The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-18
JUDGE zANE's INFLUENCE.

The HERALD will preface what fol-
lows by the assertion that the letter be-
low was not stolen from the United
States mails, nor was it prigged from
the postofice, in this city. 1t is simply
the copy of q letter in the handwriting
of the distinguished Chief Justice of
this Territory, Hon. Charles s. Zane. A
copy is now on file in the executive
office at Washington. with the sigma
ture OF Judge Zane attached. Perhaps
some will say that THE HERALD should
have corrected the photography, the
grammar. the construction and the
punctuation of the Judge. but since
receiving the letter we have not seen
His Honor. and we do not care to
take the liberty of changing his copy:
besides. the original now in our posses
sion, shows evidence of much thought
and care having been bestowed upon it
hence the presumption is that the letter
appears precisely as Judge Zane desires
it; it is certainly as he wrote l., copy"
being followed literally. Again. il
does not detract from the purpose or
effectiveness OF the appeal. that His
Honor causes Noah Webster to turn in
his grave by his spelling of Marshall"
'discrete. feerless," "dilligent," and
''unqustioned, NOR that he causes COM
motions in the tombs OF Lindley Muir
ray and Pinneo by his reckless disregard
OF the rules of grammar and literary
construction. But here Is the letter:
To Grorer ClereIa'sd, President of the
United States:
Sir:-In view of the fact that the
present term of z. A. Ireland as L. $.
Marshall will soon expire we take
pleasure in expressing the earnest wish
that he will be reappoInted. He is
familiar with the duties of the office
and is dilligent discrete faithful and
honest. He has the confidence of the
courts and of al persons who have
business with him as officer or other
wise He is prudent feerless and saga
cious and his genuemanly department
at all times and his unqustioned integ-
rity has won our unqualified confidence
and respect We believe il will be ex-
ceedingly difficult to find a man who
can i'll the Office so well.
Very respectfully
But it wasn't for the purpose of illus
tratiig His Honor's lack of education,
nor 10 emphasize his want of such
learning as the ordinary common school
pupil acquires, that we publish
the letter; it was mainly to demonstrate
the mighty influence which Chief Jus
tioe Zane exercises with this ad oinistra-
hon. 1t has been understood all along
that the Judge had the inside ears OF
the President and Attorney General,
and was absolute master of the situation
20 far as the Federal force in this Terri
'ory, in any way connected with the
courts. was concerned; and this letter
the absolute correctness |
Of the popular idea and estimate OF the |
man and his power. The letter was sent |
70 Washington in February. and on the |
very first day that he could get rid of |
him, the President bounced Mr..
Ireland, who was so "dilligeat.
iiscrete, faithful and honest"
10 "feerless and sagacious," Though it
would be so Exceedingly difficult TO
ind a man who could fill the Office so
veil"
Now. as q friend to Utah and in be.
lalf of the cause of honesty and reform
n the civil service. LIE HERALD appeals
o Judge Zane to write letters urging the
'etention of others of the "discrete" and
'feerless" officials by whom he is sur
'ounded; and If it is not asking too
much, viii he not please write one in
lis own behaltf 1t is his kind of influence
Is shown in this instance. that will do
Utah invaluable service at the present
ime.