The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-08
CANTING CHARLATAN.
That is What the New York Star calls
Our Handsome Eli.

The Governor of Utah Territory,
appointed to his present Office DV
Fraudulent Hayes, is posing at
Washington as the champion OF
Christianity against Mormonism.
His name is Murray. He was an
especial favorite with the man who
stole tbs Presidency. and who could
appreciate s1hypOcritical SPECTATOR
when he found one. Before Hayes
made this Murray Governor of Utah,
the latter individual had held under
President Grant, the Office Of United
States Marshal of Kentucky. How
he happened to leave the first office
and deserve the second has lately
been explained on the floor of the
House of Representatives in the
mos reckless and ruthless manner
by Hon. Mr.. White, Republican
Congressman from Kentu ky, who
is rather famous for telling tales out
Of school, and who speaks in this
matter both from personal know
ledge and from the official records.
Mr.. White produces unquestiOn-
able evidence Of Murrsv's per-
formances while he was champion
of morality and chief executive of
the United States Excise laws IN
Kentucky. Charges at that time
prefer ed against him at WashiDg-
ton showed that Marshal Murray
and the United States District At
torney, Wharton, worked their res
spective offices ''for all they were
WORTH" Being compensated in
fees, they got out bushels Of blank
warrants for offenses against the
whisky and tobacco excise laws;
and. riding up and down through
the country, they filed in, as oc-
casion required, and at their own
discretion, the names OF such ob-
noxiOus Democrats as might best
serve to make examples Of.
These persons, being arrested,
would be dragged off from
their homes, under armed guard, $50
or pr rhaps $50 miles, to be arraigned
before pet United States Com mis-
siOner, passing by the very doors OF
other Commissioners living near by.
For all these guards and all this
long travel heavy fees were charged
and received. The longer the dis
lance the greater the mileage.
In Grants time remOnStranees
against such abuses fell upon dull
ears at Washington, and for a long
time the people suffered these ont |
RACES. At last the scandal became
so great Il at Grant was actually |
cOmrelled, for shame'5 sake, to rid |
the Republican party of both mar
shall and attorney. But Murray,
being man after Hayes own
heart, and loud at prayer meetings
and reviVals. was promoted by
that Presidential Fraud to be
Governor of Utah, where, as
aforesaid, he has blcssomed forth
into 1rst>clsss religious cham pion,
and has developed a famous meas
ure Of at once forwarding the inter-
etts of Christianity and increasing
Presidential patronage by taking
away every vestige Of self govern
ment from the inhabitants CT Utah
Territory, and ruling them directly
by the pure and stainless authority
Of the federal officials.
While it is earnestly to be hoped
that some way may be devised to
suppress polygamy in the Terrific
ries without Infringing upon reli-
gious liberty or denying to any por-
ton of the American people the
right of self government. a strong
protest surely ought to be brought
before President Arthur against his
retention Of this man Murray in the
GOvsrnorship OF Utah. The Nor
mons. mistaken though they are,
cannot Ee denied TO be sincere men.
We should not put even our worst
enemies under the tyrannicsl rule
II scamps and perverters of justice. /
Non tai Gu9slio nee defensori61Gs
sits. Neither Christianity nor our
Government need such a champion.
Editorial in the New York Star, {
Tune 1st.