The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-18
a FITTING REBUKE.

decision was rendered by Judge Bartch
in the election case, John NJ. Zane, the
impudent attorney for the petitioner,
exhibited the same conceit and pre-
Sumption which he displayed on all pos
sible occasions during the trial of the
cause. The Tribune people, of course,
praised Llin, because his style is theirs.
and the insults he gave TO witnesses
suited their taste and was in harmony
with their scheme to fasten suspicion
where they could not prove guilt, and
they were as much disappointed as he
over the decision.
But Zane's impertinence did not take
well with the pubic, and when he fol-
lowed it up with a sfur on the judge
before whom he appeared in the case,
and an implication on the INTEGRITY of
the Supreme Court before which the
case is TO come, he capped the climax
of his monumental cheek and disguised
even his legal associates. This is what
he said for himself and associate counsel
as gleeful,y published in the Tribune:
'GSuch a remarkable confusion of
ideas is too extraordinary for US to
solve, and we must confess that we are
still unable to ascertain what the
Courts learned opinion means. The
net result of the whole thing is, that
Judge Bartch has absolutely confused
the whole subject, both on prohibition
and mandamuS, and the other side will
appeal the nlandamus cases. The de-
cision of the Supreme Court is easy to
anticipate and the certificates will in
tlhe end go to the Democrats. And in
spite Of the fact that we proved these
gross frauds, and the Utah Commission
stated in open court that the certificates
would be issued to the Republicans, they
| Will not be issued, and the Democrats
will get them in the end and will get
the convention. Judge Bartch's record
we will paste in our hats for future
! reference
In thus criticisng the decision of
Judge Bartch, and anticipating the de-
cisfon of the Supreme Court before the
case was not then even appealed, the
bumptious young sprig of the law not
only overstepped the bounds OF decency,
but undertook without authority ITO in
cuIpalte the gentleman associated with
him in the case, speaking for Them all
without having consulted them on the
matter. He has received from them a
fitting rebuke.
Attorney ogden Hiles. who made the
strongest speech on the side of the
petitioner in the case, being approached
by a Tribune reporter on another mat
ter about which he had nothing to say.
volunteered his opinions as to Zane S
unau thorized expression of the alleged
sentiments of the other attorneys in the
election case. He saidi
eff any of my associate counsel have
made any of the statements above set
out 1 hereby dlsclaim any concurrence
! with any of the sentiments or cOnclu-
stons thereby expressed, as being un-
fair to Mr.. Justice Bartch, all unjust
reflection upon the Supreme Court, anG
also a charge of intended bad faith or
the part Of opposing counsel and theil
Clients, which I have no reason to be
.ieve at this time they or either OF
them contemplate.
'tAt this time 1 have no grounds t.
fear that substantial justice will not bt
done in these eledGOn cases, or that tht
will of the people as expressed by theil
ballots will not be carried out.
I'm my opinion Mr.. Justice Bartch'.
decision will be effectual to defea
. fraud, and TO the issuing of certificate.
to the Republican delegates"
Judge Miner and Judge Bennett, tht
OluGF COuUSSl IL Tie case, II appears
endorsed what Judge Hiles had to cay
which leaves John NJ. Zane separat
and alone in his crude fmpertinence
and in opposition to the gentlemen
for whom he undertook to speak. Thi
ought to prove lesson to him ant
would be profitable to one less opinion
ated and more respectful of the ex
perence and judgment Of older mem
bers of the bar.
The Tribune, which took pains t
endorse Zane and his methods editorial
iy, will have to take its share of tn
: spanking which the associate counse
administer. If that person and tina
: paper will learn that argument doe
: not consist in abuse, and that wha
. they mistake often for smartness i
: only insubstantial froth without valu
and without force, the remarks of Judg
ogden Hfles will serve an excellent pur
: pose.