The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-28

EVANSTON, Wyo., June 26.-The abb
sorbing topic of interest at Evanston
for the past few days is the new trial
of E. S. Croker now in progress at
Cheyenne for the murder Of his bust
ness partner, Harvey Booth. About
100 witnesses have been called to Chey-
enne by the prosecution at an average
cost to the county of about $125. Some
of the witnesses have already returned
without having been put upon the wit
ness stand and the taxpayers are prop
erly indignant at the reckless methods
of the prosecution. When it is remem-
bered, however, that the prosecution
is being pushed not SO much by the
state as by the vindictive friends and
relatives of the deceased, who have
employed private counsel who care
nothing for expenses as long as
they can put UP a sensational case and
break Croker if they can't convict
him, it is not hard to understand the
recklessness of the prosecution.
Uinta county will be almost paralyz-
ed TO meet this enormous EXPENSE.
She is heavily bonded now and her
rate of taxation UP 70 the limit She
has bonds to the amount of 500 fall
which on account of improvident man
agement in the past, she is now offer
ing for sale other bonds which poster
ity viii be called upon TO pay. The
gold standard has deprecated the
property Of this county so per cent.
and the extra CANT management Of
our finances and the Cricker case
threaten to knock off the other so per
cent.
There has been nothing new in the
way Of evidence found on either side
of the Croker case, and there has
nothing new developed except increas-
ed yea! on the part Of some of the
witnesses.
Senator Clark arrived last night
from Washington with his fam
fly after spending a few days with
Iowa. The senator's reception was in
marked contrast with the reception
given Senator Cannon and Representa-
tive Allen in Utah or Representative
Hartman at Butte. No brass band
met him at the train nor did a vast
concourse of his constituents greet him
with glad acclaim. 1t is thought by
many of Senator Clark's hitherto
warmest political friends that he has
missed the opportunity CT his life in
not standing by Teller, Cannon and
Dubois on the silver question. Had
he done so he would doubtless have
been given a grand ovation at every
town in the state from Cheyenne to
Evanston and in this, the town Of his
residence fer so many years, he would
have received a welcome propCTriOnaJe-
ly the equal Of Cannon's at Ogden,
which would have embraced our citi-
zens of all political parties and would
have been not only unanimous but SIN
cere and enthusiastic for no man in
the state has a larger personal follow
ing than Senator Clark. His warmest
personal friends deplore the stand he
took on the silver question and he mas
on his hands the most difficult cam.
paign he ever engaged in If the state
is to be saved for Mckinley and d Re
publican legislature, upon the latter of
which Senator ClQrk's continuance in
public life depends.
The dissatisfaction Of the r publ
cans with the action Of their parry at
St. Louis has inspired the opposition
with lofty hopes of success at the No
Vember election and some disappo:nt-
ments are in store for many. Politics
have been so topsy tuTvy in this t3un-
ty for years and the party duplicity
of so many of our chronic Office hold
ers has been divuleed that party lines
threaten to be utterly ignored. Judge
Knight seeks to succeed himself on the
y
has been SO unfathful to his party
ties that defeat for the nomination
stares him in the face. Seldom has he
supported the Republican county tick
ct. Since he left the Office of prosecut-
ing attorney IN 1880 he has worked
for Mr.. Hamm, a Democrat for that
Office, and always with success Now,
to repay him, NJ Hamm and ether
Democrats are working for the nomi-
nation Of Judge knight on the Republi-
c., Ticket and are using others,
nominaliy Republicans. though in
fact not so as to effect their
purpose; in which event, Mr..
Hamm will be nominated to sue
coed himself as county attorney and
]. w Sammon. Uintas delegate to the
Chicago convention, and the successor
Of 4. L. New as the Democratic lead
er Of the state. viii be county attor-
ney. In the event of Judge knights
defeat for the nomination by Cyrus
Beard, Senator Clarks law partner.
Mr.. Ramm will be Nominated for Judge
and Mr. Sammon viii be taken care of
otherwise. Judge Knight then will use
his influence to defeat Mr.. Beard as
he did two years ago when Beard ran
for county attorney. In case these pans
all fail Mr. Hamm Will remove to Chey-
enne, where Democratic lawyers are
very scarce, and will there seek fame
and fortune al the bar and in politics
for which he has decided bent. Judge
5. T. Corn will undoubtedly be the
Democratic nominee if Judge Knight
wins against Beard
A general and powerful revulsion
against the present regime. however.
is apparently inevitable and the only
thing that can save Uinta county to
the Democracy will be the free silver
ground swell which shakes the very
mountains of our young common
wealth. Let the politicians suppress
it as they may, the sentiment for the
restoration of silver to equal rights
with gold at the mint at is to is not
stronger IA Colorado or Utah than in
Wyoming.
IN DAVIS COUNTY.