Show PILING IT m > The past ten days THE HERALD has published pub-lished many columns of editorial comment on the removal of Chef Justice SANDFOKD all these articles coming from prominent representative journals The Democratic the Republican and the Mugwump papers have been quoted freely and almost without with-out exception they condemn the President and attorneygeneral in most emphatic terms It is remarkable that tho press of a great country like this without regard to politics or parties should be so nearly united on any question but it is more remarkable re-markable that the executive of the nation should begin his administration with an act that would call forth such universal condemnation con-demnation When TIll HEHALD which first published the correspondence between Judge SAKDFOUD and the attorneygeneral I said the letters would create a sensation in the United States this paper was sneered at by the local ruloorruin ring which seemingly lost its head in the Joyful intoxication intoxi-cation which the appointment of Judge ZAKK gave The ring had no idea that there would occur anything of a storm over the affair and could not believe that great newspapers would take up the case of the removal of a judge in one of the distant territories ter-ritories As tic strictures and denunciations denuncia-tions came in column after column the biggest and most influential newspapers news-papers of the country being most vigorous and earnest in their comments the ring began change its opinion and instead of sneering at THE HEUALPS prediction it admitted that this journal was somewhat familiar with the temper and the watchfulness watch-fulness of the American press The storm continued until it became a deluge and there was no more laughing in the ranks of the gang Today there is trembling in the ranks of the circular combination There is a looking ahead to next December and an illconcealed fear that the Senate niV undo the bad work of the President or at least will not assent to it which will be much the same thing Everybody now understands that the Senators will not pass by in silence the circumstance that a man is placed upon the bench because he is in harmony with the Presidents policy and the fellows who were rejoicing three weeks ago over what they regarded as a great victory are troubled over the prospect of an ugly defeat Below we reproduce more extracts from the editorial comments of prominent journals The first is from the Springfield Mass Republican one of the foremost newspapers of New England Its name implies its politics The appointment of Judge ZASK a > chief justice of Utar would not han attracted much attention in the territory or out of it if the term of his predecessor EIIJOT SANDFOIID had es nired As it is many Republicans and Demo cruts at Salt Lake city have been curious enough to bring piessure uron Judge SAVDFORD 10 give the facts to the public which ho has done He says that immediately after the in auTiration of HARRISON he prepared his letter of resignation but did not send it to Washington Washing-ton because members of both parties oierper > maded him In the early part of May Attor I neyGeneral MILLER wrote him by direction i dgJ I r President that the public interest demanded a change and asking for his resignation Judge StNDFOHD in reply inquired whether there had been any charges of misconduct or malversa tlon In office lodged against him and added that if his resignation was for political reasons it would be duly sent Mr MLLLER then wrote him n stiff note of which the following Is the material part JuJge SANDFOHUS acknowledgment wasquite as caustic If the President of the United States he said has any policy which he desires a judge of the supreme court to carryout carry-out in reference to Utah affairs other than the one have pursued administering justice and the laws honestly and impartially to all men you may say to him that he has done well to re JUOTC me The removal of a postmaster and the removal of the chief justice of a territorial court are two Tory different things It is serious business for a President of the United States to give notice to a judge that his administration of the office is not in harmony with the executive policy The policy of a judge is limited by his oath to interpretations of law any other prcssuie Is assumption and improper interference Vo one charges upon Judge SANDFOIID misconduct in office If there had been overt charges Mr MILLER would have been only too eager to specify them It is not the habit of Presidents of the United States to furnish federal judges with a policy That is the province pro-vince and function of Congress English Kings tu e are told in the olden times occasionally went Into that sort of business and we are told also what the results were Nothing touches quicker the honor and sensibilities of a judge than political pressure from an executive officer and the fact that Mr HARRISON does not realize impropriety of dictating a policy to the judiciary in another instance of that demoralization de-moralization which always follows the close and ftT1 l cig protracted study fa political effect in the partisan par-tisan apportionment of official patronage The Boston Herald the great independent independ-ent newspaper of Now England under the head APoor Excuse says It is only natural that the letter of Attorney General MIUEH in removing Chief Justice SANUFOBD of Utah from his position on the supreme banchof that territory should occasion adverse comment Mr MILLKK sad The President has become satisfied that your administration ad-ministration of the office was not in harmony with the policy he deemed proper to be pursued with reference to Utah affairs and for this rea lion ho desired to make a change This is not a discreet remark and it was unfortunate both for Mr MILLER and the administration with which he is connected that discretion is not one of his strong characteristics The functions of a judge are not to have a policy or to assist in carrying out a policy but to fearlessly and impartially iriEfs il f partially administer the law If Judge SAND FonD has been derelict in his duty his resignation resigna-tion should not have been demanded but he should have peremptorily discharged and that too not on a question of policy but because etc css1 r or t cause of the necessities of good government There are some excuses that are worse than onfesstons and this one made by Attorney General MILLEII may be classed in that cate gory In its issue of the 12tb the Burlington Iowa Gazette one of the most influential newspapers in the state named has an editorial edi-torial on LawPartner MILLER called out by the announcement that the at torneygeneral is to be elevated to the supreme su-preme bench The article closes as follows That the appointment will be an unlit one is evidenced by the course taken by the attorney general in the removal of the Hon ELLIOT SANDFORD from his position as chief justice of chlefvlustice Utah territory In the letter removing Judge Ml i SANDFORD he assigned as a reason and with it his tacit appreval that the President had become be-come satisCed that the administration of the office was not in harmony with the policy deemed proper to be pursued with reference to Utah affairs and that the appointment of a justine jus-tine more in accord with the Presidents ideas was deemed essential That the President has no right to dictate or interfere with the independence of the bench or to assume to con roUts policy is evident and the placing upon the highest tribunal of the country a man who could recognize or admit such right would be unfortunate rr not worse The Chicago Times of the 12th instant nJso fomxaents editorially on thQ same announcement announce-ment and on Mr MILLERS qualifications 4 oadudins with this reference to SAND TOBDS removal 3fe removing a territorial cdge AttorneyGen oral MILLER assigned as the reason of the President Presi-dent which tacitly ho approved that the judge administration was not in harmony with the policy the President deemed proper to be pursued pur-sued with reference to the affairs of the territory terri-tory The attorneygeneral would not make such a statementregardins the coursoof a judge upon the federal bench and would not carry to the supreme court the idea that the executive has any power whatever over the course of a judge thereof The judicial is not answerable to the executive office Mr MILLERS language in his letter to Judge SANDFORD is unfortunate inform in-form |