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

And you were also placed in the light OF
not only trying to induce the president
| to ignore, if not violate the same law
which he, too had taken an oath to obey
and enforce, but to disregard the fol-
! lowing executive order, which, at the
time, was in full force and effect:
me attention of the department is
hereby called TO the provisions of the
laws giving preference to The veterans in
appointment and retention. The president
ceslres that whenever the needs of the
service VIII justify it, and the laws will
permit. preference shall be given alike in
appointment and retention to honorably
discharged veterans of the civil war who
are fit and qualified to perform the du-
ties OF the places which they seek or are
filling.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, Jan. II, 1902
Il refer to the foregoing provisions of
the federal statutes for the purpose of
inviting attention to the fact that as a
legal proposition. the position | have
taken on these questions is unaSsailabe
The friends of Captain Hobbs, and the
people in general of this state. had a
right not only to expect, but to demand
of you, even though you showed an ut
ter disregard for the interest and well
rare Of the party of which you claim
TO be member, and the platform upon
which you were elected senator, that YOU
observe and follow the law, which YOU
as United States senator, had taken an
oath to uphold and obey
Mo Reflection on Smoot.
What I here state is not intended to
reflect in any way upon your colleague,
Senator SmOOt. 1t is known to practical
iy all who have taken any interest in
this matter that the attitude of Senator
Smoot was the opposite to that which
You have taken. In fact, you have eX-
preSsly taken upon yourself the entire
responsibility of the move made to dis
place Captain Hobbs. In your letter to
me of Feb. 10, 1906 you say:
Whatever mas been decided urOn with
reference to Captain Hobbs, l am per!
s0naly responsible for. In fairness TO
my colleagues referring to Senator Smoot
and Congressman HowelD / think I
should say that they have been in favor
of Captain Hobbs appointment all along
"Push" Is DispIeased
For the alleged interference on my part
in writing to save you from the humili-
alton of being turned down by the pres
ident | incurred the everlasting dispIeas-
ure, singly and collectively, of the push
which, as you are aware, consists of
small cOterie of would-be politicians who
assume TO speak for and dictate to the
Republican organization of this state and
whenever Republican happens to diff
fer from this self-constituted steering
committee on any question pertaining to
the organization, no matter how unim-
portant it may be, he is, so far as the
push is able, read ouh of the party
''Not only do these gentlemen
claim the right to dictate the policy
o fthe organization, but a few of
them, some of whom are holding inn
portant federal positions, have arro-
gated to themselves the power and
authority to communicate by 'nudg-
ings' and 'whisperings' to- the mem
bers of the party who happen also to
be members of the dominant church
what these pretended, self-created
agents claim to be the will of the
leaders of the church in political
matters.
when you. in compliance with their
demands. in the face of both the federal
and state constitutions. which provide
that No religious test shall be required
as qualification for any office of public |
trust refused to consider the applica-
ton of w. ID. Livingston for United |
States district attorney, and turned him |
down because he happens to befa Nor |
mon, | protested against the reasons as |
signed by you for the rejection of his |
application When il became known that |
had thus, without taking COUNSEL !
again exercised one of the inherent rights |
IF an American citizen the wrath of |
these political satellites of yours knew |
no bounds. and they at once through the |
medium of local weekly paper, with |
name which is purely paradoxcal, and |
which is known and accepted as your
personal organ, entered upon a campaign /
IF vilification, SANDER and abuse.
Warns the Senator.
Now, senator, if your friends persist |
n the course which it seems they have |
outlined in this matter. / shall be COM
Delled. in order that the public may cor
-ectly understand the origin of this con-