Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-08-10
WHO J. RANDOLPH TUCKER IS.

WHO j. RANDOLPH TUCKER is.
The Tribune OF this morning wants TO
know "who is the Hon. j. Randolph
Tucker" The DEMOCRAT will enlighten
its information seeking contemporary.
He is Il gentleman about SO years Of age.
He is leading lawyer in the State OF
Virginia. and was Attorney-General OF
that State from 1857 TO 1864. lie was
Professor OF Equity and Public Law at |
the Washington and Lee University at |
Lexington for number OF years He |
has been elected consecutively six terms |
to Congress, and always by overwhelm-
ing majortics. and should he consent TO
run again this fall, would be nominated
without dissenting voice by his
party, and elected by a larger ma
jority than ever before. He has been
a leading member OF Congress for the
last twelve years, and with but few ex-
ceptions his name appears more fire.
quently than that OF any other in the
columns OF the Congressional Record
since he took his seat in the lower
branch of the National Legislature, and
in connection with all OF the leading mat
ters which have been considered by that
body. On account Of his profound legal
knowledge, excellent judgment, industry,
experience and Congressional prom-
nence, he was appointed by Speaker Car
Isle Chairman OF the Judiciary, by far
the most important committee OF the
House. During the last session a very
considerable portion OF his time has been
devoted to the study of the Mormon
question, which he has investigated more
fully than any other member oil either
House, and the result OF which has been
the formulation OF bill, which, when it
becomes law, will wrest from the polyg-
amous and disoyal people OF Utah
every particle Of political power, and in
the course OF a few years wipe out every
vestige of the pernicious institution in
this and every other Territory of the
United States. He is n man whose
integrity was never questioned except by
the Salt Lake Tribune, and upon whose
official record there is neither blot nor
stain that was ever discovered, except
through the mud-begrimed spectacos
of the aforementioned partisan
journal. He is the man who has done
more for the loyal people OF Utah than
any other ten members OF Congress
since the first agitation Of the Mormon
question, and his name will 90 down to
posterity as the originator OF the legis
lation which oblterated from our nationa
escutcheon the last relic OF barbarism by
which it is ut present defaced. 1t would
perhaps have been in better taste for the
Tribune to Have ascertained the above
particulars concerning Mr.. Tucker befor,
villifying him as it has been doing dur
ing the last week. Having done so
much, it appears as the basest in
gratitude in Gentle journal to
abuse him for not doing more-o
in other words, etfecting in Il single ses
sion, thousand times more than has
been accomplished in third of a cen
tury. No intelligent person who ha
watched Chairman fuckers course
upon the Mormon issue during the las
session will question his sincerity, or thu
honesty of his purpose in preparing AM
reporting the bill upon which he has ex
pended so much time, thought and labor
That he would have pushed it through t
final passage Mt the last session had h
possessed the power, is equally certain
That ever an opportunity was given hin
to bring the bill before the House
not true, although it has bee
80 asserted repeatedly by tn
Salt Lake Tribune, which cannot produc
the faintest shadow OF evidence in SUI
port Of its assertion. Mr.. Tucker is ne
ther better nor worse because he repre-
sents district in the State OF Virginia
There is no halo surrounding him, nor
he entitled TO any more or less respec
than a representative from California
Nevada, Michigan or Maine, vii
has equally merited the gratitud
OF the people by his acts. I'll
Tucker bill will be among I'll
first measures OF general intere
which will be reached upon the CONVEX
ing OF the next session. 1t will be passe,
and the name OF its author will be fo
ever identified with the redemption
Utah, and future generations will N
care TO inquire whether he was polit
caly classed as a Democrat or Repnbl
can.