| Show A SPECIMEN PLACE HUNTER tul tui gt t louis globe democrat published a washington dispatch dated the oth inett dinst which stated that dr douglas was at the capital working to have himself appointed clerk of tb the e supreme and third district courts of utah ilta this will create no surprise here as the doctor is a prominent member of the place hunters party when the governor attempted unsuccessfully cess fully to usurp the power vested in the people and appointed appoint dd hi his tools stools to td office by wholesale dr douglas was his choice for assessor of ait alt galt lake counti county ile he made application application for the office I 1 but ut did not get ar it being beim thwarted in his attempt to steal an elective office under cover of a bogus appointment his appetite for place remained unappeased so he formulated a theory in relation to the by salt lake city of a man of scientific attainments as sanitary inspector for the municipality ile he plainly exhibited throughout that the best thing the th c corporation horation rini po conid could do would be to say to thou art the man but it and still ills his finger hunger hi for office was unabated enow ON ow it appears that with a zeal wo worthy r th of a better cause 19 he tur turns us up at the capital still oil on tire tige he track of office ce he lie is a striking illustration of the antipodes of the set phrase that the office should seek the man and not the man the office and ili in this particular he is a fitting representative of the so called 4 liberal party of utah to which lie he belongs there are several reasons why dr douglas should not be appointed to the clerkship which is the object of his ambition should he obtain it the probabilities are that it would inspire other members of the anti antl 4 A lormon party here with hopes of similar success and who knows but U J wenner ct a al might besiege the capital in consequence if there is to be a chan change ge in the office and any consideration should be pa paid id to efficiency and adaptability the clerkship should be awarded to the deputy who has for many years been doing the work in a manner that has given satisfaction to all parties besides unquestioned ability to discharge the duties of the ollice office mr nir mcmillan an has gained golden opinions on account of his imperturbable temper and unvarying courtesy to everybody with whom ile he comes in contact either officially or personally |
