The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-09

| araist, ana Cannon DeOomo CltltlzeQJ
and finally assumes that the above
being facts tse eighteen and odd
thousand votes cast for Arr. Cannon
were thrown for person ineligible,
and therefore void. 1t is unnecessary
10 even discuss the matter II the
lGrt place il hiss b9sn shown time and
agais, that tke GoVernsr had no lswfal
powers in tie premises except Il issue
the certificate TO tie person having
the highest numser Of votes as
appears On the Ease of the rsturns.
There is not an hsnest lawyer in Salt
Lake bat 30 iztsrpress shs ststutes,
sid indeed, il they were ak to sH5 to
the contrary, it could not alter the
fact. The Law is there, and the declara-
ton is ons of the plAinest to be found
in the books. Again, If the Governor
has the right to go behind the
returns, be certainly has no right
to sit as a Judicial sGcsr and
pass upon the legality Of Mr.
CaAnon's naturalization. Still msre
presHnptueus il ne when be
says. after declaring that Cannon is
not citizen, that he (Cannon) sSnnot
become one by reAsSa OF his alleged
practice Of polyPAmy. So far a.
Murray, as Congress, IS tAe world
are concerned, Mr.. Cannon has VIC
lated no Law, ard the Governor only
exposes hiS Ignorance knd displays
wicked preiafics when he assumes
that CaAnen is poiygamist. Sup
pose that We skeuld assert that Gov
erner Murray were ons OF the multi
tudizous Ksntuskg lynehers, would
i, be lawful for a sheriff to hang him
without q hearing? The cases are
precisely analogous. As q matter
ot fact George Q. Cannon was
daily HaturaIizsd as he alleges. Tbs
record Of that naturalization exists
and has been examined by Governor
Murray. It is possible that By reason,
of the negligence or ignorance Of the
federal judge or clerk OF the ceart in
which tbs naturalization cceurred,
there nay be some technical irregu
larity in the record, bat II so, it ought
not to affect tbs citizen. II would
not with sn official who had respect
for the rigot, End outside Of Utah q
lawyer who would raise the question
would be hitsed as a pettiiogger. In
fortunately, things are different here.
Lawyers may do here what they
would blush to think Of ia ether
sla ces. The whole and plsin truth
of this matter ia that the plot was q
deliberate and vlllsinous scheme Coz
cocted By Murray AHd his evil-niEdea
advisers ts keep Mr.. Cannon out OF
Congress. The Governor has been
the most active Of the eoaspirslors in
the plot, snd has now dane all he
eau to carry it into execution Losg
before the election Murray was known
to be hunting for some pretext for de-
nying the certificate to Cannon. Be
fore a2y protest was fled Campbell
wac Boosting in saloons and other
such places freeuentsd by him, that
the Governor was going to give him
the certificate. Il was published
in the papers that Campbell was to
get The certificate, though the gentle
man had not written lis protest, nsr
was it known upon what ground las
would claim to represent the peopls
who had rspudiated him al the pslls.
Ths protest, the answer, the citation
Of authorities and the brief argu-
meats, were sll so nuIh waste
Of time, words and paper. Ths
executive mind had been made up
10 the perpetratien Of GAe dsViltry
and thsse other things we're vain st
tempts to cover up the crime, snd
hide by mysti6cation if possible TIE
too visible marks OF gross isiImy.
Te canaot think this great wrong
will be permitted to succeed. The
ACT has placed Mr.. Gan
noA in the position Of contestant, and |
as contests are slow il reaching Q
1ecisi n When enemies are in sight,
'eme time nay elapse before the |
lesriug. In the meantime Mr. Camp
bell may succeed in drawing few
thousand dollars from The treasury |
while misrspresenting the people in
whose eyes he IS forever disgracea
But when the hearing does come,
there can be ne doD BIT SIS to hsrssult.
The American Congress will never
approve this grs&t outrzss, BOZ legal
&c the theft OF territory. Cannon
must finally get his scEt, and when
lie does the iniany will be branded
deeper IN tko shallow brow of hi 81.
Murray.