Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-09
UNJUST REFLECTIONS.

UNJUST REFLECTIONS.
Ok "WEDNESDAY, Dec. Srd, tn
NEWS puI lished a special from
Beaver which conveyed genera
idea Of portion Of Judge Ander
sons charge to the grand jury, de
ivered on the afternoon Of the day
previous. We now have the full
text Of the particular Vassage re-
fcrred 20 and, as a matter Of hist9ri-
cal interest, il for 10 other purpose,
present it here:
Il desire 70 especially enjoin upon
you the duty Of investigating all vio-
lations Of the laws Of the United States
against bigamy, polygamy, unlawful
oohabitation, adultery and fornication.
These are the prevailing crimes in this
Territory. and are committed by n
large number OF its inhabitants. In
credible as It may seem, The commits
sion OF these crimes is justi-
fed upheld and taught by large
numbers OF the people under
she Pretense Of religious sanction
and religious duty The open and
notorious commission Of this class Of
crimes by the pc pie OF this Territory
has long been a public scandal and 4
disgrace, and the most important Of |
your duties as Jurors Will be the in /
dieting OF any and all persons within 4
this district who may he guilty Of a
violation Of the laws referred to, TO the
end that these degrading crimes
against the law, the sanctity OF the
home and its marriage relations, may
be promptly punished and sup
pressed
The statement in relation to crime
being upheld and taught as a re-
ligious duty by the people to whom
ne refers is without warrant. AS
we have heretofore shown, in our
opinion his honor came as near jus
tifying the two last named Of the +;
ofenses enumerated by him as
need be. His position in that re- q
spect is notorious.
The public were perhaps satiated.
If not nauseated ly the proceedings
heiore Judge Anderson which grew |
out Of the application Of certain
aliens for naturalization. Bosses Of L
the "Li5eral" party were permitted b
20 put ali kinds ofquestions to 'sAIor- q
mon" applicants regarding their be- II
lief in poiygamy and unlawful CO. L
habitatiOn. To counter this cate
chization, representative Of the il
Peoples party questioned sLiberaI', X
regarding their morality: dI
they had committed forni- b.
cation or adultery. The reply from a.
he Liberal side vas that 500 cut OF Ia!
very LOCO men had engaged in I
'uch practices, but this was no bar at
o admission to citizenship. -
The Judge ruled on the point. his W
.osition being substantially that n by
erson may have committed these on
cts number Of times and vet not Ia
e man OF bad moral character. Ri
Mess he was in the habit OF con- III,
uciing himself in that manner. his ]
OCCASIONAL lapses would not stand In Of
ne way Of his admission 70 citizen sar
mp on the ground Of immortality. del
The court seemed to overlook the but
ct that the ofIenses under consider is 1
ion are rendered criminal under ant
e Edmunds-Tucker act, conse- Uts
lently the individual VINO commits )
EN- can scarcely be consistently an
assed among those who are well VIII
sposei to the Constitution and maj
VS., even IL he shouldn't happen mn
be mormon" all
While His Honor exhibits his the
III : Mormon bias, unjustly M
arging a given class Of the com. deaf
unity with the justification and tatil
Of a special class OF ole!
enses against the law, It NAV be TER
III for him to ask himself whether
his blind zeal in 4 specific diree- "
n, ne has not condoned the on b
mes Of adultery aud fornication man
zen committed by another section and
the community. aniy
wen if the commission OF tbesa Cicr'
mes should, in the discretion Il AN
court, BE- made no bar for adj -
sion 10 citizenship, it cannot. lorn,
Normally with law, hold that the Goth,
- Vi every IoJO non-"Mor- poin
n7''-according to the admission in p
calculation Of Mr.. Liberal, train
not been guilty Of anxi,
'king the statute which provide. then
rs and penalties for sexual n havi
ses. Yet toward the one thou the
d less one. # is evident tbo+ d. Hoyt
ned Judge, in his charge at san
yer, never once admonitively siilce
know
course we do not desire TO be Dam
erstood as accepting Mr.. Limp in Ii
! ejaculation rs mathematicalIy Greer
ect- Justice demands that due I ever
vance be made for the liability being
en- to Judge Of morality from an saw Il
Viduai standpoint. But. be that IN tho
may, hisproportionate estimate nor HI
Is well enougb a. =. -, - am nc
-''''3'i a. crazy,