The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-14
HE is TOO STUPID.

HE is TOO STUPID.
1t will astonish the President to learn
that by calling the attention of Con-
gress to the unfortunate condition of
affairs in Utah 'he is lending aid and
comfort to a set of men who do not re-
gard any Law of the United States as
binding upon them until they are in
structed to obey it by the First Presi-
dency OF a huge political and CONNER
cial machine called a church" Mr..
Cleveland probably never dreamed that
his action would have the effect above
Indicated, and would never have known
that he wasn't in the strict line of duty
if he hadn't been told to the contrary
by the Salt Lake organ of his enemies.
the Tribune. Indeed, we are inclined to
believe that even now the President is
so stupid and obtuse that he will
be unable to understand how
or wherein he has erred. He under
stands how little eoterie of men on.
here in Utah, with the Governor as
their willing tool, formed a conspiracy |
to bring revolution and disaster upon |
the Territory; how they conspired to |
overthrow the government and get the |
control OF the political and financial |
affairs of Utah into their own hands;
how they labored and schemed to
create and mould public opinion in aid
of their wicked plot; how, in further
ance of their plan they manufactured
sensations, and tried to make it appear
that society was in a disordered state,
and a violent outbreak was imminent;
how, by their baseless sensations and
gross Misrepresentation. they sue
eeeded in arousing official and popular
indignation ana alarm throughout the
country, and in having rushed hIther
a disturbance of which nobody {
had the least lntimatlon existed;
how, in aid of the cunningly devised
scheme, the Governor undertook to {
make it appear that the Legislature was
. stubborn and revolutionary body; S
how he vetoed good bill after good bill G
at was presented to him for approval, c
in order that the conspirators might be I
able to say that the Assembly had done (
for which it was called, and S
therefore Legislature made up of men :
warranted TO operate in the interest of s
the schemers should be appointed; Z
how, finally, the general appropriation q
bill was vetoed, that it might be charged 2
that the Mormons had not provided for Z
the running of tie courts, the aPpre 7
hension and punishment Of criminals, I
the payment of jurors and wit s
neSses. the maintenance of pub C
lie benevolent institutions. the payment (
of the salaries of officials and so on.
We say. the President can and does
understand all these things, but it is i,
doubtful if he has the comprehension, |,
the intelligence, the ability TO under A
stand why it viii be wrong to remedy n
the evil that has been done; why he is ;,
lending encouragement to bad men by !
seeking 10 return the government of
the Territory to its proper and lawful
why he is doing an improper
thing thing to ask that provision be
made for the operation of the courts,
the payment OF witnesses and jurors,
and officials salaries; why 1t is not right :
to care for the insane, TO keep the :
public schools open, to repair the roads :,
and bridges, and do the various things
for which the Territory was organ
lsed and the commonwealth exists;
in fact, the President. if he :,
IS like other ordinarily intelligent. :,
clear headed men, viii never be able :.
10 understand how he is doing other :,
than absolutely right in his efforts to =
help afflicted and distressed Utah out OF =
he sad ditch into which the conspira-
.Ors who are now chiding him have -
1lunged her. The Tri64ae is burdened
With self-assurance and overpovered =
With the idea of its own ability, inhu- e
nee and greatness, but we feel that it -
las undertaken more than it can &C -
omp,ish in assuming to show the -
resident wherein he has erred in ask
~ Congress to come to the relief OF
J tah. =
AT LAST the Tribune has nerved itself Oh
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