The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-24
Renrehensible.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. %, 1892
Editors Herald:


SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. %, 1892
Editors Herald:
There are times when plain speak
ing is exceedingly appropriate, and
this seems to me to be one Of them.
think we should not be too mealy-
mounted concerning our public
ofiicials and their acts, which are
ALWAYS lawful subjects of criticism
in = democratic republic. In my
view, the course or our Governor Is
exceedingly reprehensible and de-
serves to be anlmadverIed upon rs
severely as anyone may choose, for
one can hardly be too severe on it.
From his first public performances
here he has appeared 20 be anxious
to distinguish himself as tie I'M
doubted enemy of the people. He
does not put IL just that WAY, but l
put il IL the way 1t shows from my
point Of view. tie is 10 friend TO
this territory, not o bIt nj it, far from
it. lie, is Its wOuid-be destroyer
l 90 think that he is the worst gov
ernOr that we have ever had, and
that is saying much. lie IS an in
grained usurper, ever striving to
gObble Up the liberties OF the peO-
pie, ever eager to give up 10 party
what was meant for mankind,
utterly regardless Of the rights Of
other parties when lis own party
purposes are in view. 4 more uE-
hitting man tor governor in demo
cratic republic could hardly be
found Oh the continent. a more un-
American course than his could
hardly be imagined. He is already
invested with more dictatorial and
a solute veto power than the Presi-
dent Of the United States
or the Queen of England
exercises. But that IS not
enough. He wants more power, as
it is usual with men who abuse that
which they already have. de wants
to have and to WELD One-man power
over all the Territory, and over all
the officers and the people thereof,
so that he may be a little god here.
Just heavens, what a nightly
little god he would be! What act
could be more despOtic than his is.
nOring nine out OF ten of the pee
pies votes, because they were not
cast for his faVOTite candidate?
Such a man ought to be put in the
penitentiary and kept there during
the remainder Of his natural life.
Then 10 think of his wanting to
turn out Of office most Of the local
officers elected by the people, and
put in his own appOintees WIZ it
is outrage upon outraged He is one
OF the last men in the Union who
ought to be intrusted with any Of
fee, with any power or authority
over other men. What is President
Arthur doing that he does not slice
off the head of such an unworthy
and Improbable public servant
quicker than lightning? l want to
hear nothing about his courtesy"
It makes me sick 10 hear such stuff
and nonsense. Derned pOpPycOck,
| some people call it. Should l re-
spect a bandit who would take of
his hat with one hand while he rob-
bed me of my purse with the other
| No. [ should despise him for his
ccnsummate hypocrisy I should
think him twofOld more the child OF
hell than the plain blunt rObber who
did not know anything better than
to be coarse and brutal. If a man
! knows enough to be courteous, he
ou~ht to know enough to be honest
and if he does not he ought to be
made 20 suffer for it. So also if he
| does not know, and is not honest
| Never ought he TO be put into {
/ prominent place and publicpO
and power, for he will make other:
suffer, because it is his upregener-
ate nature to do so
Well, I hope the Governor and hi:
allies Will be signally defeated in
all their YillainOus plans ard plots
to defTaud the people out Of their
rights, and that the abused people
| will ultimately come OFF more thar
conquOrs when their unscrupulOu;
end merciless enemies are van
quished and forgotten.
RI, NnV SNAP