Show TALE OF UINTAH RESERVATION RESERVA TION t H Influence of the Mr M d dern rn Grafter GraUer i Politics KT PROTESTS ARE Of NO AVAIL A EASTERN UTAH 4 Special to The Herald I Vernal Vernl Dec Dee 1 A strange tale tare of political poll Jobbery tomes cornea com over from the reservation Just now which bleb is Ie an in inspiring l inspiring example of the th power and in influence influence I fluence of ot the modern grafter in ID poli pok politic tic urs tj It will be remembered that a pretty sUfi stiff protest went in trout from Uintah coun county county county ty against the clause in tire the Uintah amendment to the Indian appropriation app ion tion bill which bleb granted or confirmed certain rain preferential prete rights to the Flor Florence Florence Florenee ence enee Mining company a corporation cOl with sufficient influence to have de defeated defeated defeated the opening of pf the reservation altogether if it not taken takeD care of in the of the measure This Thle humS humn humiliating lating state tate of ot affairs was wa admitted by the th Utah tHaI delegation who worked on the theory that it was w better to con eon concede cede ede this aggregation what it held out for than to risk defeating the desired legislation leg altogether As A stated however hoever ho vl a very v ry strong stron tron protest prote st went nt up from Uintah county the th holdup and one of the most mORt octive in fl the matter was WM R H S Collett con tt Vernale po postmaster and active UVe head bead of the Republican an Tin tan coon coun county ty t and eastern astern Utah Collett has lias ha la Ia labored labored bored in fn season and oat for tor the intErest interests inter interest est ests of the g o Po p and aad when the die dis distribution of or patronage caie ca t around arond he hf wae was like the widow who was waa open to proposals It Is r of political ical history tory how be sought gt and fought for fAr the appointment Dt of agent at White WhiteRocks Rocks Juo Plans Plan Miscarried ed Failing in thu ihl and d working upon the theory that half baIt a loaf is better than I Ino no bread he made an application for a I commission to establish h a trading Ing store tore at the agency dency and was wall assured us by Sen Senator Sene ator stor e tor Smoot that all was smooth fail call failing calling ail ailIng ing but ut alas ala the fl wen well laid plans plane of men and mice gang aft aglee It ao so happened bap ned ID with the tonne terms of the Uintah Uinta amend amendment amendment ment moot the reservation hi just JUM now the I stamping ground for the energetic rn indi individuals In l I tha go to make up the Flor Flo Florence I ence enee Mining company and one Colo Cole Colonel Colonel nel nd Thom whose name came to light I in the tbt Dear Jim correspondence f is isa Isa isa a conspicuous quantity these days day d 6 at atthe atthe i ithe the agency where he Is la making his hie headquarters and Collett i finding out just Jest now how little and insignificant a United States senator Is Ia when sized up alongside aon an ordinary politician lan ian who stands in with the powers that t at be for he finds agaIn that sinister influence tu standing between him and Dd his hl desires He feels feel that all Is vanity and nd vexation I of or spirit for even now the tb Sat fiat has bM gone forth or th that the t silver Iver tongued ora oracle oracle I cle ce of eastern Utah Republicanism R snail stand aloof aloot from Crom the public crib and feed teed upon the husks of forevermore and ana all aU because became of a right righteous cone and Just indignation openly ex cx expressed pressed at what is Ie without question one o e of the rankest holdups ever per perpetrated Je upon u n the people of any an state s ate a |