The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-28
A CASE OF MULTIPLICATION.

using high-sounding terms without, as il
would appear, at all times having full
comprehension of their scope and meaning
The action referred to was the division OF
that town into precincts, giving it foul
instead of one as formerly. Under the law
the court undoubtedly had the right to do
this whether there was any pressing neces
sity for it or not, and we are at liberty tt
assume that there was occasion for the act
or it would not have been performed. But
taking the other view Of it, where does the
qualification" come in? Instead of multi
flying anything, it looks to US more like eX-
pansion, increased authority. The Com
rncreidI man has doubtless read something
of United States history and run across
a passage where northern statesmen
prior to the rebellion resOrted to the term
in question to define the position of JOHN
c. CALHOUN and his cohorts, for the
simple reason that a name must be
found for everything and while that one
was utterly inappropriate and uniting, it
nevertheless satisfied the budding abolition
intellect and had to stand. Now where,
let us ask, is the resemblance between the
SbEdlucu Audlllg VI AJALuODN BOllCJ anu
the action of Weber county's fiduciary
representatives. That illustrious states
man believed in technically and formally
carrying out the terms of the original COM
pact between the states, by means of
which each commonwealth would be
sovereign and supreme within itself, the
same as individuals were sovereign and
supreme of themselves so long as they did
nothing to forfeit their rights the Weber
county court does not say as much, there
being no CALHOUN nowadays even if there
were any disposition to initiate him. 1t
simply DEGREES that there are too many
people in one particular place for a pre-
cinct, according to the scale of apportion-
ment which obtains elsewhere in the terri
tory, and thereupon it proceeds to make as
many magisterial divisions as its opinion
the numbers call for. This is peculiar
notification, truly!
1t would seem, If the record were
scanned closely and the files of the CONNER
cidI referred to in that connection, as
though though there were another form of
notification, which contained something of
substance as well, in the burg en- the
Weber. Gaining the notes and confidence
Of the people under specific promises to do
or not to do certain things is more than
promise; it is a contract 1t is the only con-
sideration which under the laws we can
properly give for ballots, ard the law not
only recognizes the validity of such engage
ments, but in a general way will uphold
and even enforce them. Now, TO violate
solemn pledges such as cause the populace
to have confidence and take stock in the
man or party that makes them, is ''nullif-
cation" sure enough. 1t is notification to
wilfully disappoint, to repudiate, to Ego
back on to put it in hOmely language; and
that being the case the Liberal city govern
ment Of Ogden are more or less tainted
with the very condition of things which
the paper quoted charges upon the county
COURT, aud for proof we only need to refer
TO the Commercials own language and that
of its quasi ally and full-fedged assistant
here in the cause of Liberalism, so-called,
in Ogden and elsewhere.
In the Ogden production of the 9th it
makes a reference TO the recent action of
the United States officials there by saving
in a subdued tone something about the
place having recovered from the excite
ment Of martial law. It's meaning is, of
course, marshal" law, but maybe the
Office dictionary was loaned out at the time
and thus what would have been the fine
effect of pun was measurably if not alto
gether destroyed. Now, in view of the
fact that the raid referred to in such indi-
rect terms was one in support of the law,
and that those who support the Commercial
took it upon themselves to do that very
thing and failed to do it or come anywhere
near it, is not such an insinuation some
what in the nature of notification? And
since it once more brings vividly before US
the fact that there is or was gross derelic-
ton of duty in the metropolis of Weber
county, and that, too, by the very men
through whose success at the polls that
papers existence was made possible, does
il not seem as though it were doing little
in the multiplying line itself?
The number of the paper referred to goes |
on to "say a word' to Ogden Liberals and |
the council "There has been DISPOSE |
tion,' it says, "to be too lenient. The po- |
ice have not at all times strictly enforced |
The orders of the council and their chief. |
rhe council has to this extent been com
PEELED TO shoulder the blame for non
of the law. The council and |
police board have given orders, but they |
we're not executed. The police by their |
allure to act have placed the city authori-
les in disrepute when the latter were con-
SANITY urging prompt; action. In this
argely lies the cause for outside interior
snce."
"The police by their failure to act have
,laced the city authorities in disrepute'
rave they7 Then since ''they failed to
sct,' why speak reproachfully of the
super o. power which did act! If action
vas necessary, and we all seem to agree
Ipon the proposition that it was, is not find
ng fault with those who initiate and carry
1ut the needed action, in view of no one
Else wanting to dot, somewhat multiplying
IN its toner
The northern euminary does not stop at
his, however. 1t goes on to say that the
marshal and police must settle the matter
n the proper way, and boldly announces
hat 'the police must be watched closely
and the slightest neglect or the first init
nation that they are permitting this or
hat violation of ordinances without prompt
arrests should result in an investigation
and reprimand, suspension or dismissal
IS the facts may justify" Good gracious!
Are the police doing anything more, or
rather less, than the legic of circumstances