MONDAY FORENOON. Singing classes, from south and west of Salt Lake, conducted by Prof. H. E. Giles, sang: Arise, O glorious Zion. My God, the spring of all my joys. BISHOP O. F. WHITNEY was the first speaker. He expressed his pleasure at what had been said during the Conference thus far, and the young men who have borne their testimonies have called forth the thought that the work of God has a glorious future before it. It is a hopeful sign to see the young people of Zion throwing off their careless habits and putting on the armor of righteousness. Reference was made to the dangers ably performed at home, and great of idleness and the want of an ob-pleasure is afforded by the fact that iect in life. Education should be of appointments for this work are being such a character as to fit its possessor made, for the youth of Zion are among for usefulness in his special calling. the brightest spirits on earth, and their Practical usefulness should be the key-talents should not be allowed to go unnote of every young man who receives employed. this training, for theory without practice is not of great service. In all this training the thought should be upper most in the mind that God lives. Proctor, the speaker quoted one of Speaking of the thoughts of Professor the statements of that great man to the effect that the theory, regarding the heavenly bodies, might or might not Compare this un develop into truth. faith of the Latter-day Saints, and it certainty with the assurance of the will be seen how that theory pales into This was the birthday of President insignificance. The sons and daught Brigham Young. The speaker regret-ers of Zion should be trained in these ted that there were no more present to associations in all things that are noble celebrate it. Referring to the work of and elevating. President Young, the speaker quoted a statement of a federal official to the effect that Brigham Young, if he had been educated, would have "made his mark" and "died many times a millionaire." The speaker had replied that Brigham Young had made his mark anyway, and a pretty deep mark at that. His name and that of Joseph Smith would live when the Goulds, Vanderbilts and Rothschilds would be forgotten. The Gentiles may seek for riches, but it is for us to possess the riches of eternity. The only time it was necessary for God to reveal the fact that something must be done to save the Church was when in Kirtland, in the years 1836 and 1837, the people left the service of God and went groveling after the things of this world. In spired of God the Prophet Joseph took steps to check this tendency, and the Church prospered again. The youth of Zion should take pattern from the act of Jesus, who set up the child as an example of Him who should be the greatest in the King: dom of God. Servants of God in all ages have been His ministers to His people, and this is greatness enough. Jesus illustrated this principle when He washed His disciples feet. It is glorious to serve for the good of others and the Lord thus showed the chief characteristic of a great man in the eyes of God. We cannot all expect to hold high positions, but we can all be noble and good. God is not great merely because He sits above the universe. His intelligence is His glory, and it is within the reach of His humblest child to become like unto Him, by walking in His paths. neces Training and education are sary for the children of God, and such need not lead to apostasy; God will not cast a man off on account of his self-culture, but He will approve those who gain this training and retain His Spirit. A quartette, O world, so wondrous fair, was rendered by Boshard Bros. and and Pyre Bros. of Provo. APOSTLE JOHN HENRY SMITH referred with pleasure and praise to the the pale of the Church had been borne Christ. SUPT. D. K. BROWN The classes sang the anthem, Blessed be the Lord God. Benediction by Counselor Joseph L Taylor. MONDAY AFTERNOON. Congregational singing, page 16: Now let us rejoice in the day of salvation. APOSTLE ABRAHAM H. CANNON was called to address the congregati represented the Y. M. M. I. A. of the COUNSELOR J. C. BENTLEY COUNSELOR NIELS MADSEN The field for the exercise of the talents of the young people is unlimi represented the Box Elder Stake associ-ed, and the battle before them is ations. Fifteen organizations have battle of intellectual powers, a canbeen perfected in this stake and ben-flict of men and women who have re efits and blessings are received from the work done therein. Testimony and preparation for the duties of life are engendered among the young people as a result of their attendance in these associations. ELDER G. W. IRVINE ceived the truth from heaven, com bating error and its representatives The speaker exhorted the people to gain perfection in their pursuits, and not to be content with mediocrity, "Only those who endure to the end will gain salvation," and only those will receive the greatest possible rewho gain perfection in their calling ward. represented the associations of the San Previous to this, the work done was ELDER WM. S. BURTON, ELDER GEORGE D. PYPER A. organization: Associations reported........ Average attendance.. Members on missions.. treasurer of the Y. M. M. I. A., spoke of his connection and labor with this organization, and his joy in its success. Cordiality and welcoming are shown exercises of the Conference. The the brethren who travel among the work of the Mutual Improvement asso-associations, and the young people show sociations had ever possessed a great a great interest in the work. Still, interest for him. The more associa- there is a great deal of indifference tions of this kind there are between among the young, but the majority of M. I. A. Course of Reading, No. of Sets the young people of Zion, the greater them are studying their labors more Members reading same.................................... will be the good accomplished and the fully. Missionary labors can be profit-'Members completed course.. usefulness attained. Increase in year..... taken...... $11,70 ཟེས། ། 489 1238 1116 800 Richard W. Young, George M. 1728 Cannon, Heber M. Wells, D. L. Murdock, Geo. T. Felt, Ezra T. Stephen406 8on. Willard Young, G. Albert Smith, 711 J. H. Moyle, W. J. Beattie, Geo. E. Blair, A. S. Geddis, D. F. Davis, 373 Frank Y. Taylor, Jos. Christenson, 572 Charles S. Burton, Thos. W. Sloan, 282 Thos. Hall, Nephi Morris, W. B. 3721 Dougall, Jr, Ernest Romney, Salt Lake City; Charles C. Richards, Thos. Y. Stanford, James E. Ballan tyne, Haskell Shurtliff, Ogden; Josiah 7623 Cluff, W. H. King, Provo; Geo. W. Thatcher, Jr, Seth Langton, Logan. 234 11,661 rand Tota of Exercises............. 24,148 [SHOP WILLIAM B. PRESTON e next speaker. The Latter-day are observed more by the people earth than any other people, and tention is extending continually. ospel is being spread by this e, and its staying with us is sure. ight must be upheld by the young e, and its rays must penetrate to rts of the world. It appears from esent surroundings that the great mon" problem must be solved by atter-day Saints themselves, and he responsibilities of spreading eousness and establishing truth upon them. The great battle be fought out in these mountains. e the boys and girls must work e solution of this problem, and, ed by the Spirit of God, they will success. The speaker invoked ngs upon the cause of mutual ovement. COUNSELOR LEWIS ANDERSON sented the Improvement Associaof the Sanpete Stake of Zion. The there is progressing, although associations are not so prosperous ght be desired. He bore testi ELDER JUNIUS F. WELLS publicans to dissolve the unnatural union that has heretofore bound them together, to accord full rights and privileges to all citizens, and to afford them opportunity for organizing with the national parties creeds to which their individual conand espousing the respective political sciences may incline; and Whereas, The existence of local political parties, to the exclusion of the great national parties, is an anomaly which ought not to exist in any part of the nation, unless made necessary by special conditions and emergencies; a fact which has ever been recognized by the members of the People's party; and, Whereas, The necessity which has heretofore existed for the maintenance of the People's party seems to be passing away in the change of conditions, and its members are desirous of realizing the hope they have long entertained of resuming and taking their respective places in the national parties, as soon as the public safety would permit; expressed his pleasure in the exercises Young men should begin at once to A quartette was then sung: Resolved, That it is the sense of the People's county central committee, the precinct committees and the officers of the political clubs in Salt Lake county, that the People's party should be dissolved, and its members left free to ally themselves with the respective national parties, according to their individual preferences. F. S. RICHARDS, chairman. D. MCKENZIE, secretary. THE NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION. to the fact that the best mission- 1892, the precise date to be announced open and clear to every reader of the are those who have labored in ause of mutual improvement. COUNSELOR WILLIAM HOWARD sented the associations of the The conference adjourned to June, hereafter. Pyper. ry Stake as being in a prosperous THE PEOPLE'S PARTY DISSOLVED. ition. He referred to the beneficial ts of labor in these associations in dvancement of the young. ELDER JUNIUS F. WELLS ented the officers of the Y. M. M. for the votes of the congregation. were unanimously sustained, as ws: Wilford Woodruff, General erintendent; Joseph F. Smith and es Thatcher, Counselors; Junius F. 8, M. H. Hardy, Joseph A. West, . Badger, Assistants to General erintendency; George D. Pyper, etary; Wm. S. Burton, Treasurer; n Stephens, Director of Music. APOSTLE MOSES THATCHER Declaration of Independance, namely, Benediction by Elder George D. that the American principles of gov ernment is that the government is simply a piece of machinery which the people set up in order more fully to make themselves secure in the enjoythe Declaration is carried out in the ment of their rights. This principle of Constitution of all the States of the American Union. These Constitu In response to the call of the chairman, the central committee, the precinct committees and the club officers of the People's party in Salt Lake county met at the Social Hall, on Fri-tions, State and National, are simply day evening, May 29th, at 8 o'clock; F. S. Richards in the chair. of government which they will have, expressions of the people as to the form defining the powers and limitations upon the government which they have thus established. This doctrine of The chairman announced that the county central committee had met and, after thoroughly reviewing the political situation, had formulated a preamble complete subordination and impersonand resolution which would be sub-ality of the government, is one of the mitted to the meeting, and this would two grand elements that formed the American Revolution, bring the object of their coming together squarely before them. The secretary read the document, ented the names of the following and a spirited discussion ensued. The As long as this principle shall be beneficial fruits of the revolution may maintained in its integrity, so long the hren to act as special missionaries resolution was read several times and remain to bless the American people, che mutual improvement cause answered. The result was that and through them other nations; but if this principle shall be lost sight of aud it shall come to that place where the government shall be personified and exalted above the people, then the design of the revolution will be frustrated or indeed undone. There will, in fact, be a revolution backwards and the reestablishment of the principles of European governments and of the despotism which it was the design of the revolutionary fathers for themselves and their posterity forever to escape. It may be news to the American people when we state that this revolution Whereas, there is a manifest disposition backwards has already been accomon the part of both Democrats and Re-plished for the government of the solved, its personal property, like that of United States. It may be news to the but governments of the sovereign, an the people were subjects. Dat Rome was absolutism solely. Th Emperor was supreme in everything! He was parens patrice, that is, tather the country, and father of the people in the complete and fullest sense. He fed the people, he gave them m and whatever else they demande whatever some political demagogue » manded, and took from them whate he himself was pleased to demand, was so also in England, at the per of the revolution, though there sovereign had not the absolute chi ter that attached to the Roman what the King lacked in this re Parliament possessed, so that the tem of absolutism and of patern prevailed there, as formerly in the man government. Nor is it correct to say, as did court, that our institutions are deri from England. Our governmenta stitutions are as far as possible the posite of those of England and wr intended to be so when they were tablished. The government itself, we have seen, is directly the revers that which existed in England wi this government was establishe When the United States governme was established the governme Europe were ruled by sovereign vis held their power by "divine " In the Government of the [ States that system was revolutionize and governments were declared w rive their just powers from the ter of the governed. At that time the governmen Europe were all paternal. The G ernment of the United States is of, ac By this it is evident that the Su- from the individual. For "the distins preme Court steps upon foreign ground ive character of the new people as when it suggests the existence, in this whole, their nationality, so to say, country, of a sovereign authority. It the principle of individuality which is true that the people are sovereign; vailed among them as it had note but the people do not exercise their done before. The Constitut sovereighty authoritatively as such establishes nothing that interferes directly, nor of themselves. "The equality and individuality. people of the United States have de- It leaves the individual alongside » clared in their constitution that the the individual. No nationality & It is not necessary here to enter upon law alone is supreme; and have defin- character could take form except o any discussion as to whether the Mor-ed that supreme law." Id. par. 21. the principles of individuality, so the mon Church had violated the law of In the foregoing quotation from the the mind might be free, and every fa 1862, first because the Supreme Court opinion of the court it is made mani-ulty have the unlimited opportun of the United States decided that it fest that the existence of a sovereign for its development and culture. was not necessary that the law should authority was necessary to sustain a The institutions and laws of the cost be violated in order that the corpora decision confirming the judgment tion might be dissolved, but that already pronounced by the territorial "Congress for good and sufficient rea court. And as, according to the quoson of its own, independant of that tation given from Bancroft, there is limitation, and of any violation of it, no such thing known to the American had a full and perfect right to repeal its principles or institutions, the court charter and abrogate its corporate exis- was necessarily driven beyond this tence, which of course depended upon government and its institutions to find its charter," and second, because the a basis for this sovereign authority. merit of the question as between the Accordingly the decision proceeds:Mormon Church and the United States is not material for the purpose of this article. The principle upon which the Supreme Court acted is all that is necessary to be discussed here; and principle is discernible without an examination or discussion as to the merit of the controversy. The argument of the court proceeds stitutions are derived. as follows: try rise out of the masses of individ thought, which, like the waters of the ocean, are rolling evermore."-Ba croft, Id. par. 7. 9. In England, and all other Europe governments, religion was held to b an essential element of civil govet: ment; but when this government w formed it was entirely separate fr religion, and disavowed not only s nection with religion. connection, but any right to any co are not confined to a particular people or The principles of the law of charities nation, but prevail in all civilized countries pervaded by the spirit of Christian-tution which so far from having bee The Supreme court itself is an inst ity. They are found imbedded in the derived from any of the institutions to civil law of Rome, in the laws of the European nations, and especially in the England or any other European B laws of that nation, from which our in- tion, was a new creation entirely. The very form of government, that is, the distribution of its power into legis But the principles of the govern- tive, executive and judicial, enforce When a business corporation, institut-ment of Rome and all the European in theory by the illustrious Mc ed for the purpose of gain or private in- nations, and especially that nation tesquieu, and practiced in the bee terest, is dissolved, the modern doctrine from which the court says our institu- government of every is that its property, after the payment of ions are derived-the British-have American States, becomes a part of the its debts, equitably belong to its stockholders. But this doctrine has never always been directly the reverse of Constitution of the United States. one of the been extended to public corporations. As this. In those governments there which derived their mode of insutut to this, the ancient and established rule were sovereign authorities. They ing it from their own happy experience. prevails, that when a corporation is dis-were not governments of the people, It was established by the Federalco ceeded to create and establish a contrary to American principles. tion with a rigid consistency that ect. is statement is certainly clear agh; and in view of it, it is to inquire, Why then the court find it nec er ld ту American citizen is sovereign and king in his own right. Again, the Court says: herent in the supreme power of every This prerogative of parens patriæ is inState, whether that power is lodged in a royal person or in the legislature. But in this country the supreme power is lodged neither in a royal person nor in the Legistarure; but as stated by Bancroft, in the law alone, and in the Constitution that supremacy is defined. If It is true that the decision of the Court is qualified by the expression, that "unless restraint by constitutional limitations, the Legislature possesses all the power in this regard which the sovereign possesses in England." But this is another instance of the reversal of the principles of our Government. This argues that the Legislature is already in possession of power, and can exercise that power to the full, unless it is restrained by constitutional limitations. Whereas, the truth is that the Legislature has no power at all, is possessed of no authority at all, and can exercise none except as it is granted. The Constitution plainly declares "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The expressed doctrine of the Constitution is, that the powers not delegated are reserved. The doctrine of this decision implied, if not expressed is, that the powers not prohibited are possessed. This in itself would be sufficient ground upon which seriously to question the correctness of the decision but there is laid against it, by the Chief Justice, the additional evidence that the Legislature is restrained by the very constitutional limitations suggested by the Court. to go to the judicial in"The authority thus exercised, arises tions and machinery of the gov-in part from the ordinary power of the ments of Europe, and even to that Court of Chancery over trusts, and in Rome which has been dead more part from the right of the government or twelve hundred years? How- sovereign as parens patriæ. , instead of adhering to the judic- it should be conceded that a case like the nstitutions and machinery of our present transcends the ordinary jurisdiction of the court of chancery, and regovernment, the court in the very quires for its determination the interpo■e paragraph proceeds as follows: sition of the parens patriæ of the State, it England, the court of chancery is may then be contended that, in this ordinary tribunal to which this class country, there is no royal reason to act as ases is delegated, and there are com- parens patrice, and to give direction for atively few which it is not competent the application of charities which cannot administer. * * There are some be administered by the court. It is true es, however, which are beyond its we nave no such chief magistrate. But sdiction; as where, by statute, a gift here the Legislature is the parens patrice, ertain uses is declared void, and the and unless restrained by constitutional perty goes to the king. In such case limitations, the Legislature possesses all king as parens patria [parent of the the powers in this regard which the soyntry or father of the people], under ereign possesses in England. sign manual, disposes of the fund to h uses, analogous to those intended, This at once creates a sovereign eems to him expedient and wise. power and clothes it with paternal authority. And if this doctrine shall Now in this country there is no be maintained, so that it becomes a g; nor is there anything anywhere principle of American law, and shall ong the institutions of this country become established as a principle of t can fill the place, or exercise the government here, then the revolution ce, of parens patrice. Here, instead backwards is complete; government of he Government or any part of it the people is gone; and that of a ng the parent of the country or sovereign parent of the people is put in her of the people, the case stands its place. Then the doctrine of the t the reverse. The people are the Declaration of Independence and of rents of the Government and every- the Constitution of the United States ng in connection with it. To secure is subverted and the doctrine of › inalienable rights of men this Gov. Sovereignty, absolutism, and paternaliment was established, deriving its ism, is established in its stead. Then power from the consent of the also Bancroft's history in the place verned, and whenever the form of above cited, will need to be revised so vernment which was established by that it shall read as follows: "Is it › revolutionary fathers becomes de-asked who is the sovereign of the uctive of the ends for which it was United States? The Legislature is the ated, "it is the right of the people to sovereign and the people are subjects." To prove the correctness of its position the Court quoted from Chief In my opinion, Congress is restrained, Justice Marshall, in the Dartmouth not merely by the limitations expressed College cases, the statement that "By sence of any grant of power, expressed in the Constitution, but also by the abthe Revolution, the duties, as well as the powers of Government developed such power as that involved in the act of or implied in that instrument. upon the people." This is true enough, Congress under consideration is conferred but it is particularly to be noticed that by the Constitution nor is any clause the Court has made these devolve upon pointed out as its legitimate source. the Legislature. It is a singular piece regard it of vital consequence, that absoof logic that would prove that certain lute power should never be conceded as Therefore, as there is in this govern- powers devolve upon the Legislature, belonging under our system of governent, neither king nor parens patriæ by citing a passage which declares ment to any one of its departments. which the property in this case that those powers have devolved upon gated and not inherent, and is therefore The legislative power of Congress is deleight go, it follows logically from the the people. Again, the Court quoted limited. I agree that the power to make evious statement of the court (that a statement from Chancellor Kent, needful rules and regulations for the e administration and application of that "in this country the Legislature Territories necessarily comprehends the e estate involved, depends upon the or government of the State as parenr power to suppress crime; and it is immaidicial institution and machinery of partice has the right, "etc., and furthes terial even though that crime assumes e particular government to which from Justice MeLean, that "when the form of a religious belief or creed. ey are subject), that the decision of this country achieved its independence Congress has the power to extirpate e territorial court should have been the prerogatives of the crown devolved polygamy in any of the Territories, by versed and the money involved re- upon the people of the State." Justice the enactment of a criminal code directed ored to the individuals to whom it be- McLean's statement like that of Chief to that end; but it is not authorized unnged. Such is the logic of the case, Justice Marshall's is strictly correct in confiscate the property of persons, indider the cover of that power to seize and ccording to the principles and insti- saying that these powers devolved viduals, or corporations, without office itions of the Government of the upon the people. But that of Chancel- found, because they may have been Jnited States. But this legic was not lor Kent, like some other legal ex-guilty of criminal practices. llowed. Instead of it, the court pro-pressions of his, is utterly false and The doctrine of cy-pres is one of con er or abolish it and to institnte a w government, laying its foundation such principles and organizing its wers in such form as to them shall em most likely to effect their safety d happiness." So that, in this govament, and according to American ctrine, there is no such thing as rens patrice, and there is no place for ch a thing, even if the thing should proposed. Field and Lamar concurring, dissented The Chief Justice, with Justice from the decision. In his dissenting opinion he speaks as follows: And no I H. D. JOHNSON, MEMORIAL DAY. struction and not of administration. By The question arises here, if the from voting, I am led to remark tha it a fund devoted to a particular charity municipalities are separate and distinct, the law is unjust and ought to t is applied to a cognate purpose, and if why is the Mayor made a member of a changed as soon as possible. the purpose for which this property was board to which office he has not been accumulated was such as has been de-elected? Why does the law provide Respectfully, picted, it cannot be brought within the rule of application to a purpose as nearly (Sec. 102): "Fifteen days before any as possible resembling that denounced. election for school trustees for levying Nor is there here any counterpart in Con- taxes for voting on the issuance of gressional power to the exercise of the bonds or for any other purpose named royal prerogative in the disposition of a in this article, the city councils of the charity. If this property was accumu- several cities shall appoint from each lated for purposes declared illegal, that municipal ward three judges of such does not justify its arbitrary disposition election?" Why shall such elections by judicial legislation. In my judgment be held "in the several municipal its diversion under this act of Congress is wards?" and last, what circumstance in contravention of specific limitations in the Constitution; unauthorized, expressly made it possible under the law for the or by implication, by any of its provi- Board of Education to exist, unless it sions; and in disregard of the fundamen- be simply because they reside in the tal principle that the legislative power of city of Salt Lake, a city of the first the United States as exercised by the class. agents of the people of this Republic is delegated and not inherent. There can be no doubt whatever that the Chief Justice expressed the truth in this matter according to American principles. It therefore as certainly follows that the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in this case, is not true American law; that it enunciates principles which, if they become established, do actually create a revolution backwards; and that such a thing has, in fact, been done so far as it is possible for the Supreme Court to go in the matter. A. T. J. TO VOTERS OF SALT LAKE CITY! The Board of Education ask you to authorize it to sell bonds to the amount of six hundred thousand dollars to enable it to buy land, build school houses, etc.; but before you do so, would it not be well to consider all the facts, and understand the result of your action? The City Council called on the city attorney for his opinion as to the legality of the bonds intended to be issued if the vote shall prove favorable. Why did that august body ask the advice of their attorney if, as he says, "school bonds do not and cannot constitute any part of the indebtedness of Salt Lake City, as a municipal corporation?" and if, as he further says, "each school district in cities of the first class is a municipality distinct and As early as 9 o'clock on Satura May 30th, hundreds of persons we seen wending their way into the cemetery, carrying baskets of flown and floral tributes of various dep with which to decorate the grave the dead; and by 10 o'clock, at whe hour Held's band came upon a scene, fully 3000 persons were pres Punctually at 11 o'clock the p... services began in a large wooden st Bear in your mind, voters of Salt ture erected for the occasion, the Lake City, when you vote on the bond of this having been defrayed by question, now or at any time, that the vate subscriptions. The interior law (Sec. 96, page 127) provides as fol- suitably decorated with bun lows: "Bonds issued under the pro- flags, fine palms and flowers. Th visions of this act shall be a lien upon mottoes included "The Nation's Here the taxable property in the school dis--May they Rest in Peace;"" trict issuing them," and if such lien Honor to the Pioneers of Utah. M exists upon your property can it be their Sleep be Peaceful;" and " said that the property is free of incum- Mourn the Honored Dead." Abover brance? You have a home for your-floated the Stars and Stripes at ha self and your family. Do you feel mast. President George Q. Can comfortable under the reflection that, was among the company occupy if you vote for these bonds and they reserved seats on the platform. are issued, you may die before they are paid, leaving those who adhere to you at the mercy of merciless money sharks? It cannot be truthfully said that because I am opposed to the issuance of the bonds in question, I am opposed to education or free schools. On the contrary, I am in favor of both. are The band having played, "Yare my God to Thee," Mayor Scott al the assembly to order and gave a shut address bearing on the history of th day and its general observance thr out the country. The Harmony Glee club, assistet members of the Tabernacle choir, the rendered the song, "A Tear for th Comrades that are Gone," in excelle style. Bishop Leonard of the Episcopa church offered the opening prayer. "Not Dead, but Sleepeth" was sung by the Harmony Glee club. BISHOP WHITNEY'S ADDRESS. If such bonds are issued, I believe under the circumstances it would be difficult, if not impossible, to float them, and besides, I do not believe it good policy to borrow money now, when the rates of interest with high, which to purchase necessity for such purpose is not press- you who have assembled here to do bee property at high prices, when the ing. If we have not school houses or to this day and occasion; a day wh enough, houses can be rented for temporary purposes. Let us not go into debt to build costly edifices when the children can be taught as well in cheaper buildings. Keep out of debt is a good maxim for municipalities as well as individuals. There is an injustice in the law separate from the city in which it 18 which of itself would deter me from and glorious nation of which we form a situated?" City Attorney Hall may be, and no doubt is, a well equipped lawyer, and yet may be mistaken, as all men are liable to be. If the school district in the city is a distinct and separate municipality, why did the Salt Lake City municipality call on its attorney for an opinion regarding a question in somewhat in error. present law, which is clearly unjust, of has been placed among the high tides of the calendar, and set apart, throughout this broad land, for the observance of a This custom originated, I believe, custom at once beautiful and appropriate the decoration of the graves of Uns soldiers, who lost their lives in defense their country, spilling their blood up the battlefield to preserve intact the gresi was widened and extended to include part. It was fitting to so honor suc heroes. But subsequently the custom its observance the decoration of the tombe of Confederate soldiers, those who wor the grey instead of the blue, and foug with equal bravery and equal sincerity for their "lost cause." But it did no stop there; it grew and expanded still until it became a general observance, the which it, as a distinct and separate the school district for thirty custoin, as it is today, to remember everycorporation, could have no interest? days," etc., "and who has paid a Ter-well as soldiers, and strew their graves where the honored dead, civilians as Let us examine briefly the law under ritorial or county school tax, etc.,shall with flowers. It does not fall to the lat which the present Board of Education be entitled to vote at any such meet- of all men to wield the sword, shoulder holds its tenure of office, and possibly ing" (as is contemplated). When I the musket and shed their blood upon it may appear that Judge Hall is reflect upon the fact that a large the battlefield. Yet there are heroes and amount of taxable property in this city heroines equally worthy of honor, who Article XV, page 128, Laws of Utah, is owned by female citizens of the have worn out their lives contending for 1890, section 100, provides that "each United States as well as residents of the right, using pen and tongue, or whatcity subject to the provisions of this Salt Lake city, who have been assessed ever faculties they possessed, in defens article,' etc., "shall constitute one and have paid school taxes, and who, esteemed by them divine. Many of them of truth and righteousness-principles school district." Section 101: "The by the act of the Legislature are ex- lie here around us. We come together Board of Education in each city of the cluded from voting, while male resid- this day to honor them and cover their first class shall consist of the Mayor ents, who may not be citizens of the tombs with garlands. and two trustees to be elected by and United States, are at liberty to saddle It was fitting, indeed, that so beautiful from each municipal ward." a tax upon those who are prohibited a custom should not have confined itself |