The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-19
TRE GOVERNORS HASTE.

as every body aruet ~ thls time ii
convinced, TIE HERALD has oeer
the cham pion of the Governor. He
rega ds this as his organ, and never
fails t. ksap Us well informed not
only OF his whereabouts and doings,
but also OF his intention. AS before
remarked and emphasized THE
HERALD has chung to him closer
than brother. 1t also proposes to
stay with him, at least while he
continues al 0fhcial resident IN
Utah. Il is because We ad mire hi0,
because we believe in him and Be-
csnse this is his recognized organ
that We rush to his defense this
morning.. It is fresh in
the minds OF the public that
only one item In the general
appropriation bill aroused the en-
nifty of His ExcelIency, the solitary
exception being the $50. 900 for the
Deseret University. In reference
to this it might as well be hers ex~
planned that the Governors objection
to that appropriation was very
natural and to be expected. Murray
was born and raised in Kentucky,
which is simply another way of
saying that he is opposed TO higher
education.
But We wire to defend His Excel
lency. Il has been alleged that he
was interested personally in the ap-
preparation bill, and therefore did
not dare object to too much Of it.
lest the item of $1,000 for the Cows
erner should be striksn out. The
Legislature, in its generosity, votes
$1,000 year for the Executive Office,
the money oskensibly to go to pay q
messenger. an imaginary mental
with imaginary duties The truth is,
it is little gift to the Governor, de-
signed TO lengthen ont salary that
is Interestingly short. the object be-
Jag to hsIp the Executive maintain
doesn't 3 yls which cannot be done
On the salary that the Governor al
lows him. The generosity is en-
sirely sreditahle Co the Legislature,
especially In case OF this kind when
beauty as veil as dignity must be
msintsined; sn1 the iptimstion
that His Excellency signed the bill
for the sake II getting the money Is
ungeHerousAnd unjust. Some pt o.
pie are so pam and suspicious "a to
attach significance to the fact that
the Governor has already
drawn z $500 OF the sum
from the Territorial treasury,
just as If 1t weren't proper for him
to take six months pay in advance
for his messenger" In our opinion
this IL highly creditable to the Gov.
ernor, indicating as it does that His
Excellency has abandoned the er-
rensons idea entertained By him lsst
week shas there was no legal audi
tor 10 draw s warrant and no legal
treasurer authorized to pay the
money from the treasury.
The HERALD cannot permit these
wicked insinuattons and nasty hints
10 90 unnoticed and without.ebuke.
The money was voted to the Gov
sEnor and It was his rs soon 40 he
signed the bill. and It Was perfectly
regular fc- him to draw It the next
day. Those sho suggest that undue,
haste vas shown In tho matter, arc
simply interfering where 1. Is noas.
Of their business; though IL it viii
do them any good and quiet their
anxiety, We can inferm them that
His Excellency had important busi.
ness In Washington, and may have
needed $500. II people can find
nothing more than this affair against
oar handsome Executive, thsy had
better remain quiet. or stand in
with TIE RKRALB In holding up
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