The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-27
THE FEE FIENDs.

United States Deputy Marshals from
this (the Third) District, made a raid
into another County and District on
Monday. They went to Payson in the
First District. where they subpenae1 a
number of persons as witnesses 10 sp-
pear before the Grand Jury. These
witnesses were brought to Salt Lake
Lake City. distance of perhaps seventy
miles, and being taken before a COM
missioner were compelled to give bonds
for their appearance when wanted.
TIE HERALD respectfully asks Mr..
Attorney-General Garland, as head of
the Department of Justice, and the
Federal official immediately charged
with the duty of seeing that ex-
penditures of money by the depart
If he authorizes or approves this sort of
thing or does Mr.. Garland understand
how things are being managed here, in
his name and apparently by his instruc-
ton? We have frequently called atten-
ton to the reckless, outrageous extray-
agance on the part of the court clique,
and propose to continue the exposures
until there shall come q cure for the
evil, though the effort may carry us be
yond the Attorney General for the
remedy.
The motive actuating the officials
is fees-to get as much from the gov
eminent as possible, and keep it in the
hands of the little ring. In Mondays
raid, reported in our local columns, the
deputies went from this city. because
the fees would be greater than if the
service were made by the deputies in
the First District. Had the latter served |
the subpenaes the mileage would have
been for perhaps twenty miles, while |
now it will be charged for more than |
three times that distance. But the out |
rage is more than ever giaring when it |
is known that United States Commits |
sioner resides within an hours ride of \
Payson. Yet the witnesses were brought !
past him, andcarried fifty miles further
IN order that the pet Commissioner in
this city might get the fees in the case.
1t should be borne in mind that |
these witnesses are not bound over |
to appear before the Grand Jury |
of this District, but to go be-
fore the inquisitors of the First Dis
trict AT Provo, near the homes Of the
witnesses. Can any other interpreta-
ton be put upon the business than that
the running up Of large fee bills Is the
object Of the Marshal, the District At
torney and the fsvorite Commissioner
If the First District deputies are incom-
petent, or incapable of q faithful per-
Torrance of their duties, wouldn't the
proper course be to remove them and
install others who would be eficient7 If
the United States Commissioners of the
other districts are unreliable, unworthy
or inefficient, why doesn't the Supreme
Court bounce them7 If they are reliable
and efficient, why are they
not entrusted with the business
which properly should 90 before them?
1t might also be asked what the Asso-
ciate Justice who presides in the First
District thinks OF the court officers OF
his district being ignored as incompe-
tent and not trustworthy
Hsuch things occurred only occasion
ally. there might be an excuse for it,
but as it is being done all the time, the
only reasonable inference is that the
little ring in this city. headed by Marshal
Ireland, and tailed by Commissioner
Mckay, are working the fee racket
against the government for their own
exclusive benefit.
This is supposed to be a Democratic
administration, which should mean
that it is an economic administration.
Unfortunately for the national treasury,
the Utah branch of the government
continues Republican, not only in the
politics of the officials, but in their
r,or,av-makinO DrocIivities