The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-10
NEW SUPREME COURT JUSTICES.
THE HERALD,
Salt Lake City,

The President has been most PROMPT
in naming successor to Chief Justice
Zane. Judge Zaae's four years term
expired only last week. Indeed, 1t can
hardly be said that his term has eK-
PRED, for while he was appointed IN
July, 1884, he did not take the oath OF
Office and enter upon the duties of the
Chief Justiceship until September OF
that year-we believe. Yesterday,
President Cleveland sent to the Senate,
the nomination of Elliott Sanford, OF
New York, 10 be Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of Utah. This is al
most equivalent to bouncing Of Judge
Zane. especially as His Honor was an
applicant for reappointment, and his
friends were circulating petition for
his retention when news of the naming
of his successor came. As THE HERALD
said on Sunday morning, it is sorry
that Judge Zane permitted himself TO
seek continuance in the Office. That
he could get it was out OF the question,
and his application placed him. in the
attitude of seeking favors where he had
no right to ask them, and CT trying to
continue ia the occupancy of an office
against the wishes, if not the open pro-
test of the majority of the community.
He also poses as an otice-seeker, and
hus confesses q want OF confidence
in himself and his ability to battle with
life independently THE HERALD hoped
and expected better things from Judge
Zane, and regrets that he has weakened
himself as private citizen by the man
ner in which he has gone out of office
into retirement.
OF the gentleman'S record on the
bench, some little praise and much
in criticism might be said, but es the
people of Utah are forever done with
Judge Zane as an Interpreter of the law,
The HERALD is also done with him. We
wish him no i'll, and trust that. if he
shall conclude to remain among Us
and practice his profession, the commu-
nifty will be kinder towards him than he
has been towards it.
1t seems also that Associate Justice
Foreman has been uncerem oniously
bounced, John W. Judd, of Tennessee,
having been nominated for Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court OF the
Territory and We assume that it is Bore
mans place be is to take. 1tcan hardly
be Henderson, s, who is enc IF CleYe-
lands appointees, and the bill provid-
ing for fourth Justice has not yet be-
come law. With the exception Of
brief interval Judge Foreman has been an
Associate Justice of tho Supreme Court
since March, 1878, his long continuance
in office under several administrations
illustrating how thoughtIess and incon-
siderate the powers that be have been
as regards the Judicial affairs of the
Territory. Foreman has been here
fifteen years, and on the bench all that
time with the exception Of two or three
years, and if there is one persona
IdWN0 VI 1dJ A1ou, WIZ Will say u6 Is
sorry the judge has been removed for
good and all, we will do no more than
simply ask, why?
So far as We are aware nothing is
known here of the new appointees.
We can say this much, however, their
nominations will be hailed with
pleasure, and their coming will be well
come by tbs people of Utah. The situa-
ton is such that a change will neces-
saTiIy be an Improvement in the esteem
of the public, whether or not it will he
one in fact.
The new judges will doubtless be
here in time fer the next sitting OF the
Supreme Court, in August.
IT IS said that millionaire Mackey.