Show that the people may know thoro hns boon been sonic somo unjust criticism a against g allis t tile tho author of 0 tills piece for the way in which ho has dono done its ills duty tho the trend of mind of many people la Is to ilo do nothing or to caiti cizo what officers are arc dolne doing I 1 want to explain my stand on these things under three different points 1 people have said bald that I 1 have assumed too much authority in enforcing tile tho law and that it nobody else ISO enforced it I 1 was going to I 1 assume that flint tile the attack has como come from appointing a special deputy a tow few sundays ago to arrest a mail inan who went down main street about 30 miles an hour tile tho last section of tho the compiled laws of utah 1917 says that who when a justice of tile the peace sees ti a law being violated and no marshal is around lie ho may deputize in ill writing a person to arrest him this was waa the caso case and so no authority has been assumed 2 it has been said that I 1 sent tor for a townsman for a witness in ill a speeding case and then arrested him lie ho was not sent for na as a witness but on oil complaint ot of the speeders wo wa had and a gentleman front this town it be became callio necessary to bring him in ili and so the marshal was ordered to go and got him 3 when a person takes a public olifee whether it Is tho the least or greatest lie he swears to uphold upheld tile the law that Is ia what I 1 have been attempting to do instead of being commended there has been nothing but criticism in this the least of public positions there Is practically no ile money but only a chance to renter render public service which I 1 have attempted to do honestly and justly wo we ns as a self bolt governing people should attempt to affirmatively uphold the law instead of remaining neutral or criticising criticizing critic ising those who do try it wo we would do tills this there would be less need of enforcement and judicial officers than there la is today milton billion melville |