The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-08
Row MORGAN was FIRED OUT

The removal from office of Chief JUS
tice Morgan, of Idaho. having occa-
stoned some comment. and especially
since THE HERALD gave some OF the
causes which Iedto his Kicking out, we
have taken the trouble of learning more
fullv the reasons for relieving the old
man and how his removal was brought
about ra.,
The earnest fight against him opened
fully six months ago, and was waged
with intelligence and determination
until the victory was won. In April
Delegate HALEY and ex-Deleeate Aims
lie, OF Idaho, called on Attorney-Gen-
eral Garland, aud presented a statement
of the case against Morgan. Among other
things they showed that last November
when the commissioners of Oneida
County refused to count 2l6 ballots
from the ballot box at Camas precinct,
there being only 81 registered
voters at that place, Morgan issued
writ OF mandate, compelling the
commissioners to count all of the fraud
ulent ballots for the Republican, Can.
didates: they explained that at Eagle
Rock precinct the ballot-box numbered
125 in excess of the entire registry list
and that ut Blackfoot similar frauds
were perpetrated and made effective
for the Republicans by the mandate OF
the Chief Justice. Ii was by the assist
ance of that mandamus that Marsha
Dubois aud his co.conspirators were en-
$ abled to steal the Legislature and pas,
the infamous test oath law which aims
at the absolute Acknowledgement of the
entire Mormon population of the ERR
tory.
HALEY and Ainslie also explained to
the Attorney-General that six years
ago Morgan entered, Idaho with large
family and that while enjoying salary
of only $1,000 he had grown to be
wealthy banker with vast and
varied interests; that much Of
his wealth came thusly: HIS court
had been kept running something like
tue pei SdiJ A4dhc OOiulIlSS.OIiei
shop, for the benefit of the
fee fiends. Jurors. witnesses and
officers were held in attendance week
after week unnecessarily, and they all
drew fees there being no money in the
treasury, the fees were paid in County
warrants worth 80 cents on the dollar
these were purchased by Morgan'>
bank; the warrants draw 10 per cent.
interest. and thus Morgan would get2O
per cent. interest Oh his Investment.
annually, and when the warrants were
redeemed. 100 cents for what he paid So
cents. When Morgan entered on the
duiles of his Office and began working.
the fee industry. with Dickson-Irt-
land Mckay hungryness, Oneida
County. one of those in his district, had
debt of $4,000, which he managed to
increase in six years to Si4l,-
900. though the taxable property
had more than ubled within the period
through the. building of the Utah &
Northern and Oregon Short Line rail-
ways, and the increase of population.
When the story which is here briefly
outlined, had been tcld to Garland, he
said in effect, prove it and l will re-
move him." That was an easy matter,
and the Attorney-General was. as good
al his word. 1t may be here, remarked
that Morgan : friends made bard fight
to save him. the Attorney General being
fairly overwhelmed with letters OF the
tenor of the one from which we make
this extract: 'The Mormons Church is
making big fight on Morgan. Nor
mon gold is buying up affidavi,s against
this most righteous judge. The reason
is plaln-ne is iustwiping out polygamy
from Idaho" Garland was quick to
discover thatwhile the old cry of Nor
mon goId' was howled .glfbly the writers
OF the letters failed to answer or explain
the charges against the Chief Justice.
We publish this explanation OF how
the thrifty judge was removed in order
to silence those WHO are charging that
he was stricken down without cause,
and also as warlAng to the local fee
6ends. This administration. slow as il
is TO make changes in the Federal Offices.
is thoroughly Impressed with the econ
omic idea, and il not in sympathy with
fee-iends.
A CHILDISH SE9G ESTION.