Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-12-16 | Page 12 | On the Right Track

I 1 t t f. f On the Right Track r 0 M ONT ANA has has just just removed a sheriff fr frOn 1 office for rec receiving iving money for for alleg alleged l pr pro pro- t of pf gambling The cise case is is w worthy y of f note merely mere because more more often than n not 1 this thi sort of of graft is tolerated until a ch change ng in senti senti- ment ou ousts ts the official at t the e polls v Our neighboring state is on op the right tra track and if it will pursue fh he same course course with ith all officials who viol violate te their trust with the public if t will place its state and county governments on ona ona a a- higher highe plane It is unfortunate that criminal actio actions s 's w are re not i instituted when officials i ls use t the e public confidence as a a means of extorting money money from denizens of the tile u underworld d 1 f The breach of a public trust is a a- a asin sin which should d' d forever frever pre preclude lude ft a t p-t man n f from e enjoying ing the the public favor When it It also cp countenances violations ti n of the la laws lavit kit it is is' is more inore despicable and should be punished b by imprisonment jf If we are ae areto areto to keep the governments of the thes s 's several y ral 1 st stat states ts s sclean clean we ve must insist insist- th that t those w who wo o o occupy cupy public p positions keep r faith ith with with- the the- p. p people ople