Show THE rhe foundation OF LEGAL RESPECT salt lake tribune members of the utah press as display righteous indignation as the committee on elections f the lower house ot of the utah leg slature indicates it will take no cognizance zance of the complaint of 0 the country editors as it pertains to a member of the house holding two public offices some days ago the press ress association protested the seat ng of W D hammond of moab until such time as he had relinquished mother public office which lie he holds mr hammond Is ia a member of the irand county board of education comes now nov the committee on e sections composed of george W lebarron william C horsley and I 1 mrs leonard cahoon to declare der laxer that the full authority as to who Is entitled to sit bit in the house Is vest id in the house itself the answer of the press association to this quite mitu naturally rally is see lection tion six of article six of the state constitution which specifically sets forth no person holding any public wite of profit or trust under authority of the united states or ot of this tate state shall be a member of the leg elaure 1 we do not know wilm the courts and clever cleer attorneys might do with this declaration but its meaning teems seems to be perfectly clear as to the intent of the people it seems to mean just that and nothing else and lawmakers of course should be models in law observance it is not surprising thit that the answer of the elections committee should arouse the ire of the press association to the extent of threatening to seek an injunction to prevent the seating of the ilie gentleman from grand the press iress association no doubt is amov d by In herant respect for the law of the state than by any desire to display personal animus toward mr air hammond tor for it must appear that there can be little public respect lor for law when the lawmakers themselves refuse to be found by it |