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Show RISES TO EXPLAIN. Judge Strickland ri.-es to explain, and hij explanation aiaounts to an aathoritation of a denial that he purchased pur-chased his jadgeship; which is to "be shown by letters and documents as soon aa they can be obtained from the east." It was cruel of. an. individual, , last night, a former admirer of Strict- j land's, to insinuate "too thin," "them dock y men ts and letters won't start from the east till after the centennial." i We look fj the documents; expect the letters; and earnestly urge the judge to hurry them up; let's have the letters and documents, "aa soon ' ad they can be obtained from the eat," But mcantime.by way of amazing the boys, suppose the "quiet and Christian-like" judge occupies a little of hii time in answering tho following questions? Didn't ho give Drake that promissory note for $",o00? What was the nature of tho "value received?" Why was thia peculiar clause inserted, if it had no relationship to the purchased judgeship judge-ship 1"In case of my death before the last payment become due, then such payments as are not due shall not be collected ?" Is it customary to stipulate such conditions in promissory notes where "value" actually has been "received?'1 Will judge Strickland give us hid word of honor that the signature to the note id a forgery? Does he solemnly declare that ex- associate justice of the suprerte court of Utah, Hon. Thomas Jefferson Drake is a liar of "great age and deafnes??" Does he desire us to believe that an ex-associate justice of the supreme court of Utah could be a considerate, consummate and unvarnished liar? And if so in one case, why not so in more thaoooc? And if Hon. Thomas Jefferson Jef-ferson Drake could stoop to write things so flagrantly false as Hon. Obed F. Strickland assures us what guarantee have we that Hon. Obed F. Strickland's varacity is untouched? Narrowing the thing down to a point, Mr. Strickland as Mr. Strickland Strick-land is nobody; as a former federal judge he is somebody; and the exposure ex-posure in this case ia simply a matter due to the people otUhe country that they may understand the means by which Territorial officers even judges, who should be liko de-ar'a wife above suspicion sometimes secure appointments appoint-ments and are foisted upon the people liviDg in Territories of tha United States, and vainly imagining they are citizens of the United States. But, let us have those "letters and documents." |