The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
AN OPEN LETTER TO HON. GEORGE SUTHERLAND
UNITED STATES SENATOR AND THE "MACFIIN

discussing these cases or any other mat
ters that l could be induced TO render
n dishonest or UNJUST decision because
of prejudice or through improper in
hucnces, and denied having said any
thing from which such an Inference
could be drawn, but he denied having
at all used or even having mentioned
my name in relation 10 that incident
lie insisted upon relating, however,
what, as he claimed, actually did take
place,
When he had about concluded his
statement, CHIEF Justice Bartch came
up. and the Ma lor repeated to the
Chief Justice what he had just stated
to Judge Howell and myself. AT the
time the Major made the statement we
were in front of the Bridge Drug stcrc
and near several bystanders,
After the interview was ended and
| had gone to my home, III thinking over
what had occurred and knowing that
/ The Tribune, from some source, had
become advised OF the alleged inter
view between Judge Howell, Maj.
Breeden and William Spry. | decided,
in view of the fact that ! had talked
the matter over with Maj. Brecden and
had, to that extent, become connected
with IL, and Maj, Brceden being an
| officer of the court, holding an official
| position which is regarded as one Of
| dietary, in fairness to HIM that The
| Tribune ought to have his version of
the matter before commenting on it.
And |, thereupon, called Col. Nelson up
by phone and stated to him that if he
would see Maj. Breeden, or send some
one. the Major would probably give
his version of what had occurred al the
Ogden episode to which he had invited
my attention short time before.
The following day The Tribune, as
you will remember, published an inter
view which they claimed to have had
with Maj. Breeden.
A few days after, Bryant S. Young,
reporter for the Intermountain Re-
publican, called at the Clerk g Office
and, in my presence. stated that Chief
Justice Bartch had been accused of adj
vising The Tribune of the interview
with MAJ. Breeden referred to in front
of the Bridge drug store. L informed
HIM that l, and not Judge Bartch, had
suggested to The Tribune that if they
would call upon Maj. Breeden he would
no doubt give his version of the mat
ter. and then | proceeded to state why
and how / came TO do so, as L have
August 8, instead Of publishing the in
terview as it actually transpired be-
tween myself and Mr.. Young, the editor
of the 1ntermountain Republican came
out in a long and labored article in
which he, at least by innuendo. if not
directly, made the false, malicious and
unfounded charge that L had discussed
with Col. Nelson and The Tribune cases
pending before the court of which T
am a member, and intimated that de-
cisions had been trimmed and moulded
IN accordance with the views and wishes
of the Salt Lake Tribune,
Several days have now elapsed and
no modification or retraction has been
made IN the 1ntermountain Republican.
On the contrary, the paper has con-
tlnued to repeat its wanton and un-
called for attacks; hence feel that the
time has now come when [ owe il to
myself and to the public to refute these
unfounded and unwarranted assaults
Neither the editor of the Intermouu.
tam Republican nor anyone connected
with the paper believes for one moment
That have done anything improper, or
that L have been guilty of official mis-
conduct. [ am unable to conceive why
II should misrepresent me and distort
what | related to one of It's staff, ex-
cept upon the theory that this attack
desire on the part Of the machine to
read me out of the Republican party
because of my refusal to yield to the
dictates of the so-called leaders of the
machine, which has its origin from the
correspondence passed between us. From
that time expressions have been fire.
quently made by adherents of the ma.
chine that | was to be defeated for all
political preferments and a continuous
warfare of abuse and calumny has been
made on me by the machine organs. In
order that the public may understand |
the real cause of the attack being made |
upon me, | submit to it the correspond |
ence, and let the people Judge for them |
selves whether l should be read out OF |
the party upon any false and disguised |
premises
Now, Senator, you cannot get from
under the responsibility nor exonerate |
yourself from the personal warfare flat
the machine is making through it's
venal press upon individuals, by draw
ing around yourself the garb' Of As
sumed dignity such as You endeavored |
to clothe yourself with when I wrote |
you the letter of March 30. 1906, and |
dispose of the matter by consigning
the letter to the "waste basket as n |
piece or lntolerable impertinence and |
1ll-breedlng, as you intimated in your
letter OF July 10 would be the proper
treatment. Respectfully,
VIM. M. M'CARTY.
Letter to Sutherland.
Salt Lake City, February 1 1908 Hon
George Sutherland United States SEN
ator' Washington, ID. c. Dear Senator:-
a week or ten days ago learned that
there is n move on foot TO have Hon.
Frank B. Hobbs. Register Of the Land
once. slde-tracked when his present term
OF ONCE expires, and the position given |
TO E. D. r. Thompson. attorney at law
OF this city AT first l treated the mat
ter lightly. believing that, while such a
change might possibly be contemplated |
by our representatives at Washington.
ID, c. l did not think such a thing AT
all probable However, I learned later
that many OF Mr. Hobbs's friends are
very apprehensive and think It quite
probable that he might fail of reappoint
ment.
MT. Hobbs Is not only a gentleman in
all that the term implies, but, during his
incumbency OF that Office. he has shown
himself to be faithful and efficient pub
lie servant, and is kind, courteous and |
obliging to all with whom he comes in
contact and is an offcer against whom
not one word OF just criticism has ever