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

doubt I have made many mistakes. but
II all the true things you say were ten
fold worse and all the fnlse things you
say were true, ! should regard them
combined as trivial things compared With
the fact that ! have sometimes been
foolish in my estimate OF men, and
once gave your candidacy for the
nomination TO the Supreme bench my
earnest and loyal support (Which you
apparently accepted gratefully upon the
theory that you wore by training. learn
ing and judicial poise OF mind ut TO be
a judge.
While l do not care to enter into any
controversy with you about these mat
ters. ono thing you have said l shall
not pass over. You intimate that In
some of the appointments / have ia
vored | have sought TO serve the inter-
ests of clients. Such an insinuation Is
outrageously false, and a Judge. used to
considering the force OF evidence. who
would make It upon the flimsy grounds
you also insinuate, is beneath contempt.
You have exhibited extreme sensitive
ness 10 criticism directed against your
self personally: yet you are so wanting
In decent regard for the feelings OF
another. who may be equally sensitive.
that you suggest a corrupt and indefen-
sible reason for his acts. without the
slightest foundation for so doing. Your
reasons seem to be that the firm Of
which l have been member has had
among its clients certain coal companies
which have been Interested In the pur-
chase of coal lands. / have been In the
somewhat active practice OF my pro-
fesson In this State for twentythr
years and I have tried and argued many
cases before you personally, Have you
ever seen or have Sou ever heard OF
any reason during that time to suspect
that ! have been guilty OF any dishonor-
able or unprofesslonal conduct? ! do
not believe you can say you
have And yet you would sweep away
with one foul breath OF unjust suspi
clon the honest effort of lifetime to
uphold the ideals OF a profession, whose
honor Is as dear TO me as my life. You
have said that | have represented these
coal companies in' the Land Office, II
is not matter Of any consequence
whether that be true or not, but the
slightest inquiry OF the various men who
have been members OF the firm from
time to tlme-Judge John A. Marshall,
Judge Hardness. Judge Howat Mr Brad
ley, Mr., Van Co,t or Mr.. Allison-would
have shown you that the firm nor any
member of 1t. has ever represented any
coal company in any land matter what
ever, nor has ever advised with refer
ence to such matters. nor even appeared
in the Land department. except upon
when l personally went before the Reg
lister and Receiver in response to n
subpoena which had been served upon
an officer of the p. V. Coal company. dl-
recting him to produce all the books Of
the company for inspection In a pro-
ceeding TO which the coal company was
not party. and argued that the Register
and Receiver had no power to issue such
writ, position which the Secretary
OF the Interior. in another case and at
later date, himself upheld
So far as | am concerned, / have no
reason 10 expect that / shall pursue
this controversy with you any further.
1t is not n pleasing thing for the people
OF this State 10 see their prospective
Chief Justice and their Senator engaged
In an undignined and unseemly dispute
Of this character, but the quarrel Is
of your seeking, not mine
GEORGE SUTHERLAND