Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-07-09
REMOVAL OF JUDGE MORGAN.

REMOVAL OF JUDGE MORGAN.
Considerable comment il being made
concerning the removal of Judge Nor
gas, chief justice Of the supreme court of
this territory. During the past year he
has had great many Mormons brought
before him for trial on the charge of po-
lygamy. To yearly 81 Of these cases the
trial jury has found the party on trial
guilty Of the charge, and in accordance
with biz duties ~ court, the judge has
pcosounced the scst.nce il each case.
There arc great many Mormons in this
territory who violate the United States
statute in this reausct, and ~ they have
10 regard for The laws Of their country,
they have boon obliged to stand trial,
and if convicted suffer the penalty in.
Aicted. Much 70 the credit Of the ju-
dietary Of this territory, Judge Morgan
has taken m impartial stand and allowed
the lines Of justice to be drawn between
shs jaat and unjust, and the guilty to SUI.
fsf penalty for crime. He has not been
q iastrumt ut in the hands Of the Nor
mon monopoly and tb@efore all the
Mcrmons are against hil6 His impair
tial record has been an obstruction TO the
fartherencc Of their so-called religious
uime, and accordingly every effort has
been made on their part to secure his re-
noval. Until the news appeared in the
kilograms Of the appointment Of new
man 70 occupy this position, no one in
this territory could be made to believe
that the now administration would listen
! y the complaints Of the Mormons and
snmmarily displace the only judge in the
territory who has taken fearless stand
n Mormon community, and admins
stsrsd tho the law Of bis country, know
! Ing that b % doing, he i sure to suf-
~ IL Imaginable ills from his Mormon
aSighbor..
W. regret 70 learn that our delegate
a coogrsss has again taken up the Nor
Mon cause and has been instrumental in
bsinging about this renewal. Al his in,
aigation, and 10 response 70 letters writ.
ten b. him to various Mormons charges,
wers nadc out and forwarded to tho de-
pa1tnent. Had anyone thought for
ncmcut that : removal would have bocn
msdc without first investigating these
charges, The whole population Of this ter
territory, with the exception Of the Nor
nons, would have Joined in petition to
Gsssat this Mormon scheme.
Party interest and party pride amounts
= nothing compared with tho fact that
~ ourselves must soon be ruled BY this
Mormon element. Already they have
had coutrol ofono branch Of our lesisla.
tare, and the territory has suffered much
~ having il interest subject o Mormon
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