The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-22

tDaQK klDu PROVIDENCE LOT interfering
in their behalf, because a Judge 81
years of age would be about az worth
less an Institution in the territory as
could be well imagined.
THE NEWSPAPERS have not lightly
passed over the Murray outrage. We
have reproduced N these columns
many editorial articles from the Lead
ing journals of the country vigorously
and righteously condemning the &C
ton OF the Governor in usurping ex-
traordinary powers, and yet the
papers continue in their depuncis-
tons Of the Governors Infamous
course. Democrats and republicans
alike condemn the issuance of the
certificate to Campbell as one of the
most outrageous and dangerous az
sumptions that an official could be
guilty OF, because it completely over
rides and nullifes the chief protect
ing idea of the government, that OF
free and fair elections ior obtaining
the true expression of the peoples
will. However unpopular Mormon
Ism may be, 10 one feels that the
election law can be so grossly vic.
lated, and all honest persons know
that nothing but harm can come
from such q wicked disregard of off.
cial duty and plain statute. So gen.
ersl has been the condemnation thst
were Murray less concsited
he would promptly resign and
get out OF sight, and an
administration tlat had any moral
courage or selt-espect would not hest
tate about removing an officer who
could do so much to bring II INTO con-
tempt. We are lot certain that the
outrage is not gong 10 prove bsnefi.
cisl to the Mormous. it's calling at
tention to the high-handed and law
less manner in which affairs here are
sometimes manipulated by federal
officials, and will be apt to exotic
sympathy for an abused people if it
does not result in Official reform, Be.
low are extracts from editorials in ex-I
changes which came to hand yester.
day. ali Of the journals quoted from |
have previously spoken of the out. b
rage:
[San Francisco Alta, 1871
The feeling in Washington is against =,
the course OF Governor Murray. of Utah. l
who assumed 10 reverse the verdict Of the q
polls, and gave a certificate of election as q
delegate to q man who did not receive d
the highest vote. This is not strange. q
II urray made mistake, doubtless. :,
ILuIs Rock (Ark.) Gazette, 16m.]
The action of Governor Murray. of Q
Utah, in constituting himself returning p
board and passing upon the qualification s.
and eligibility OF congressman elect, will il
hardly be Concurred in by the House of 81
Cannon, the Mormon
candidate, received over 1900 votes. ~
while his opponent, to whom tbs cerlif- -
cate was gwen received not as many VI
hundred. The governors reasons for
1eclmlng to give the certificate 10 Can te
non, because OF non-citizenship, will III
hardly avail, inasmuch as Cannon has 81
served two or three terms in Congress. Al
Washington Star, 15h.l IN
The general run OF criticism in regard CO
TO the | tab election case is that Gov. 81
N urray acted arbitrarily in assuming to ca
decide which of the candidates had been wi
elected. Even those who seek 10 sustain CO
he Governors action do not go so far as m,
o maintain that under any law he had -
to go behind the election re- 70
urns and determine the contest. One VI
new ofthe matter that is quite common ga
: IN elect that while a wrong, OF at least as:
omethlng not entirely right, has been an
lone, good NAV possibly come of il. that Az
bOugh Gov. Murray exceeded his su- ~,
noritY, the result of his act will force W.
congress to take cog iZsnce Of the Nor
non question, and may lead t. legislation sp'
or the suppression of polygamy. This CHI
S mistaken view of the subject. There Ma
Vlll De no necessity for Corgr-ss to 20 me
nto the Mormon question in order 10 de- doI
ermine Mr.. C4mpOell's right to his seat, -
9 the event Mr.. Cannon shall contest. TX
he question will be SUBJ ,antially the
anne as that involved in the former con-
st against the sitting delegate. The 7
on elections will hsve to make
lquIries as to the naturalization of the 4Oa
resent delegate, and if the record prove, \
Is citizenship that question will, then, act
settled. as to the allegation of pnlyK- ChG
ny, that must be decided under existing of s
W, which only disfranchises those per- sha
ms who have been convicted of that 80
tense. How anybody can expect q tDa 1
eat test case TO be made out Of this s'sE
ectlon question Is beyond conception, in L
ew Of the law and the fscts tror
IClicggo Times, III 4.
Cannon, the delegate from Utah in The con
.tional congress. received $4,000 votes, ~
,ainst bis 'pponen's l 800. de has he
rived several terms, but upon the slle- o."
tion that he Is not a citizen, hut really slde
cause he Is d Mormon, Murray, tha van
-rItorisl governor, refused him Ger Coo
cste OF election, giving it to Campbell, dem
opponent THIS is = wanton abuse oil ,oo
wer which viii work no great harm, .ooi
ice congress will settle the matter MeI'
nnon IS confident A Washington havI
:patch on the situation says; ''In con- d
rsstion with your correspondent, to- illne
=, Delegate Cannon said: I don't be-
ye Campbell will get my seat. have
d the assurances from prominent men
both pITti=s in the huu-s and senate or
It they viii stand up to me in this -as
liter If the published statements of "Ss
vernon Murrsy's extraordinary action was
re correct. a lesding republican lano
stor said 10 me to-day: We must fsml
tain the sallctity of the ballot-box aud cash
de By its decision. Il will not do to and
that 100 votes can overcome Is, OOO.' tonn
southern members seem inclined 20 boop
tain me. Several of them have come 80
me and said: Cannon, if such an eApo
-sge against msjority rule had oc- spot
red in the south, there would have
n 8 howl from one end Of the north to
other" So far as judgment is made
lere on the facts as known, it Is very Ca
h in favor Of Cannon, notwithstand you
he is married TO four wives; but the strycl
;titution does not mention that as q Trasr
"The whole foolish pro- I 80
ing is the ridiculous ti-climAx re lover
ng legitimstely from Hayes pueriIe Dill 81
.ment of the Mormon question. LOT INA