Show UTAH AN EXCEPTION AUTHENTIC information from the peat of government indicates that president harrison is at present ilis disposed posed to make an exception of utah in his policy concerning terril appointments so far he has adhered to the principle of territorial residents for territorial offices as embodied in the platform of his party and in pleasant contrast to the course of his predecessor this is eminently satisfactory aa a rule of executive conduct it cannot be expected that everybody will be sat isfried with the choice that is made because so many personal and private interests are involved we do not I 1 know of any permanent residents of the territories who do not support the demand that every official appointed by the government shall be a bona ak citizen of the territory to which he is accredited it is only fair to those who have helped to build up a commonwealth that they should have something to do with its government the wishes of the majority of the peo pie in any territory ought to be b consulted in the choice of its ite officers in the single case of utah we STO are of the opinion that the rule of rodents residents for the federal offices should be departed from if the reasonable desires of the great majority ot its citizens could be complied compiled with this exception would not be necessary that heing being improbable or for reasons that need not now be dill cussed it is not hot fair that a clique should have the disposition of those offices or that persons to fill fil them should be chosen from a class ak vehemently opposed to the majority I 1 sentiment and interest the situation in utah is such tha that for some time to come there will b be a small band of aspirants and their associates who will be hostile to the true interests of the masses of the til people here they are irreconcilable and conspiring they have far more regard for their person personal ends than for the common good they are active and vigilant ant anse unscrupulous in their methods they push their views and their nominees for a great deal more than they are worth their selection 8 are almost sure to be obnoxious to citizens who desire harmony and ud peace and the promotion of general genera prosperity therefore such bandl oates as they push to the front ought not to be chosen for the federal offices here it would be much better gosp to P of point strangers than the claw sc ramblers for office that are backed back by the influence to which we refer if some really conservative DOS cormons mormons Mor mons monsy who would not be whipped into line due by the radical lash nor swayed from duty by sul any other influence could receive the governmental appointment it would be far preferable to have then th chosen from the resident taxpaying tax paying of 0 and property owning residents the territory but failing th tb give us appointees from the autel 0 every time all the cormons mormons Mor mons ask in tb this matter is this give us good men for the offices in the patronage aP or of the government not malicious mali clOus 01 weak or cruel or designing and with a fair administration of the law we will endeavor to be contout contend |