Show DO YOU SEE APROPOS Judge ANDERSONS opinion in the MOOIIE naturalization case we reproduce the following letter from the Attorney General DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON May 2 1SS9 HDn Elliot Sandlord Uhref Justice Utah Territory tory Sat Lake City Utah I SinYjur letter or the 17th Instant In reply to m n3 of the Oth instant Informing you that In tne opinion ol the President the public interest in-terest would be subserve bj a change in the of flee i1 ch ef jut co of Ua i and that he would be pleassd tj rec Ice your lOsignatlon of that offlci is at nanX Answering the same I beg to cay that lucre are on file in this department i eooii papers complaining of the manner in 1 Trmch your judicial duties are discharged In dependantly of these particular complaints however the President has become sat sled K that your administration of the office was not in harmony with the policy he deemed proper i be pursued with reference to Utah affairs and for this reason he desired to male a hange ani out of courtesy gave you an opportunity to 1 I resign Asyou did not see fit to embrace this opportunity the President has removed you appointed your succe or 1 Very respectfully yours V II II MILLER AttorneyGeneral And this which it will be observed was written the same day as the above EXECUTIVE MANSION I WASHINGTON u r May M418s9 f II SmYou are hereby removed from the once Cf chief justice of the supreme court of the tern tory of Utah to take elect upon the appoint meat and qualification of your successor BENJAMIN HARRISON lEJA lAIISO To Elliot Sandford Salt Lake City Utah Tho reader must make his own comments com-ments and draw his own conclusions I will not be out of place however to say that in acknowledgment of the above Judge SAXDFORD who was a Democrat i and a courageous one and one who cared Jess for office than he did for the independence I indepen-dence and freedom from dictation of the Judiciary wrote as follows SUPREME COURT OF Urvn i SALT LAKE CleF Jane lISI f loD W HMUler AttomayGeneral Washington D C Sir Vour etierof the 2Uh ult In which you J state that the Piesdent has become satisfied that the administration of the office I hold wa not in harmony with the policy he deemed proper to bo pursued with reference to Utah erd otom affairs aad for this reason he desired to make a change has been received s In reply I have the honor to say that my earnest earn-est purpose whls on the bench as chief justice of this territory hai been to administer justice jus-tice an I the laws honesuy and impartially to tce men under tne obligations of my oath of Ii offlsij I the President of the United States hen any polio which he desires a judge of the supreme court to carry out li nfernco J i Utah iff urs other than me one I have pursued pur-sued you miy say w him that he has done well to remove me Very resoectfully t 111 OT SSAXDFOSD tLUOT |