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Show PRESS OPINIONS ON THE MURRAY OUTRAGE, The New York Tribune of Jan. Jlilh, WJJSJ " It is not strange that the Mormons are indignant at the re-fusal of the Governor of Utah to give a certificate to Delegate Cannon. I f Cannon is really an alien it is strange that nobogdy has found it out before. He is now serving his fourth term in Congress * * The proper way to : determine, a question as to his citi-zenship would be a contest in the House and not by an arbitrary de-cision of the Governor." The Cincinnati Commercial: " The election was perfectly fair. Nothing in the history of fraud and false counting in the South equals this, for Cannon had 18,000 votes, while but 1,000 expressed a preference for Campbell. Cannon is now serving his sixth year in Congress. He is a naturalized citizen. T h e r e is nothing really against him, except that he supports four wives and is one of the most popular men in Utah, as his successive elections show." The Philadelphia Ledger says: A Territory cannot usurp the right of a State in determining qualifications; nor are the qualifications of a Delegate like those of a presidential elector, subject to the Governor's scrutiny. At the same time, there will be a large number of persons unable, to distinguish between an illegal act AND A LEGAL ACT, WHO WILL TAKE GREAT comfort in the fact that Cannon must endeavor to unseat Campbell, rather than have the advantages of the in-side party in the struggle." Tho Sacramento Record Union again says: " Governor Murray ap ears to be singularly obtuse He continues to state to reporters that Cannon is not a citizen, and that therefore he could not give him a certificate, The law told him plainly that he was to issue a certifi-cate to the candidate having the largest number of votes. It was none of his affair who that candidate might be. It was nothing to him whether that candidate was or was not a citi-zen. No law empowered him to sit in judgment upon the qualifications or eligibility of Congressional Dele-gates. All he had to do was to issue HIS CERTIFICATE, AND HE HAS ISSUED IT in defiance of the law, to the man who was defeated instead of to the man who was elected. The more nonsense he talks about the case, and the more foolishly he endeavors to justify a course which is indefensible, the plainer does it appear that he ought to be removed from an office his unfitness for which is so glaringly conspicuous." The Omaha Bee " The sober-minded add nopartisan people of the country will not support Governor MuiiSi' of Utah, in his refusal of a certificate to Delegate Cannon on grounds purely technical. The fact remains that an overwhelming ma-jority of the popular vote of the Terri-tory was cast for Mr. Cannon, whose seat heretofore has been unquestion-ed. The Bee opposed the QurcHtm steal in Maine, which was of the same character as Murray's shrewd trick. It condemns equally this latest dodge to defeat the popular will and to substitute political chicanery for honesty and fair dealing even towards opponent." The Omaha Herald gives the Gov-ernor another " deal:" " The action of Governor Murray, of Utah, in re-fusing a CERTIFICATE to the legally elected delegate from that Territory to Congress, smacks of the returning board infamies which so recently shocked and astonished the country. The Governor is evidently seeking notoriety, and he Is not very particu-lar what kind it is." A Washington correspondent of the Chicago Inter- Ocean telegraphs to that journal the following answer from Mr. Cannon in an interview he had with him: " I don't believe Campbell will get my seat. I have had assurances from prominent men of both parties In the House and Senate, that they would stand up to me in this matter if the published statements of Governor Murray's extraordinary action were correct. A leading Republican Senator said to me today: " We the s a n c t i ty of the ballot box and abide by its decision. It will not do to say that the 1,300 votes can over- come 18,000. The southern members seem inclined to sustain of them have come to me and said: " Cannon, if such an outrage against majority rule had occured in the south, there would have been a howl from one end of the north to the This is from the St. Louis Globe Democrat: " Governor Murray, of Utah, is on his way east to receive congratulations for his conduct in giving a certificate of election to a man who had no 1 iHo to it. Congress will, we trust, treat the matter as it deserves, and will not admit Mr. Murray's man. This is a govern-ment of law, and the law plainly e n t i t l e s Mr. Cannon to the seat." G The Shelby ( Sllelii) Independant says: " It has been the claim of the Republican party, for which we so long touirlit, that it favored free speech, a free press, a free ballot and a fair court. Of late thime declara-tions have been their incessant and ceaseless clamor. It has been their constant ringing charges against the Democrats that they were in favor of violating But now see how some of these apostate defenders of a free ballot and fair return carry out their pro-fession. In Utah a man by the name of Cannon has about 15 votes to a man by the name of Campbell's one. and yet Governor Murray has given the man with only one vote to fifteen the certificate of election. There is exemplified the great li. m t of uliey jut l a g the popular will. To deceive the public there are pretexts and excuses made for this outrage on popular elections-- but they are shown to be " refuges of lies" from the fact YEARS, AND this same Cannon has a seat of Congress, no pirtj ur lav / f i j . ver before having llitilmrillhortd tin ilfli fliteiid to i e t n s i i l o i u t ' l i uu ulimiit dir ' " tnouiierpreHi'l( 70 4( fI'libllcHiU," pul V. 0 ' ulUidelpltl. iAmerican: ' T h o mo , . f. IIiah baBbuenoverh.^ ty uu i. i * in refusing to give Mr. Cannon, the Mormon delegate elect, a certificate of election, and giving that certificate to Mr. Campbel, the O e u t l l e ennd]- tl* h: The Governor is the judge of nothing except the returns, and by these returns Mr. Cannon was elected. Whether alien or a naturalized citizen, is for Congress to judge. We think this worthy of notice, because it is one towards the Mormons. However objectionable their marital arrange-ments, this sect is entitled to the strictest justice at the hands of the governemtn. This is the only true policy toward them. Everything that looks like persecution strengthen the hands of the lamhen, and jwt-ponet th( di intutlnu of the sect. Their whole history is the atoiy of filler Ini'/ i- u,") ffirfiiigh pOMfCiillrm. It confirms the uniform experience that any persecution short of the eisormlijntloii to which Philip II. subjected the Spanish Protestants, and which de Montefort applied to the AlblgeiiKei*, is not only a crime, but a blunder." The Washington Republican refers again to the matter in this way: " I t i i t h i em ijinu in New Vurk have Utile temicct for ( lie ncliiin ( if Gov-ernnr Murray, of Utah, rcftnlng the cert U n i t e o f eleclloii to Judge flan- 11011 tut nn afler- thouaht. Mr. Can-non liHi been In Omgresi a inneh longer time than Mr. Murray lm been Governor o f Utah; nmj If Mor-rny'RuPs nnt orUtah wllh us nuich re- jipct tia Cannon pupa out nf Cnn-eresa. he will have guod luck, I'olv gamy untluudtetlly U excrclnlng an evil tendency over thu terrllnrfes surrounding tlj but memly keeping a Mormon delegalB out of Congre- s I will not dlacnurnge poiygHiny, If the Government |) ro| io ea In move tin pnlygDinv It must do an In the prm er form. Tho Gentile element nt bait Iwhe ( ma n l been in sea minimi f ns . the Morriinii, They are both bid elemenls, but the one la fanatical and thu other predatory." And this m how Ihe Washington Capital civet JItirrny ( 1 ( IcMcrvcd rirubhliifr! " Governor Murray, of Utah, baa transcended ihe [ inner of hla ollk'O by his lhyrmilly \\ W<^\\ 1 ncll'ai In lemferlng ( be t'ertlflcale nf electfnn to Albin ( liinpheli 111 dele' irate to Ciitn. TP'ej from thatTorritory. Murray, by this act, wrilea himself down ua an 1183, and pufj hlnisilf upon record an a legalised liar, Cimp' hell wa never elected, and Murray knew it, Cuniion was elected, ami Murray kneiv H, Yet In ( ho teelli ( iriill this aeouaJutwice with facts this puher oaiarial Doitberry haa Ilia nudidty to lanueiicertlflcale, In ( lie utiapD of a ukase, up'etlln tlie leeal votea of the cltl7,0) 1^, and declaring, ns by prnuunelamento, who ( ho delejrate to tho Congress nf the United Slates ahali he. Even werH tho cbargi* thai DMfl' gain Cannon U nnt a naturalized c i i l u n true, Murray'* action would be mill utterly, cumpledly and un qunllfledly Illegal. How much more ao It Is when we all know tlm falsity nf the charge will he emphasised by theiictfon nf the House, when It re-hultea Governor Murray In proper atyle by throwing nut Iho Impudent fellow Campbell when he estiva to folnt ujnini II, und vlndlcalns Ciiinon In a pr. ijicr and practical way, This contemptible aystem of war Aire up', ti the Muriimu pi- ople will never meet wllh favor among the right minrleit Ainerlcan people, and we dn notflstterourHplves over much when we fuel assured that the ma- [ orlty nf our people aro rlghtmlnded and believe In fair play." Another rcbuku fa aduilnfs'errd ( 11 Murray by I h e S t . l^ ouls Gtole Demo ? m( s " Governor Murray, <> f Ulan, . lefe- mls lilsnctlnn In refutltm to Is- u^ ' i c e r t i l l c n t e o f eteotlon ( o Mr, dm non on the ground that thero is no I'uurt rernrd of Ciinnon's naturallKi-tinti. Whoinadelt the bu-* liip^ s 11 f Mr. Murray to search the court re cords to find out wlielher Mr. Onn IKIII was nr was not nuturdlzed',' I'liereare oilier qu. illllciitloin for a member orcongress besides eltfxcn diip, and If Mr. Murray's theory If correct, it Is the business of the, Hec r e l a r y o f S i a t e , in every S- ntii nf the [ Tnion, bcAn Issuing a certlDcate of lection, 10 dnlermlim nillrin 1 lively, ' I) thet the person claiming It, nnd invluif rcceiveii Iho largest v o l o c a - t, s2S years ti( aye; [ 2 ) l l m l he tma lieeu 1 c l t l / e n of the L'niiud . Suiteg for leven yp;( n nnd ( 3) that hit la nn nhubiiiiiitof t h e S i i t t e in which the decllon IIIMtaken place. Mr, Murray leaerven and should recelvo us ii ebuLa for Ms liniicrilnenro a prompt li- mias ) from nllice." Tlio " h i g h e r power" U handled In Ilia wi- o by tho lloaton lleialilt ' T n e ' l i f i [ h e r law' has a paramount lUthnrlly un wnnn tjuesllons anil in ate emnrgencit'*; hut It c* u hardiy leeviiked lo warrant a ministerial ilHcer in exercising futiofhma tfi. it lo not belling to him. Grivenior lurrny will hardly bo JusilJled by > j| igre s In obeying an order rruiii " higher p n e c ' ( o )*- uo a cer-lllcuta to none hut Americans In flab.' II Delegate Cannini w is rgdl. v elected, ho Is eulltlcd to hl( ertlQcate. II ho Is dfbo, ua[| fled by PHiiomif M t m y n f any other cause ! iinjrreiw filone has thejiowf r todeny ImaHEMt. It looksil l i t t le as thouuli le Governor's zeal bad outrun bis f acre! ion. Wa have publlihc'l Ihe f'iregriliig xlrocts, wllh those that hnvu up eare-' In our preceding Issues, for l e purpose el fcbowlne lo Hie pf ople f Utah that the press of the coon try. ith perhaps nno or Iwo eKi- nptiona, as not tii> ciiine DO thoroughly recreant 1 the principle* ol pure and lions. t : veto in nut ns to eudurio Iho out-igeout Tr. iud recently pert*( rated f 13. i l , Murray on ita loyal and irtuoua a community of American tlzeiis as ever breathed tho breath ' tlfu or [ M1< I boiinige to ( be memory ' i h e puirlDt WiHiiIugtmi. Tiiese ( tr. iL- H ibuw that whaiever the urrtalsof thli country may ( filuk | iulifltli HIIOUC the N: ligo, u i fwidi ( be Mormons, they hold the istardly honundre! who wuuN igrauily violate Ihe Constitution of r couriiry by waiiloiily, unlawfully, d in lh most lligrmit manner, strancli'se a wliolu c o m i n u i i l t y ' i if *- iii) lding Aujerlcilu eUuuiis, H HUliiHHt coniempt. f'roiu every redlnii ( brnughmit t h l j great lle-blkcouiva Iho pupular cry " Jin. j v e h l i n pnmipilylhe la unfit for ill an oljice iis Governor uf a TorrI- 1 e> tory where live American clllr. cnsr' f, It la nut only Utah that fvula the i eir<' ct of thli wanton o u t r a n on - Amerlcnu liberty, but tho nation f Itself ii rtiady taurotigt thediisturdly ' hlr) w tlint louj been aimed at Its t Constitutional liberties, E v e r y Slab' 1 and Terri nry in the Union Usen^ lblu in Ilia injury lo Its own well being 1 Hbould n s i m l l a r o u t r a g e be Inflicted 1 upon It under any cireuinstances, 1 That win mm should arrogate to I himselfthe authnrlly or usurp the ; power tn set ml'Io a nation's will in . something that ennnot ha tolerated undt- r a free and republican Toriu of ' Koverntueiil. liul, Ifauch A license Is permitted In Utah and tills Mr. : Murray laallnwud to tranacend the 1 biiiKiJj of Const) tujloual l)(' cii , how . Inn would It ha before thoUovornor , uf iiny other Terrltury, or Slate, or f even the rresfdetit 01 the American flfpubllc, would lit1 / wiiud sfinlljrly 1 tampering with Iho lllierllr* of the peopm'/ l. at Hi 1.4 usurpation of power he iiilf t'litutl in t he most obscure sec-ll 111 o f our Union'tun It H 111 not be luiii! imfiiroBuch ultlcinl aggression on our litwrik' 1 will manifest itself in nttier nihl more conspicuous f| uartars, There Is coiiKJiJerubiti satlsfjcllou to hn derived, ihtireforu, from thu man ner tn wliicfi ( he who'a country, through Ita lead ins; juuruath'lc, niedluui*, hiiaocpreised l l s e l f l n re-g. iril toMurray'tUMparulelledtiBurpH' lion uf puwor and wanhm dl. sreuurd lor the lltiHTties tit AiuvNcnn cltlKsus In thla'I'errtiory. |
