Show HOOPLA That was a startling piece of news given exclusively in THE HERALD on Tuesday morning Of course we refer to the summary sum-mary removal of Assistant United States Attorney McKJLT It has set the town talking and those who didnt talk thought and wondered Here was a federal official bounced from his place without notice bounced for alleged cause and thc bouncing done ten days ago without the gentleman or anybody elso at this end of tho line getting a hint of what was going on To say the least they do things queerly In these days Do not for a moment think hat we are pleading for the gentleman gentle-man named Not the suggestion of a sigh will go up from this office because I be-cause of Ms removal He ought toI I v have been removed ho should never have been appointed It was cause for astonishment astonish-ment when he was put into the place and just why hewas given the office only those who gave it were ever able to fully understand under-stand And yet feeling mnst arise in the minds of those who have in their com position a sense of fairness that McIUy has not been treated exactly right in this matter A regard for the proprieties should have suggested that he bo granted at least an opportunity to be heard in his own behalf especially so as the allegations allega-tions against him have been on file in the department of justice three years and he has never been asked o explain any of the I charges We are glad he has pone and I believe the removal would have followed If he had made a full showing and still it isnt a decent way to treat a man to kick him before letting him know that he is liable lia-ble to be kicked In connection with this removal arises another question Judge McKAT was designated des-ignated 1 and appointed on tho recommendation recommenda-tion of his superior United States Attorney Attor-ney VARIAX The latter was thoroughly familiar with his assistants record the two having been close companions for years Mr Varian must also have known 1 more or less of Special Agent FISHERS report upon which Judge McEAY has been k removed and been acquainted with the charges in that report The attorney general thought there was enough in the report io justify the summary removal of the assistant though Mr VAHUX did not P 1 1 i 1 I think there Vas enough either in MoKATs record or Fisnnns showing to prevent him from asking for McKATs appointment as his assistant The question which naturally suggests itself now is thisOught Mr VARIAN to bo retained the removal of his assistant being justifiable 1 Persons of average I reasoning powers will say that the attor neygeneral cannot consistently hold on to the man who induced him to appoint one now cregarded as unworthy Will the attorneygeneral take the same view of the matter 1 is tho problem that will naturally keep the United States attorney on the anxious seat for some time to come And then again why has Mr FISHERS report been hid away all these years 1 We were led to believe when the special agent Had completed his investigations that he had collected a good deal of matter that would be very damaging to certain parties when it should appear in an official report but so far as the pubiis know the matter was dropped when the agent left Utah and there has since been wonderment as to what became of him and the startling exposures ex-posures he was expected to make His document has only now been dug up and apparently for uses against one individual and he the most insignificant of the crowd said to have been included in the investigation investi-gation There is something very mysterious myster-ious and decidedly peculiar about all this business Official ways are sometimes I past finding out TIlE HERALD may be in error in its guess 1 but until the contrary has been demonstrated demon-strated we are going to think that when the facts come out it will be found that Judge McKAis removal can be traced directly di-rectly to the fight that is being made against Marshal PARSOXS to prevent his confirmation by the Senate It is so open that it is no secret at all that what is popularly popu-larly known as the federal ring is earnestly and industriously engaged in an effort to down Mr PABSOXS Things have been made very unpleasant lor him here and at Washington he has been assailed in such away a-way as to prevent action on his nomination by the Senate The assistant United States attorney it is understood has been among the most active in the pursuit of the marshal It hasbeen said that even a barrel bar-rel hoop will turn if trod upon and it is not improbable that Mr PARSONS thinks he is as good as a barrel hoop At any rate we are assuming that he is taking an active hand in the knifing business and that tho first scalp dangles from his belt The expectation ex-pectation is that his caput will soon drop into the basket and that others will precede pre-cede and follow it the contest now being a battle for blood Meantime TUE HERALD with the great majority of the people occupies the delightful de-lightful position of the old lady who watched the life and death struggle of her husband and bruin and urged the combatants combat-ants on with the encouraging words Go it old man go it bear It isnt our fight and to confess the truth we dont care a snap of the fingers as to the outcome |