The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-09-12
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He is public official, your servant
A short time ago we pointed out In 4
kindly and friendly way wherein h
was being criticized, and asked per
unent question, solely In your inter
ests, as your interests were at stake
which Mr.. Sheldon seeks to evode ant
cover up ny quoting scotch poe,r,
and hurting Personalities ~ this pa
per. T.
a, Iohn A. Sreddon, otherwise known
as the man from Wyoming" came &c
Logan some six or seven years ago
and has held office about five years
out of those six or seven. Now we dc
not wish any personality-that is be
tween the said Sheldon and any rep
Preventative of this paper--'in this ar
ticle. When in the honest performance
Of his duty, and with efficiency, we
have done our best to uphold him, as
we shall do in the future. But when
his acts appear to reveal the Fact that
he is not up to the standard, or in
other words make him appear as a
hack number, no matter how much
abuse he may heap upon represents
tives of this paper. we shall continue
to. take bold, fearlessc stand for the
welfare of the people.
There are but two parties to this
controversy, the people and the coup-
ty attorney. The second party is paid
for his services by the first party
and should be up-to-date. as this
county is deserving of a first class.
efficient lawyer in that capacity. Re-
cent events connected with the Whit.
mer case have been such as to cause
universal criticism on the part of the
county attorney, and in our issue OF
August 3lst we said: There Is con-
siderable criticism on the county at
torney in the matter of the Whitmer
case. II there is no law covering such
contingencies why should the county
be put to the expense of trying such
cases?" Is there any crime committed
in that article? Is it not in order and
in the interest of the public good? II
the county attorney has any argu-
ments to submit ought he not to
submit them like gentleman, and
not spend so much time wallowing in
the sewer? Our readers are familiar
with his explanation which we had
pleasure in publishing, but which was
nothing move nor less than confes
sion He now comes forward with the
last straw. which is enough to make
all self-respecting lawyers hang their
heads in humiliation at the nerve of
one purported 10 be of their profess
sion. None but narrow, pent up con.
ceited, two by scantlings would at.
tempt to so presume upon an unof
Tending public who, through the eX-
IRENE charity of their souls, at times
permit incompetents to prey upon
their sustenance for sweet charitys
sake. Mr.. sheldon says: Again. the
Session Laws of Utah containing the
said new law were NOT PUBLISHED
UNTIL APRIL Goth, 1911, AND
WERE NOT DELIVERED TO THE
OFFICERS OF CACHE COUNTY UN.
TIL. THE LATTER PART OF MAY
1911, AND THE OFFICERS OF SAID
COUNTY HAD NO MEANS OF
KNOWING THAT SUCH A LAW
WAS UPON THE STATUTE BOOKS
EXCEPT FROM NEWSPAPER RE-
PORTS"
Think of it citizens of Cache coun.
ty Your attorney, the man into
whose hands YOU have instrusted the
legal affairs OF your county excuses
himself on the grounds that he HAD
NO MEANS OF KNOWING THAT
SUCH A LAW WAS UPON THE
STATUTE BOOKS except from news
paper reports BECAUSE THE 1911
SESSION LAWS WERE NOT oELiv
Erred TO THE OFFICERS OF
CACHE COUNTY UNTIL THE LAT
TER PART OF MAY i91l." He ad
mits he saw an account of IT in news
paper 'tpo's, but apparently had SC
little interest in your affairs that h,
could not inquire from the Secretar,
of State, or make trip to the stat,
capital in your behalf. Avaunt 20,
sluggard Would you so. plead If you
personal interests were at stake
Would you have so acted at the ex
pense of your personal interests? Il
there another lawyer in our count!
that would have so acted. No, thou
sand times no, They would have KEEP
4 posted, on the new laws, and amend
ments, and when cases wherein tn