| Show THE RAGE OP OF THE conspirators khz probability of an extra session of the legislative assembly has set the little knot of conspirators in a rage what for fer Is it not a fact that the territory is in need of money to carry on public business and Is it not also a fact that there is no way to obtain the necessary funds except by means of an extra session why then should not all classes of the community be glad at the prospect of relief we believe that ivery everybody body is pleased except the malignant schemers who made a tollof tool of governor murray and who recognized in the presidents recommendation another proof that they made a mess of their tasir pot of hell broth they induced him at first to withhold his signature from every bill passed by the assembly but toward the close of the session they began to see that this would not work well it looked too much like wholesale obstruction so they permitted him to sign a few bills just to take the curse off but opposed the approval of ill the most important measures including the appropriation bill the object in view was the further tuce of the scheme to deprive the people of a legislature and ane mor imor mons of the elective franchise they knew abw of the general disinclination to hear the 4 mormon side of the question and counted coasted ion the prevailing prejudice to be able so to misrepresent affairs that congress and the administration would unite in a aw sweeping beeping measure fitting into the conspiracy without stopping to investigate the pretext lor for tae ane arbitrary and reckless exercise of the veto power was the conflict between the execl tive aska the legislature over the ap of certain territorial officers the utah statute made the officers elective the governor claimed toe tile right to appoint under section seven of the organic act there were two sides to the question the assembly took a consistent position for twenty four years these offices had bad been filled under the provisions of the local statutes the law creating the offices provided the manner of filling them while the law making the offices elective remained upon the statute book a and ild had not been del cared invalid by a campt competent ent court the legislature was ju justified justille stifle d in acting upon it in support of their position the supreme court of the united states in two cases had recognized territorial officers elected aundera undera similar statute as lawful officers and laid down the principle that until disapproved by congress the law was valid also that the policy of of the government towards the territories was to give them the larg largist measure of liberty and self govern ment compatible with tile the authority of the general government but suppose the view taken by the conspirators and voiced by the late governor was correct and that the officers whose position was in dispute should be nominated by the governor it then required the ad advice vice I 1 and consent of the council to appoint and that being withheld the appointment was incomplete if it should be granted that the nominating power was vested in the executive and that the legislature could consistently ignore a time honored statute based on the principle of popular government ern ment was it proper on the part of the governor to try to thrust upon the people men whom they never would elect to and ana me council did not feel willing to confirm the selections of a clique known to be plotting for tile the overthrow of the legislature and of all local government was it right tor for the governor to refuse 0 sign good bills absolutely necessary to toe tile proper conduct of public affairs who made the executive I 1 the judge of toe the law and where I 1 is the authority lor for that arbitrary exercise of power because his views of the law were not shared by the legislature Isla tuie an executive desirous of fulfilling his duties would seek to promote the good of the people and to maintain not destroy their rights to promote t e not obstruct the prevalence protho 0 of the e I 1 popular will the conspirators and their to tool ol 01 went a little too far they counted too much on the passions of the country inflamed by anti mormon misrop and the unwillingness to examine both sides of the mormon question president cleveland while strongly opposed to polygamy did not suffer that part of the controversy to shut up his eyes against the real points at issue and his removal of the governor showed that he appreciated the matter in its ils true tight light there was no excuse for such despotic action as that taken by murray no matter whether he was correct or not as to the nominating powers of the governor Oo vernor it was absolutism im m there was nothing republican about it it was totally un 1 justifiable under any circumstances i now the disgruntled conspirators want to lay the blame of his hia removal and of the call tor for an extra session of the legislatures Legislature upon on secretary lamar I 1 it is entirely too jimsy flimsy an excuse the i reasons for the removal are so plain that a child may understand them murray had twice deceived the president grossly in regard to the need of troops his course during the legislature was closely watched at washington and what he considered ered his stroke of policy was seen to be the act of a tyrant and he be was officially decapitated tae need for an extra session was presented by Hon sJohn T caine and joseph A west in a document to be found in another part of this paper and their statements cannot be controvert ed itts it is useless for the defeated schemers to gnash their teeth against the secretary of the interior gerior the matter is now before congress and will most likely receive prompt attention the plotters organ can reserve its billin billingsgate for congress if the bill should pass it berates secretary lamar because eli H murrays Mur rays alleged report di did ld not receive the notice expected for it we say alleged because it is known how and where the false and infamous document was concocted it was all of a piece with his message to the legislature both contained most outrageous and wilful distortions and perversions of important facts and were only deserving of the flames I 1 the raking up of these dead embers shows the rage of the rascals who have been stirring up strife for years year and who thought they had achieved d their object but find it slipping flippin auk from their grasp the need of ari extra session of the legislature is recognized by all classes and the impotent wrath that foams from the lips of the clique through their demoralized organ is ih but an exhibition of folly and impotence everyone who desires the welfare of the territory will welcome the only means by which its financial affairs can an be saved paved from cos contusion lusion and its business be conducted on a pr proper oper basis |
