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Show I Weak Faith vs. Right Principles EDITOR' NOTE In the October 19 th issue of the Deseret News - Telegram the following editorial appeared, which clearly sets forth the attitudes of this newspaper regarding re-garding the much debated Reapportionment Issue. (The News should be commended for taking a stand in favor of right and this is right). It is being reprinted in the hopes that the people- of Uintah Basin and other rural counties will bear in mind that a vote in favor of the amendment will give each county in Utah a senator. As it now stands as many as five counties are being represented by one senior. sen-ior. At present Duchesne and Uintah counties have one between be-tween them, and the amendment, if upheld will give each one a state senator. Following is the editorial taken from the Deseret News-Telegram, News-Telegram, which I hope will encourage every eligible voter who reads it to VOTE FOR REAPPORTIONMENT. . This newspaper does hot and will not presume to tell its readers how to vote on any issue. We do not conceive that to be our function, believing as we do implicitly in freedom of choice on the part of every individual. To paraphrase what one great leader said, the people of this state, given correct principals, will make the right decision. A constant smokescreen is being put up by those who would keep the public from understanding the real principals involved in the reapportionment amendment amend-ment proposal. Nevertheless, we hear a constant din to the effect that it would enable a small 'body of selfish men to thwart the , wurse of good government in Utah. We hear that once adopted it would be impossible to change it because a few selfish, men could block the change. That is an unwarranted charge against the good name . and integrity of the people of the state. k The opponents profess to have confidence in the people ; and in their judgment. But almost in the same breath they ! owlign the characters of the men whom those people will ect sometime in the future. They admit that the men who ! we come from the rural counties in' the past have been ! J&en of high principle who put public interest first. And ! wen they bring out as their main iindeed, almost their i only argument the fear that the men who come from these ! me counties in the future will be men Who will trammel i we interests of the public in favor of their own selfish ! Purposes. j The framers of the federal Constitution, who faced exactly the same decision, had more faith in the people ; of America than thai. So do we. Their faith was jusii-i jusii-i ed by events. So, we are confident, will ours be. i The opponents of the reapportionment amendment,, in ei.r Preoccupation with, the libel they are perpetrating ! the people, have meanwhile failed to come . to grips ; TOn real principle involved. ! . Tnat principle, -to repeat What has been said before, is ; s: There is no sense or justification in having a two-house ! islature unless those two houses are different in charac-i charac-i r- origin and interests. That difference is part of the I jecks and balances with which the American political ! rtem attempts to protect the people against hasty, arbi-jary arbi-jary or discriminatory legislation. It is the best protection devised against the tyranny of the majority over the rjiority or tyranny of the minority over ' the majority, legislation that passes two' houses of different and conflict- g iSjrest is very likely to be good, safe legislation, the F1 Prmciple hasn't foeen successfully challenged in all on bate over Utah's amendment. It can't be. However ne may feel about it in theory, the plain, unarguable fact Itat it has WORKED for the past 165 years in America, nas been the key factor in the greatest form of govern-ever govern-ever instituted on earth. in n, those men o dim faith 'h" show such MUe trU weir fellow-citizens try to argue that fact away. (Continued on page 2) Editorial Viewpoints .... (Continued from page one) Local Men Should Be Supported Among the opportunities the voters in Uint u ' ' ' chesne counties will have next Tuesday will vi a?! D lege of supporting two Roosevelt men for positk? the fc-' mean much to each of us. Both are running on ' ballots, which eliminates the need to stick tn ' tlon")fJ'..';--: The Fourth Judicial District, which is y Utah, Wasatch, Duchesne and Uintah countieT judges, and all three are from Utah county a' t,r and very capable attorney with many years' of Prorri-: behind him, RAY E. DILLMAN, is a candidate3 judge position that is toeing contested. A man W t:; proven himself 'and who is eminently aualifi detail, should get 100 of the votes in his oW m ev and in this case all of the Basin. cmitiur,-;; Surely the Basin, with two courthouses, is d ing of a judge and this is their opportunity, w eS6r7' in this great state has given more of his iime J,Ina'1 and means to the service of people than has Biv DILLMAN, and now, with your help, he can c E' to serve us in a new field. lnue The other opportunity we have is to elcet mlan, DR. R. VERNON LARSON, to the Utah StaVp' of Education. His name, along with three other from Utah County, will be listed on a ballot for vn' a-slderation a-slderation next Tuesday, November 2nd. K"- Personalities, politics and religion shpuld be overhand overh-and each voter in the Basin should make doublv ' and his family and friends support RAY E DILLUv 'S judge, and DR. R. V. LARSON for the s tate' s.chool' fcy" VOTE TUESDAY NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS TO'FORUM COLUMN . I would like to remind those who contribute tides to our "Public Forum" or "Letters To T'-'' Editor" Columns, that our policy is to dodge hie'-'' controversial issues, such as politics, religion, ei7 Sometimes we can get by with political opinions -whe not in the midst of a political campaign, but the ne4 is too tender to risk when things are as hot as thev are the week before a general election. Those ?ho contributed this week, please don't become discouraged . . . but help me keep in good graces with all political faiths and peoples. VOTE TUESDAY |