Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-29

-Four years ago, when the fraudulent
reform administration OF Grover Cleve
land wanted to fill the offices with its
partiSans, among others IN New Mexico
Judge 4. J.. Morrison, then U. 5. marshal
for New Mexico, was removed, ostenslbIl
upon the ground that he wGs short some
Sl2 900 in his accounts as marshal, but in
reality and simply because he was good
Republican and because the place was
wanted in order to enable the fraudulent
reform administration OF Grover Cleve
land in making this Democratic terri
tory and to use the machinery OF the
office for all that it WAS worth, right or
wrong, to attain this object. To give
color to the charge and to make people
believe the false pretenses of the Cleve-
land administration, suit was instituted
in the United States court for this dis
trict against A. l.. Morrison and some Of
his hondsmen for the recovery of about
$12 900 alleged to have been n,isapplied or
retained unluwfuIly by Morrison as
marshal However, the United States
prosecuting officers were in no hurry to
bring the case to trial. The reason for
this is very apparent. After three years
delay the case wss finally forced to trial
The latter took four days, and it was
clearly and uneqliyocally proven by Nor
rison that he had neither misarplied nor
emUezzed any funds; that all moneys
paid out by him as marshal had been
so paid out in conformity with law and
orders Of the several L. 5. courts in the
t?.rtory. Proper and legal ouchers We're
pr iured for all payments, aud it was
shown That instead Of Morrison being be-
hind in lis accounts and being guilty OF
either Intentional or unintentiOnal wrong
or violation OF the law, he had fully COM
piled with the law; had been faithful
and efficient officer; had kept his accounts
and books in proper shape, and besides ii
vas found that he had just and
| legal claims against the government for q
large sum, something over 81 900. Under
instructions from the court the jury
brought in verdict against the govern.
ment and for Defendant Morrison. Nc
other result could possibly follow the evil
iente brought out in the case, Morri
sons case was simply one OF the series Of
cases instituted under the corrupt and
,,n~.iso" ~o,4in1n nj namnrratic Judges
during the past four years. 1t is vel
knoyn and goes without successful con
trauiction that Morrison's case and a lot
OF others, for alleged land frauds, ALLEGED
election frauds and alleged misconduct il
office, we're instituted against prominen
citizens, stong Republicans and ex
federal officials, for no other purpose thar
personal hatred, political advantages anC
to make fees. The proof OF the pudding
Is in the eating OF it. Out of the severa
hundred cases in this district in which
indictments were found during the pas
four years for the reasons detailed above
not single case has been sustained.
could not be otherwise, as they wert
simply found because the juries were
packed for that purpose, and not because
there was any evidence adduced, where
upon to base indictments or to bring suits
The New MEXICAN congratulates ex-Mar
shall Morrison, not upon the fact that he
has gained the case, as that was fore
gone conclusion before any just and fa
Judge, but that he has been able to con
found his political enemies and has foie(
their evil Vaccinations.