Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-04
JUDGE zAyE's LATEST RULING.

has decided 10 hear Applications Ioi
naturalization each day from 10 tC
hsIf-past 10 O'Clock in the morning
and from half-past to 5 O'Clock ~
the afternoon. Also to permit only
the District Attorney or his assis-
taut to take part in the examine
tons. Suggestions Of other attOrneys
may be made to the District At
torney. This ruling, the full text Of
which is given in another column,
was in consequence of a request
made in behalf Of the District At
torney, who desired TO be represented
in all applications for citizenship,
and to have time fixed when they
should be heard.
The order Of the court will have
the effect Of securing more order in
the court. Every jackanepes viii
not now I've allowed 10 Obstruct pro-
cecdings and air his immoral views
Of morality, as was permitted during
examinations before Judge Ander-
son. But does it not lock a little
peculiar that no sooner has II been
ruled by the Court that no "AlOr-
mons need apply for naturaliza-
ton, than a rule Is established T.
which prevents any awkward ques-
tons rs 10 ''the good moral charac-
rer'' Of 'Libcral'' applicants? While
Mormon" applications were heard, .
any objectOr was permitted to inter I
fere; now that they are excluded,
no one but the "Liberal'' officials .
may take part in the examination. (
OF course that Is al fair and just,
and there is no purpose in this but
the facilitation Of business.
Judge Zane announces that .'for
the present, at least, the court will
respect'' the decision Of Judge An
denson, and therefore any person
who is sat present q member in
good standing and in full fellowship
OF the Mormon Church, will not he
admitted to citizenship.
At the sane time His Honor
wishes it 10 Ice understood that
every man, whether a Mormon
or Gentle. that appears before his
court, shall he treated with RESPECT
his rights viii he regarded and he
viii be treated impartlaIly and
fairly" How this viii Ice done
when all that is necessary in order
to exclude a man from naturaliza-
ton is to show that he Is "Mor-
mon, Z" Is rather difficult TO compre-
bend.
\ man Of such good moral char ,
ac.er2 that not a speck or n flaw I
can be found in his moral record, q
who believes the Constitution to lie q
an inspired instrument and that all 7
laws made in pursuance thereof are q
supreme, who is really to make oath n
Of allegiance to the government and n
70 obey the laws Of Congress in re-
gard to polygamy and other offences II
therein defined, who has resided in q
this country five years, and in this n
district one year or more, and who :,
is known TO be sober, industrious. :.
peaceable and law-abiding in every N
particular, cannot he admitted 10 Ct
citizenship, solely on the ground of O,
his religion, namely, that he i,
$ n member Of the ssAIormon,, d
Church. But Gentle, who has !,
committed sexual sins which are -,
classcd rs crimes in the statutes Of
the United States rs well rs in the h,
moral code Of Christendom, who u,
occasionally gets drunk, who is N,
quarrelsome and disorder. .,
y, who has no religion at all, may .,
be admitted to citizenshipas ga man =,
y good moral character attached to .,
he principles Of the Constitution Of =,
he United States and well disposed :,
o the good order ami happiness Of 9,
he >ame.r Does not this look rs If
he momentous question to lie de-
.ided was, is he a member Of the
'Li5eral' party or not, If so admit
him, If not exclude him" p
Judge Zane says OF the decision of d,
Judge Anderson, at cannot be said K
hat the effect Of the decision is to N
with religious beliefs or the -
rec exercise Of religion Indeed.
Ven, suppose the decision was that II,
10 person who is 4 member Of the II
latholic Church shall be admitted M
0 citizenship, would not that be an IN
Interference with the free exercise hi
the Catholic religion. Or substi- \
ute the word Methodist for Catbo- A
c or Mormon would not that be m
Interfering with the free exercise of ON
ne Methodist religion: It can be NJ
and, It viii be said, and in fact il ~,
lost certainly is true, that the ex- \
fusion Of an alien solely on the :,
round that he Is a member Of the
Mormon Church, is an interior :,
nee with the free exercise of reli- T.,
ion, and is therefore lawIess, being r,
fiagraut violation OF the supreme or
w Of the land. :.
But, says Judge Zane: The =,
'hurch was not condemned by "A
Judge Anderson on account ofIe- T.,
sious faith, doctrine or worship, n,
ut because Of its moral, social and Pr
7litical doctrines and the unlawful r.
ractices and conduct that if en- ito
ms Yet Judge Anderson did :
OF ami cculd not cite any unlawful
-actice cgj0lled by the Church.
or any political doctrine enun-
ated by the Church which is con-
airy 10 the principles of American i'm
.Publicanism. Further. 1t has not pio
zen shown, and cannot be wi
Iown, that any member of lad
ie Mormon" Church is compelled an
required, 10y virtue Of his TIL
emeershiP, to Go any act whatso- Ar
'er that is in violation OF any law II
any social, Politicalor moral prin- tur
pie as held, in theory, by The ma rat
rity Of the American people. Judge wo
nderson did not DO this. Judge to
sne cannet doit. The judicial fiat his
ono member OF the Mormon eng
hurch can be admitted to citizen sin
up" That is nothing more nor syI
IS than discriminating against a tea
ans religious faith, doctrine and the
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