Salt Lake Herald | 1892-02-21 | Page 4 | The Record Speaks

TIlE RECORD SPEaKS Records are sometimes very good things to have and then again they are sometimes very annoying HERALD readers read-ers will recall that the other day in Wash incton when Senator FAULKNER sked Judge POWERS a civil question concerning his coming to Utah the boss diverged somewhat from tho trend of his antiHomo Rule harangue and went Into a personal explanation He didnt explain everything every-thing it is true but ho did say that ho had been appointed to a judgeship in Utah by President CLEVELAND CLEVE-LAND but opposition to his confirmation having arisen in the Senate ho asked the President to withdraw his namo which was done And now for tho record A few at least will remember that after his overthrow in 1SS6 Judge POWERS published pub-lished over his own signature an interminable j intermin-able screed In which ho undertook I to defend himself and in which he succeeded in abusing pretty nearly everybody who didnt think he was a proper person to occupy tho judicial bench In that explanation and defense de-fense over the gentlemans name bear in mind were the following words Finally influence was brought to bear which turned tho tido against mo in tho judiciary committee and at the Instance of friends on the 12th of April 1SSG the President withdrew my name from the Senate I It is hardly worth while to say more I necessary Tho record does all tho talking that is