| Show officeholders OFFICE HOLDERS TAKING THE OATH I 1 r I 1 THIS test oath election w atall t t theme theme ot of arthe the 4 I 1 Ps la T V me which rela relates Wito to it is tive the vt v hole lawor law or nearly bb 96 ia fia their eyes afie dayl tank the cormons mormons Mor mons aa d i pap descend to take taked it and therefore they imagined the local offices would lall fall into leque clutches but bat events lae demonstrated tae act et that many mormons cormons Mor mons can take the probability that enough of them will take it to retain alth the balance 0 01 power has brought weir well nigh to despair but theLe aggers have patched up another conspiracy it relates to the present incumbents of city counted coun county and precinct offices flees of thelam The hw require theato thee to take the oath oathia oa thib jb would not stand the test og of competent jut j audr uda cial scrutiny IV if it didah did su rp require quire liu with courts aud officers buthe ou the apol ready to act I 1 in a hoail ty ay to the people and their elected ficera of on oa alie plight est cst occasion a great deal of trouble might be made ou on aois question and trouble and are aie what the defeated office hunters and their allies luten tp wark for as aa they have announced announced through their organ having abing misstated aed and garbled the law und being exposed la Us its mod med dacita the bigan oi gan of 61 the L Ls BOW urges in regard to th the local of officers ficera that they should all be brought into court if if they will not fake bake the oath otherwise othni wise and be compelled to t take kie tile the oath required by be declared ds and it t adds we believe there is a statute prescribing the method of fl all 11 ing such vacancies aud and that it is by bk appointment this then is the latest little ranie gamec the method by which the of ficera ahall all be brought into court is ia not ex explained A gouid would puzzle the cag aers to dejl how it Is to be done ja the law does not dot provide anything of th kind neither city county noe nor precinct otti bompers pero are required t to 0 go 0 into court to take the oath who 10 is tl to declare them disque disqualified alit led and how can caa that be expected without a regula reau lari buit at law which can be contested to the how can an officeholder who has done all that the law requires of him previous to entering epou hi jila otrice office and who holds the credentials which show him faim to be in id lawful possession be declared disqualified ded by reason of new actions ti I 1 arto made by law enacted during 9 his bai ta incumbency cum bency of course those who that the law was designed desiga edu ed to harej hasain lawful effect or tit ap I 1 piu ul jet a to stick it it wi as s ae SA 14 ju better than aag eipl butta baw they intend to et XI I 1 toro ovo v voke 0 biroute r ou L a ana ca cliwe protracted litigation I 1 t i tao p aad 1 that tj they a have some h topes 01 judicial an and executive backing fd etar r ous scheme is evident f language and the their disposition indisposition I 1 i the salt sait lake cit ciby t aud county officials it appears have ave tak taken eq the easiest ago cheap cheapest pst way to avoid th the prepared tor for their feet and quietly taken the oath not ot golno ng 61 into ito court however but trending tf ending to the business in the manner required bylaw of elected officials A As NV on monday it u were necessary to to the oath or affirmation persons now make no opposition for poja were prohibited from office holdine by 15 the bet of 1882 so ao there is lp gp barrier on ol that score ll 11 I 1 these are feuy afave to the la ja lat t that no law d doeboy oca 1 or I I 1 can require tn an to lo take the oath luit lit they to 10 avold avoid vitiation litia tion and to block the way of the abe fiends who are ara gnashing 1 their heir over then their defeat and plot by way of retaliation if tat v V V discretion 1 tion is the better part of valor t the h e officeholders office holders may be right fight in taking this course scud and others may toe be wise in follow na heir example it is passive that toe refusal of of officeholders office holders to 0 take might ii agut be so misrepresented by tinier enemies as to make voters hesitate as to lo takina it as abacon a con aidak to registration this thi would be of ev e evall v 11 the whole forca forc of 0 tho the enemy will he be u ea t prevent retard e rd mud and obstruct toe registration of members of the peoples e ples 1 party r y T axis is should be bermet met ba by y an ove overwhelming i lug registration teat that no lib liberal 11 tricks c a or dodges can re sis and no small matter like the takiye of the he by present officeholders abe law does vot not require it t alie way of the teat great desideratum the whole original original scheme of tibe the leaguers was diro directed ced to the tae seizure pj of tue tae local this end ena they have still in view for i this they are to rattle lela in the halt doi JA jais for this tho the are now on thea tump 11 tey tavy must musa be met at eagy ayery p alep p and vanquished everything anat at gan cao be accomplished legally and consistently t should be done promptly to circumvent ine ve t the e conspirators if in ane waiving of their right to act on their legal qualifications and commissions and the taking of tae t tie oath will strengthen thie the good cause causa by way of example to voters by alt ail means let the slide victory is the object jn in view jt it must aoa no be endangered bys bya petty mine sprung sprang at this juncture I 1 it the tuse fuse can be stamped out by so small a step as this no bone ishiha to object but our friends frion the enemy etuy ll 11 they will be jut ausit irs to stop the present incumbents from taking the oath when they commence to do ad so as 6 they ww to aroe force them to take it when they thought there was intent for refusing all the same theres no law to office officeholders holders take the oath do da so notto not to comply with a d statute but td avoid trouble abd defeat a conspiracy 1 I 1 11 11 |
