The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-23
PUBLIC ARRANGEMENT OF
MURRAY.
sA1r LAgr OIrr. Jan. q. 1ss1

= All Inc Ialr ana honorable pape
, in the country denounce the act
! Governor Murray in refusing to ei,
that certificate to the man who WI
elected, and in giving it to the ma
who was not elected. The act will b
sure TO give q new word to the politi
Cal vocabulary, q member of the r.
publican party having the credit c
furnishing the cause and the occasion
o. the origlnation of the word
"Murrayism" will henceforth be con
sidered Synonymous with all that i
most unfair. dishonorabls, disgrace
full and fraudulent in the manipula
ton OF election returns.
For the special enlightenment anC
edification of Murray and Campbell
and OF all the Murrayites and Camp
bellites, l have taken the pains tc
collect 3 short list of the expression:
Of disspprovAl which tue public pa.
pers have used in msnifesting theil
appreciation of Governor Murray's
action, and the characterization
which they think the act deserves. |
say short list, because the unab
brevisted list would be too volumin-
Gus. The following brief summary
is at your service:
Grave blunder, violation Of plain
letter OF the law, usurpatidn OF con-
gressional constitutional prerogstlve,
utterly wrong, indelensible. reprehen-
sible, atrocious, enormous wrong,
outrageous, two-fold error, conlraven-
ton OF established law, peculiarly
aggravatiDg. counter to specially re.
publican doctrine, no right to refuse
a certificate, no legal discretion in
the matter. a fraud, sworn falsehood,
unlustitisble, arbitrary, dsspotic,
tyrannical aosolutism, c ime p srjury,
asgrant bIunder, invasion OF repub-
lioan principles and constitutional
prerogatives aud Judicial precendents,
reckless executive, ignores the laws,
ignorant OF law and reckless of it's
violation, breach OF official duty,
gross usurpation, predatory element,
nearly allied 10 downright felony,
should subject him to criminal prose-
cution, stupid, futile, illegal methods,
abuse of power, illegal Ger.
ti6cste, attempt to hold an election
himself 10 defeat the will of the peo-
pie, assuming judicial authority, injus-
tice and a strsining of technicalities,
q fair election, doing evil in
the hope of ultimate good, perileus
extremes of partnership and inius-
tice, Gsrcelon method, infamy,
dangerous exercise of authority, grave
and glazing wrong, deliberate rob-
berry, shrewd trick, latest dodge
10 defeat the popular will and
TO substitute political chicauery for
honesty and fair dealing, wanton
abuse Of power that will work great
harm, arbitrary and unprincipled
proceeding. glaring enormity, certi-
fed TO as true what he knew vas not
a fact, subteriuge, brazsn effrontery,
devices OF the chsrscterless politician,
revolving to sers OF justice and honor,
sweeps aside safeguards of official
honor, and dignity and purity, grosS
violation OF law and common deoency,
sharp trick, piece of injustice which
would never have been thought of if
Cannon had not been a Mormon, not
but quite the reverse, an
act OF persecution, Murray's trick. as
destitute of justice as of Cancellation,
rouses the feeling that the Mormons
have no rights that the government
considers worthy of respect, just
'uoh a mastery stroke" az those
who want to buy Mormon property at
forced sale or under an edict OF con-
iscstion might be expected to ap-
Dlaud aud which all honest and hon.
orable people will be likely to con-
iemn, il this is a sample of Murray's
the sooner he is dis
missed the better, arbitrary decision,
in the history of fraud and
alse counting in the south equals
mis-. singularly obsuse. defiance o.
he law, mis- unfitness TOR the Office
g glaringly conspicuous, smacks OF re-
urning board infAmies, infamous act,
the functions OF court and
Congress, usurps the functions OF a
udge, gross assumption, unpardon
Ible ignorance, base and unworthy
prostitutes the authority
rested in him to partisan purposes,
OF personal spite, simply
illegal and inconsistent
Ind dishonorable. fraud perpetrated
IN the people, contempt Of law, illegal
Ict in the name OF the United States
government, Wlliully broken the law
VI Congress prescribing his duty,
Iialsted his oath OF Office, one OF the
highest political crimes, attempt 10
lefraud, cares nothing for law when
+ stands in his way, act OF treschery
md falsehood, undoubtedly exceeded
lis authority, the end mas not justified
he means, reverse the verdict of the
,olls, the law does not justify the
lctIon, deliberately trampIipg upon
he laws of the country, arbitrary and
attempt to disIranchise
he people OF the territory, unlawful
md arbitrary art, a moro arbitrary
md unprlncipled proceeding has
lever before occurred In the history
# the country, alike destitute of
and example, the pretended
,xcuse only renders the enorm;ty
more glsriDg, has certified to ss true
what he knows was not fact, in
tinots of the gentleman set at
taught, a sense of justice and q sense
" honor equally revolt at the trick,
extra constitutional act, in the nature
If persecution, strangely mistaken
his powers, a still graver mistake,
guilty OF perjury and ought to be
punished, dishonorable and humanity
Ind coWsrdly, Murray a prodigy,
appoints himself returning boa.d,
giving q certificate of election to
nan who had no title to it, gross and
usurpstion, nothing less
han the THEFT OF right guaranteed
1y the law, one of the most heinoHs
)utrages or crimes, outrage doubly
yross. disregard Of law and decency
Ind justice. kind of jugglery with
tut the claim even OF spaciousness,
! deliberate aud villsinous scheme,
of deviltry, anything to
peat the Mormons. higb-hsnded out
age, severest blow ever struck at the
liberties OF republican people,
neither warrant of law nor shadow OF
ustice in the proceedings, denounced
~ men Of both parties as great out
age, to usurp the powers OF Con-