| Show I In Inthe the period 1870 1872 there were some warm times In the territory of Utah The Gentile element was arrayed against the dominant church That faction of ot the gentile element that thit believed In In conservatism conserva conserva- I were wre given the title of Jack I Mormons This epithet came from Illinois and nd had been used there thereas as designating anyone who had a friendly feeling for tor the Latter-day Latter Saints It was vas charged at the time that there was a ring composed of at the officials of ot th the government and a a. number of prominent persons who were hostile to the Latter-day Latter Saints a combination that was unusually unusually unusually un un- un- un usually powerful It was declared that this so-called so ring could have anything that they wanted from the national capitol simply for the asking Removal of ot Secretary Mann and Judge Wilson lIson was charged up to this so-called so ring as was tha th transfer of General De Do from Fort Douglas to another military mili mill- tary post and then came the appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap of ot Judge James B. B Mc- Mc Kean He was appointed In July 1879 and he reached Salt Lake the latter part of ot August being appointed from New York where he was engaged in the practice of ot law His associates on the Utah bench were Justices Obed F. F StrIckland Strickland Strick StrIck- land from Michigan and Hawley from Illinois The former had su succeeded sue suc Judge Drake who had tendered tendered tendered ten ten- dered his resignation and the hitter latter latter lat hit lat lat- ter had succeeded Judge Enos D. D Hoge who had been appointed In April 1869 JUDGE HOGE REMOVED Judge Hoge had been appointed by President Johnson Johnon and andon andon andon on the advent of the administration administration tion of ot President U. U S. S Grant he was removed but he did not step down and out without a fight Judge Hoge maintained that the president had no power to the organic organic or or- or ganic act of ot Utah to remove territorial territorial ter ter- ter- ter i Judges except for malfeasance malfeasance malfeasance ance in office or until the four- four year term for which they had been appointed had expired and that the appointment t of Judge Hawley was therefore invalid and gave him no right to the place Argument was had on the question and in September Septem Septem- ber of ot 1870 the case was decided against him and Hawley won Judge McKean l believed that the leaders of the Latter-day Latter Saints were were disloyal to the government and also that his leaders were corrupt cor- cor rupt and tyrannical hence he proposed proposed pro pro- posed by Judicial methods to put it to end Tom Fitch who an afterwards after atter- wards was elected United States senator from the state of ot Deseret painted this pen picture of ot Judge McKean As a man who was very determined A sort of ot missionary I exercising Judicial functions a a. man manof manof of f considerable personal courage but not fit to be a Judge AGAINST CHURCH CHUnCH Judge McKean therefore arrayed himself along with the bitter bitter- element element element ele ele- ele- ele ment In the gentile party against the dominant ch church Apostle Whitney in his History of ot Utah in n speaking of conditions at t that time said They the federal officials who were allowed to hold positions in Utah during that period arrayed I themselves against the Mormon I church particularly the leaders of ot that organization and the policy polley they set out to execute was watched approvingly If It not directed from Washington Dr J. J P. P Newman chaplain of ot the United States senate senate senate sen sen- ate who had held a a. debate with Orson Pratt in the tabernacle on August 12 which continued for three days in which it was said he lie was worsted h had returned to Washington firmly resolved to use all Influence at command to embitter embitter em em- bitter blUer President U. U S. S Grant toward a speedy and effectual settlement of at the tile Utah question The result was that the administration re removed removed removed re- re moved all federal officials in the territory who manifested a conservative conser- conser j I spirit and filled their places with men who could be relied upon to carry out the stern policy of the administration I |
