The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-12

which | urged the retention of Hon. Ar
/ thur l.. Thomas as postmaster of this
! city, giving my reasons therefor, you
again invited me to keep you posted as to
the trend of events here. In the course of
! your letter you say: L am glad TO have
! your letter and the information which it
contains. And again. in the same let
ter: L would be glad 90 hear from you
as TO any new developments which you
may think bear upon the situation
Il do not refer to these matters as an
apology, nor as a defense for having writ
ten YOU but, as it is claimed by some of
your political advisers, who are in SYM
pathy with what you have accomplished
and much that you have failed to accom-
plish. by way of distribution of federal
patronage in this state, that, by exer-
clSlng the inherent right of an American
citizen in writing to you in regard to the
matters that l shall refer to without first
taking counsel from them and adopting
their views in regard to those matters, /,
in the vernacular of their own slang
'butted in | simply call attention to
our interview and the correspondence re-
ferTed to for the purpose of showing that
have complied, though inadvertently,
with the rules they seem to have fOrmu-
lated and the conditions they assume to
impose on those who desire to address
you on public matters.
Again Talks of Veterans.
y
opposed to the appointment of Captain
Hobbs TO succeed himself as register of
the United States land office in this state,
and that you had decided to recommend a
change, L following the lead of hundreds
OF representative citizens of this state
registered a protest against the old vet
cram being Disseminated against. In do
ing this only asked that you show a de-
cent regard for the platform upon which
you became senator, and to observe and
follow the law which you, as senator of
the United states. had sworn to do. For
as YOU are aware, Sec. 1754m U. S. Rev
Stat QS3S) provides that:
. Persons hOnorably discharged from
the military or naval service by reason
of disability resulting from wounds or
sickness incurred in line of duty shall be
preferred for appointment to civil office,
provided they are found to possess the
business capacity necessary for the prop
er discharge of the duties of such office
Sec 1865:
In grateful recognition of the SER
vices, sacrifices and sufferings of per-
sons honOrably discharged from the mill
tary and naval SERVICES of the country,
by reason of wounds, disease or the expi-
ration of terms of enlistment it is re-
chants. manufacturers. mechanics. farm
ers and persons engaged in industrial
pursuits, to give them the preference for
to remunerative situations
and employments.'
Corporate Clients.
"Your friends who were SO clam
orousIy demanding that Captain
Hobbs be turned down to furnish a
lucrative position as a reward to one
of your political 1ieutenants, who,
they had every reason to believe,
would be more active in furthering
their interests politically, as we'll as
your own, and. as believed by many,
the private interests of one of your
clients which, it is claim
ed, desired change, appeared to
take the position that, as coal COM
panies and their attorneys are not |
specifically mentioned in either of |
said sections, you were not included |
within the provisions theneof, nor in
any wise bound thereby. While many
Of your friends, because of their zeal |
and self interest in this matter, may |
De partially excused for the liberal |
they place upon the
foregoing provisions of the federal
statutes. you cannot be judged by
the same charitable rule. You, being
4 lawyer, were expected to give its
provisions, which you had taken an
bath to obey, a reasonable construc-
ion.
Your conduct in trying to defeat the
e. appointment of Captain Hobbs placed /
'ou in the attitude of doing all in your
power to evade, if not override, the law.