Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-21
A "CONSCIENTIOUSv COMMIS-
SION.

SlUN.
WE publish today an interesting
and pointei communication from
Mr.. David l.. MIrdock. The gen.
tleman pays his respects to the Utah
Commission, a body chiefly con-
spicucls for officil manipulation,
the object of which Is to render
political frau Is not only possible but
ab,oiutely certain. Their chief &C.
cupation-as q mljority-has been
TO pursue 2 curse OF &C ton that
would re nder their existence perpet-
usl. 1t may transpire one Of these
days, no viewer, that these gentlemen
have reckoned without their host,
the minority of the people of Utah,
whose rights have been invaded by
their ons-s,ded administration.
1.-THE quotations from the com
mission report cited by Mr.. Murdoch
be carefully scanned, it will be OBJ
served that this useless anl not ex-
cessively ornamental body Of cleo
ton managers, foistei upon a long
suffering people, express animated
ju5iiatiou over the fact of Que
politic Il party gaining ascendancy
over another. AS an administrative
official is supposed to be- impartial,
this partizsn preference exhibited in
a state document is not only uniig-
nifiei but exceedingly small. This
asceudaucy of the "Liberal, con-
troll In this municipality is made a
source Of self-glorific,tion and idiotic
pride. If these gentlemen had a
keen sense Of honor the situation
wOul be to them a Source OF sham ne,
because Of the fraudulent processes
by which, under their auspices, the
result was attained. The Com
mission, however, aids insult
TO injury by stating that the
election was ''fair' one.
1t was VIGOROUSLY otherwise.
The News happened to point out
the 'Lioeral" frauds that Were De-
ing perpetrated aud the Commission
became suddenly inquisitive, and
wanted the editor of this journal 10
tell all about it, as they were not
familiar with the details. The
editor drew attention to the fac. that
there were ample opportunities for
the Commission to institute an in
quiry, but they preferred to remain
in blissful or pretended ignorance.
Since the Commission rendered
their report TO the Secretary Of the
Interior, developments have oc-
Cured which will give them ample
scope to represent the kind of fairness
which exists in elections conducted
under their purview. Wecommend
that they inform the government
that the "Liberalsr whose victory
is a source of such self satisfaction
TO the Commission, stole six of the
fifteen Councilorshiys of this city.
They might state that the District
Court, Judge Zane presiding, so de-
cided; that the "L.beral'' man
ayers appealed from his decision.
and that when the time for the ses-
son of the Territorial Supreme
Court arrived the appeal was with
drawn, in order to defeat the law
and perpetuate the theft. One
would suppose that such infamies
would cause those conscientious,
administrators Of the election laws
to crawl into their holes and pull the
apertures in after them, rather than
indulge in official Qualification over
such shameful results Of corrupt
partisanship. Weare ashamed that
such crimes should be condonei and
go unplnished.
Among the facts that should be
presented in the next official report
of the Commission to the Secretar,
OF the Interior are those e.aciiatei
aud prove 4 10 court in connection
with the school election referred 10
by Nj. Murdock, when an Office ,
was stolen from the Peoples clndi.
late by"Liberal' ''fiim-flamming.n
he position being subsequently
'eiinquishei by the contestee When
the frauds were brought 10 light
Judge Zane, in that connection
drew the attention Of the grant t
Jury to the suspicious conduct of :
I'll. S. McCailum, one of the regist- {
mrs appointed by the Utah cemnis-
don to con iuct the afsirD election b
VI las. February. a
Perhaps the cDmm;ss ion may
iirect the attention OF the secretary, I
IN their next report, 10 the fact thai
iuder their considerations admin
stration Of the election laws" the ;
nice II clerk OF Salt Lake County 4,
vas stolen by the fraudulent opera
ions of th'ir appointees. The a
Methods employed for the consum :,
nation OF the steal were prrsouation .
y connivance of siLiberal, Judge
I election, and the striking
rom the registration lists on n
he morning OF the election q
I numbers Of legal voters of the 9
copies Party. aud the rejection of :
ne ballots of the people thus r,b5ei :,
their franchise BY @Libsraln eiec- T
onjudges. The Commission shouli 81
careful to state that tn ese are not 81
lere m atters of report b1t STUBBORN :,
'c;s proved in a court OF law. Lei