| Show THAT OGDEN CONTEST united states marshal parsons on august 29 received the following request for the immediate REMOVAL OF DEPUTY PRATT to U S 4 marshal E H parsons at a regular meeting of the weber county republican committee held in ogden on the day of august 1889 the following resolution was adopted resolved that the united states marshal E H parsons be requested to remove from this district deputy marshal arthur pratt at once A B R HEYWOOD chairman L B R ROGERS secretary it will be remembered that mr pratt in his official capacity and under directions from marshal parsons Pare ons began the enforcement of the territorial statutes atutes bt iu in ogden by arresting gamblers and keepers of houses of ill fame on this account he is declared by the liberals to tobe be OBNOXIOUS TO THEM and the following document was presented by mr mcnutt to marshal parsons par song in connection with the one already given E H parsons Parson 8 U S marshal of utah ut sir the undersigned undersigner under signed citizens and business men of ogden respectfully ask that you withdraw deputy marshal pratt from this district his course here in assuming to take charge of matters which properly belong to the munica municipal government is unwarranted a and without precedent and is obnoxious to the great majority of the citizens of I 1 ogden john G tyler broom hotel J W mcnulta co druggists If bwilliam filliam harcombe clothier marks goldsmith co coa clothiers clo thiers theo merchant william V helfrich assistant cashier commercial national bank 0 E hill cashier T A whalon capitalist A kuhn bro ba merchants wm merchant A K R heywood attorney at law C D hays hardware geo A luke son knitting factory D thorburn secretary W F P adams C S Van dicker C M brough utah national bank I 1 W B R swan street railway A H swan street railway A B patton F W labentz La fentz 0 W perkins union pacific railway dr john D carnahan C ti L peebles druggist frederick joslyn broker F C schramm druggist john keck merchant A G dalrymple dentist john S corlew william farrell waterworks water works james jamesr thompson hompson hardware H B westover real estate robert finch real estate J brinker A W wertz 1 broker roker G 0 M young real estate john T brothers european hotel L B stephens T A fitzgerald agent A hindelang jeweller jewellen je weller E auth co real estate T W jones merchant tallor tailor B ternes george N brown 0 N mcdonald co real estate V V M C silva wool and hides bides W S bushnell jeweler S L brick physician physic laii john job a conlisk john maguire merchant sidney stephens carriages etc 4 adams bros photographers goodrich co boots and shoes livingston marshall cigars john M dee livery 0 B douglas blacksmith thom thomas Q 0 thomas merchant don maguire citizen james casin assessor and collector k W P P st clair grocer J S lewis co jewelers A C J reno confectioner geo W driver druggist W L warren real estate A J bent A sons dry goods john A stephens broker H M bond boada co grocers 0 W russell A co wool payson st john tobacco H W smith attorney matson bros groceries J kuch sons tobacco J H knauss knause M kuhn agent F L chapin real estate M E post real estate A C emerson stationery G W murphy merchant A ga G fell livery C A nelson livery C B R hank banker allen alien miller wm win chapman hotel A B corey contractor M buckmiller director commercial national bank wm win binford real estate S M builder A E koch real estate P F J kiesel mayor THE MARSHALS MARSHALL REPLY to each of these communications marshal parsons made a written reply E ly with reference to the resolution he e said that he was surprised that T a body of republicans would place themselves on record as being approved to the enforcement of wholesome laws and to a united states officer carrying out his sworn duty and ho hoped ped that such a suggestion w would not be pressed further the request for mr pratts prates removal will not be acceded to as marshal parsons himself and not deputy pratt was responsible for the course pursued the marshal says it is the enforcement of the law that he is after and that there will be no in consequence of the position assumed by a portion of the people of ogden in reply to the petition of mayor riesel kiesel and other prominent gentile citizens of ogden in which the assertion is made that the deputies have interfered with what belonged to the municipal government the marshal replies that the stat statement ment to is a misrepresentation the city officers had bad been repeatedly notified under u instructions I 1 from the marshal that the laws were being violated and they were requested bested to take the matter in hand lit neglected to do so deputy pratt was sent and called upon the city attorney in regard ard to the matter they sought the myor mayor hut but on that occasion could not find him so visited members of the city council and stated that if the city ordinances were not enforced the territorial statutes would be the marshal reiterates his determination to continue to discharge the duties entailed upon him by law ani and to support deputy pratt and the other deputies in their obedience to his instructions all of which makes the ogden liberals feel very bad and very mad the following letter has been received by marshal parsons in reply to his statement to the ogden liberals that he would not in the performance of his duty under the law it uncovers still further the malignity and depravity of those who are incensed at the U S marshals raid upon the gamblers prostitutes and sunday rum sellers of ogden OGDEN utah aug 30 1889 dear sir I 1 am in receipt of yours of the in reply to resolution of count coun committee republican and make our acknowledgments knowledg ments for your prompt attention we do not feel like judging you as hastily or unfairly as you do us indeed it might be thought that the names appended to the papers asking for the removal of mr pratt were sufficiently known in character and reputation to cause a slight hesitancy y before impugning to them anything disreputable and as dishonorable as this applies with exceptional force to one so well advised and acquainted as yourself the men who signed the petition the city government and her officials and the republican committee of this county are now as they always haap been in favor of law order peace progression and the greatest good to the greatest number they were so last february and were largely in the majority the same people know that the opposition claimed to have the same desire and yet having the government of the city since its inception their efforts resulted in only transferring crime to the streets and to the back yards and the back rooms and worst of all to the quiet houses of good citizens you and your deputies are almost exactly following the methods of the municipal governments preceding the present one here you have only to read your own newspapers to see the effects of such endeavors there is scarcely a week that some heartbroken father is not seeking a wayward daughter enticed away by one or more men who swarm your streets and hotels continually ti hunting for that which you seek to suppress the cases that are published are but one in a hundred the present authorities in ogden do not believe this is the right way to correct the evils complained of experience teaches us that on the contrary it merely results in carry ing on with security far more serious crimes we are able to cope with crime and propose to do it but we are going to commence and carry it on in the light of reason and experience and not as dictated by passion and prejudice again there must be something in the bearing and execution of orders by mr pratt that is distasteful or there would not have been so many mady sign the petition for the people here are not afraid to strike wherever the fault may lie again mr pratt has assumed to speak for the liberal party we want no bosses here nor do we want anyone to assume to be one we have worked too long and borne too many burdens to break the one man power of the opposition to now have hav e the same thing attempted in 0 our ur own ranks agat again u while we do not desire to interfere with mr pratt prates 18 penchant for newspaper notoriety yet asa as a public officer if he desires to quote the policy or political sayings of another it is unpardonable if done otherwise than correctly again the sending of mr pratt to take charge of this district is a violation of the republican platform in spirit frit you IT mr marshal owe your appointment to the plank a portion of which reads as follows bendin pending the preparation for statehood all of officers should be selected from the tee bona fide residents and citizens of the territory wherein they are to serve ff we all agree that is what we want is 18 wanted and what we long have cried for and yet one of the first to reap the fruits of that glorious provision violates it by sending to take charge of northern utah one who a dollar dollars s interest of any kind therein who moves here to remain while in office only and whose desire would seem to be to exhibit to the people here how little he cares for their opinions As far as my research has gone you never consulted a resident of northern utah as to the expediency of send sending I 1 ng th this 18 man main a nonresident non resident here the people of ogden when you were an applicant for office although uniting in support of another never sought to undermine you or any other applice applicant A nt for that or any other office we have never tried to furnish men for your local offices where is the excuse for doing it for us you could hardly y say that in all the counties comprising tig northern utah not one could be found competent the people here feel such treatment and keenly we do not quite understand why you should be sur surprise at our committee going on record anis committee is composed entirely of men who have had to hew their way in life two of them being farmers they are re not ashamed as ham ed to go on record on this or any other public question nor are they yet prepared to sur surrender their right to free thought and free speech in my action in signing the petition and in supporting and signing the resolutions I 1 am not ashamed to go on record but in all other matters I 1 stand by the record very truly yours A B R ahm weber co rep corn com to E H U S marshal for utah |
