The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-20
MORE OF IT.

Nothing that has occurred in politics
lately, has so stirred up the press and
statesmen of the country as the removal of
Chief Justice SANFORD. Newspapers of
all shades of political opinion denounce the
act as arbitrary, unlawful and outrageous,
and some Of them do not hesitate to demand
the impeachment of the President and the
retirement of his attorney-g general. THE
HERALD has already republished columns
of editorial articles from the leading jour
mails of the country, and every mail brings
more papers treating the matter in a similar
manner. Judge SANFORD has been made
famous throughout the nation by this af-
fair, and at the expense of the President
and Attorney General MILLER. The pres
ent storm of indignation may be expected
to subside after a time, but it is certain
another will burst forth next winter when
the Senate shall be asked to confirm the
nomination of Judge ZANE.
Below we reproduce extracts from edi-
torials in prominent journals, which further
illustrate the opinions of the editors on the
proposition that the executive has the right
to dictate a policy TO a judge on the
bench 1t is evident that the idea will not
be supported, and President HARRISON will
have to recant. The Wilmington State
Journal, the leading Democratic newspaper
of Delaware, in its issue of the 18th INST,
recites the particulars of the case, and
says:
The question is what particular policy should
the President have concerning Utah to which a
Justice of the supreme court must comply to
hold his position? If there We're any charges
rTr,frT ba hpl of
should have been published; if there were none
he should not have been dismissed. This is GER
tainly q novel idea introduced by Mr. HARHI
son.
The OMAHA Herald has found two news
papers with sufficient lack of principle and
intelligence to attempt defense of the
President. How weak that defense must
be is illustrated in the HerdJd's editorial
remarks in its issue of the 14th, under the
head, "The Organs Predicament."
The HeraLd is not disappointed in observing
those other eminent apostles of republicanism
in its worst form, the Omaha Republican and the
Lincoln journal, emulating the Bee in quick de-
Tense Of HARRISONS policy in making the
Utah judiciary subservient to mis- political meth
DDS There is not an intelligent man in the
country who does not know that the Hsratd'S
exposure demonstrates HARRISON'S Vulnera-
bility, and the Republican organs are naturally
not slow TO appreciate the necessity for defense.
OF action on the part of these defenders in aOjur-
ing argument upon the real OffeEse-tle coercion
of Tie judiciary 10 a policy" They laud Judge
ZANE as a good man; they denOunce the Nor
mons as vicious law breakers; they attack Judge
SANFORD because he was a Democrat, but
never a word of augmentation upon the right
or wrong Of requiring a Judge on the bench TO
administer the laws upon line Of policy" 1t
is uphill work with the organs defending HAIR
RISON in this-bUt they must do il, you know.
The most widely read and perhaps the
most influential Democratic newspaper in
the United States, is the New York World
In the issue Of the 18th, the editor has these
cutting and characteristic paragraphs.
The removal Of Judge SANFORD, chief Justice
OF the supreme court OF Utah, upon the ground,
rs stated by Attorney General MILLER that
his administration of the office is not in
harmony with athe policy which the Presi-
dent deemed proper to be pursued with refer
ence to Utah affairs has created much aston
iShment. Judge SANFORD at once responded
that his earnest purpose has been Ito ad-
minister justice and the laws impartially to all
And he added the cutting observation that
''If the President Of the United States has
any policy which he desires the supreme court
TO carry out in reference to Utah affairs, other
than the one l have pursued, you may say to
him that ne has done very well to remove me-"
Its naturally asked if the President has any
different policy" than this for judge. The re
yersal by Judge WOODS, the Presidents near
friend OF his rulings in the DUDLEY case, in |
order to prevent the indictment of that indi- |
vidual. and the same judges action in Quashing
indictments against illegal voters and corrupt
Presidents judicial policy is decidedly politi
cal