Show THE FEE INCENTIVE OUR lice able and esteemed the Herold has been giving some of the L Utah tab Federal e eral officials a raking over for having persisted in running a fee fac- fac factory factory fac factory tory in their personal interest The ground is well taken and if the agitation agitation agitation tion upon which it is entered does not lead to a searching investigation bv by the powers that be it ought to to There ig good gr ground und tor for u urging its necessity There IS is one detail to which our co- co temporary co-temporary temporary alluded on Sunday morning regarding which it was somewhat inaccurate although not intentionally intention so 80 It ventured the in statement in the issue of that day that as a number of persons Were taken before Commissioner Mc- Mc McKay McKay Kay Mc-Kay Kay to give bonds to appear for trial on the charge of unlawful cohabitation teat the functionary named named had one of his lucrative days This was based on tae supposition that the Commissioner charged his usual fee for making out tee oon because he had formerly done one so in such cases eases the sum taken being live five dollars On Saturday how how- however how how- however however ever Commissioner McKay so far as we can not make this charge char One of the persons who gave bonds tendered the amount to him not knowing that Mr McKay had turned over a new leaf The official returned it with a statement to the effect that he believed he be was entitled to but would not accept it He had haft referred the matter to the Comptroller and nd was awaiting his answer The person ad- ad addressed ad addressed dressed told the Commissioner that should the answer of the Comptroller be favorable to him he should take pl asure in paying the he amount in ih due season There is a question involved in this matter that is worth noting Mr Mc- Mc McKay McKay Mc McKay Kay is necessarily touched by the Journalistic allusions to the fee indus indus- industry industry industry try and notwithstanding his expressed belief about hi his hia being to the fee in question there is isa isa Isa a doubt in his mind regarding it Were j it t not so the necessity for tor reference to the Comptroller would not exist He has therefore in the past given himself the benefit of ot the doubt The conduct of the Commissioner leaves him open to the su suspicion that his refusal to accept of the fee in the cases cited is more the result of fear fear- fearful fearful fearful ful anticipation of a probable inquiry into the entire industry of burdening the government and Individuals with superfluous expense in order to line the pockets of the officials concerned than the quivering protestations of a tender conscience There seems no room for doubt that the fire of our is scorching the flanks of some of the Federal officials on the fee and expense question |