Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-18
A CHICAGO PAPERS "RoT."

A CHICAGO PAPERS "ROT."
Ii Governor Murray is not sick man
to-day, it is because he has during the
six years last past become so accustomed
to swallowing such nauseating doses OF
clap-trap and stomach-turning laudation
rs would work serious revolution in the
system OF man unused to such medi-
cine, and cause him to throw up some-
thing else besides the sponge.
In the Tribune OF this morning is pub
lished special dispatch from Chicago,
embodying an editorial article from the
Erening Journal OF that city, on the sub
ject of Governor Murray's resignation.
In the opening sentence OF this article,
an mperiled nation is informed
that "the request of President Cleye-
land for the resignation of Governor
Murray OF Utah is most unfortunate
act for the Administration and hazardous |
to the best interests OF the whole coun-
tryp' What undiuted drivel this all is,
to be sure. That Governor Murray has
been faithful officer, and has at all
times acted as his good judgment die
tated for the best interests OF the Terri
tory, all are willing to admit, but to say,
in effect, that because his resignation is
asked in order that Democrat may be
appointed to succeed him. the interests
OF the whole country are imperilled, is to
utter such drivel as will naturally excite
Al l.. e Ill IL
people as to the sanity OF the person who
thus expresses himself. This great Gov
ernment is not going to be delivered over
to the "demnition bow-wows" because
Utah, and one would think that by and
by this fact would begin to dawn upon
those who entertain such an idea and
persist in airing their distempered fan
cies in that direction.
A little further ON, the article which
our Republican contemporary prints with
such evident approval, and which winds
up with quite little puff for Governor
Murray's "ablest ally, the press, as repre-
sented by the Salt Lake Tribune" de-
liluJ lllt EcllTclllcIb vi
"means comfort, protection and encour-
agement to every Mormon offender, at
an hour when his own sins have encom-
passed their own overthrow" If the
Democrats of Utah thought for one
moment that there was even a
grain of truth in the foregoing,
none more than they would regret the
resignation OF Governor Murray. But
they know the situation here; they do
not believe that Murray's retirement
means anything that even squnts toward
an advantage to Mormon offenders
against the laws, and they know
that out of legion of men,
some OF whom can be found
without going outside the limits OF this
very Territory, President Cleveland can
select Democrat who is just as good and
as true and as competent man to dis
charge the duties deyolving upon the
Executive here rs any to be found within
the ranks OF the Republican party, Gov
ernor Murray not excepted.
1t is altogether too bad that, rs the
Chicago paper puts it, the Salt Lake
Tribune should now have to eight it,
way out single-handed, without SO much
as Governor Eli ii. Murray has been
II the President should also come to the
conclusion to ask Secretary Arthur l.
Thomas to resign (Which, by the way, il
not among the improbabilities, unless
Mr.. Thomas takes time by the forelocl
and saves him the trouble of SO doing)
the Tribune would be left i'm pitiabl,
plight indeed
All this talk about the country goinl
to the dogs because of the removal OF
Republican oflice-holder in order that
Democrat may be appointed in his stead
is the veriest rot that could emanat
from distempered brain, and is an in
suit to the intelligence OF the party iron
whose ranks the new officer will b
drawn. The DEMOCRAT is even willini
to adopt in part as its own, the CLOWN
encomium bestowed upon the retirin
Governor by the Tribune yesterday morn
ing (and which was telegraphed by tn
Tribune press agent to Chicago and the
telegraphed back to Salt Lake at tn
Tribune's expense and republished i
that paper this morning) that he (Mui
ray) goes out OF office with recor,
for integrity and perfect justice whic
will be crown OF glory to his children
the DEMOCRAT can approvingly quot
that tribute to Governor Murray, and ye
see no reason in the wide world why ju
as good man as he has proven himse
to be cannot be selected from the ranl
OF the Democratic party to fill the ofii'
he has resigned. The Democrats OF Uta
are quite willing that the experimel
should be tried, in any event, and the
are ready to take all the chances il
volyed.