The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-20
REPORTED CHANGES.

There may De something VI HOtHiDS
in the statement contained in Wash
ington dispatch to the Chicago News,
which was republished in THE HERALD
of Thurs ay. The assertion, was, that
is understood the President intends
to make a number of changes IN the
administration of Utah. 1t is probable
that the. remaining members OF the
Utah Commission will be changed" As
to the suggested changes in the
personnel of the Utah Commission, it is
not believed that anything viii be done
at present, with the exception of filling
the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Governor Ramsey, and
possibly the removal of one
other member of the Commission.
Ramsey's resignation is final, and the
gentleman will not return to Utah I'M
less it be as a visitor. His place will
necessarily have to be filed. There is a
possibility, but not a probability, that
other changes will be made. 1t is known
that AL of them are exceedingly anxious
to hold on to the Office. 1t provides
them handsome salaries, without inter
ferirg with their other duties more
than would the customary vacations
from business. They come here twice
year at the expense of the railroads and
the government, spend few weeks
very pleasantly, and then return to
their respective homes to manage their
private affairs. Naturally they are
10th to surrender their fat positions.
Their chances for holding on may be
briefly stated. Judge Carleton is the
personal proiege of Senator Dan Voor
hees. who secured the place for him and
has since stood by his ward. VOORHEES,
is Democrat, and happens to be one
of the most influential members of the
party with this administration. He
will certainly do. what he can to keep
Carleton in while the latter de-
sires to stay, and the Judge
is not likely to voluntarily go while
reason and life remain with him. The
friend and hacker of Mr.. Pettigrew is
Attorney General Garland, hence it is
safe to say that unless the telephone
scandal shall drive Garland out of the !
Cabinet, and destroy his influence, Pet |
tigrew will stay where he is: There |
must be two Republicans on the Com
mission; the present Republican mem
beers are Senators Paddock, ana |
Colonel Godfrey. The last named is
supported by the Iowa Senators, and
some of the Congressmen of his party
from that State. Paddock is the one
man on the Commission who appears
TO be without influential support; and |
what is also against him is the fact that |
Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska is his
rigorous and determined enemy. 1t |
would please Van Wyck much more |
than it would anybody in Utah, were
Paddock turned out. but fortunately |
for the latter and unfortunately for the |
former, Van Wyck's wishes are not
needed 10 any marked degree by the |
present government: Paddock may
have to go, but why does not appear;
and his claim upon the Office should be
as good as that of any other oRepub-
-lican, especially as he is the ablest man
on the Commission.
It's not change in the membership
of the Commission that is desired so
much as the abolition of the board, and
the remanding of its duties to the pro-
per local officers. The Commission is
an absolutely useless body: there
was never the slightest occa-
sion for it, and the Stiffness OF
continuing the organization daily
grows more apparent. 1t provides
an easy way for spending Sos, 900 a year
of the public money, or rather of giving |
a large portion of that sum to few
men.
AS to the other statement in the
above-quoted telegram. that 1.-THE Pre-
sident intends to make a number of
changes in the administration of Utah.
it is evident the newsgatherer has been
guessing District Attorney Dickson
has just been permitted to withdraw his
and get back into the place
which he left when he got an idea into
his head that he could earn a living by
practieing his profession single-hand ID,
and unaided by government. 1t is
hardly among the probabilities that he
will be turned out so soon after being
The Secretary of the Terri
tory is the one Federal official
among the Republicans who are
holding from previous administra-
tons who administers his Office
in manner satisfactory to all
classes and parties. We doubt if (
single reason can be presented for his J