Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-27
TWO VIEWS.

Two eultOflalS from our lllOLllhAS NS'i'0-
poraries. the Tribuas and the Herdtd.
Perhaps il is needless to say that the
views expressed are different. Either
paper is very solicitous for Mr.. Marshall
and that he shall not put himself in
false light Says the Tribune:
..The Tribune has few comments to make
ON this. IL is not asking for the retention OF
Mr.. Dickson or Mr.. Ireland for an hour IN
Office. 1t does demand, however, that
neither of these gentlemen, nor any other
Federal office-holder now resident i'll Utah,
shall be relieved Of his office IN way to
make il seem as though the act was a Mor-
mon triumph.
1t is pertinent to 3sk, What if the re-
movals are made, no matter for what
reason, and the Mormons themselves
shall look upon the removals as signal
triumph, what then? They certainly can
not be enioined from holding such re-
movals, ii any there shall be, to be
triumphs, and what is more, triumphs
brought about by special Intervention OF
Providence.
After speaking about various atiidavlts
that the "Mormons have been industri-
ously manufacturing" and the petition
for Mr.. Marshal's appointment, the Tri-
buns makes this comment:
"A high-spirited, honorable gentleman
like Mr.. John A. Marshall cannot afford TO
be placed in such a light as that; he cannot
afford to place himself in such position be
fore this community.
Mr.. Marshall's character being without
reproach and his ambition honorable, he
can afford to let people condemn or
praise him, while the manner in which
he will discharge the duties Of the Office
to which he is said to aspire, il he shall
be entrusted with it, will be his yindica-
ton or his condemnation. Ii he were so
anxious as some would have him to place
himself right in the eyes OF different
classes of people, it would be the first in
dication OF his unfitness for the Office of
District Attorney If Mr.. Marshall be
appointed to the District Attorneyship,
his sole duty will be to prosecute violat-
ors of the law earnestly, honestly and inn
partially.
The rumor which says that Mr.. Mar
shall is an applicant for the office which
MIR. Dickson now fills, and ably fills, also
says that petition supporting the appli-
cation will be forwarded to Washington,
and in connection with this the Tribune
SAYS:
IF with the petition there goes Il plain
statement that the signers do not endorse
the affidavits of Mormons, or Jack Mormons,
which charge Mr.. Dickson with failing III
his duties, then there is not word to be
said, and if Mr.. Dickson, because he Is
Republican, shall be removed and Mr.. Mar
shall, because he is q Democrat, shall be
appointed, there should be not only no COM
plaint on the part of Republicans, but rath-
er Mr.. Marshall should be rallied around,
supported in every effort TO do his duty, and
cheered whenever he may win triumph.
For the gentlemen who have signed or
may sign Mr.. Marshalrs petition TO make
the statement contemplated by the above
would be for them to show themselves
weaklings and afraid lest their position
might be misunderstood. We have heard
the names OF some who are said to be on
that petition, and we do not believe that
they deem it ut all necessary to clear the
ground for themselves before they clear
il for Mr.. Marshall. Certainly there
are some men in Utah who are not afraid
of the bug-a-boo cries which scare so
many.
The view the Herald takes is one dis
playing equal anxiety that Mr.. Marshall
shall not be like Mr.. Dickson. 1t SAYS:
There should be an absence of prejudice
and total lack of vindictiveness, two quail
ties which characterize the present District
ATTORNEY wise officer can perform his
duties, disaCreeable to himself and offensive
TO the community as they necessarily must
be in many instances, IN such way as to
enforce the law without arousing the antag
onism of the people, and keeping the COM
munity in state of excitement and turmoil
fatal 10 peace and destructive of property"
\ District Attorney should be without
prejudice and vindictivcness Us the Her
ald says, and we very much doubt if they
exist in Mr.. Dickson to nearly the
extent that the Herald intimates.
As TO that other part of the Herdld'S
comments we cannot subscribe, for as
every one here knows whenever any per-
sistent and energetic attempt is made here
TO enforce the Edmunds law, no matter
how gentlemanly and courteous the Dis
trict Attorney may he, 1T will always he
said that the community is being kept in
a state of excitement and turmoil fatal to
peace and destructive of property" And
so far as Mr.. Dickson's department as
gentleman is concerned, it has been
matter OF common comment that he is
Singularly courteous and deferential to
witnesses; this comment we have heard
made by witnesses whose relations were
on trial at the time. But we admit that
whenever the District Attorney has asked
a question of witnesses which they were
reluctant to answer, such questions have
always been deemed an insult by the
witnesses, their friends, and their sympa
thizers; and on this hypothesis, no man
can offer such an insult and still he 4
gentleman.
The Herald follows the comment which
we have just quoted with this one:
I'm other words, ii is possible for man
ID be District Attorney, and do his whole
duty To the Government without being an
enemy TO the Territory, injurious TO Its best
interests"
No it is not SO long as the great majori-
" of the people OF Utah hold such theo-
ries as TO their rights rs they do now, and
that the best interests of the Territory
require that they should be allowed TO
violate the law mmolested