Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-08-25
JUDGE MORGAN,S SUCCESSOR.

munds Lawfully was Judge Morgan
Removed!
Idaho Reporter, August 2l.l
The Hon. John Haley, in an inter-
view in the WooD RIVER TINES, saws
the question of Mormonism had
nothing to do with Judge Morgan's
removal. If that was correct why
was it that several Mormon emissaries
from Utah made frequent trips be.
tween Salt Lake City and Idaho and
were so busy last Spring in obtaining
aliidavits against Judge Morgan?
Why did the atlantis themselves hap.
pen to be Mormons? Why did it
happen that Judge Morgan, who had
given the opinions in the Test Oath
suits in Cassia County, was so summa-
rlly removed without even receiving
copies of ailidavits and charges?
Judge Morgan presided at Court in
the counties where law questions re-
lating to the election law, test oath
and polygamy cases would arise.
While Judge Morgan may be person
ally respected by some Mormons be-.
cause of his fairness, yet his fearless,
correct and able rulings in polygamy
and test oath cases sounded the death
knell to polygamists and those coun-
selling and advising the commission
OF crime. Hence it was necessary to
their salvation to have him removed.
1t was case Ct life and death with
them. Never was the Mormon power
so crippled as by the passage Of the
election law and test oaths. Before
that time polygamists could evade
the officers in finding them, relatives
of defendants could swear cases out
fof court, and but little real injury was
done the masses. When a law was
passed by the last Legislature making
1t unlawful for those aiding, encour.
aging and teaching the violations of
the law to exercise the right of suf-
frage, then the real harm was done to
them in their nefarious teachings and
practices. In this instance it seems
that outlaws had their way. Shall it
be repeated? Will the good people
of Idaho Terri:osy sanction the inter-
ference with our honest judiciary by a
set of men who insult our flag, who
take oaths against the Government
who commit openly the grave crime OF
polvgamy, who resist the officers by
deadly arms, and who commit the
hs'nous crime of perjury? In the
East polygamists are considered the
greatest criminals, and people seeking
the political support OF these and like
criminals would be doomed. Is it an,
the less disgraceful to be allied polit
icaIly in this Territory to such crimi
mails and their accessories and advi.
sors?
| There are two sets of people inter.
ested in having the election law anc
test oath repealed, viz: Mormons anG
some leading Democrats who have
been receiving and desire to receive
again Mormon votes. 1t seems alb
surd for any man to say that the prime
cause of the removal of Judge Morgan
was hot the Mormon Church. 1t i:
fortunate that some Jack Mormon
was not appointed in place of Judge
Morgan. Happily the people of the
East are being aroused to the enor
nifty of this can aerous evil of pol ygam,
and the centralized power of the
church. The administration, be il
said to their praise, fully comprehend
the situation out here now. The At
torney General was one of the CHIEF
advocates of the Edmunds law. The
administration sent Judge Powers te
Utah-than whom no more fearless
Judge can be found to execute the
laws against polygamists and theil
accessories. Those Democrats II
Idaho who have taken so bold S anC
like Colonel Wall, E. p. johnson, II
w. Smith, Watson, Poage, and al
Democrats in Southeastern Idaho, arc
in advance of the leaders of thei
party and In full sympathy with the
administration. The people of Idaho
are to be congratulated that an East
ern man in full sympathy with the ad
ministration not mixed up with Idaho
politics was appointed TO succeed
Iudre Morran.