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Show AMENDMENT NO. 1 So far in all the political campaign there has been nothing said about the Constitutional Amendment No. 1 that will be on the ballot for you to vote yes or no when you go to the polls Tuesday. This amendment deals with the salaries payable to the member of the legislatuer. Ever since statehood the salaries for legislators have been fixed at 4.00 per day. In the olden days that amount was no doubt a good compensation for a person could live in Salt Lake City, paying for his room and meals, for less than that. But today it is different. In fact the state has tried to amend the law three or four times before but in each case the people have voted it down. One who spends form 60 to 90 days in the interest of the state during the sessions of the legislature should receive at least enough to cover his expenses for not only does he spend that time there but he is also sacrificing his time and income from his regular business at home. The importance of his work' there is vastly more important im-portant than the work of the officer who is selected to carry out the provisions of the law for he has to make the law and in order to make the law must be guided by a l"ud-ment formed after hearing the arguments presented by Ihe various groups sponsoring the law and by hearing the arguments presented by those who are opposing the law. The officer that follows has the instructions of his work through the law itself and he draws a good salary. He is entitled to it : so also is the law maker entitled to a salary that covers the expense of his efforts. In the interest of fairness to the present day requirements require-ments we suggest that the people vote yes to the amendment amend-ment No. 1. Only bv doing that will men of judgment be obtainable for the important work of the legislature. Otherwise Oth-erwise onlv the wealthy can aspire to that position and we are sure that many men of modest means are well qualified 'for that work. |