| Show FRIENDS IN KENTUCKY some tile by the gaso of GOT gov the modest politicians lel A n 30 or f the bine grass state the kentucky view of the deputy Cb hariles har arges ires jl N V washington jan 23 21 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 though sometimes rather wearisome and monotonous A kentuckian is always a good fellow to meet isyou if you can continue to keep tho the conver ration aa as to give him an opportunity to talk about horses cattle sheep statesmen the mental capacity or physical powers of men or the beauty of women you must especially ally guard against taking a drink unless you drink bourbon if you drink and dont dri drink burbon whisky you at once become an tin object of pity city or contempt in the kentuckians Kentuck ians eyes there e re is 16 on one 0 peculiarity about kentuckians Kentuck en t ians which demands commendation men dation they are and exceedingly modest as politicians this is especially true of tho the few who iho havo have embraced the republican faith it ia is rather difficult to find chou enough h native born republicans to fill the e few federal offices in t that hat state this is always a source of embarrassment ras to every administration serious consequences aou would follow the appointment of a man boru born north of the ohio river sooner than submit to such an all outrage an any number of kentucky bourbon democrats would volunteer to hold off office tee under a republican adain it is a notorious noto rions fact that every republican 11 president would have had a kentucky republican in in his cabinet if he lie could publican have ave found one who would accept the tile position the instant a tender of a cabinet appointment is made to a kentucky republican he declines it and recommend i a friend and the fame same performance is repeated until the place has been tendered to every eligible man in the state there been a republican national convention since 1860 that wouldn woul have unanimous unanimously placed a kentuckian on the ticket if one could have been found immodest enough to have accepted it has been a constant source of concern to republicans everywhere that the probabilities were all an against a kentucky republican ever consenting to sacrifice himself for the good odthe of the party there was a fair and encouraging prospect that thi this s would not ba be tile casear case at the approaching national convention some years lincea distinguished kentucky kentucky R republican e consented contented to undertake K e a great religious political and moral work of reform it involved a great personal sacrifice tho the abandonment ent for several months in the year of the pleasures pleasures of kentucky isosie society y but the twin relic of barbarism ism had to be wiped out the tile mental and physical greatness of a kentuckian iau was demanded jhb man forthe emer emergency genc was found eli H bit murray we he had bad been united states marshal of ke kentucky stucky for nearly seven yeara years the grent men of all parties in kentucky recommended om him as a the one man who could wipe out polygamy in utah ho he was made governor of that territory singularly enough tho the climate of the great reat salt lake valley le worked a v most marvelous marve loua c change on his kentucky mode modesty mo dealy ety he had bad scarcely reached salt IQ lake city before be he announced that he lie r would accept the nomination of ochia his party for the vice presidency of course he made the announcement with ilie the characteristic modesty of a kentuckian he very soon repented buted his rashness however how evor ana absolutely ab 0 o lute refused to allow his name to le be mentioned in the convention bentio 11 in 1880 the work before him was of greater magnitude than beat he at first supposed until that was measurably performed he could not be induced to abandon it it was necessary to make tho whole e country realize tile enormities of mormonism mormon hm T that hat task had aten set before him and it must not bo abandoned A few months ngo ago mr murray consented that his nama might again bo mentioned in connection with the vice presidency he lie had bad finally solved the problem of aradi i eating cating 1 mormonism the organic act of the territory must be repealed and a legislative commission substituted in its stead the wining out process would be a simple thing then hi his friend friends could attend to the work the hearts of republicans everywhere were ivere relieved of a great load at eliut it seemed p probable rob that the picture of a Ren kentuckian tuck ian would grace our political banners aal aind adorn our transparencies but Bu balalas lalas alas I 1 alas I 1 our swelling hope was once mire more to bo be dashed down down to the lowest deeps of dodair do dep pair A bundle of old papers p er was fished out of the files ofia of the e department of justice i a few days duys rince since by a pestiferous fellow from the mountain ta district of kentucky of course he is not a tru je aon son of kentucky jie was not bom born and brought up in the bluegrass bluee rass region he ia is n not ot a 3 th thoroughbred ored but a common cusa cuss who cant appreciate a glass of good old bourbon his taste has been vitiated by moonshine had he fahed out his plebeian instincts with old bourbon he be would not have b ave had the meanness to dash our high hopes as he has done he not only found that bundle of papers but ut he be forthwith carried it to mr S springers a investigating committee w where here its secrete secrets like the evils 0 of f Pan doras bax were let loose it appears that away back in 1875 one of mr murrays Mur rays deputy marshals who was not a kentuckian born and bred had made sundry charges against his chief in substance they were that Al murray urray na aw marshal had conspired with his deputies and other subordinates to defraud the un united 1 cited states by bv almost innumerable petty awili he ile had encouraged the bringing of vexatious suits against cores upon scores of retail dealers in in louisville who under the internal revenue law ar are required to have licenses Spie sand sand informers in alie marshals office would visit the shops of thee people and not ending posted in a conspicuous place lace the lice licenses listi would xe report ort to deputy deputy marshals who wound would pro prod curo cure warrants form a united states Coln commissioner minon r fr their arrest tho the dealers would of course coune be discharged on appearing and und producing their licenses but the object of the marshal would be accomplished f fees e e could be charged against the united states in many instances warrants issued isau edby by a commissioner without a sworn complaint being made to him he lie got fees also ulso the rhe united states district attorney came in for his share his presence w wa as not required at the hearing before the cr er because no hearing was necessary but he charged 35 5 against the government allee lamex as john chinaman would say not infrequently bills would be bejado buado out in cases where no probe proceedings edings were werd had before a commissioner there would always be two witnesses fees taxed when in reality only one witness was present for the government these wit witnesses nemes were special bail i fid generally ly negroes who drew per peg diem them fur for services they near performed then again it appears that constructive mil mileage aage w waa as uniformly charged that guards were charged for when no I 1 guards were employed men ilea were merea j arrested in the mountains of kentucky and carried to louisville Louisy ille when they could have been gilem a hearing jr or bonds for their ance taken for no other aurpy SQ se than to give opportunity to td char ge mileage and fictitious expensed the these thee e serious charges ba ing been made an all agent ortho dej de art ment of justice was teut io 0 investigate vesti gate and report therein the chivalrous K ir without regard to political faith raided ral lied to the support of murray the honor of kentucky demand it democrats and den dex landed thai that this dastard dastardly ly espionage j upon a kentucky officeholder office holder shi mid uld be topped and at ones oam T the he base bass creature who had prefer red the charges h bad ad remigi ed and ana was v u unfriendly to the tf arshal ho ile was actuated by spite but the agent of the department hat hadria noA ie to quick worl iu the proof unfortunately fortunat elv for kentuck I 1 a honor waa via cloo nt at hand he e 1 Ye reported ported tho the evidence which sustained every charge chwe papers once on file in tho the department of guiti oe the ne next nett tt att step p which should have been tal ven was to institute proceedings ce here the combined political influence ads wa made cogell 31 mr ar murray was suffered t D OTea rellan ign i he ile stepped down aud out in on le the ath of october 1876 it appears thai thic mr has from time to time inspired abusive article articles s to be lie published in I 1 tig tie organ at salt lake against john dwhite of kentucky mr chife beu being utterly devoid of that characteristic kentuckian magnanimity hazi alon sought an opportunity to retaliate the committee on oil expel expenditures in ill the department of justice Justic e will afford him that the work ork has already been the rhe committee today to day clay requested vested tho tile attorney general to dispatch one of hi examiners forthwith to louisville to investigate nod and report apoll the accounts of ex marshal murray the house houge day before yo esterday authorized zed the committee com mitt ta to cin ploy as many stanta its tn might tt be required in such cabo the tile examiner will go fully equipped anil and wit with such assi assistance stane e as hr he ma may Y ire quire the governor of utah whose term is i about to expire and who expected to be continued at least till he be was nominated nominate tl for the vice presidency will speedily have other fish to fry tia a double pity the good fight against will receive a back em the country will naturally con conclude clude that the li statements which have burdened the official papers murray mut 1 be received majia grains of ofal a lowance |
