The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-08

crusade that he might undertake
The law officers have been with hin
ready to do his lawful bidding il
the premises. There has beel
an abundance OF law witt
which to o ;oerate. The whole ma
chinery of government, executive
and judicial, has been at his service
And with all this, what has b.
done? His only act was an unla W.
full one, that brought down upo1
him the condemnation of Congress
and the country. He officially Ger
titled falsehood, and brought him
self and his Office into contempt. Ir
four years his cole act that can bs
construed into a blow against polyg
amy. was the violation Of his oath
of Office, and the assumption Of
authority that did not belong te
him, in declaring that a man
who was defeated at the polls
was duly elected. His conduct
in that case was promptly repudi-
ated by the power above him, and
he was universally denounced as
either knave or fool. His removal
from the Office that he lad disgraeed
was loudly called for, but a homeless
President dared not hoist him
Murray and his friends had played
their cards well. They had created
false impression that the Governor
was doing something out here, and
the President had not the
courage to meet and attempt to
disabuse the popular feeling. 1t
might cost his party some votes be-
fore the ignorant people were made
to understand that Murray was q
bag Of wind, blusterer who simply
made q noise but achieved nothing.
With such . four years record be.
hind, looking at it from the most
radical and bigoted anti.Mormon
standpoint, we a. K In all eoberness
If 1t wouldn't be an act of admins.
trative folly to reappoint Murray?
II he has wrought go complete
a failure with such opportunities
as he has had, Is there any reason to
believe that he would be successful
In future? Knowing the man as
we do, having learned him from q
four years careful observance OF his I
official course, we can safely ven.
ture the prediction that keeping
him In Office will only prolong and
the failure that is already
30 conspicuous and pronounced that
thinking people everywhere arel
calling attention to 1t. II 1t lie Nor
monism that President Arthur lie
really DESTROYS of warning against,
ae wants another general to lead on
,he attack. Seeking interviews
With Sensational press reporters,
md telling a too-well-worn tale to |
Sunday schools will accomplish
nothing; nor will any results come
rom strutting about the country,
IN exhibition, like a bearded lady
,r a sacred COW. A Governor can
get all the writers in Utah to fur.
lish him articles for magazines
until publishers tire and sicken of |
he rot, and what will it all amount |
20 in the matter of enforcing a law?l
Eli 81. Murray, of Kentucky, may
,ave been loyal, brave and ener-
.etic as an army officer; he may
nave been all that his admirers
'laim he was; but as Governor of
] tab he has been the most conspic-
lous failure that has ever occupied |
he executive chair. Poor, good
jolly cid Alfred Cumming
vas an eminent success as compared |
With him. Cumming undertook
and protested nothing, and
lid both; while Murray attempted
,reat things and feigned much
more, but did nothing. If the ad.
can suffer him, Utah
an endure the sff1iction. The shame
nd disgrace are on the government
nd not on us.