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Show THE FEDERAL MACHINE. Doubtless the members of the- present pres-ent legislative assembly will resent the attempt of a coterie of Federal oflico holders here to interfere with their legislativo functions. Specific reference is made to the pernicious activities of United States Marshal Spry, Surveyor-General Hull, Revenue-Collector Revenue-Collector Callister and his deputy, James H. Anderson. .It is a well established fact that the President of the United States, from whom these men received their official appointments, has pronounced himself very forcefully in this matter, Mr, Roosevelt having shown a determination determina-tion to prevent Federal officials from interfering in the politicnl and legislative legisla-tive affairs of thoir communities and to have them give their entire attention to their duties under the genoral Government, Gov-ernment, Tlo hns even gone so far as to admonish Cabinet officers that they must not step outside tho bounds of their proper domain for the purposo of exorcising undue influence in matters which legitimately belong to the State except as he shall personally direct di-rect them thereunto. It is self-evident, self-evident, therefore, that the President cannot contemplate with any sense of gratification the effort of these men to crenre here a Federal machine which shall run the legislative, judicial and executive departments of the State of Utah. One of Marshal Spry's first acts af ter ms induction into ofhee, was his attempt to influence, secretly and improperly, a court of justico; and this statement is not mndo simply for the purpose of casting groundless discredit upon the man it is based upon an accusation accusa-tion to this effect made by the District Judge himself, who was approached, by the United States Ararshal in an effort to extort a judicial decision of tho court to tho advantago of a political" clique. And now Mr. Spry and his associates as-sociates are endeavoring to enlarge the scope of their meddlesomeness to includo the law-making department of the body politic. No citizen will assert that these would-be diotators of legislation en gage in their meddling becauso of any superior ability which they possess for such direction; but many men of discornment entertain tho impression impres-sion that their chief recommendation is that they will permit themselves to bo used as the vehicles through which the hierarchical will may bo expressed to legislators and embodied in legislation legisla-tion without suspicion of direct interference inter-ference by the ecclesiasts. At any rate, it can not be denied that the forbidden activity of Spry and his littlo coterio is a reflection upon President Roosevelt, and is in direct opposition to his pronounoed views and utterances with reference to the meddling of Federal officials in matters which are entirely outside their legitimate duties. And thoir respect for the President is certain to prompt Vl n lnrriclo 4 nrc 4 r a r .3 r. ... . wnucuiu rt uj ouuii interference in-terference with tho proper performance of their duties. As the matter stands now, the Mon-mon Mon-mon hierarchy obtain tho advantage of operations by the Spry-Hull machine, while President Roosevelt gets the odium. |
