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Show A LffTTZB from Washington eayB there are already three hundred applicant! ap-plicant! for the vacant district attor-aty'a attor-aty'a office in thii territory. It is generally mppoeed to he a moat lucrative petition, and the nu rubor ol pertODi clamoring for it shows to lome extent how many pauper politicians there are hungry for office and the emoluments. To an honest, capable attorney the district attorneyship ol Utah ought to present tew attraction!. The maximum sum to which the alary can be legitimately railed is $3,000 per annum. The work of the office is sufficient to keep an able and Industrious attorney constantly env ployed, leaving him no time to devote to a civil practice even should he acquire such business. How much the occupant can get out of the office it another question, the solution of which depends upon the official's honesty, his ability for putting up jobs, and the degree of conscientiousness conscientious-ness possessed by him. To one who is not a thief, blackmailer and rogue, the office is worth simply $3,000 a year. The law practice of the average aver-age attorney of Bait Lake brings him from 5,000 to $16,000 annually; while some of the legal gentlemen here receivo even more than the latter urn. |