| Show TO THE RESCUE The organ of the Republican party in this city the Tribune comes to the rescue of the Utah Commission So far even the Tribune has not offered any arguments in answer to the charges made against the Utah Commission and it is safe to say none can be brought Last night the DEMOCRAT showed why the gentlemen gentle-men who compose the Commission are incompetent to discharge the duties of their office and why others should be put in their places if the institution is to be retained Some time ago the DEMOCRAT DEMO-CRAT offered a scheme for abolishing the Commission and doing the work now performed by it which scheme contemplated contem-plated a great saving in the election expenses in this Territory The plan was this and we commend it to the consideration of the Tribune as being far better than the Commission Let the Utah Commission be abolished and the work they do be performed by the Governor the Secretary and the Probate Pro-bate Judge of each county these three I supervising all elections in each county I This might be modified by having the Chief Justice act with the Governor and Secretary Now the work of the Commission Com-mission in appointing Registrars and Election Judges is merely nominal and if I the Commission were to work as the Judges or other Federal officials do all appointments could be made within two weeks and when the election returns came in to count them and issue certificates certifi-cates would consume but a very little time It is well known that the time of the Governor and Secretary is unoccupied most of the time and they would doubtless take occasion to go into the different counties and among the people and become acquainted with them Does this plan looking to the abolition of the Utah Commission justify the assertion of the Tribune that tue design of the DEMOCRAT is to secure offices for all the Young Democracy of Utah 1 But it would be much easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for the Tribune to state a case honestly and fairly and without attributing attribut-ing its own base motives to all who choose to think honestly and for thenselves I |
