The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-01
UTAH FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS

It is coming to be quite generally
understood in the community that the
self-styled central committee OF the so
called Democratic party Of Utah. has
for some time past been engaged IN
making mp a list OF names OF alleged
Democrats, to be presented to PRESIDENT
Cleveland, as suitable persons to fill GER
tain designated offices in this Territory.
The chairman of the committee is to
proceed to Washington, and following
the inauguration, lay his list and recon-
mendation before the President. Some
of the names selected are known, while
others are held as committee secrets.
This much, however, may be safely as
serted, that the choice has not fallen
upon persons who will be acceptable to
the people, or who wall best perform the
duties OF the respective offices. The
partisan characteref the committeeman
Is a guarantee that the persons who will
be most offensive and who will bring
most trouble, have been chosen.
1t will be borne in mind that the Ma
tional Democratic platform, adopted in
Chicago, declares that the Territorial
appointments should be made from
bona fde citizens of the Territories,
and this Will undoubtedly be the rule
observed by President Cleveland; but
considering all the circumstances and
probabilities, The HERALD is not clear
tbut marked exception from the rule in
the case of Utah would be preferable.
1t is not believed that the committee
referred to above will be able TO exercise
any considerable influence upon the
mind of the President in making up the
Federal force for the Territory. The
committee represents nobody but itself
it was chosen by no political organiza-
ton, and has no party or following
back OF it, and these facts being under
stood by Mr.. Cleveland, he will not be
apt to listen to its suggestions, except as
coming from so many individuals. At
the same time the President is quite
certain to be influenced in making ap-
pointsnents, and if he makes his selec-
tons from the citizens of the
Territory, he will be apt to
let his choice fall upon men
who shonld not be placed in the
offices. Themen who would bestserve
the government and deal fairly by the
people are not likely to be taken, OF
if they are taken, howl will go up
from the radicals that vigorous course
is not being pursued by the Mormons,
and the Democrats will be made to
shoulder the Utah question. If honor
able, honest, fair-minded citizens could
be appointed all would prefer that they
be selected from bona fide residents of
the Territory, but as this is not pro-
table and if local men are designated it
will be because of their rank anti Nor
mon sentiments, it is preferable that our
officials come from abroad especially is
it desirable that the Supreme Court
judges be sent from the States. There is
no lawyer in Utah with the ability that
should be found in one of these
judges who can afford to accept the
Office which pays only half or a third
as much he makes in his profession
and to elevate to the bench one of the
scrub attorneys who cannot succeed at
the bar would be an outrage upon both
lawyers and itigants There has been
enough of this business under Republi-
can rule.
All things considered, President Cleve-
land will serve the government, the
people of Utah, and his party best, by
making wise selections for Federal
officers in this Territory from among
the worthy citizens of the States. Il
they are chosen from among our citi
zens, the lottery feature of the selec.
tons will be destroyed-all will neces
sarily be blanks; if sent to us there may
be an occasional prize.