New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-11
THE ATTACK ON MURRAY.
MoRMoNs AND MooNsHINERs BEHIND IT.
CONGRESSMAN WHITES CONDUCT EXPLAINED AND
CRITICISED by KENrUCKIAN.
InY TELEGRAPH TO rHE rmBUNG.l

tBY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-rhe old dissensions
among the Republican In Kentuck, appear to bayo
broken out again and become intensified by the
recent publications affecting the official conduct or
Governor Murray of Utah, at the time he was United
States Marshal in Kentucky. OF this matter yeser-
day Keutuckian said: "The sensational
aspect given to the Murray matter did
not have its origin with the Springer
Committee, but grew out of peculiar
combination of circumstances. A few weeks ago
the MOrmons were at their wits ends how TO count
eract Governor Murray in the interest he had
awakened against them by his recent utterances in
The North american RerieU IN the Eastern papers
aud in his message to the legislature. Suddenly, on
occasion Of Mr. Sprngers application for leave to
incur certain expenses, John ID. White makes
the startling statement in the House that
Governor Murray, who was formerly Marshal
of the state Of Kentucky, was subject TO criminal
action. This coming from Republican member +.
of Congress from Kentucky, gave serious turn TO
the business for Governor Murray, and 1t was OBJ
servable that tho special dispatches concernngthe
affair sre minute and bore the marks of prcpa'
ration as careful as that of q lawyers brief.
MORMON ACTIVITY.
The friends oil Murray say that they have posi-
tive information that ths matter was fur
mons in disguise, aud received by
the correspondents in good faith. In 1875 deputy,
who had been discharged by Murray for cause,
oilere to give certain information to q. X. Chase,
agent Of the Department of Justice. His grev-
ances, elaboratey statod but unsigned and unsworn
to, w-re takon and an informal kind Of re-
port made by Chase Murray has repeatedly
stood the investigation of these papers. The
Mormon Delegate had them before Congress
when Murray was mp for confirmation
as Governor of Utah, aud Senate Committee DIS
covered in them nothing TO effect his personal in
tegrity. When Garfield became President, Delegate
Cannon as appears from letter on file, called his
attention to them.
WHITE CREATOR OF DIsCoRD.
"The most curious part Of the history is Congress-
man Whites career. lie was blazing apparition
of discord from the moment he appeared in politics
in the State. During his term in the Legislature
he became so obnoxious that the Speaker
refused to recognize him at ALL Thcreupon he re-
signed, and went back TO his people for iniorse-
ment, returning few days before the close Of tho
session with brass band. After his first term in
Congress Turner defeated him, but for the last
two terms he has been in the House. As the only
Republican member from Kentucky he had certain
prominence, and undertook to run the party in his
State There has been the mischief to pay ever since.
divided delegation to National Convention.
Bosom friends have been torn asunder; social re-
laticns destroyed. Before Whites ascen1ancy
Harlan and 3rstow, partners in law, were brothers
in unity. Ballard the Circuit Judge, helped tho
dignity of the brotherhood with his keen intellect,
official standing and personal charm. The manly
Wharton, the open-hearted and handsome
Murray, and Buckner and Kelly made
of Republcanism force In Kentucky where
az the time their characters ald social standing
abled them to oppose a stout front to BourboDism,
where lesser men would not have been given reeog-
milton.
WHITE AND MS CONSTITUENCY.
"As the matter now stands il is cat and dog
fight THERE'S no longer party organization. It
is only White and anti-Whitc Tho young man
possesses all of tho staying qualities of the econ
which inhibits his native mountains. Whites
district embraces pretty much all of the mountain
region of Kentucky, a geographical complexity Of
HILL mountains, valleys and water courses in the
eastern part of the State. TO canvass
it, candidates plunge into its recess
es on horseback and only emerge
a fter several months Of hard work in country
where the whistle of locomotive would be mis-
taken for a blast of Ga5riol's horn: where little
patch Of corn on the hillside, horse and a COW in
the barn, the chickens in tho yard the loom within,
and, sometimes, biblical mill OF two stones turned
by hand represent the means of subsistence. The
people are poor and ignorant. Many of the
counties are pauper counties. But they all
possessed industry that dear
TO DEMONSTRATING from the heart of the corn and
distlling from the inner being OF the peach certain
esscnces OF power useful at Ogrolng, eNhileratlng
in the long ramps of moonlight coonhunt, and po-
tent IN the expulsion Of the megrims. From time inn
memorial these juices have tricked undisturbed
from the nozzles of copper retorts. The idea of
paying tax to Tho Government for license for these
god-givea juices was preposterous.
MURRAY INCURs HOSTILITY.
"The Internal revenue came along,
and the hospitality and guilelesssness
of these mountanceIs were abused by finty men,
who hailed Mr.. Whites constituents off the settle
ments. It sooH got to he war between them aud
the Marshal. General Murray was in Office, and
he acted with decision, ald did not rest until he
had largely broken up tie business. The mountain
distllers felt aggrieyed; doubtless suffered somo
who, bushwlacked by them, in turn practised
violence. Murray was hated with rare IN.
tensity., TO his other crimes he added
g0rged with emouments Of Office. mites very
first resolution in Congress was in relation TO this
subject Of quarrel. He could not attack the E0vern-
ment. lie chose 90 attack its officials. By Decem-
ber 81, 1882. ho had procured an Investigation OK
the common enemy dotiered resolution that mo
Attornoy-tieneral furnish a copy of tho report
made by c.. x. Chase of the conduct of the United
States Commissioner, Marshal etc. Ole year
aterhe Introduced res llutIoh lnat tnc Aitorhey-
General be directed 70 investigate the accounts
pf the United States Commissioner, Clerks,
Marshal and Attorney for the District OK
Kenucky from June |, 1870, TO January !. 1852:
The first date coincidos with the beginning OK
Nuray's term.
POLITICAL ANIMOSiTiEs
"To add to the bitterness caused by this pursuit.
4 number of political events interycntcd. Murray
,nd Evans were candidates against each other ior
Governor. Harlan and Brstow had thelr quarrel
N tho tho tent. White has assalled al
If Lis enemies from the Boor OF Congress-
lie has pleced among the archives of the Govern
nent I'm tle shape Of printed speech, his undylng
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