The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-12

Despite the combinations which he
has made, it would seem that the road
over which Attorney General Bishop is
travelling in order to reach the position
Of United States attorney for the state
of Utah has a few boulders strewn
along it,
The attorney general hasn't a bed of
roses upon which to walk by any
means. for the labor element is after
him hard The Utah Federated Trades
have sent protest to Washington,
asking that Bishop be not appointed.
This protest sets up several things.
1t charges him with derelictiOn in duty
and with incompetence. According to
the assertions of the protest the at
torney general has not a single quail
fication for the position to which he is
aspiring.
The language Of the document is as
Hon. William Mckinley, Washington,
D. g:
Mr.. President-The Utah Federation
of Labor protests to your eXcellency
against the appointment of Mr. 4. c.
Bishop to the Office of United States
district attorney for this state
Mr.. Bishop is attorney general of
Utah. and has absolutely refused to
defend the constituti0nality of the Utah
eight-hour law. Neither would he al
low the funds of the state to be used
to defray the costs Of printing briefs in
the said case.
The organized labor of the state has
been compelled to retain attorneys and
assume cost of long and expensive liti-
cation as a result of his refusal to do
his duty
Mr. Bishop coolly informed US that
the taxpayers of the state did not
want this law and he did not propose to
spend their money to defend il. All
this in the face of mis- sworn duty.
which specifically obligates him to de-
fend all the laws Of the state when
ever and wherever assailed.
In view of his open and known hos
tility to the laboring classes. we feel
constrained to enter this protest, and
in addition to the above we believe him
to be utterly incompetent TO perform
the duties of the office
This protest was signed by the Off
GERS of the Federated Trades. and was
sent to the president, while a copy was
forwarded to each of the Utah mem
bers Of the senate and house.
If Mckinley can be judged by ante
election promises, il will have some
weight. but judging from results in
other states it does not seem as if
matter Of this kind would have much
effect
However, there will come a time per-
haps when Bishop viii be a candidate
fer an elective office in this state. and
-then-the boys won't do thing to
i'm"
The information published in yester-
days Herald, to the effect that Bishop
and Cherrington and Whittemore and
Brown have combined. caused consid-
cradle discussion among the politicians
Yesterday and Telrpb cr0nc1Tlofinr .
INDUCED in as to whether Bishop did I
not have the long end of the trade. /
Because, while Wi.e- had some sup
port from Utah. CherringtOn has a /
host back in Ohio in the person of his I
father. who ought to be able to do a 4
good bit of work in his behalf.
However. Whittemore has the unani-
nous backing of Peek-a-b boo Camp.
who is using all the powers at his
command TO get the lathy statesman
selected for the place. 1t is said that
Peek-a-bOO has held several confer
ences with the president and the new
attorney general upon the matter with
considerable success. Mckinley is re-
p rted as having said to Peek-a-boo
that he would appoint his man if he.
Camp, would only go away and leave
him, the president. alone. and Peek-a-
boo is reported as having accepted the
terms.
be appointed consuls from this state
are dashed. according to a rumOr
which reached the city from far away
Washingto2. 1t is said that a Semi
official announcement has been made to
the effect that the selection of J. c.
McNally. as consul general to Bogota,
viii he charged to Utah and that viii
be the only representation in the diplo-
matte service this state win get during
this administration
It viii be remembered that Congress
man Stone, Of Pennsylvania, objected
to AicNally being charged to the Key
stone commonwealth and declared the
appointee was not a resident there: but
belonged in Utah. 1t now appears
that Stone has carried his point and
that 2. candidate for Il similar place
from Pennsylvania will get there by
changing the entries on the books.
This being fact. it is proper to arise
and inquire what is going To become
of Frank Lea, General John Lu Tay-
lor. Judge Lochrie and the balance of
that little Spartan band who fought
bled and all but died in an effort to
carry this state; to swing Utah into
line FOR the gold standard, with such
marked success that Bryan was cut
down to a measly $4,000 majority.
@ o O.
If republics are to be considered I'M
grateful. what must be said of the
Republican party which leaves its sup
porters IN the lurch like this. 1t was
bad enough TO turn down Jake Green
valid and Wesley K. Walton, but Lea,
Lochrie and Taylor are three illustri- ,
Gus names which should be written
on the rolls (pay rolls somewhere, and
for some amount.
True General Taylor promises to be
q candidate for congress under GER
tain conditions. but what reward is !
there in wearing the shoes of Lafayette
Holbrook. The honor of running is an
empty one. What is needed is a place
where the paymaster's check appears
every quarter, to say the least
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