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Show AN INFAMOUS SCHEME. The Salt Lako Tribune recently advocated the issue of a certificate of election as congressional delegate to Mr. Baa kin, tho candidate who was in a minority of 17,000 votes at the late election, in order that bo might have a prima facie right to tho seat, which Cannon would be obliged to contest. Tho Tribune asserts that the late Secretary Black, a3 acting governor gov-ernor of tbo territory, Intended to have ''put up a little job" on Mr. Cannon, two years ago, had not Governor Ax-tell's Ax-tell's timely presence prevented the act, and also that General Bano would havo followed a similar plan and cer- titled to Mr. Baskin's election had net Governor Emery returned from the east and foiled tho general's "little job." ThU U a frank confession of a piece of contemplated political rascality, ras-cality, to say the least, whether it originated in the fertile brain of tho Tribuno editor or had been deter mined upon hy the officials named. Of Secretary Black wo would expect nothing more decent or brilliant than such an achievement. Ho was a famous blunderer throughout bis official career, whether be attempted to suppress a Fourth of July celebration celebra-tion or collect illeg a1 fees lrom the people; but General Bane camo here with some reputation from abroad, and wo should hesitate to believe that he had ever contemplated a trick so contempt! bio, or one so likely to lead to the loss of his official position upon so slight a foundation as the word of the irresponsible journal which published pub-lished the statement. Justice to him self , however, and a decent respect for the, government that he represent and for the people of this territory should lead Uim at once to clear his character from the suspicion of such a stain. Unless ho hastens to disavow Lha vile imputation which the Tribune Tri-bune sepka to fasten upon him it will :be difficult to convince the public that he did not inspire the article referred re-ferred to and that he is guiltless of the intention to disfranchise tho majority of the people of Utah upon eome dishonorable dis-honorable and false pretense ot bis Lwn, and issue a certificate of election as congressional delegate to a man who received but little more than ono-soventh of tho votes coat for that officer in 187G. The columns of the Hehald aro at the service of General; Bane for any statement which he may sco fit to make in regard to this mutter. Attorney General Uevens, alluding allud-ing to tho attack of Wendell Phillips upon himself, says: "When Mr. Phillips calls you a liar and a villain, ho merely means that he does not ugrao with you. He is merely a maker of phrases, audmust have some one to apply them to. While emancipation eman-cipation was a very good thing for the nogrn it was a very bad thing for Phillips. It took away bis stock in trade." |