Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-04
The END NOT YET.
EVIDENCE THAT MORE LEGISLA'
TON Is NEEDED IN UTAH.
The Eumunds Bill Proves to be
a Dead Letter.

The Eumunds Bill Proves to be
n Dead Letter.
The Republican press lave claimed that
the Mormon question was settled by the
action of the last Congress in passing the
Edmunds bill-that it is no tissue" in
present politics. On this ground it has
( been urged that the SENTINEL has been
lighting an imaginary foe. The following
dispatch from Salt Lake elbows that the
Edmunds bill has been rendered inopera-
tive, as is generally believed, through the
potent influence of Mormon coin, which,,
also, they will throw into the political fight
in this State to punish an enemy and
shape the election to crafty the prejudices
| of the Church" The case in hand is Al
application to Judge Hunter for a writ OF
mandamus requiring the old officers
throughout the Territory to give way to the
officials appointed by Governor Murray
under the Edmunds bill. The dispatch
says:
The Tribune, in commenting OF Judge
Hunters decision, which gives so much
aid and comfort to the Mormons and
which ~nullifies the laws of the United
States in Utah, says: The ruling of Judge
Hunter yesterday on the mandamus case
was received with CONSERVATION and wrath
by our citizens. Tho Court had taken
three weeks to look at the question, and it
was universally expected that when the
ruling was made yesterday, as it was an
nounced it would be, we should hear some
thing worth while on the main issue, but
when the Judge got through, a blank ex-
preston spread over every face. "is that
all? p was the query on every mans lips
and in his eyes. That was all. The
mountain had labored three weeks and had
brought forth a mouse instead of anything
to the point. Instead of the judicial thun-
der expected, which should settle some
thing, there was a pitiful squeak that the
matter couldn't be settled at all, because
there could, in the opinion of the Judge,
be a little bubble raised on the sufficiency
of a part of the pleading-a small matter,
which it took three weeks to find out.
1t ought to have been settled instantly
on the hearing. The circumstances of
this case, and the manner OF the Court,
plainly convinced all who heard the ruling
that the Judge had determined he would
give no relief IN Inc PREMISES; unaI III
whatever form the action might be
brought the Court would be able to find
some way to beat the applications by
switching them off on Il bubble from the
main question, for that he would dare to
nullify the Act of Congress is not believed.
The mutterings and dissatisfaction among
~law-abiding people was universal, and that
the Judge had gone clearly over to the
enemy was openly charged. 1t was re-
Numbered that he has made no decision
here in favor of the Americans, and that
he has always been open to suspicion in
regard to the motives which govern him.
Old charges never explained were revived,
and men held up coin between their
fingers and said: SThat did it," Exas-
peration prevailed on all sides, and as
the intent of the Judge to practically null
lily the laws by refusing to grant relief
in the premises became more plain on re-
Election and comparison there was loud
talk Of calling an indignation meeting,
which may yet be done. The question
whether American citizens should submit
quietly to such a judicial outrage is we'll
worth considering, and whether there is
not some way to secure a man who is at
once a good patriot and a good lawyer to
adorn the bench, instead of one who fails
in both points, is a question which might
well be taken in hand instantly and vigor-
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