Show OUR OCR local county and state officers should beed the lie folloN following vIng taken from last nights Salt alt lake telegram it result in ili raiseh niu cli good if adhered to officials take the attitude billat illat that tile the public Is opposed to pro lii milon and ana therefore they III not be very vigilant in enforcing g the law this policy Is having k a corrupting influence on all law enforcement it Is rank dishonesty officers of the law have bare a sacred duty duta of enforcing the statutes as they jp olst it a particular law Is highly unpopular let the public force its repeal but as long agthe as the law Is 14 on the books officers are re breaking their trusts if they do not make an honest attempt at enforcement W R JEFFORD for years deputy slier after iff of this county has been convicted by A 11 federal grand jury of extorting money from lawbreakers law breakers who aho sought to secure protection front from exposure epo gure and arrest for their unlawful activities the fact amr of mr jeffords proven guilt makes shallow any praise that might be said of good ser service rendered while holding a office of trust lie he stands convicted of et rayal of a sacred trust as an officer of the law and tor for such betrayal deserves nent to fit the c rime crime it Is a disgrace to any community when honest fea fearless aless efforts are not made to enforce the law by pence peace officers elected and appointed for that purpose and it becomes a real menace to a community a state or nation when such officers not only fall to perform their duty but with criminals in law violation ignoring the trust lm posed upon them dragging theia th lr stif respect in fit forgetting tile the disgrace sure sooner or later to come to their families and all for personal gain in a monetary sense when convicted of such offer lse men of such calibre are not entitled to s sm pathy and should pay the full penalty of 0 the law |