Show our federal officials A number of the newspapers of the territory have been crying out this year against the federal officials of utah taking active part in politics THE ENQUIRER complained bitterly last year of the course pursued by governor WEST he stumped trai and southern portion of the territory and tauntingly told the people it would do them no good to elect a republican legislature because it could nut carry out its pledges with the chief executive behind the legislative body with the absolute veto power when governor WEST uttered that sentiment in provo a number of people thought he was joking the word came before his appearance on the stump in provo that he had mado that threat at lebi and none in this city would believe it but wo all found his words had altogether too much force in them nhsn he vetoed every republican measure passed by the last republican legislature one man thus thwarting the will of the people of utah we have lad then in a mau carrying his federal office into the campaign and openly wielding i a io fluence for the success of his party we have witnessed the evil results of such a caise and the bad feelings it engenders now we wish t advise that our federal officials keep out of the campaign judge used to make that his motto while a federal officeholder office holder and he used to tell the republicans who solicited him to take the stump that while his heart was with ns in our good work he felt it hardly suited to tha bih office of chief justice for him to amna political speeches A public office is a public trust y even if that does come in a round about way to our federal office holders the office of the secretary of the territory ought to be made the peoples office and very citizen be he republican or democrat ought to feel when he does business there that he is stepping into a public office not a bartys headquarters A judges office ought to be the peoples office for men of all shades of political belief come there for consultation all of our federal officials ought to make the citizens feal that they the officials aie serving the public not their party |