Show washington jan 23 the motto of kentuckians Kentuck ians is to exalt one an others virtues and to stand for one another against the world it is a commendable trait sometimes ome times rather wearisome and monotonous A kentuckian is always a good fellow to meet ii if younan youcan you can continue to keep the c conversation as to give him an opportunity tes to talk about horses cattle sheep sta statesmen the mental capacity orphy or physical powers of af men or ane beauty of wo anol nen you must especially guard against taking a drink unless you drink bourbon if you drink and add dont drink bourbon whisky voil you at once become an object of pity or contempt in the Kentuck lans ians eyes there is one peculiarity about ken tuck lans ians which demands commendation they are aro aud and exceedingly cee modest as politicians this is especially true of the bev kentuck ians latis who have embraced the republican f faith falth alti it is rather difficult to find enough native born bom republicans to fill the few federal offices in that state this is always a source of embarrassment to every administration serious consequences would follow the a appointment I 1 ment oi of a man born north of 19 the a ointment mint ohio a 0 rl niver river ver sooner shaa submit to such an outrage an number of kentucky bourbon democrats would vol gunteer to holt hoit office under a republican c alf ali administration it is a notorious fact that every republIca republican ii president debt would hitup hall half a republican in his ills cabinet if he could have jve found one who accept the position tion the instant a tender of a cabinet appointment pol poi fitment is ninde nande to a 1 kentucky republican he Jec lings linVs it a friend and ardd the same performance e is repeater repe repeated atea until the ilace place place has hns been bee nt dered to every JD eligible I 1 isible man in the state Thore there been ft a Te republican publican 2 national convention since 1860 that would not have unanimously placed a kentuckian on ort the ticket if one could have been found immodest enough to have accepted it haa been a conk cogs constant constant fant source ox 0 concern to republicans everywhere that the tha probabilities were all against a kentucky TC republican publican ever consenting to sacrifice himself fori the good of the party there was a fair and encouraging prospect that this would not be tk the e case at the approaching national convention ven tion some years yeats since a distinguished kentucky iken Iven tucky republican consented to under undertake take tako a gre great t religious pol rol political alveda and moral work of reform it involved a great personal sacrifice the abandonment lor ion several months in ili the year oi of the pleasures pleasure sot of ken kent 4 tucky society but I 1 the twin relic ol 01 0 barbarism had to be wiped out the mental and physical greatness of d kentuckian was dem demanded anaed anTed the mai mal mad for the emergency was vas foundell found foun dEli dell ell eil 11 ilk lit murray 31 urray ile he had bad been united state marshal of kentucky for nearly seven seyen years s the great men of all parties I 1 in lear kentucky ie n t c ky recommended him as the one man who could wipe out polygamy in ia utah he lio was made governor of that territory singularly enough the climate clima teof oi the great galt gait lake valley worked a most marvelous chantre on his kentucky modesty he lle had llad scarcely reached salt lake lako city cus belom he 1 that bye byc xe would accept the nomination of his party for fon the vice presidency of cou con course csc rsc he made the announcement with checha the characteristic modesty of a ken tucklan tuc kian kiau ile he very soon repented his r rashness however and ab absolutely refused to allow his bis name to be mentioned hi luf the convention in 1880 the work before him ulm was of greater rea magnitude 1 I then he at tiit tilt flit first t supposed until utu that was measurably performed he could not be induced to abandon it it was necessary to make the whole coun conn try realize the enormities of mormonism that task had been set before him and it must not be abandoned A few months ago mr murray consented that his name might again be mentioned in connection with the vice presidency ile he had finally solved the problem of eradicating mormonism mOnI siut sint til the organic act of tile tiie territory must be repealed and a le legisla isia isla q its stead the wiping out process would be a simp simple simpie c thin thing then ills lils friends could attend attend to the work the tile hearts of cans calls everywhere werd were relieved rell reli eved of a great r eat load at last it seemed probable me that the tho picture of a kentuckian would grace race our political banner banners 4 and adorn bur our transparencies but alas aias I 1 alas I 1 our swelling hope was once more to tobe be dashed down down to the lowest depths of despair A bundle bundie of old papers was lashed out of tile the flies of tile the department of justice a few lays days since by by a pestiferous fellow from the mountain district of kentucky of course lie he is not a true son of kentucky lle lie was not born and brought uvin the bluegrass blue grass grasa region ile he is not a thoroughbred thorough brede bredo but a common cuss who cant appreciate a glass of good old bourbon ills his taste has been vitiated by moonshine 1 had he washed out his instincts Instinct with old Bourbo Bour borl bori nhe nho ilg would not have had the meanness to dash our high hopes as he has done lie ile not only found that bundle of papers but lie he forthwith carried it to aers mr I 1 ir springers investigating committee where its secrets like llie til the e evils of Pan doras box were let loose lit a appears i that away back in 1875 one of mr INIE murrays Mur rays deputy T marshals who was not a kentuckian born hom and bred had made mide sandi y charges cht argan against his lils chief in substance thay were that 1 murray murrayy as marshal marshai Vt arshal had conspired with his lus deputies and other nates to defraud the tha united state Stat esby ib y almost e dtta swindle i lie ile lle he llad had encouraged etc the bringing 0 of si scores upon scores of retail dealers ahoi who under the internal revenue laware required to have licen licenses ses seg S spies lel iel and informers in the marshals ace office would visit the shops of these people and not finding posted in a conspicuous place the he licenses would report to deputy marshals who would procure warrants from a united states commissioner missi onee for their arrest the dealers would of course be discharged on appearing earin a and nd producing r 0 ducin their licenses rut gut but the object of of ithe marshal would be accomplished fees could be charged against the united states in many instances warrants would be issued by a com missioner ner ncr without a sworn complaint being made to him he got fees also the united states slates district attorney came lit itt lafor I 1 or his share ills presence presen to was not required at the hearing before the commissioner because no hearing was necessary but ho he charged 5 against the government alle alie alle samee ag as john chinaman would say cotil not infrequently bills would be made madd out in cases where no proceedings were had before a commissioner there would always be two witnesses fees taxed when in reality only one witness was present for the government these witnesses were special bailiffs generally negroes who drew per diem tiem for services they never performed then again it appears that constructive tal mal leage was uniformly charged for when no guards were employed men were wera arrested in the mountains of kentucky and carried to louisville when wilen they could have been given a hearing or bonds for their a appearance PP earan taken for no nd other purpose tha than to give lve ive opportunity opportunity to charge mileage ri and nd fictitious fl lous ious expenses I 1 these hese serious charges having been made an agent of the department of i justice was sent to investigate and report thereon the chivalrous icen hen tuc klans without regard to political faith rallied to the support of murray the honor of kentucky demanded it democrats and republicans demanded that this dastardly espionage upon a kentucky officeholder office holder should be stopped pe d and at once the base creature cleatur e wh who had preferred the c charges h arge S hadre had resigned and was ivas unfriendly d ly to the marshal ile he was actuated b by y s spite 1 te but t the a agent of t the a depar department tin ent ph had a ma made a quick w work or in louisville the proof unfortunately for Kentuck ys honor was close at hand ile he reported the evidence which sustained every evem charge these papers once on dle file flie in ilk the department of justice the next step which should have been taken was waa to institute criminal proceedings luer aher llero the combined political influence was wag made to t tell mr murray Murr aywas was suffered to resign he stepped dowland down dow nand and ou out on the ath of october 1876 it appears that mr murray has froni front time to time inspired abusive article to be published republished in his oran or organ an at salt lake against john 13 1 3 white of kentucky tuck y mr white being utterly devoid voi vol of that characteristic kentuckian kentie aan dan magnanimity a dill ity has long sought an opportunity po port unity to retaliate the committee on expenditures endi endl tures ill lil the department of justice will afford him that opportunity the work has already been begun un the committee today to day requested the attorney general to dispatch one of his examiners forthwith to louisville to ta investigate and report upon the accounts of ex marshal murray the house day before yesterday a authorized the committee to e employ 10 as s many assistants as might be re required aired in such cases the exa examiner in will go fully equip and wa with such assistance as he may require the governor of utah term terin is about to expire and aud who expected to be continued at least till b be was nominated for the vice presidency will speedily have other fish to fry a double pity the good fight tight against mormonism will receive a back set the country will naturally coh clude that the harrowing statements which have burdened the official papers of gov murray must be received with many grains of allowance meva mevo york times |