Show editorials I 1 by CARBON COUNTY MIX 1 1 2 TIM PUBLIC A OF ETHICS TOO by foa eon george jade of ur Q 41 of utah la in a former article r indicated that the judge judges and the lawyer awyers who form the tide of the triangle of justice hail had done dons much to amprose their own standards itan dardi and ana epics and to kid bid la JA the adrane advancement ement of the ft f f justice in it this country now what gibout tho the third factor or element in reality the base of the triangle which we discussed a week or tiro two got obviously Ob louly under democratic institutions like oun cure there is a third party to this thi arrau arrangement gement of butle in 14 a labile public way judge judges liko like other public st manti who ho operate or coast tule the machinery of civil government go eminent 11 in 1 our out system eni owe their positions directly or of indirectly to the he tire suffrage luff roge of the people the electorate bo be completely evon ersted from ar IT in thia this matura every discerning person knows that the ultimate cespon lity for the kind of political government a state perma enjoy rests with the voting citizens eit lica and that its it integrity and efficiency will be in direct proportion to th the intelligence of tho the citizen and his interest Inter tit it in it decent and adalle apalle administration of the pub pubic ht business there ts is no escape for tho the from personal pe re for the character of the government of legi and tho the manner of executing legislative politics iea thu th II 11 true alfo aloo and with scarcely icar rely leu force although perhaps not eo so cisily discerned n tho the administration of bastl juster L in the majority of the states cut entire ire 1114 chiner of JuAt lek Is i constituted directly or in indirectly by popular election itow if it thu this voting public the third eldi side of the tri triangle angle of justice Ju itice hall fall fill to upon any duty first to vi ienco interest inte reit in elections and tak take a responsible part in public affairs second to insist upon standards itan darda oi oj high honor ii i those it in intro trusta ita with the affair of go govern r arii ment meat third 10 0 o create an atmosphere public nent gentline line nt or of opinion in support of lonest capable and efficient ration of government and justice jut tice thin what may mar we ex poet pett of those whom tho the voting public hall shall tiace in office but whom they fail to support in their dutie act ct ui us endeavor to ascertain certain ai 11 whether hether or of not there i 14 need for ome some soft 1 of ethics of finer standards of conduct on tho the part of tho the third birtner in the enterprise of dilag justice in tali this republic firt first election statistics alow show that ilk n the united static lew lem than fifty per ivr cent of the eligible voter voters participated ir me last two election elections and we all know that meriji peli d effort efforts are made on those oce asiona to bring out a largo large lote it Is I 1 enough to make public I 1 ersan ergens glow ap 31 11 i lechle when jhc thc thel think of the indifference of loters it i 11 indeed a it riddle tah of how weare we arc to be goer governed ned if citizens citi iene refuse to 0 o exercise their theft franchise not alone ii Is atals condition prevalent aleut in political affairs af faira but the alne la Is tio of industrial pulley hold its n in great mutual life insurance companies eom pinic and shar ere tra in mke min corporation corporations of national scope ano size ile bother little with elections proxies and like f r no ing maitre matters it N eident that the individual oter and 11 stork holler n ni longer loinger feel that their rages ate of sufficient im ta in the large and cr affairs of toda in thi this si eit tuition there is i grave danger though oar our goi gol eminent ii is based upon tho tile principle that ae people rule na thil this they do by majori tim et it I 1 it indent that very few official officials are ac trAlly elected by a majority nia jonly ote etc of the eke oct borate A number of have been to cure this evil evi lold ola tim time light parades greater activity in etc etc cie I 1 am of the opinion that it wu will take I 1 oro measure measures ai as for example depriving a s loter 04 his citizenship and right to vote if he falli ile to vote at two successive election 11 g without the t good and luff uffie lelent lent second it is oft sur prizing how the voter voters at the ballot box will prostitute their high privilege by voting for incapable rny orthy candidates who have been noni cited by chicanery and fraudulent ose use or money and influx VICO in convention or primary lection the political hi hie lory fory of our car country is replete with ith examples of placing in office actual criminal men guilty of fraud and tiou when men of high moral character ebar acter and great ability were available third the tho labile attitude towards the adm of justlee is i io no less leia reprehensible no less 1 A bandi handicap cap to its administration than ii li the conduct of the voter at the ballot box an tin obstacle ia in the wa of political go gol frament upon a high ae As indeed a citizen cannot at it the polk polls manifest hi his contempt for honor in the ran raft didace for public office jadi judicial cial or non judicial withe ait oit it throwing the machinery of justice out of gear so is the a I 1 ministration of justice ader adversely sely affected by the lo lowerins low erinc cring of the standard itan dard of conduct of the voting public and the IP de of bench ana rr tit sometimes by the very persons mii whose want of idealism and to 0 o decocq in the public o 0 if is on election da di in conclusion As A tite the lawyer oay iff 1 I ibcal I 1 b t t the record el whilo white I 1 a ain pleasa pleased to tornow know it h L IDA lita V hand it id carbon t the conditions in relation latios rc to ae ditl of odthe ie 1 third party in this enterprise enter 15 Irise are far above the arlage of the whole country tet vet here Is i here it bona for m n pro ement while there most be tie relli atlen of 0 effort to maln tain the highest standards in the practice of ibe law the public must alo be brought to realise nealise the binding force of certain principal pl of conduct As a set out oat in three sv specify elfr duties mentioned in this article to wit Int inderst erst in elections demand for high standard standards of borer in for boffl e and creating of public sentiment supporting barott capable and efficient of justice until the public lets ea in a law suit something more than that A of kill and understand under standi that it has a distinct interest in every ease came that the right shall prevail nil ve e struggle true 1 against 1 the an n trying to improve the of tiff J justice atice how shall this b fosef nef the tile same mans moans that earled led the legal profession to raue its it standard by the 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