The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-12

anu w lIuSoSCS ACCc, IL III PoN'1lDS
Of charges for official service were
INDUCED in-he can certainly have
no objection to the publication of
the facts; if there were dishonesty,
shortages, false vouchers, and SO on,
why should Mr.. Chase or the depart
ment of justice seek to shield the
guiItyr
Governor Murray's connection
with the Moulton mine, if it were
not IL the nature of swindle, it
certainly was anything but credit
able to one holding the Official posi-
ton that he holds. It viii be
remembered that last winter it
was only with difficulty that
he could be held in Salt Lake long
enough to hear the arguments in
the Cannon-Campbell ease. \ few
hours after rendering his decision
he took the train for the east, and
was absent for some weeks on a
junketing tour disposing of Moulton
mining stock. Where did Murray
get his Moulton shares? What was
the consideration that passed to the
company as an equivalent for the
shares issued to Murray? 1t is I'M
derstoOd that the Governor come
here poor man. He had little if
any money to put into mining VEN
lures, and his salary has certainly
not met the expense of his residence
IN Utah; yet we are told his Moul-
ton shares to-day represent value
Of $4,000, if there were al
market for the stock at the
price at which it is held
by the company. The inference is
that Murray loaned bis name to float
the MOulton, for it was widely and
industriously published that Gov
ernor Murray, of Utah, was the
Vice-president of tire company. The
Moulton may be one of the richest
mines in America, and if we may
believe the half that is said Of it by
newspapers, it certainly |
s among the biggest and best things
,hs world has ever seen. But big
,r little, it is not the proper thing
or governor to be loaning himself
md his Official title to float a mining
cheme. With people who know
low little territorial goyernorship |
IMPLIES the fact that a governors
lame appeared as an officer or
promoter of mining concern
would have no weight; it would |
'ather give the property black
we. making people suspicious of it i
,ut the Moulton was worked up"
where governors are usually looked
Up to as men in whom the public
las confidence, who respect them
elves and are respected as gentle
nen who had the ability to win the
flee for themselves, and not have
bestowed upon them either to get
hem out Of the way, or as a reward
or some party service.
In the light Of private informa-
ion, and facts that are well known,
re think it may be accepted as true
hat Murray is in Washington, not to
abor for the anti-Mormon cause, but /
o try and hold his own head on his
houlders. The official summons"
vas to go on and save himself if he
ould. If he shall succeed it will be |
violence Of one of two truths, either
hat he has been grossly lied about
Il connection with his career as
narshal Of Kentucky, or that he
las been able to suppress facts that
ught to eject him from office a dis
raced and despised man. We be-
.eve his official head is destined to
Don reach the presidential guillo-
inc, and with all the people of
Utah, including even those toadies
nd lick-spittles who now profess
for the man, will not be
Orry when the decapitation occurs.
Since the above was written we
ave found in the Louisville Courier
our1aat the following, which APP
cared in that paper of the 9th, as a
pecial telegram from Washington.
is merely confrmatory of the be-
EFF as to Murray's object in his sud
en- fight to the capital: (
Governor Murray does not do much
Xix ng; he refuses to be interviewed, /
he statement which was made some days
90 in these dispatches, that he came here
a business intimately connected with
is official tenure, is undoubtedly Correct
here is q probability that he will lose
is official head. The resolution calling
n copy Of a report made to the depart
lent of justice by G.. K. Chase, general
gent of the department, and other pa- {
ers of information IN his possession
n tho sphiaot fOunhin0 tho oo75,o4