The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-26
GOVERNOR MURRAY

MURRAY will expire in January OF
next year, just three months hence
The gentleman is now at his ola
home in the east, and it Is under>
otood that he will not return TO
Utah unless he is reappointeo oI
has an assurance that his name VIII
again be sent to the Senate. tie is
srsnieious in the matter, entertain
inc large doubts as to his ability TO
ohtain a continuance in Office. lie
knows that he is disliked by some
members of the Cabinet, and IS not
in special favor with the Admins
tration generally. 1t is an open
secret that Murray would nave
been removed quite early IN MS
term had it not been for the fear en-
tertained by the President that the
too moral public would censure nm
for Mormon sympathy. Inc
country had been led to
regard Murray as spec,aiy
qualified for exterminating the
saints and solving the "problem" 10
the satisfaction of the pious croak-
ers. The country didn't understand
the Governor; it didn't know that
his excellency was doing nothing
that would tend to a solution; 1t
didn't know the real ia: is, WHEN
were that the course the Governor
pursued would delay rather than
hasten a settlement of whatever
question might exist. Murray, IN
his late report to the Secretary OF
the Interior, is frank enough to al
NIT that he has done nothing, and
saws he can do naught. Commenting
upon this admission the editor OF
the Chicago Herald makes a sane
suggestion. He says:
NGovernor Murray, of Utah, cannot
enforce the laws OF Utah, then governor
Nnrrsv. of Utah, should resign and let
eomebo6y else try If this view OF toe
Situation doesn't occur to him, it ought to
occur to the powers that be st Washing
It is not probable that Murray
will be removed. His term is
SO near the end that he Will
doubtless be permitted to serve the
neriod for which he was commits
stoned. We do not believe the IN
tention is to appoint him, but t.
make his retirement sure, some &C
ton should be taken by our Cit
liens. The Governor is a pro
nounced enemy to Utah and its bes
interests. On every occasion Whel
a friend to the Territory would CIV
it a good word, he takes pains t
hit 1t a blow. In no instance ha
he shown adesire to help Utah, bu
from his advent here he has use'
his influence to the detriment Q
the best interests Of the Territory
He has been persistent and outrage
Gus in his efforts to stir up strlt
and bring trouble, has done all Il
his power to drive classes farthe
apart, and proven himself viclou
and incompetent generally. Th
reason why peace and quiet hav
prevailed is because the peopl
had more and better sens
than he, That the anarchy that b
saws exists cannot be found is bt
cause of his lack Of influence an
inability to command the attentio
and respect that the ExecutlN
should maintain. It is true that
territorial Governor has small a.
thority and little power, yet it
better that he direct his efforts Fl
the benefit of the community tbs
exercise his influence against Il
people. Murray has been thorough
tried and found wanting N all t.
qualifications essential to a go'
Governor for Utah. He IS lo
that the Territory ought not to
reQQlIou w CdiiS' Ae OH
Iieyed if a few of our promine
and reliable citizens will take t
trouble to represent the facts
they know them TO be, to the
pointing power. All they will ia
to do is to show, as they can by ca
ing attention to Murray's cour
that he is a stumbling block in I
way of Utah's progress. This r
resentatlon may not be necessa
but it is worth while to be on
safe side, and next winter let
have Governor who, if he Is
interested in the Territory, vii
1nart mt array himself against ]