Show THE conspirators SHOW THEIR HAND taz policy of obstruction and nullification which has been pursued by ell eli H murray governor of utah during the entire session of the present legislature was evidently determined from the ahe beginning and was part of the conspiracy which nad had been in operation for some time to precipitate a revolution in this territory A few designing men have lusted for the local funds and offices they have haye effectually barred themselves out of every place in the gift of the people by their persistent abuse and sensations by their endeavors to procure special legislation against the interests of the majority an and of b by evident designs for personal obbe objects ct ell eli H murray by his bis exploits when US U marshal in kentucky prepared himself as a fitting tool tor for these conspirators he drank into their spirit as readily as he be imbibed his favorite liquor before jae he knew anything of the territory or its people lie he commenced to abuse them and work against lust their interests he has all afa a along 01 favored the destruction of all republican government in utah tah he fie has worked for the subjugation of its citizens he has shown his bis ambition to become either the head of a martial domination of its affairs or of an oligarchy to rule it without any pop popular ular voice in the government ern ment his attitude during the present session of the legislature has been in consonance wita the plot to bring about this radical change for the ben elit edt and emolument of uis friends and bis AIS own ambition and aggrandizement every measure presented for his signature tie he has either cither vetoed or ignored except two or three trifling bills which dj da not count in the aggregate of the nes sessions work the veto message on the appropriation bill has no doubt been ready lor for weeks it was studied out and determined upon without regard to the merits ot of the measure to ue rejected the number of the bill was the only thing needed to fill up the solitary blank left vacant in the message it does doea not contain a single objection to the ton contents tents of the bill there is nothing pointed boutas wrong extravagant inexpedient or tui in its provisions the reasons assigned lor for nullify ins ing it and thus stopping the machinery of the local government are altogether extrinsic the only allusion to the contents of the bill which Is made in the message to this this bill contemplates the continuance ti nuance in authority of the present usurping r ping incumbents of the offices of Ter tonal auditor and treasurer and to kernop alie he disbursements of the public moneys through these agencies this solitary criticism on the purport and purpose of the bill is a wilt wilful u I 1 and palpable falsehood thi the bill makes no provision whatever in to the preheat incumbents or any other persons who may succeed them in the offices of territorial auditor and treasurer this is the peculiar murray r ay method it is common to most of his public documents he first states aln an untruth and then proceeds to hang upon that bald and naked falsehood such headgear and habali ments as suit his purposes pa of deception and intrigue there is nothing in the bill to give him the thinnest shadow of an excuse for his bis misleading statement the bill recognizes no individual as the future auditor or treasurer it simply appropriates the territorial funds it does not say what person shall handle them it if new officers are elected or appointed they will handle the public moneys under the bill just the same as the past incumbents cum bents of those offices have done why did governor murray tind find it t necessary to put forward so gross a falsehood as the basis and groundwork of his veto simply because the truth would not serve him and as there was nothing really objectionable in the bill itself ht he or the conspirators whom he represents had to invent something outside of the measure as an excuse for obstructing its passage passage all the governors governor s argument if such it can be called being based upon something am ething alleged e ed to be e in the t e dili IJ which ch is not there t ere and to which the bill makes no allusion tumbles to the 9 ground aud bursts into fragments and dissolves into thin air going outside of the bill we may consider the governors tirade against the people of utah and the position he be takes in regard to the offices of treasurer and auditor Audit orThe the question of pa polygamy the pretended connection of th the civil govern government ment with ecclesiastical affairs in utah and other extraneous matter introduced for effect in the veto in message have no more bearing up OR the distribution of the finances a auck Ihan pon the growth of timber be rt in the e territory a bill to encourage which the governor has actually actu alIv signed so wita wim the allusion by thil the govern to the position occupied b by y treasurer as chief clerk in another office the treasurer Treasur ers salary hat has been from 1500 to per annum and there is nothing in the nature of the office to prohibit him rom engaging in other occupations the objection is silly and betrays the animus of the writer now as to the chief bone of contention it Is a dispute between the governor and the council it is one that can only be properly decided in the courts the governor intini intimates ates that the supreme court of the united states has passed upon it in support of hit his position if he really intends to ray pay that he etters another falsehood that court has done no such thing 1 vae uhe decisions which bear on this question point the other way the doctrine laid down by the supreme court is that an act of the territorial legiel legislature a which has not been disapproved by congress stands as virtually approved b by that body and as equivalent to a taw law of con congress ress A also that such laws are in force until disapproved or oi repealed the act of the legislature egi slature which provides for the election of the auditor and treasurer cannot be by the assembly until passed upon by some of 01 competent jurisdiction it Is in force tue the officers elected under it are as the governor has formally acknowledged and recognized de facto officers havink having all the power necessary to handle the territorial funds f even it a court shall yet decide that they are not cot officers ae deewe imre their official acts will de be valid vali dutil butil such decision as the supreme court of thu united united states has ruled in great plain plainness iless but kletthe governors opinion concerning his right to nominate iio minate those officers be ever so strong and correct that gives alves him no color of justification in vetoing the bill lie he may maj nominate but it the council does not confirm his nominations are void the de facto officers then continue until the offices are lawfully filled th the e governor cannot force the council to do his bidding that body is independent in its sphere its members are not his slaves if the council will not bend to his dictate that does not authorize him to obstruct legislation passed by both houses A failure by the council to approve his bis choice of two officers does not give him the faintest excuse tor for cutting off the lies for the of paralyzing i U all L local cal government nor for v vetoing e g in have no connect connection tion witti with the dispute and nothing to do with the officers whom he wishes to nominate the senate of the united states is in conflict with the president over certain nominations will the failure of the senate to confirm those nominations I 1 justify the president in refusing to sign an appropriation bill tor for the conduct of tile the general government would not the whole countey be roused to the most nery fiery indignation if he attempted such a thing would either democrats or republicans submit to such autocracy and usurpation yet this is exactly what governor murray in his small and paltry way is doing in in utah arhe orly only reason he can offer for vetoing the appropriation bill is the supposed failure of the council to conurs his nominees we say 41 supposed for he did not know yesterday when he sent in his silly message but the council would take up the question of his nominees today to day and as we have shown there is nothing I 1 ng in the bill tie he has vetoed which bears b rs upon the question the whole message is pregnant with falsehood and saturated with cant the governors course has been the exact reverse of that which he portrays in the tones of the hypocrite he has plotted from the commencement of his career against t the peace aud and liberties of the people and this veto message prepared for effect at washington has tor for its purpose the kind kindling ing of f the name flame of prejudice now burning against t this territory to the end that the local government may pass into the hands bands of a clique of conspirators spira tors the had and chief of whom is eli H murray the obstructionist and nullifier who seeks to ruin ie the people he has not been able to rule this veto is designed to bring about a crisis it may end in one of which he has never dreamed |