The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-19
HIS BROTHERS
RECORD CLEAN
Republican Tactics in Idaho Dis.
gust Ben Rich.
THEIR COURSE CONDEMNED
A CASE WHERE BLOOD Is
THICKER THAN POLITICS.
THEIR COURSE CONDEMNED
fsnecial to The Herald.l


n oCATELLo. Ida. oct. ls.-Ben f.
Rich was in town today between
trains, en- route TO Riverside,
where he speaks tonight. repre-
sentative of The Herald interviewed
him in regard TO the kind of campaign
being made on the judgeship OF this
district. II is a well known fact that
a clean campaign was promised by the
Republican candidate for judge. and an
entirely different campaign from that
promised is now being conducted
against the present judge OF the Ju-
dicial district. who is a candidate on
the Democratic ticket for reelection.
and who is also a brother of Ben E.
Rich. While the Republican Rich has
been campaigning. he has endeavored
TO confine himself TO national and state
politics. and 1t is also we'll known
fact that he Is intensely interested in
the coming senatorial campaign.
Disreputable Methods.
His intense Republicanism made him
very cautions in passing his opinion
concerning the iliegitimate methods
pursued by the opponent Of his brother.
but such an abundance OF evidence was
presented to him here that he could
not deny that Mr.. Bulge is STOPPING
70 methods unbecoming a person who
aspires 10 sit upon the bench OF any
court. The attack upon Judge Rich
concerning the question OF purchasing
school land was referred TO and a copy
OF the investigation ordered by Cover
nor Hunt was shown Mr.. Rich, and il
is the concensus of opinion that not
withstanding Mr.. Budge's denial, Ben
Rich was unwillingly convinced that
this attack emanated from the brain
of Alfred Bulge and James H. Wallis.
The same may be said about the
charges made by the Republicans that
Judge Rich decided a water case in
Fremont county in favor of a butcher
from Butte. When pressed for a state
ment concerning these things, Ben Z.
Rich made the following statement:
Defended His Brother.
II have endeavored to confine my
self to legitimate politics and have
tried to be fair with all candidates
upon the Republican ticket, and / re-
greet exceedingly that the campaign
concerning the judgeship of this dis
trict Is not on a higher plane than
ind it. 1 am Republican and my
brother is on the Democratic ticket.
He is one of the earliest pioneers of
this country, and in many sections Of
the state has laid out the majority Of
the old-time water bitches and at
tended to the surveying for the people,
without pay and with no hope of re-
ward. II unjust attacks are to be
a q crQi i'm L
self without natural affections II I did
not demonstrate that blood is thicker
than politics, and !, therefore, hope
that these things Of which you speak
win cease. For anyone TO intimate
that he would not be just and friend
to the settlers of our country is an
outrage that is well known by every
one who has known him all these years
in this state. 1t is an act of dishon-
esty for any person to insinuate that
he would discriminate against our own
citizens, and the people are intelligent
enough to know that three judges are
elected to the supreme court of this
state. whose duty IL is 10 scrutinize
and criticise his decisions. And they
are also fully aware that he now oc-
cupies the exalted position OF judge of
this district, and cannot, therefore,
without degrading the dignity OF the
position he holds, go out on the stump
and meet these false and illegitimate
charges
A Clean Record.
''He has been before the people OF
the district as their Judge for four
years. His record is a public one and
needs no comment The people should
be able TO decide whether he is worthy
of their confidence Mr.. Bulge also
has been a public servant for a term
of four years as a district attorney of
this same district. The same people
who are to pass judgment on my broth
er's record during the past four years
are the ones whom Mr.. Bulge served
in that capacity. They are. therefore.
able to examine his record and can,
therefore. decide without prejudice as
TO his ability as a lawyer, as to his
| integrity and honesty of purpose in
serving the people, and also whether
he is a capable man to sit upon the
bench. These being the facts in the
case. there should be but little cam
paign work done in this direction, and
the Office should be protected from at
tacks on either side by the candidates.
/ hope from now on it will be a clean
campaign. as Mr.. Bulge promised me
il should be-"
President Rich Will go to Salt Lake
City tonight after his speech at River
side.