The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-02
THE PRESS AND MURRAY.

The newspapers Of the countr.
are still hammering away at th
Murray exposure. evidently being
determined that all shall be mad
familiar with the history of TIT
man. The Governor has professet
SO much morality and honor tina
the explosion appears more disas
trous than 1t really is. Had he beer
like ordinary people willing to sub
NIT that he was something below
the angels in the matter of purity
and uprightness, the di closures
would have struck the average
editor as being nothing more than
might have been expected in one
whose trade is politics and
ofice-holding. Below we re-
produce more editorial para
graphs from prominent journals,
not with the view to injuring the
feelings of Murray, but merely to
show the drift of current public
opinion. The Baltimore Dag har.
nesses his excellency with the hus-
band of Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes
in the following:
Governor Murray, OF Utah, against
whom old charges are beir revived,
was appointed by Mr.. Hayes, aD d some
newspapers are wondering if that truly
good man knew Mr.. Murray's real
character. As Mr.. Hayes died on March
4, 1881, it will scarcely be possible to fnd
out at this late hour.
The st. Louis Eoening Chronicle
is one of the wittiest and ssrightliest
little papers in the west. 1t thinks
Murray made a mistake in not fol-
lowing the plan fhis elder brother:
Instead of fling q general denial to the
charges Of fraud against him when he
was United States Marshal in Kentucky,
Governor Murray of Utah, should have
initiated the brief yet comprehensive way
IL which his half brother, Governor
Crittenden, of Missouri. settles such
trivial mstters-''ihe charges be id"
The Omaha Herald also bears In
mind that the man who drew TIL
denis salary is responsible for the
resurrection of Murray, whom Grant
had buried. There is a suggestion |
Of the popular pastime of Kens
tuckians in the Herald's remark:
Itshould bs stated, in truth to history,
that Rutherford B. Hayes, once e 3cto |
President of the United States and now |
an Obscure Fraud in Fremont, Ohio, is |
for the appointment oil
Murray to the Governorship of |
Utah. Hayes and Murray are q fne |
pair 10 draw to.
The st. Louis Chronicle, in an
other issue than the one quoted |
above, hints that the Murray bust
ness "runs in the blood" The
Chronicle ought to know, as Miss
souri, has been afflicted by the strain
for some tins:
Governor Murray, OF Utah, is being |
today for frauds in his
office during his term 40 United States
n arshsl in Kentucky. Inspector Chase |
testified yesterday that the reports to the |
Department of Justice sustained the |
charges against him, and Governor |
Murray is undoubtedly 10 very hot |
water. The Crittenden strain in him
keeps this from being surprising.
OF course everybody has been !
looking for the Chicago Inter Ocean
to come to the Governors rescue
Murray is a Republican. and has
held federal Office under three Re-
publican administrations, hence it
would not do to cast him overheard,
or admit that he had been irregular
in his practices, as it might impeach
the party integrity. Besides, the
Inter-0csan editor spent some time
In this city, and was more or less
susceptible to the winning ways of
our handsome Eli. Under the cir
the 10. might have
said more than this:
The charge against Governor Murray's
Official integrity as United States Mar,
anal has been fully explained. 1t seems
that a deputy Of his did commit petty
frauds aggregsting about 800, which
wore discovered. and the amount made
GOOD at once by the Marshal himself.
That was during General Grants Presi-
dency. The whole affair was invesli-
o sted ST the time, and it was conceded by
Democrats ss we'll as Republicans that
he was not to blame in the matter. In
stead of injuring him by rskiDg up that
old matter his Mormon enemies have
really done him service.
The Sparkling Gazette, of Butling-
ton, lows, which has mania for
the rascals OUT" thinks
there are others in the boat with
Murray andIbelieves springer's com.
mittee will designate some OF them,
at least:
The committee on expenditures in the
Judiciary Department will shortly take