The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-02
HOW THEY LOOK ABROAD.
JUdd Boyakin's Compliments to the Rule or
Ruin Gang

Judd Boyakin's Compliments TO the Rule o,
Ruln Gang.
Nothing less than a cold biooded perse-
cutor viii please the Mackey-Tri bune Salt
Lake city combination in any official deal
lngs that may be had with the Mormons.
This ring has long had real estate
speculation in view designing to make it SC
hot for the Mormons that they would mi.
CRATE, and before doing so sell their oron.
erty for trifling sums, which would be in
stantly gobbled up by the conspirators
Besides this there is design to make
a republican territory out of Utah, when
IL might be transformed into state and
some OF the conspirators be rewarded
WITH federal and state Offices, while
the balance became wealthy out
OF real estate operations. We have no
doubt but that this is the programme of
the Salt Lake city ring; if it is not. their
acts go for nothing and are developed with
out an object. To bring this desired state
OF affairs about it would be necessary to
rid the Utah commission of any member
who was not in the scheme and therefore
the conspirators have bsen very anxious
that General McClernand, distinguished
union soldier in the war, be dismissed and
Ex-Governor Caleb West, a confederate
guerilla, appointed in his place. The con-
splrators brought an immense pressure to
bear upon President Harrison to dismiss
General McClernand, but petition signed
by every member of the Illinois legislature.
irrespective of party, came to his aid
Besides this, Senators Cullom and EarWell
OF illinois, and Senator Teller, of Colorado.
called upon the President to protest apainsf
the removal, and Representative Springer
left at the White House another petition
signed by the entire Illinois delegation
praying that the general be left undis
turoed More than this, the eastern press,
particularly in New York, Boston. Chicago
and st. Louis. have had considerable TO
say regarding the matter. Their dispatches
and editorials have all been very friendly
to the old veteran and these, too, have been
lad by the laJter's friends before General
Harrison. The President, in view of these
influences. found himself in an embarras-
sing position, and from his recent utter
ances upon the subject the deduction is
drawn that General McClernand will in the
future be let severely alone.
There is nothing that would so entirely
take the wind out of the sails of the Salt
Lake city conspirators as an authoritative
declaration upon the part of the Mormon
church that polygamy was no part of their
creed. There is but little polygamy among
them at the present time but enough 70
keep their enemies with political timber to
be used to their disadvantage. Such
declaration would rid this ma
cific slope of herd of the most Contempt
bic, unprincipled aggregation of small beer
politicians that ever infested any part
OF Gods earth. The Mormons are
only giving aid and comfort to
their enemies by Nithol ling a church
aeclaration OF the aoontion of polygamy
while practically the institution has INT :,
shadow of existence and is on its last legs
There is no method bywhich hey could so
thwart the schemes of their
enemies. They might make an effort to
'ubslst few months on pure, unadulter
ated lying, but they would soon subside.-|
Boise Democrat.