Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-07
JUDGE zANE'S POSITION.
Rs Accepts The Manifesto as Being
in Good Faith.
IMPORTANT RULING on CITIZEN.
SHIP.
Membership in the "NormOn,
Church No Longer a Bar Re
Admission.

.. AeututiAhiP ~ inc AOrulOQf
v Church No Longer a Bar Re
Admission.
This morning, in the Third D;.
trict Court utterances Of weighty
importance were made by Judge G
$. Zane, the occasion calling then
forth being the examination Of ar
4 applicant for citizenship. What hi
honor said appears to have beer
I entirely e1temPoraneoas. He had
examined Alexander Fife. of Sum
, init County. and James Burns O
Wasatch County, two applicant. n,
citizenship, and after auestioniDo
them briefly had ordered them n
hsadmitted. Nothing unusual wa.
asked OF said in the case OF either
Thomas jackson, a third appli.
can't then arose and was examine;
10y Judge Zane as follows:
9. You havn't your first papsrs7
q. What country are you a native
A. Lancashire, England.
q. What is your name9
y. Thomas Jackson.
q. When did Won come Ia IN.
United States
4. 1881.
q Where have you lived since
A. Lived in Utah.
q Whereabouts in Utah?
A. Part Of the time here In Salt
Lake, and some OF the time in san
taquin, Utsk County.
y. Can you read and write the
English language.
A. Yes, sir.
q. What kind Of 4 government do
you say the government of the
United States is:
n a State government.
q Is 1t monarchy or. rrpubIics
A. A republican Government
q. What do you understanJ bv
the term Republican govern
a. What do you mean?
q. Well, what body Of men is il
that makes the laws Of the United
States?
A. The Congress.
q How are they selected.
A. BY the PEOPLE.
-. Then You understand in that
respect that the government Is a
government by the people through /
Its agents and servants?
A. By the people, sir.
U. Do you believe In polygamy?
a. No, sir.
q. DID you ever believe i'm it,
a. No, sir.
The Courts win ask you a aues-
ton without wishing 10 lie under
stood that | make it n test nosl.
merely for the purpose Of basing
some other questions on it-whether
you are member of the Church Of
Jesus Christ Of Latter-dsy Saints?
a. No, sir.
That this last question may not be
misunderstood / viii say that In
naturalizations I am Row disposed
10 take judicial notice Of the state
nent made by the President Of the
Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints in his manifesto OF the
s4th Of September last. that he
would in the future obey the law Of
the land prohibiting polygamy, and
his sdNice therein 10 the members Of
the Church Of which he is the head
to observe that law; and
also OF the resolution Of the General {
Conference Of the same denOmina-
ton, in which 1t g declared that
such advice Of its President was "
authority and is binding upon its
believers; and that such President
IS the only earthly lnstrlmentality
through which that advice eau
authoritatively come 20 them.
This alleged revelation / regard Z
ls an authoritative expression Of !
The Church Of Jesus Christ OF Lat.
.er-Iay Saints against The practice {
4 pOlygamy. IL this zcticn is in
good faith the officers and memoers :
II the Mormon Church hereafter
must regard plural or pelsgamOus !
Marriages as violations Of the creed I
and doctrines cf their church; AMI !
"A these naturaliZatiOns | shall !
hereafter act upon this conclusion
inless something further occurs !
10 change my mind. By
heir works hereafter / shall en- Q
ieayOr TO understand the motive 4
Iad purpose Of the manifesto ami
refeTelto.
My confidence in human nature,
nd charity for my fellowmen, lead
ne TO accept such a solemn declara- Il
ion, and the expression Of such a
GOD, purpose as being honest and
incerc. Hereafter | will not make e
be simple fact that an applicant is c
member OF the Mormon Church q
bar TO his admission.
A representative Of the NEWS q
ThO was in the court room and Y
card what hiss homer said, recog- I
izing its importance, obtained from 5
he court stsnograpLer. transcript IA
the proceeding. The verbatim
sport was submitted 10 Judge ZIne
nd he revised, with some care, the a
Il, RANGES made by him, and they II
re given above as he desired them a
, appear in print. The foregoing is, d
therefore,, an authoritative and de-
berate statement, by the Chief y
ustice Of this Territory, Of his views l.
.garding the action taken 10y the
resident Of the Church Of Jesus A
hrist Of L.atter-jay Saints. and Of a.
le Church Itself, ia conference as Al
.mbled, respecting the subject Of q
and also Of the effect j.
Ich action will have upon him, Al
ting as n court and passing upon
lplications for admission 70 citizen Il
nip. a
4 prominent member Ct the bar, :
speaking upon Judge Zsne's rul- Il
II said: "It knocks the keystone out Il
Judge Anderson's naturalization \
session." AS a matter Of fact it 4
Jes completely reverse that de-
sion, and introduces a new order Of q
lings, at least in the Third District q
curt, in regard TO the naturoliza- 2
on os Enormous" a
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