Show from fridays daily jan THE UTAH AFFAIR murrays Mur rays sharp trick little thought of the st lluu of a recent date speaks in the following uncomplimentary terms of the outrage committed by one eli murray on jan ath governor murray lias played what is called a charp trick upon the cormons mormons Mor mons which while it reflects credit upon his shrewdness is not particularly compliment to his sene whether cannon is or is not an foreign born citizen it ia certain that be has more than once been admitted to congress aa delegate from utah and that he has recently reflected by an overwhelming majority to refuse him his certificate on such a plea is a piece of which never been thought of if he were not aMor monand ahe cry of the gentile organ at salt lake put none but americans on guard is a fitting supplement ile action of governor we recognize the importance the necessity of getting rid of polygamy soon as possible and are prepared to indorse all honorable means for the accomplishment of that desirable result but this is not honorable quite the reverse and its only effect will be to complicate and aggravate a problem already difficult and dangerous that the new house gives the seat to camp bell which it may be foolish enough to do will campbell or any other gentile bo elected two years hence of course not the cormons mormons will be more solid than ever and if allowed to vote at all will elect a man of their own faith their hostility to the federal government will be increased and intensified by what they are justified in calling an act of precaution we take it for granted that the of all federal with the cormons mormons is to abolish polygamy without driving the polygamists out of the country if the cormons mormons are worthless citizens their wholesale expulsion would be the easiest and cheapest way of the polygamy question but it is generally conceded that they are very valuable citizens and therefore ought to bo apt in the country if possible consequently the policy pursued toward them while firm in its opposition to their peculiar institution and tending to its speedy ex should be concilia tory and above all things rigidly just gov murrays Mur rays trick like all others of its class is as destitute of justice as df conciliation it rouse the very feeling which it is for the interest of the government to remove entirely the feeling that cormons mormons have no rights which the considers worthy of respect it is just such a masterly as floso who want to buy mormon property at forced sale or under an edict of confiscation might be expected to applaud and which all honest and honorable people will be likely to condemn if this is a sample of gov murrays Mur rays statesmanship the sooner be ie dismissed the belter the best thing for him and for the people of utah would have been never to haab been sent into territory whose gubernatorial record with few exceptions is one sion and abuse |