The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-14
Hon. William NJ McCarty.

method OF Calculating the truth, and
have no intention now of engaging in
one with you, 1t would seem that your
aim all along has been to place me in
| an unpleasant light before tho public, and
you no doubt think you have succeeded.
However that may be, you have with GER
tainty advertised your own utter UNIT
ness to occupy judicial office. You are
q Justice-soon TO become the Chief Jus
tice-of the highest court of this State.
You are bound to conduct yourself with
| such dignited regard for the traditions
of your high Office that no reproach can
| be brought upon II through you. II the
| thinking people of this State arc
satisfied with your attitude, IL must DO
because they delight in the spectacle OF
n Justice OF their Supreme court becom-
ing a common purveyor OF gossip and
scandal and cheap sepsationalism, and
| that they rejoice In beholding the cham
bers OF their most exalted tribunal
occupied by one who spends his time
In unseemly political controversy, In
scolding advocacy OF the claims Of some
applicants for office, and In bad tempered
opposition TO others. who, without eN-
cuse or provocation. writes insulting
letters. and then, in violation OF the
ordinary rule which obtains among
E5ullCulcus lHdl pllNdl correspondence
is sacred, publishes them with no ap-
parent reason. unless II be TO crafty
his own or some other persons malice
or to give himself notoriety: and. finally,
who confesses, with naive but humillat-
ing ignorance of the depths TO which
he thereby drags his high position, that
he comes and goes, like any errand boy.
at the beck and call Of n newspaper
editor. TO consider the editorials which
he may choose to write.
BY your own showing, you have never
been content TO confne yourself TO the
important duties OF your own Office. but
you have arrogantly demanded the right
to direct and regulate the appointment OF
the officers OF the United States In
even with yourself as TO the reasons
which justify their selection. You pre-
tend to have great regard for that pro-
vision OF the State Constitution which
forblds the imposition OF religious
test, and In your letter written TO me
with reference to Livingston, declare that
the proposition 10 appoint man TO office
because he is a Gentle is subversive of
the Constitution and opposed to the basic
principles OF the Government. And yet.
only a few weeks previous you wrote the
following letter to me with regard TO
the Salt Lake postmastership, which you,
curiously enough. omitted to publish
along Win your Quiet JClleES, duu "ulCHI
in view of your having published the re-
mainder OF the correspondence. I feel at
liberty TO now quote:
Salt Like City: Dec. 90, 1905,
Hon. George Sutherland, I. S. Senator, Wash
ineton, d. c.:
aware. effort is being made by small
coterie OF politicians TO have J. u. Eldredgc
succeed the Hon. A, l., Thomas as postmaster
Of this city.
believe I voice the sentiments OF at least
90 per cent of the straight Gentle Re
publicsns Of this city in saying that no
greater calamity could possibly befall the
vt Washington, ID. C, TO per-
nit change in that Office at this time. A
change such as the one referred TO, should
il be made, would be regarded and character
izcd by the Gentle Republicans
well ms by many of
the Mormon Republicans, as political
outrage. l am credibly informed that some
nf the representative members OF the Amer
Icnn' party have expressed hope that Gov
Thomas Will fail OF rcappointment and the
office be given TO some Mormon. ms it would
have a tendency, so they claim, to drive
many Gentle Republicans, who friends
and admirers of GOV. Thomas, into tho
American" party 1t is unnecessary for me
10 state that the change is not asked for in
the interest Of the public because it must be
conceded That n more efficient or faithful
faction cannot be found. Gov Thomas has
always been n faithful and Jealous party
worker and tower OF strength in the or
yanization, and no reason can be assigned
Mr.. Eldrcdgc, or, for that matter, any other
Republican. Therefore, in tho interest of
equity and fair dealing in party politics as
we'll as in the interest OF the Republican par
~ of this State. I desire to go record
Is being .unulterably opposed TO any change
)eihg made.
This is not confidential communication.
ou may make whatever use of it you may
]eem proper, us il is written wholly upon |
NY instance and responsibility, unsoo
icited by and without the knowledge of Gov. !
Thomas
Wishing you n merry Christmas and
lappy New Year. am, yours very truly.
w, N. NJ 'CARTY, |
On December 90. 1905. you seemed fear
ul that some Mormon" would get the |
,flce Of postmaster to the scandal |
md sorrow Of the straight" Gentle |
republicans and the joy of the Amerl- |
,an party, while on May 26. 1906. what |
you call your soul was horrified at the |
dea of some Mormon" being turned
lown upon the ground that he was a
Mormon If your first letter does not |
advocate the appointment OF GENTLE
Is postmaster on the ground that he
S a Gentle and the turning down
" a Mormon on the ground that he is
Mormon, and wholly as matter of |
political expedency. IL is meaningless
4 you meant what you said then. had
'ou overlooked the Constitution and for !
gotten about the basic principles Of
he Government" which you suddenly
'ecalled when you fancied you saw an
opportunity to put me in false po-
,ition. or were you simply playing fast
md loose with your own opinions all |
he way through?
So much for that,
When | received and read your letter
" March 30, which you have now pub
ished. l felt outraged at what T con-
;Idered It's gratutous and studied lnso-
ence, There had been nothing in our
previous relations that I was aware of
nothing In our prior corre-
pondence-that would Justify the send
ng OF such a letter. The letter which
had written you about Capt, Hobbs.
md which you were ostensibly answer
ng, WAS frank but entirely respectful. ]
ind | submit to any unprejudicod reader
hat this letter OF yours was wholly
Without excuse or provoCation. l could
lot reply TO II except in terms which
did not care to use TO any one holding
he exalted Office which you held. or
Without seeming to recognize your right
u. H.