The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-15
TERRITORIAL APPOINTMENTS,

TERRITORIAL ARf0lATMEN1Hs
1t begins TO look as if there were
a brighter and better day for the
Territories in the matter Of Federal
officials for them. The national
conventions of the two great politi-
csl parties have declared that the
officers for the dependencies should
be taken from bona fide resid Els Of
the Territories. This was done in
answer to the persistent and earnest
appeal OF the people. The latter
would like better the privilege OF
eIecting their own officers, but this
they are not hopeful enough to ex~
pect. It would deprive the Presi-
dent of a good deal of patronage,
and neither party is anxious 10 sur
ender anything onto which
It can hold. Since the Repua,-
leans adopted their platform
President Arthur has made several
nominations to the Territories, some
of them being in line of the deciarR-
ton above, while others were ep~
posed to it. In the case Of the
two Utah nominations the sug-
gestion was disTegarded, neither the
governor ner chief justice being a
q resident Of this Territory. Prob
ably Mr. Arthur feels that as he was
not elected on the lately adopted
platform, he Is not bound by 1t. Me-.
Blaine accepts the platform and ap'
plauds all its proEisions, hence in
case Of his eleetion-which seems
hardly pRobable-he will naturally
feel bound by its declarations
and select Territorial ot6 :ers
from Territorial citizens. i4ding
places elsewhere for the political
hangers~on who must be provided
for. The Dem ocratic declaration in
this respect is even more emphatic
than that Of the Republicans, and If
Mr. Cleveland should be ehoseL-
which does seem highly probable
we may feel assured that it will be
obeyed to the latter. It was the
rule with Democratic Presidents,
departed from only in rare instans
ces; in future the departures are to
be less frequent than formerly.
The change will be Immediately
felt for the better, and especially SC
In Utah. Every official has more or
less influence, and each one can
benefit or injure ia scme degree the
community, socially and industri-
ally. The rule with tie average
federal official in Utah, lie 20 hurt
rather than help the country. The
officer has NO interest in the Terri-
tory other than to draw his salary. OF
make money through speculation or
crookedness during the brief period
Of hia official residence. This is not
his home, and he has no intention of
making it such; 1t is merely o tenn
porary stopping place-so temporary
in fact that he seldom owns the
house in which he lives. When his
salary ceases he has only to pack up
his gripssack and return to the
place whence he came, all his in
tereet in the Territory having
ceased. While here if he has put
himself about in the least, 1t has
been against the best interests of
the Territory. II he were citizen
Of Utah all his efforts and all his In.
fuence would naturally be employed
and directed towards the improve
ment Of the Territory in al its
aspects. That which builds up and
benefits Utah helps him, and if he
Injuries the Territory in any Of its
interests he injuries himself. A
marked improvement in the affairs
and condition of this dependency
would coon be noted if all the Fed~
eral officials were bona fde citizens
of Utah and all pulling for its ad-
vancement rather than working for
it's downfall and destruction.
The leaning towards right and
justice to the Territories by both the
parties Is fullof good suggestion and
encouragement. There are better
things in store for the abused col
onies, aud Utah Will derive greater
advantage than any Of the others,
because she is most oppressed.