| Show A WARNING TO ALL VOTERS THE petition of prominent citizens of ogden city for the removal of deputy marshal pratt is a pronounced and striking document against the enforcement of laws for the suppression of gambling and prostitution it Js is an astonishing exhibition of the true inwardness of ogden liberalism the immunity which the proprietors prie tors of the vile dens dena enjoyed the opening of which was an immediate consequence of the advent to power of the Libe liberal raP party became a scandal to all decent people and occasioned unfavorable comment abroad as well as at home the change in the morals of the city under the now new administration was so marked and disgraceful that it could not fall fail to reflect shamefully boon the under which it was inaugurated the accounts counte ac given of it by reputable and reliable citizens of ogden were really startling and the idea that the municipal authorities not only winked at but were favorable to these iniquities was very widely entertained and expressed the uproar which the action of the united states marshal in attempting to remove these evils occasioned casio ned confirmed the opinion that prominent liberals did not want ogden eipers opposed the action of the deputy marshal and articles appeared in them to the effect that the establishments he was suppressing were necessary concomitants comi tants of a live town and that business was being injured by their summary removal now comes to light this petition which with the names of the signers will be found in another part of this paper and demonstrates beyond question that the eff efforts orts on the part of the federal authorities to purify the city were obnoxious to at least ninety two prominent Ogden ites and among them the mayor some members of the city council and the city attorney the weber county republican organization also comes to the front in support of the petition to remove the deputy marshal who was the active agent in the proceedings against the gamblers marshal parsons has effectually settled the matter of the petition it is useless to talk to him about removing the deputy for he was acting under the orders of the marshal himself who assumes the response ability of the whole affair what will the petitioners petition ers do now will the united republicans and democrats who boast that they train together under the carry the war into washington suppose they try the department of justice and go even to the president and ask for the removal of the united states marshal bemuse because he be interfered with the progress of a liberal city by enforce ing the laws against gamblers and prostitutes they could set forth the facts that the places raided were necessary adjuncts to a live liberal town that they were not considered evils to be suppressed by the liberal city council and thus show how officious the marshal has been in such needless interference with essential appendages to the higher civilization which the lib eralso had succeeded in establish establishing i ng for the moral reformation of the cormons mormons Mor mons doubty k t the application would be duly perhaps astonishingly toni considered by the cabinet A few of the signers of the petition have very likely appended their names under the impression that they were doing the right thing in protesting against federal interference with municipal affairs we are of the opinion that city officers should administer municipal ordinances and that in the discharge of their duty they are and should be independent of federal interference but there is an important feature or two in this case that ought not to be ignored in considering the whole matter they are these the municipal ordinances for the suppression of the evils which had assumed gigantic proportions and were still enlarging were not enforced and it was believed by many respectable and indignant citizens that they would not be enforced by the liberal libecap Libe raP city officials the united states marshal was ap appealed to by the outraged citizens and hf bo promptly responded now the th question is did that federal official interfere with the enforcement 0 the city ordinances or the adminis of municipal affairs the answer is not at all leproa he pro ceedee under the statutes of WO territory chapter ten title nine nin of the penal code is devoted to th subject of gaming it provider provid that sec 2006 every person who w h 0 deals plays or carries on opens or causes to be opened or who cw cov ducts either as owner or employee employed whether for hire or not any game oft faro monte roulette vasquen laa quene rouge et noir rondo or any game 3 played ditl cards dice or any otaw device for money checks credit ofa any other representative va value luei ate guilty of a misdemeanor 1 see sec 2007 every person who knowingly permits any of the garner gaas mentioned in the proceeding section 1 to be played conducted or dealt to in toj J any house owned or rented i 1 y such suebb person in whole or in part art is puri I 1 ashable as provided in tte the p preceding receding 1 section I 1 sec 2011 every attorney sheriff constable or officer must inform against and I 1 gently prosecute persons whom hajy have reasonable cause to believe dp fenders against the provisions of thia chapter and every such officer tug ing or neglecting to to do so is ull of a misdemeanor compiled CO pil laws vol 11 II p 2 now take these sections of f thai ahbe utah statutes with the following provision of the E amunds tucker act of congress and the duty of tho the s united states marshal and his bis dep aties will be seen beyond qu quest left section 8 that the the territory of utah and his bis cepul j ties shall possess and may exercise sg all the powers in executing the lawa 2 of the united states or of said term tory possessed and exercised by sheriffs constables and their dep atles aties as peace officers and each of w them shall cause all offenders offen dera G against the law in his view to emlet into recognizance to keep the peace 1 and to appear at the next term of t A f 4 the court having jurisdiction of wease and to commit to jail JD iu camo caa 3 of failure to give such recognizance they shall quell and supple ta as and batteries riots routs route ar af frays and insurrections if the liberals object to thi tb power conferred upon the united states marshal and his big they must remember they themselves to thank for it they i were the instigators of the special legislation which created this power and it is not so bad as they deeione de it singular that they should be the th first to complain of its Butth but then enthey they never expected that it would be used against anybody but the mormons cormons Mor mons the city officials of ogden who have signed this petition have placed themselves in a very awkward position being charged with the execution of the city ordinances against gambling and prostitution and repeatedly urged to enforce them they suffered these evils to grow and flourish right under their DO noses when it was found that the enforcement of the city finances oa was improbable and the tee territorial statutes were brought into action by an required to execute them those CRY city officials endeavored to have the diligent officer removed for presuming to meddle in a matter that they considered belonged exclusively clu to them and which they ud had continuously neglected can they reasonably object if unkind people conclude that the evidence favors the idea frequently expressed in ogden that they really wanted uie the evils complained of to continue and in view of all the facts may vat not the peoples peopled party hold up to other parts of this territory as a warning the course pursued in re regard to gross social evils by the iberal Ube ral authorities of ogden and add dd to the it financial misdoings mis doings lugs of the tofele tooele liberals when in office the file social vagaries of the weber JAbe liberals rals and call upon all lovers of honesty purity and consistency to beware of liberal accession to political power |
