Show we did not have hac the time last week neck to review the alleged reasons of Goer governor Go vernoi noi cpr for his veto ot the liquor bill here cire are the re he assigns for his bib action there is in this act the same un constitutional provision thit that th it I 1 have pointed out at as being in fit senate bill no 69 an act providing for police at ai d fire department in cities ot thib stitt of and more inhibit ints etc that it i is ib b N this act a c el I 1 iss of municipal created for without Nit hout a reference to the existing ei sting classification br bi general law I 1 I 1 lefer efer to the pro provision I 1 I 1 f the act NN which aich provides pron ideh for election in counties and in fulchi thereof ind in ill cities containing more inore than inhibit alit ints to determine whether or I 1 i vi ul the salt sale or ar manufacture of intoxicating liquors shall be prohibited the cla class ss brei I 1 in the act and in these pro provisions is one of the classes already created ba b gel ECU lal lav lan it is a class createau by bv the act itself and for the purpose of the let such a special classification is in my opinion ull that being true it would result in leading a portion of the stile state that i riot not corro coric N within the local option pro irions of this act that is in cities containing more th thin in inhabitants inhibit antii there could not be held elections to determine whether or rot intoxicating liquors should be sold or manufactured ind and that being the lase ease the law would could not operate uniformly ind for tor that reason all the portion of this act Nhe wherein rein it is provided ded for such election must necessarily fall and it further appears to me upon the reading rading of this act that these thee provisions providing for the election as I 1 have already set out are so connect connected connecter el and intermingled with the other provisions of the act which provide for the regulation of the sale of intoxicating liquors that if this s porton aich 1 I hae pointed out as being unconstitutional must fall the whole act itself would be vitiated further in ill my opinion under the existing laws the local authorities have power to prohibit the sale bate of liquor and where licenses have hac been granted to revoke such licenses at any tirre when ahen the law and conditions connected with the granting of such licenses are riot not complied compiled with with proper enforcement of existing 1 lii 1 tile the liquor traffic will bi be within perfect control and if dL desired sired can be the sale of intoxicating liquors is now prohibited successfully in many parts of the state under tl ti e c existing laws such being the cast cabe I 1 can see no good reason why the present situation should be tampered with b ary pernicious and disturbing legislation legiel ahe first alleged reason is 19 thit that the act was unconstitutional now the thing that appears peculiar in this thia claim is that the governor should assume the prerogatives tives of the supreme court heretofore it has teen understood that only the supreme court had the right to say which measures are and which are not con but governor willim spry has knocked all precedent into a cocked hat and takes upon himself the duty of declaring art an let get of the legislature unconstitutional no one ever accused the governor of hiding b I 1 ing legal learning and it has alwa a been deem ed cd one of the requisites in an officer qualified the dut of passing upon the constitutionality of any law that he at least should have some knowledge of law but our third gover nor of the of utah has the temerity ind and nerve to veto a bill on the ground tint that it is unconstitutional usually the matter of testing i lam AV s constitutionality comes about after the law hw lii is in operation and 1 i I violation violi tion of its iRions le ie id d to an arrest a conviction an appeal to the court 0 of f last resort and a deci decision ion from t the h e three judges who are usually elected to the supreme benh because of their fitness for the position not so bo with the badger bill governor aply thinks it is unconstitutional or has been told that it is and off comes its head the I 1 aist idt of the reasons gin given en for the vetoing of the lull hill is to the effect that present laws are adequate for the regulation control and prohibiting of the sale of liquor lake this reason in connection with ith the governors special to the legis lature and where is the consi sUncy of GO governor arnor aply 1 the I he special ige reads as follo follows s to the senate As the lighth session odthe degisi iture is drax dra in ing g to a do clo e c I 1 re respectfully cill dour attention to 1 I 1 very er import important int subject which has not vet net received bour definite lotion action an anil uton unon which fluch you ou should not fill fail to provide effective effect iv legislation this subject is ii the regulation gu cu lation and control of the I 1 quor traffic within the state tile the situation appeals to me as one where mi ari duty ic quiros quires me to urge you to immediate action in the premises lie he then pro cLedt eds to urge a law lav that will local option ind strict regulation compare this nith his its di in vetoing the bidger hill tint thit the present I laws aws ire adequate it if enforced and sll if nou ou can detect a I 1 shadow 0 of f consistency in the goer governors nors course if present I aws la are adequate id equate now they ere on march nh aih v nan he suit the special message to the legislature urging that a liquor bill be pissed passed governor bary N v is 13 not obliged to give 1 1 I leison for his veto but in gain gling one lie has pi iced himself in i most anoa unenviable light we are almot foicey to tre tie conclusion tint that there N is as 1 I 1 deal fur for no liquor legisla tion the fact st stindt inda out plainly that there his has been no liquor legisla legi sla tion and there is a re for it gobernor Goer nor spry to is pr babl honest in this matti mattir r but if so it is only ano ther evidence than an all honest man kiy be inconsistent because inconsistency sis tency I 1 11 the libent feature of the governors alleged reasons for vetoing edoin the banker badger bill III a special message to the eals legislature as late as march ninth N when hen the session vis nas diaming dialing to i 1 I close gobernor Goer nor cutler made these suggestions logan journal not cutler brother but cpr spry the inconsistent I 1 cutler never made any such foolish break as to urge action on a mattei and then when the action N s is t liken lite n N veto eto iland it and siy say it needed the action of governor Gov einor spry in cutting out the appropriation for the high schools of the state is receiving its just share of condemnation the al antl inti INIes messenger devotes its entire front page to opi opinions of manti citizens z to the governors vetoes ind and there is no h hilt alf way ay business in the condemnation which N aich Dromi prominent nent ci citizens of thit that town tonn heap upon the states executive for his action on the badger bill and the high school appropriation it will be remembered thit mr ilir spry in making his cinnes of this state placed par ticul ir stress on wh it he would do for state lid aid to support high if he vie v ie elected governor he was elected ind and th first 0 opportunity he has of st ite aid to the state high schools lie defeats it among the long list of appropriations the one grant grantins gran iniz cobl to the high scho schools oll was the first to be cut out by the gov governor anor tit in spite of his pledge to aid the schools this thib too in the face of his pro pre election pledges to assist the high schools ahe he also cut out the load eions for various counties among them sevier county dilworth wooley of manti who formerly resided here points out in the messenger that the governor turned down the essential appropriations which were for the did aid of the counties and allows the appropriation for the alaska yukon exposition to stand some thing thine that will do this state not one pennys dennys worth borth of rood good and also alro allows allos the 35 to go through to assist salt lake in entertaining its guests next summer but high chooks and county roads do not to the go goerner goer nor now that he is elected we comand the ale cind and manti citizens titi zens for their stand |