| Show A PUBLIC SCANDAL THE course which is being pursued in reference to the united states mar ahal proclaims one fact in unmistakable tones it is that the arrest of 44 lawless saloon saloonkeepers keepers and gamblers is resented as a grievance by the liberal faction or at least by its managers and officials the attempt now being made to incriminate a spotter in order to prevent his bis giving testimony against the arrested gamblers is proof of what we have stated so also is the effort tp damage the Man baPa reputation on the ground that he Is part owner of a building that is said to be used for un UD lawful and immoral purposes the use of spotters and informers to is not generally approved and those who engage in this kind of work are not usually considered the most high toned of socie tys favorites but in the detection of some kind of public of f lenses anses and secret crimes they are considered indispensable and their employment has been common in all the great cities of the world the time is not distant when the very same persons who are now crying out against spotters I and seeking to punish them as criminals were applauding individuals engaged in this work though in a different direction they were apt and informers all the same and were well paid for their work and also praised for their success we do not know whether the marshal is responsible in any way for the use of the premises alluded to in the way that is described but we do know that he to is amenable to the law just like any other individual and that if he has violated the law there should be no exception in his case but it is also very plain that until he endeavored to perform a duty which devolved upon him because of the failure of the city authorities to enforce the law no outcry was raised about his alleged part ownership of a building used for improper purposes these attacks and this prosecution of the I 1 spotter sl 11 make it very clear that it is part of liberal policy to shield those agencies for evil that have flourished under the influence of that faction and that its promoters are en raged because that protection does not exclude the action of officers uncontrolled by liberal influence I 1 the owners of buil buildings dinks used for unlawful unlawful purposes can and should be prosecuted when they become aware of such uses if they do not take measures to remove the evil we have heard of several persons in this city who are said to be the proprietors of such places which have been leased to individuals who defy the law it does not matter whether they are officers or private citizens professing mormons cormons Mor mons or gentiles 11 they are liable to prosecution and should be proceeded against provided they know of the wrong and will not take measures to remove it but it becomes a public scandal when one branch of t the he public service arrays itself against anoche for striving to execute the laws and when an effort is made to smirch the reputation of a public officer forthe for the same reason the people of salt lake city should take notice of these proceedings and determine to correct these glaring evils at the ballot box |
