The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-21
TRYING TO SNEAK OUT OF 1T.

A few days ago Elder Smoot, through
his "mouth" in this city, began an ex-
ultant whoop over tho appointments
that he had forced upon the people OF
this State, IN spite of The Tribune S
protest, We took up the list upon when
the whoop was based, analyzed the mt
ness of the appointees, showed their un-
fitness, and forecasted the probability
of scandal arising IN the admnistra'
tion of their offices by some OF the
Smoot appointees,
Thereupon the whoop OF exultatlon
was changed, and was made to arise
over the State officials and the county
officials of this county, all OF whom
were selected by Smoot and his agencies
the absurd selection Of Cutler for Gov
ernor being Smoot S own personal work.
The Tribune met this new shout IN thc
same way as il met the first one; the
one made over the appointments that
comprise what is called the Federal
bunch. - We took up the case of Gov
ernor Cutler, whom Smoot found, but
whom nobody else had ever heard OF or
thought of in connection with any pub
lie office; touched upon Attorney Gen
eral Brecden; then upon the County
Commissioners and their insult TO the
Grand Army Of the Republic here over
the Decoration Day appropriation. and
reminded the public again of the small
caliber of the men and Of their grating
propensitios. We spoke of Willard Han
son, the County Attorney, who is ad-
mlttcd even by his own hackers to be
incompetent and unfit. Even the Des-
erct News. stoid hardened, reckless as
it is in the Smoot service, has made
public call upon Hanson TO get compe-
tent legal help in his fight Of the county
against the city, at the cost Of the tax
PAYERS, 10 no right purpose, The News,
of course, made this demand, well know
ing the incompetence of Hanson, which
has been absolutely proved in his moves
in the war he has waged Of county
against city and of county against
county: this latter referring TO his
idiotic fight against the County Com
mssioners when they ordered certain
distractions taken out Of the Jordan
river so that the water could find ready
outlet TO the lake, Hanson, however,
brought suit opposing this and seeking
by county money TO punish the county
agencies and officials for killing fish out
Of season.
1t seems that the showing made dazed
nf bo
has his "'mouth' make retractIon IN
his name, stating that he has not made
the boast, did not emit tho yells of ex
ultation, and even going to the extent
of disclaiming the responsibility for the
selection Of some of these incompetent
and unfit persons TO office. But Apostle
Smoot cannot escape responsibility in
that way His mouth speaks for
him, and naturally and inevitably he is
held responsible personally for the ut
terances of his "mouth. " 1t is his,
and he has complete control; or, If his
is the case of the man who cannot con-
troll his own "mouth,' - he at least ought
to be able TO shut it mp. As long as il
drivels and drools and gets him into
difficulty, of course he must stand the
brupt of il. He should not evade,
skuIk, dodge, or hide, and should al
ways hold himself responsible for what
he does. If he seeks to evade that re-
sponsibility, the evasion is held to be
both cowardly and detraction from his
honor and his manhood, Let Smoot
respond to the roll-call or quit playing
the game.