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Show County Attorneyship Issue. The conduct of the County At torney's office in this county during the last two years is now foreleg itself to the front as a clearly cut and well defined issue of this campaign. The "official delinquencies" and nun perform a'ices of duty laid at the door of this office, and tne evils result log therelroin, have been, and still are the grcunds of ionir and loud complaints against that officenot only by ihe county officials themselves, at tie COOri house, and those in the precincts, but the public at large as well, who are not in a hu nor now, at the eve of elec ion, to have ihe matter slighted off or lightly disregardedUur stalules provide that the County Attorney and 'all other cornty officers must have their And offices at loe coUnl.V seal-must keep the.y and the "attorney their offices open lor t ue transaction ol business from 8 o'clock Thai a. m. until 5 o'clock p. ''ihe (,'uu.iiy AUoiue.y is the le gal adviser of the board of County Commissi 'tiers.' ant that he iiusl "itlVe, w hen require!, and without lee, his opinion In w riling, to county, disirict ana precinct officers on mutters n luting to toe outiesol tlieir l;e gprciive omoes." tie IllUst also ''institute pit oeedlitU" oeloie the proper magistrate for the arrest of persons charged with or reasonably suspecleu. of any of out-lyn- m - in-- -- " lense t,ut the campaign seioence, "1 don't think it cuis it n j' bgure '.s hat the statute is," i.s its itppil Cable to our Couiny Attorney's cainudale lor Congress hat uttered it. 'J'his office has never been t pen or wccupn u, uf i ntl'Jf tor busi lless. or Uie Unties llieivo." or the county officers ac'viseu, or prosecui tolls lor ciinnii.ls liisutuieii, as Ui puti-li- c well Kiiows, lor nearly two years ; until i ubiic justice has b en brought ttiio contempt and deUlorallSeO, and pum.c rights and public properly has been Sacrificed to aii alarming extent ; aul yet the inactive incumbent did not resign nor magnify this office of trust Mid emolument, nor let it die out, but suffered it to drag oil a wretched cx'su-nc"for purposes of revenue only " This furnishes us with a sad and striking iutaiu-.- of the ease with which ihe public mind can accustom itself to the grosses! perversion of a public office. "Long acquiescence in t stablislr ed wrong blunts the moral sense of men," t.i:d abuses long contin ued become fashionable and can be Indulged in with impunity. Thus our County Attorney and and ex ollici country store keeper sold commodities over the counter at Poiut Lock Out ard made wealth "in the charmed channel that llows between the producer and consumer" so long, that this constant and persistent neglect began to make the office believe that it had a perfect right to the unearned and ill gotten salary which it did not forget to draw just the same, whether the public got "value received" or not And worse than that the pub lie beg.it' to agree with this offi cial view and the county court ou the influence of the chairman, office as to I d, allowed "the office" its monthly salary in spite of its inactivity, official dereliction and non-pe- r formance of its public duty. The J ustices, Constables. Trus tees, and such precinct and dis" iric'. officers, of a long suffering public, came to think they had no right to 'legal advice," even when it is paid for from the pub he fund, and meekly and silently submitted to this new form of "graft" of a public officer draw mg its salary without Keeping itself open or discharging its Of sown hall public duties that it refused and cases dozen to prosecute, we I'um ish the following certificate of two. involving property valued at about $8,l)UU STA i E Oh U TAH. County of fox Eider I ) eral to have the office declared activity." He "made good" and ter pay full compensation for vacant and a successor appoint is now running for Governor. 'ounty franchises. That the ed." Moran, like Folk, Guthrie, district attorney may have the But for some reason this reso Hughes, Taney, and the other assistance of the office in crimi u lion was not put on record ; the lawyers who stood for an "idea" nal prosecutions and appeals -"turned down ;" not was and lit the from of and this County. And that alary lamp inquiiy Gento went the the of the report to dark center tilings justices, constables, trustees and Attorney eral was not made. The "reform" in the recent great upheaval of publi!; interests across the Counwas piomised but not performed. reform throughout our nation, ty shall receive the same prompt The Attorney, as before, contin- are all matured men men not attention from the office as other I ued lo uk. ke a pleasant pilgrimage BVJbthly from the Point to tlit.- county seat, to attend to ihe 'urivale practice" and nraw its - "public salary.'' Already tins office has drawn $1.U50. Without giving "value ron eceived. " It w i.l draw I the siiuie oasis before the year ends, milking 41,2U(J in all for the term. The county's losses, in convenience, and deuioraiizali n from the official neglect is mil ss ) mentionedDoes this record show a faith fol perform ai ceoi a public tru- - . or f'e same old story of a "pub I the undersigned, Justice of ih" Peace in m n ho Hox Wider county and precinct, do hereby certify that criminal complaint III the case if til" State Vs. (' , in September, charging perjury 1908, and the one in same line charging similar offence m Iv eeinber, l'.l duly sworn to h lic graft." where Hie official's nmy lask has been U draw ihe office salary ? That it has been wort; profitable io ''the office" .i lo ihe public IS self evtoei'i I lie following modi's. d l li. Crolfe. HaVe been on tile in in our notice liJUb office pnblisued ingenious since May 22nd, my And that Ihe I'ouniy Attorney cunty papers on the eve of the has failed lo direct a Warratil to Convention "October loth, im (j. he issued, and no action has be " A liliou hC'tnelit 1 hereby an taken Witness m ha.tui, liKJd d i.v ol Uct 'j iK.unce uivsell as a Candidate, li r i f'-O- : .hi-J7t- h i . .1 fir AgDKKW I'UXK, In- rVace iisi tee i - The Vast extenl and immense corporate wall hoi our rapid1, th develop Hi! county COII.stallf t ide, ket II hCUIUell Mtld Vigilant ability of the County At torney's office lo U o 111 ihe CoUII ty's Interest on the most varied mikI diversified legal questions, such as : 1. Taxation which shah obtain from wealth mil contribution Hlld and success, hear lightly upon labor Hlld ihe poor. 2Compensation for telegraph and lelepttolie and other col - pot-at- franchises. il. "Inheritance tax" on large esiates tnat have been shuffled The refusal of the railroads curriers to carry fri ightand passengers to certain points on their lines. 4. ;is com mun Ami - i ttieorlls, jus' from Ihe shools, wbo haV" never hail I i ami poMt vely ctir- i'b Magic Oint- It h nia'le for I'dcs alni' iiitMi (1 a Si i' limn the 'tin li sa'i-fa- i'lk f't'uditig or le ke in sutclv and paitifnl, dinappear r 'lung, ct h ind pih'H I e it HTM1 O cen s e1 u'aiw in is e ! i u-- an'fc'e-h- Sold recommeudiil ly t' e Mrigli v Plmr tm a'-- v i . ti - N geilem, l.mpnHsiil' so, in' oe (hat i"" Deim'cr.ii siruci a''d uttderiyiu. inc.i pie ween at he lo:i vnlioii deep, safe . 1 Pilin qu wnli l)i w aw practice, or a law offic , r a a library, or even a law bo kj witii only tbeir first client and v el r "maid n case" li re Inmonol-oiiof the "sia rva i'h n riod" from its grim deaotati In- lo -- I i d throuuh porations extending 'his county are discriminating as lo the coal supply against It and whv in the western portion hey refuse to carry freight or p;issfiiiH rs over part of the line. And fully teallxintf that, in case if my election il is up to me to ' niak'j good" ihese pledges I uh'si-ri ni' m yself. tours faithfully KICY H. JONES. m-i- tl l suhjeci will,, lie Republican oa 'I I ihe evein oi m election snail exclusively Mttelid lo ollice hud keep it op- II HI 0. U l.V SHHl " In- e County officers ticr.iss the hall. That the causes will be ;n"esti-gaieas to why the railroa.i cor- pi in HOUSE ins om mi n u speaclt he saio : m m ii ,ERfl k iox eider county lias educated si) ) ri young attorneys io practice ott mm iYsing y the at eX tbe ) lulled by the i'ouniy Aitoi tie. public, public lense, tl 3! .'. 's to ,lie counts sacrifice, On account ol ihe exceedingly and ' following: and "old r that r.Mg eiiougb,-hi pliant (but eXIivinely btief) Her Fatal livvyers are heading re f O r m I'ubliccareerol thisyouitg pro Love."' thecoun cutor, and in 'recognition of his inoyements throughout The Street y ever.N where.' ab'e. efficient and faithful publi,-Si nt'er." In res pc use to this issue ihe vices" (in jotlyitm tUe couuiy A Wise Wo to allow tin- motitbly offici tieoublicau camitatgu manairer manordered their cauiidate and $.io the prompt arrant)" yotiiu The safety f the country lies ness, dispatch, and eminent suc- afar off. "out of sight"' in the wi- in the close union of the cess with which he transacted lderness, so that the voter in the citizens thouihtful the public business (of "cashing center ''cannot behold the liglH feel that he citizen sliou1 in" this warrant at the treasury of his countenance neither is :sEvery a part of this great Republic-Hicrib), the I ounty Clerk's deputy his voice to be heard in the Ituid." vote is a part of that power. nominated him for re "lection on What do you think of that? is citizen amounts to nothing That the strength of Ins past record there a reason for ihis ? who hands his vote to one or an In conclusion the Democratic and lulur promises other person merely because he Why ibis dcpuiy 'J unty Clerk, candidate f r the office of Prose is told to do so. '"next to the record" as he was, Citinir attorney, mindful of the should hold a premium on ''gra t oat ty's pledye that ''we commend W. H. GLOVER ami dereliction" by ibis reiiomi to yoU each and every candidate ' nation, and why a little coterie as persons of sterling integrty.'1 of kith and kin" in the county and at the c delusion of he cam seat should condone and defend paigti has tiie following to add Livery & Feed "this lecord' by threatening a in respect to the prosecutor's i ersonal tight on the candidate office : "Should the voters of this Up who makes it mi iss'ie of this rigs at all hours. campaign, when all four political County be pleased to honor me Hack meets all trains at depot. parlies, as voters, deem it a prop- with election to this office, I will Brigham City. Utah. a as servant the and tl public er, just accept tilting issue, ey alone may exi lam, as there may ttust with the solemn pledue BROS. that th public shall have the be a reason & Feed During tiie last two years our Inst claim to such skill and country lias witnessed a gnat ability as 22 years in the law ex First class rigs at all hours. Hacks meet all trains. upheavel igainst ' official deliu perience has given me. That or without fear favor the duties non of performance duty qui ncy. Fine saddle horses. Reasonable of the office will be executed ir and public graft.'' rates. All political creeds unite in a respective of religious, political 12 Block North First National state of political flax to fight or party affiliations. That the Hank. these ilnngs. The Counciimen powers of the "oflice" shall not of Ogden wet1 removed from ol- be used for improvident pur lice for a 50 graft. In Pittsburg poses buS that dishonesty will For best accomodations go to both parties united again si "nou- - be punished alike against the ertormance of offi. ia duty" to corporation grafter, the rich inakeAt o ney Guthri, its r. form ogue, or the poor pilferer That for furnished Mayr, and in Suffolk county, he levy and equalisation of tax viass , the Republicans and Dem "s shall be adjusted so as to n ihe full contributation from ocrats united ou Attorney John wealth and success and bear Moran's issu to change Urown Opposite Post Office the County Attorney's office from lightly upon labor and the poor. Utah one of "indirect to oue of direct That corporations must hereaf Gat land i -- - 0 ginsjmu 1, i - - v inde-P'lide- nt s to eyade it. 5. ou ity r lioX itilder CoUldy, l only of learning, judgment, experience and skill, but men of pledges and promises that the.y llHVe since performed. Etch of these lawyers, while filling the offi'-- of County Attorney, considered it the most grave op.! respot sidle office iii the ;:ift of the county, because the public wealth, and weal, and welfare, are et. trusted to il. That office aloii has an "'unlimited draw" on the county troanury lot ertitii nal prosecutions. Ou it depends the Idyli or low standard of pub c honesty and pub'ic justice of the county The pujlic eve, where now agree that it is er wise nor sal", idir sane, lo io trust such solemn resimfisi-bittti-'- s to in x pe net ce yoUui! .heir present discrim- ination against cottl supply Hut all these ing the public public revenue our county on the . questions involvwelfare, and the to the exfenl of thousands of dollar, have oeen wholly disregarded, as well as a in n it lid of others affecting the 15 pubhe. offices at the coun'.v court house and in outlaying pri cim-lsHut this summer Ibis direliclioii of duly Was so flagrant that "patience had ceased to be longer ;i virtue," and the conditions of affairs had come to such ti pass, and become so in tolerable, that in June last the County court drew up and read lo our "official delinquent" a rest hition which must have run soni'. th ng like this : "He it res lived by the county emit of Box Elder county, that unless the County Attorney re signs, or moves into the county seat, and keeps his office open during office hours, and properly advises the county officers, and prosecutes criminals, his salary will be henceforth disallowed and his "official delinquencies" wili be reported to the Attorney Gen . --- I Stables to-dat- e JENSEN Livers Stable Hcnric i ob-tri- Rooms |