The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-06
EMERY's PROSPECTS.

The prospects for Governor Emery's
reappoiDtment are considerably i'm
proved this morning. It seems quite
probable that tee President will nom
mate HIN. in which event confrms-
ton Is next to certain, though It is in
the Senate that the Governors enc
mics are concentrating their opposi-
ton. The HERALD has manifested
very little interestin toe gubernstoral
fight, Gnd it feels no more than it has
expressed. In q general way We pre-
fer Governor Emery 10 a new man,
and would be glad if he we're reap
pointed. While the Governor has
s'gone of wrong" on more than one
occasion, and at times h4s exhibited
fear oil disreputable newspaper
sbusa IL at was not at al creditable to
him, he has unquestionably been an
ADLER aud better governor Of the terri
tory than either of his predecessors Of
the past TWO decsdes. The contrast
between him and the blatherskite
Woods, is so favorable to Emery that
we prefer him to running the chances
of getting archer ike the Webfoot of
odious and odorOus memory. The large
majority OF the people of the
terril " are also OF this way OF think-
ing. Il is not that they love Emery
more. but that they love others less.
In the present unfriendly attitude of
the Administration towards The terri
tory, q new man would be very apt to
be violently radical, and regerd him
self az missionary whose special
mission was to crests disturbance
and raise a row." whereas Governor
Emery is naturally conservative,
cautious and disposed to peace rather
than disorder. Besides, be has
better and clearer knowledge OF the
peculiar coalition of affairs here, and
shouI. Know how to deal with things
more intell'gently than stranger
could. It makes no difference who
comes 10 Utah as governor; he
must pass through what Emery has
encountered, must learn as Emery |
gained MS knowledge, and he will |
make mistakes. wilfully or IL ignor-
ance, as Emery made them; and it is
exceedingly doubtful if he Comes out
at the close of his tsrm with so many
friends and commanding so much
general respect as Emery has and
does. Il is a fact thu t Governor
Emery's enemies are almost ex-
eIusively personal, aud confined t. a
very limited circle. A few persons have
or claim to have individual cause for
grievance against him, hence thew
oppose his reappointment. Thew
and those whom they can influence
are the only people of any intelligence
or standing engaged in the fsht
agains. his excellency. It is known,
as telegram IN this issue states, that
Governor Emery carried with him to !
the endorsement OF his T
course and request for his reappoint-
nept OF the very large majority OF the
Gentle portion Of the COM
nunity, and the readiness with which
leading lawyers and prominent Cit a
'ens wrote letters to the President and l
igDed petitions in the Governors
avor, are something remarkable in
his region of social and political 81
divisions upon ali public men and S
MEASURES. No federal official ever :!
received so hearty an endorse :,
lent as the resident Gentiles OF Salt t
axe gsvs to Emery, and whether be
3 resrrointed or not it cannot be
.herwise than q pleasure to him to al
now mat le Is heid in such high ~
TEEN 10 the community. M
The central charge in the sorehead ! To