Show THE MARSHALS LETTER MARSHAL communication to president harrison which willbe will be found in another column conveys not only the marshales Mareb Mars halys aPs resignation but also a defense of his own official conduct and some suggestions gest ions ious to the president white while we do not endorse all the marshals Mar views respecting the majority of the people of utah we have no doubt that he expresses his own honest sentiments and we think he is justified in tendering to the president the suggestions he has offered iia ia regard to the kind of df man who should be chosen as his bis successor that he has been assailed hy by political opponents while endeavoring to discharge his duties according to law and his oath of office is a fact well known to the people of utah it is proper that this should be understood by the president marshal dyer strikes the keynote key note of the situation here when he recommends moderation immoderation in enforcing the law without vindictiveness vindictive nees or malice showing that submission to the laws is the end in view and not persecution of the mormons cormons as a sect or class this accords with his testimony that the mor mons arela area law abiding people except only as to such as affect their religious convictions the policy of mercy and kindness in the enforcement of the laws which he insists are beneficent and fruitful of good in their effect is most certainly the true policy if the object said mid to be in view is ia really sought to be attained but this is not the real am of some radical and uncompromising agitators they revel in cruelty and rejoice in the crushing sevoT severity ity which is the resort of tyrants and bigots the world over A settlement of the 1 difficulties which have retarded the progress of this territory would be obnoxious to their sentiments and purposes and therefore any official who takes a course to effect that end will be assailed by their eions and be exposed to their plots we have not approved of some of marshal dyers movements and we do not coincide with his remarks about the fanaticism of the mor imor mon MOD people we know that they are more conscientious in every respect than their retainers detainers deta def iners amers and that their zeal for their religion springs from sincere and soul felt conviction of its truth not dot from fanatical excitement cit ement but we believe the mar has been as fair as could be expected of a man in his position who whose duty it has been to arrest and havethe have the custody of many persons charged with the infraction of law and against whom there is so much prejudice and animosity we hope and believe the marshals suggestions to president harrison as to the kind of man required ired to fill this important office will have due weight considering the great scramble for the place we would not be surprised if some person should be chosen who does not reside in the territory notwithstanding the president announced territorial policy A partisan is undesirable we would not expect a man prejudiced in favor of the mor mons to be appointed we do not think a malignant enemy to the majority of the people here ought to be foisted upon them A lair fair and humane enforcement of the laws no matter what may be our opinion of their propriety will receive no opposition from the great body of the people of this territory but the rigorous merciless and vindictive policy which a few agitators desire to see revived would be disastrous not only to men inen and women who are striving to live so that even their enemies emu can find no reasonable fault with them but to the general interests of utah affecting all classes and all pal ties and tending to postpone to a distant date that unity of purpose and act which the conservative men and women of the territory earnestly desire to promote |