The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-27
THE HERALD AND THE GOVERNOR.


ray. This allegation is based
pure, undefiled righteousness. 1t
vicious, through and through. w
refer to the columns of this pape
for the past four years as confrma
ton OK the assertion that we hay
chung to his excellency throug
thick and thin. Scarcely an issu
can be found In which does not az
pear some kindly reference to thi
favorite son of the Blue Grass State
We have daily shown our love TO
him, and the man is base calum
niatOr who says we have not ex
pressed as great admiration for hin
SIS his dearest friend could do
In our loyalty we have offered t.
back him in a beauty contest with
all the world, we have admired anG
prai.ed his manly proportions; hi
beard OF which any man might be
proud; his raven locks, though they
are not quite go elegant as those Of
the beauteous Patton of land-oHce'
irregulsrities-notoriety; his deport.
ment, his bearing, mannors-all
those have been duly landed by us
and in good faith. Our only dis
agreement with him has been in the
matter of mathematics. Our knoWI-
edge of figures was derived from
Stoddard and Ray, who taught that
2 and 2 make 4, and declared that
$4,000 was larger nnmber than
1900. The Governor studied some
other system, and unfortunately his
figures were wrong, as the country
and Congress all declared. But even
If we hal been in error in this one
instance, our devotion to him in
everything else should largely over
balance the account and leave US
soIidIy his supporter and the singer
Of his praises. In charging that We
hsveEbeen working against him there
must have been a misconception,
news items being taken for opinions.
The HERALD, as an enterprieing
newspaper, must publish the news
For this was 1t established, and for
this it employs reporters and corr
respondents, buys kilograms and
spends much money. When news
comes by wire or mail,
to the gathering Of which our agents
have devoted time, money and
energy, we cannot throw it aside
and say that it is no news or that
nobody will be interested in it. For
instance, the other day a telegram
came along saying that the sup
pressed report of an investigation
made some years ago had been dug
up, and with it was documentary
evidence going to show that Murray
had been guilty of sundry unlawful
and crooked practices as United
States Marshal of Kentucky; it
went on to explain to a painfulfull-
ness how Eli had done some very
naughty deeds-deeds which so pure
and spotless a man as he ought to
shudder to think about. Now,
The HERALD couldn't consistently
destroy the telegram; but it
did the next best thing, namely:
cast doubt upon the correctness of
the newsgatherer's statements. We
refused to allow any quarter column
dispatch to shatter our six.foot-four
idol; but moved along in oUr placid,
good-tempered way, strewing flowers
upon the path of the Governor. and
weaving wresths of laurel for his
brow. Again, companion of his
youth, a young Congressman from
Kentucky, shouted In the Hall of
Representatives that our Eli was
deserving of the striped habiliments
Of the criminal, and should be made
to reside within the walls Of the
penitentiary. Was not The HERALD
prompt to declare that Congressman
White was mistaken if he thought
the Governor would look well
in stripes? On Monday an agent
of the Associated Press may send a
dispatch stating that a criminal
prosecution had been ordered
against the chief executive officer
of Utah; in which event, a keen
sense of duty would compel the
printing Of the telegram; but q
keener idea of our love and admira-
ton for Murray would compel us to
offer him comfort and consolation
in his distress.