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Show I V ii j : j ?1 f j , ":j j Bunter , " said Lord Peter, as the kitchen door closed behind them, Do you know why I am doubtful about the success of those rat experiments ? ' Meaning Dr. Hartman 's, my lord? Yes. Dr. Hartman has a theory. In any investigations, my Bunter, it is most damnably dangerous to have a theory. " have heard you say so, my lord. " Confound you you know it as well as I do! What is wrong with the doctor's theories, Bunter ? You wish me to reply, my lord, that he only sees the facts which fit in with the theory . " '' Thought-readeexclaimed Lord Peter. Decades have passed since Dorothy L. Sayers crafted the foregoing for her Lord Peter Wimsey yarn, The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran. But the lesson imparted thereby retains its vitality. Persons of strong persuasion almost invariably embrace those facts which substantiate their predilections and disregard those that conflict. j t j , 1 I r .i so I tw mfe sw m t m nee- MY QOCXOH SAI7 SAP Hi fM I - t FAT 66CWS6 IWAS iDsecoeiTY. , committee, the majority of whom are Republicans. But there are other facts as well. Each of the eleven committee members covets community respect and would not be the instrument to effect a backroom deal. The ultimate appointment lies with a Democratic President and who could, and no doubt would, disregard a stacked recommendation. Moreover, the committee will name three to five finalists, and the number of qualified Salt Lake Democrats is such that it is impossible to conceive that all of them would be ignored. Therefore, when all the facts are in, Democratic apprehensions are unfounded. In fact, the Democrats do themselves something of a disservice in that they seem to underestimate themselves at the same time they overestimate the Republicans. mY sow - FAT by Kent Shearer columist, Parker M. Nielson. There are facts which fit the theory. It is true that McKay has frozen Democratic Governor Scott Matheson, himself a Salt Lake attorney, out of federal patronage matters. Hatch and his senior colleague, Jake Garn, must be consulted however, for Hatch is on the Judiciary Committee and each through the institution of Senatorial courtesy can block Senate confirmation of a nominee of whom he disapproves. In this context, McKay agreed to the appointment of a selection r! J Theories, facts and judicial selection crats, including but not limited to Enterprise 4 ; pragmatic dogmatics So it is with Democratic misgivings that attend the process now underway to selcet a replacement for the late federal district judge, Willis W. Ritter. They fear a concord has been struck between Democratic Congressman Gunn McKay and GOP Senator Orrin Hatch whereby an Ogden Democrat will be picked and when, later, another judgeship is available, it will go to a Salt Lake Republican. Any such arrangement would eliminate automatically a host of highly qualified Salt Lake Demo- mrmWiGQ. ffi l HIM- - 1 i 3- -i I so MY MOTHER SAII7 AO W A1E W I r ttae. 0MAPR:ASAB(5 APpe'TITB o)A A I , r 0A0YAOP Qkt I'M earn tz OUB .&PLC06 mb gAUOOW. I by Parker M. Nielson Citing the cause- -a footnote and explanation Dear Madame Editor: never thought I would find myself writing a letter to the editor, column. particularly protesting my own Counterpoint But before you are confronted with the justifiable protests of the manager of Utah Liquor Store No. 1, I must object to last week's Citing the Cause column. Meaning, particularly in an abbreviated column like Counterpoint, turns on carefully selected words. Thus, when the careful qualification of my Citing the Cause column that I was speaking only of the wine list supplied the 1 was eliminated general liquor outlets other than Store No. from my column, a grave disservice was done to the manager of State Store No. 1 . In fact, without that qualification my Counterpoint is 1 plainly false. That is so because Store No. does stock several and even good, though not distinguished, vintage dated wines, a random chateau bottled wine (which my column acknowledged). Moreover, the management of Store No. 1 (as distinguished from the Commission, while dominated by Messrs. Shrecvc and Alder) deserves full credit for their efforts 1 against heavy opposition-t- o improve the selection. Store No. was in fact created as a part of that effort. My criticism, therefore, was of the uniformly bad quality of wines made available to the general liquor outlets. It is that list which contains not a single vintage date or chateau label, but which every eating establishment in the state must look to for its supply. It is possible to obtain a respectable bottle of wine at Store No. 1. That that is a long walk for one who wishes to dine in St. George, or even across town. Moreover, the range of selection is every bit as bad as I charged in Citing the Cause, and as I said (but you deleted) there are literally tens of thousands of good wines, most of which have never graced the shelves of Utah liquor stores. Utah consumers should have at least a representative sampling of them, and that is not available even at Store No. 1. So, to the manager of Store No. 1, I extend my apology. More than that, I offer my congratulations for a good effort to improve the selection and my wish that you continue your efforts. Perhaps the day will come when good restaurants, like Fleur Dc Lys, LaCaillc, or Royal Palace, can offer a wine worthy of their excellent cuisine. Then Utah will no longer be a joke in the culinary world. 1 |