Show OBTRUSIVE partisanship IP THE president ot of the united states has issued an executive order warning all officeholders office holders under the general government to avoid obtrusive partisanship they are not to use their official positions in attempts to control the political movements in their localities they are reminded that they are the agents of the people they are not forbidden the exercise bof political privileges but are directed not to assume the active conduct of political campaigns the propriety of this it appears to us may be seen at a glance officers ot of the government tire an biot appo appointed to promote the interest of a class a party or a fac faction lion aney are to serve the whole P people eo I 1 of creed politics politic mr or c opinion glon there hat has been too lot much of official interference with political and kioa IL in ia partisan movements the policy of the president in regard to re from office ww was proclaimed at ills his accession and offensive partisan ship gnip was named as cause for official decapia decapitation tion he intends to carry out th that policy llcy and now 91 gives ves office holders t throughout t hout the country a a fair and timely warning of what they apsy expect if they offend inthis particular ti f be taken as aa a gentle hint by the SePa servants lits of uncle sam saiu who strut their brief hour as hilgh and oien iu ia utah in times timea past many any of the V 0 filp have been the most offensive ot partisans that have afflicted this territory bry there have ben been honorable exceptions but the chief federal officials have often taken ii prominent part in the local political gatherings and cabals cabala they have stumped stamped the mining camps howled bowled the peopled people Peo plea lo party maligned the leaders of the people guzzled whisky with the loul mouthed and blai bla i bisno tent liberals 11 and oa denight hideous with their pothouse pot house politics and rebels we do not believe beli ave that many of the present incumbents would indulge in be 0 antics of some ot of their wa edep eve if no BO warning voice had been uti ired from but dace ance the word has come forth with the be bark on it a hook will be found inthe jaws orsome of some ot of the who take advantages advant aget of all ali political contests to abuse the whose interests th they are ba redzo su dserve no one wan tato interfere inter fare wil with lh the political V freedom of ND adv man because he be holds an office under the government bat the uge nse of that office and its influence to prom promote ote factional purposes an and d the me designs of cliques is wrong in principle and ought not to be permitted in ill practice it will be well enough to take note of the course pursued by federal officers during the coming election and while lie every man is left free to choose h hil his t b own politics support his own ca candidates 11 di side with what party he pleases and preserve bis hi g full fall political liberty to make kocor record d of cases of obtrusive part san 11 and such thip utterances as at have been een too familiar to thel the public ear in times past and that are unjustifiable and indecent coming coining from fram auy any representative of the general government government |