The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-21
THAT LETTER.

= On Sunday morning THE HERALr
published what it alleged TO be a letter
written by Chief Justice Zane, addressed
to President Cleveland, endorsing Mar
shall Ireland and requesting the Mar
shal's reappointment. We expected
certain newspapers to which His Honor
toadies, to deny the asserted authorship
of the letter; they would naturally deny
the genuineness OF the paper ii they
knew its authenticity were beyond the
shadow of q doubt. of such dIsreput-
able material are they made, and so
little regard have they for their word.
But we were not prepared to see a
denial OF Zane's authorship with the
apparent sanction and direction of the
Judge himself. We have thought that
fanatical and partisan as His Honor is
on the Mormon question, he had the
moral courage to stand by and
acknowledge his actions, and
that he valued his word too
highly to use it recklessly. Two
newspapers have been emphatic in
their observation-disclosures based on
something strong er than theimagination
of the editors-that Judge Zane never
wrote the letter in question; they are
positive Ia their statements. Now, The
HERALD declares that Judge Zane did
write the letter; that the original draft
is in our possession, with its evidences
Of study, !thougntfulness, its careful
selection of terms of praise; its scratch
ings-out, its erasures and interlinea-
tons; its crude literary construction.
its bad photography and its worse
grammar; We assert that it is in the
well-knovn handwriting of the Chief
Justice, of which fact no one who has
seen any of his chirographical efforts
viii express q doubt upon seeing the
letter, as it does not require an expert
in penmanship to discover that the
hand which writes Zane's opinions
wrote the document Why His Honor
should now deny the letter is difficult to
understand. unless he is ashamed that
he recommended Mr.. Ireland, or does
not like to confess that his influence
with the administration is so small that
in the face Of his earnest appeal and
solicitation, the Marshal was bounced
the very first moment that the Presi-
dent could fire" him, after the receipt
of the Zane plea.
Below we reproduce the letter, Just as
It was written, for the purpose of
illustrating the care, thought and study
which His Honor gave to its consider
alton. Those words in italics. inclosed
in parentheses, were run through with a
pencil, the construction evidently not
suiting the Judge. We have followed
the original literally, in punctuation
and photography. We viii be excused
for suggesting to His Honor and his
newspapers that the former be
.'feerless" enough to stand by his work,
and the latter "discrete" enough to
make no more denials as to the genuine
ness OF the letter. when the proof Of
its authenticity is at hand:
To Grover Cleveland, President of the
United States.
IR:-Hdei1g) In view OF the (Redr
approach of the) fact that (thatl the
present term of z. A. Ireland as U. s.
Marshall viii soon expire (ire take plea
sure a. commanding hin as a diiIiQent
IefFientl faithful and upright Officer.
Aad sS take plea,,Irs] hare no hesitG
ton IN recommending kim as suitable
persoa.l We take pleasure in expressing
the earnest (trish) wish that he will be
reappointed. He Is (peryl familiar with
the duties OF the ofice-(he) and is
dllieent discrete faithful and honest.
BE has the confidence of the courts and
of all persons who have business with
(the ofkesl him as officer or otherwise.
He Is (altroyO prudent feeriess and
sagacious (aHd his) and his gentiemInly
department st all times and his IN
questioned integrity (entitIes him 20 the
has won our unqualified confidence and
respect (of dIL) We believe it will be
exceedingly difficult 10 find a man who
can i'll the Office so well.
Very respectfully,