Show delegate caine f to f the i washington post the washington post foil liaa has been com mentin men tinon zon the lite tucker billand billa nl with ilia customary cui tomary recklessness of the anti mormon press general lybas made some oine glaring misstatements which mr dune caine in 4 a card tu to that journal exposes as follows in the tori of tile the esth there was wait a brief comment on mr tuckers anti mormon till lull to tills this effect the misplaced and misnamed inia named self government af utah v m it ill I 1 be modified go BO that all tile county officers probate judges sheriffs and selectmen instead of 0 being appointed by the church will bere hereafter after fter bo be chosen by the governor andai and alio le president thus thu tamire the machinery machi iier of the law out ot of the hie hands of those who a disobey b and det ileff yit it 1 statement shows a lack ack of 0 correct information not only ua as the condition exists ill ili utah but also to the ho manner of choosing officers and executing I 1 lie laws lav a the mis misfortune fortun eta is that this lack of information informal I 1 oni is 9 8 shared h ac r d by the count which summary members of congress Co neresa may justly be included had the country been acquainted with the truth regarding utah had members of the house been given an opportunity to become acquainted with the bill for which so many voted on wednesday last it would not have hae passed unless modified mod iliad so BO tint that its ila author could not nob have recognized it all tho the county officers probate judges an and s selectmen are not appointed by the church they aro are elected by tho the people in in the in manner anner common to every e ery community where republican institutions prevail and since binco 1882 the whole vitale election machinery has been in the handa bands of officers appointed by the president this fact sa is notorious the machinery of ilia th law Is ii la in the hands hand of gentiles and is il not held bold by mor mon IB YO your r article to am ply rias ilis lamentable 11 get Is that thai thia bill does not nol ta tana ice the tha machinery of the law out of the bands handoc of aill thole who disobey and defy it if ilia be gen Ue nilles it t gives them powers immeasurably augmented were Is II true ho however wayer that thai the ilia mormon church does ninko make the appoint ml to the abo earned it will bu bo dilli cult to explain in what hat way any ad vantage Is 19 I 1 to be to the ilia cause ol of liberty fay by transferring the tha I 1 power co cc another and nd making it infinitely abdol u W than leori before the bill can I 1 not remedy the ilia evil you charge even did it 19 el exist pretends to take lake the power poker from those who 1 do not lot postage it and nl gives it ie to lo one man mail the llie bill in question gives the governor of if utah the appointment of some ome 2600 2500 of leers of this number about 1000 1900 are offie firs including assessors and treasur treasurers ers attorneys of the peace constables conal BOlpa babool trustees Bea eta ato eln while nearly COO bre are municipal olli cers among which are aldermen aldei councilors councillors counci lors sues saves dort orn and colle collectors clors of taxes treasurer re cordera ye etc of e yen In corpor wed calm balt I 1 ke ca v y with a bordering on ad it gives him the of at all I 1 ri of and in I 1 him I 1 lon indirectly and aad through his aviter of about 1200 I 1 other pas t eions the tha entire patronage mounting to lo something om ething like mcw places uy his he has absolute con coir trot of all and municipal Inan cea these officers officer under the terri law were and are in the girt or of the be end the fact act that tha dve ave sixtus sixths of the ibe people elected their mend is hardly more mora 0 ol 01 I 1 a 11 cirame than llian the iha uniform election ol of catholics or erlih obleen cers by their friends in certain new york and at bihr her ard ads the 1 he economy with which wh lali fill abill is down up maybo may ba discovered discover oil in the fact ill eliat at it continues in ollian the live utah who draw win the public treasury a year each and cost coat the tb 8 country au additional pearly 85 in all and at t the same lime tak eafrom estrom them all their duties wire appointed appl ppl to sup arvias ime the ity by t ilia he bill il 81 it the house al a 1 off leers but awen I 1 y four faur members embers in ol of ilia lower house a oillie the legislature and adf the delegate Hel enalo are anaila is appointive iho election tot for th A a of fletis ei bikes place ill bill brouders ilia GO liable to lo a pay pax merit or of for tile llie continuance lo in men who arn are lo 10 direct the of twenty love live nio mn once lit in two ko years and direct th ibe c u sot ol 01 the iko when the th elections are over janis bout T CAINE delegate Da legale |