| Show SUTHERLAND MAKES REPLY He Says He Is Responsible for Land Office Matter Feb 10 W h William McCarty Salt Lake L ke City Utah My Dear Sir SirI I am am in Iii t lpt Of df your ur tele telegram grim gram and letters with reference r f rence to telegram tel anti ant with reference r f r to the reappointment re of or captain Hobbs Hobba as register of the l office at Bait S lt Lake City there N is Js some mis rS with reference t fereti to t that lt at toP tel oil part Vart otherwise oU fwisE I 1 rl Un nil d the tile way in which you discuss ss It it Whatever Vh has beeh been de decided ld d Upon with reference ref renCe to t 1 captain Kobbs HoUba I and ath per personally Personally responsible r for 1111 in fairness to my hi th colleagues rues I think I 1 should M that they have havo h vEI been beC in favor of df captain da t Hobbs reappointment t p l till all tl alon I knoW both Mth g and add th the capabilities ca of each h quite well w ll in Itt my j judgment U without disparagement t to Cup tain tt Mr Thompson Th n sott Is peculiarly fitted flU d tp to t discharge rg Ute the duties s Of f tile the office a not only because b of his hi PI U in iii land l hd matters t but butti iUs Iii Iri addition to that hat lie he IS a lawyer J of good g od Ability The register rt gl ter of f the land l nd office is from tom time to tit time tithe to pass not tl fd tO the administration fillon of tile the land mud laws but t t upon Uvon general gener legal questions qU U such as itS M Ute tile admission ad lob of evi dence deU t etc et aswell as well In Iii addition to that Mr Mt Thompson huts hag L na t rendered t d red most effective serviCe to tu his hla party Without going into details it is my illy Judgment that he is en cc titled to recognition i at itt tUt the hands of the patty and I propose of ot course so far faras f fartin r as tin I I am n concerned that he lie shall shaH have it H provided pr dt d of course it dan tt t n h de dO d done with without without withoUt out Injustice juStice lit to others Second Place for Hobbs I 1 tint am quite willing that Captain ln Hobbs should be lie appointed receiver re eIver and have so sot recommended t This office pays exactly the same salary as s the other position rind and nil a it disposition of the matter matt r Js is in my judgment a Li perfectly just dis dig of it H and I am at a loss laSs 10 to un HU derst Why Wily Captain Hobbs H bbs his Ills friends frie should sli Uld Hot be willing td tu accept a ce t It ft It must be apparent to yOU tl anti and to t others rs that there thero are numerous OUS applicants for tor position that everybody cannot annot be appointed and that tue th del gu ii than tion ucla here is confronted with many em embarrassments embarrassments in lii attempting to make se Sc selections le There are ate tour four or five live applicants for lor the receivership r every one due tt without ex cx exception x a man who is competent nt In every way who has rendered most st efficient service to his party and hd who Is l In iii addi addition addition addition tion a close decO personal friend of or mine Be Because BecaUse BecaUse cause Captain Hobbs is an au old soldier r nd it is my d ire that these se defenders of our QUi country be recognized in making my recommendation I have preferred Captain in Hobbs above all ill these th se In View VI w Of df this the attitude of Captain Hobbs Hobus and nd his friends in demanding not only onty that he lie shall be taken care of but In addition that the delegation shall ignore the claims of everybody else lse to give him so par particular ticul r place rather than some other place equally equall profitable is Js a d little tit Lit disappointing if not a little littie bit unfair Roasts the Tribune Your reference to the fact that a great powerful and Influential journal of o this city meaning the Salt Lake Tribune is dally daily making and rep repeating the charge that tIl t the Utah delegation d J have 11 the intention nor the desire to represent Republicanism or dt Republican R 11 principles s etc does not appeal to me in the least However you may muy feel fool with reference ref rence to the matter I t have Pave no hesitation In say 58 lag ing to you that I do not care the tho snap of my finger for tor or the opinions of any such renegade newspaper which while posing pO as the apostle of independence Ind misrepresents mIsrepresents seats and seeks to belittle every man who will wilt not sacrifice his own by yielding to Its ita demands in all things I am trying to do what seems to me methe methe methe the square and decent thing as I go o along I prefer of course to have the approval of everybody that Is human nature But ButI I think I would woul l not be entitled entitle to any approval If it I did or failed to do 10 something merely to fo avoid a criticism from those thoad who ho are urs diligently searching Se at all times timea for things to tu criticise ls This letter Is not intended to lo be con confidential confidential Yours Yourd very iery truly GEO SUTHERLAND |
