli with the work hi hand, almost necessarily would take Itesldes, tho existing legislature was not elected for the purpose, pur-pose, by any stretch of Imaghiatlou.of settling tho necessity for submitting the consolidation question to the people peo-ple of the state. Much fairer It will be to all concerned concern-ed to leave the matter for the next legislature. Thcro Is n3 need for great hurry about It. Another point Is that consolidation will bo more less an issue In the coming com-ing campaign. Tlioso who favor the plan can voteforlcglslativccandldalcs that favor It.and vice versa. The next legislature will have plenty of time. There Is no senatorial election to distract dis-tract the, attention of the members, and all the time of tha session can bo devoted to matters of state interests, tho consolidation question among oth- j cr items. And then tho people will . havo a chance to say for themselves I exactly what they want done. I gait I.akoTrlliUno. It would have been an' Inexcusable outrage upon the people of this State had the Governor been allowed to yield to his Inclination and to tho Importunities Im-portunities of tho little bosses and call tho extra session. A good many who signed the petition for this call signed It unthinkingly; others subserviently; subser-viently; and yet others through partisan parti-san trickery, these latter being scheming schem-ing Democrats who wished to see the Republican ring programme put through, for partisan ru-'ons; it would help the Democratic parly to such a session Rut the people of tho State at large wore not prepared to pass upon the question of consolidating the Agricultural Agricul-tural Collego with the University, which was tho aim of the proposed call; the old Legislature was not elected elect-ed with any view of It, and In no sense represents the popular will thereupon, though it wa3 assumed that it would be subservient to the will of the machine ma-chine and would pass tho resolution to amend tho Constitution so as to permit of the consolidation at the ring's behest. Aside from this, the question Is not even ct fairly before tho people. Tho reports of tho commission of Inquiry arc not published, and the voters have had no opportunity to make up their minds upon the arguments presented Any action that the Legislature mlg'iit have taken might have been a snap Judgment. Hut of course, the machine ma-chine would see no objection .to that, though every fair-minded voter would have considered it an abuse of power. Ono thing has been helped, however, In the hot crises which the Imminence of tho extra session call precipitated That Is, the disposition heretofore so arrantly manifested to consider the question exclusively local to Logan and Cache county, has been materially modlried. Tho concession that the college Is a State Institution and thai one may fairly discuss It as such with-, out beluga trespasser or an invader of secluded preserves Is a distinct gain In public ethics. Hut the question is not down by any means, through the refusal of Governor Cutler to call the extra session; It Is inciely postponed.. But at least the Legislature that will primarily deal with It will be chosen with u knowledge that the 'onles'i is coming on and with some reference to It. And the people of the State at large will not only be allowed, but they will bo Invited, to conslner the election with a distinct view lo dealing deal-ing with tho proposed consolidation. |