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

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Editors Z raid:
There are times when plain speak
ing is exceedingly appropriate, and
/ this seems to me to be one Of them.
7 think we should not be too mealy-
moutbed concerning our public
| oficials and their acts, which are
ALWAYS lawful subjects Of criticism
( in = democratic republic. In my
view. the course Of our Governor is
exceedingly reprehensible and de-
serves to be anlmadverLed upon rs
severely as anyone may choose, for
one can hardly lie too severe on it.
From his first public performances
here he has appeared to be anxious
to distinguish himself as tie I'M
doubted enemy of the people. He
does not put IL just that way, but 1
put il IN The way 1t shows from my
point Of view. lie is 10 friend TO
this territory, not q bit nj ii, Tar from
ii. lie, is Its wOuid-be destroyer
/ 90 think that he is the worst gov.
ernOr that we have ever had, and
that is saying much. He 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 his own party
purposes are in view. Z more un-
hitting man for governor In demo-
cratic republic could hardly be
found on the continent. a more IN
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 little god here.
Just heavens, what a nightly
little god he would be! What act
could be more despOtic than his iga
noring nine out OF ten Of the pee
pies votes. because they were not
cast for his faVOrite candidate =?
Such q man ought to be put in the
penitentiary and kept there during
the remainder Of his natural life.
Then 90 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 outrage! 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 TO hear such stuff
and nonsense. Derned pOppycock,
some people calI-it. Should I re-
Spect a bandit who would take off
his hat with one hand while he rob-
bed me Of my purse with the other?
No. [ should despise him for his
ccnsummate hypocrisy [ should
think him twofold more the child of
hell than the plain blunt rObbeT who
did not know anything better than
to be coarse and brutal. If a man
knows enough to be courteous, he
ourht to know enough to be honest,
and if ne does not he ought TO be
made to suffer for it. So also if he
DOES not know, and is not honest.
Never ought ne 10 be put into
prominent place and public position
and power, for he will make others
suffer, because it is his upregener-
ate nature to do so.
Well, hope the Governor and his
allies viii be signally defeated in
all their villain0us plans ard plots
to defraud the people out Of their
rights, and that the abused people
viii ultimately come off more than
c0nQuOrs when their INSCRIPTIONS
end merciless enemies are van
quished and forgotten.
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