The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-30

moral and physical structure that God
has given man. can ne. In accordance
with sound Judgment. hold up his right
hand and swear TO the truth and notn-
Does not HIS daily occupation prove a
perjury OF his oath? Yet he In an hon.
orable man.
Can one who arouses the evil passion
SOW the seed OF vice in Inc fatner 10
be transmitted unto future generations.
can he who deals out the poisonous
germ hat saps the youtnfui marrow
OF u land and fills the
graves. can ne be called a good citt-
e Yet he In an honorable man.
Can he who looks out upon the
world with Z Mephistophelfan laugh.
Turing the simple and unwary into the
serpent coil OF self obstruction. can he
be called q man, for youth.
ana old age to mingle with! sun ne
Is a most honorable man.
Can such honorable men become
prosecutors upon the frame work OF
their integrity Can veracity climb
! enough. think We, to reach this
honorable man? Would he condescend
to stoop 30 low as to pluck the seed
Of honesty from its rocky bed and
plant II In his back yard or MT
drunken wreck who staggers from
his door into muddy mire of the street?
Yet such . man swears by bis right
hand. so help me Cod extending the
most destructive member OF his being
towards his Creator. calling on Him
In support Of his infamy?
"Gentlemen. were you Roman ciu-
tens in the height OF her judicial de-
pravity you would fold your togas
about o with disgust at such honor
and such honorable men. And this
great republic, whose flight has out
stripped the civilization OF n ON
world. whose humanitarian principles
have resounded their bell-toned notes
through the crumbling arches of all
c~hristendom in warning TO the OPP
pressor and in sweet vesper TO the
oppressed. Shall you. as citizens
thereof. SOW again the seed OF corrup-
ton? Shall the lesson COINED for 10
Ions centuries go ~unregarded! III SO,
mighty will be the fall thereof; then
you. then I. then all Of us shall faI
down, and the world will mock our
misery.
Gentlemen, consider well the step
you take. He that pleads before you
pleads for that which once taken can-
not be restored. Our years are num-
bered. they are but few at best; our
passage hence will soon lake place, IL
Is known. We shall tread that dusty
road of death, but while life remains
I should like to live Ii progressively
onward and upward. 1t is the shoulder
at the wheel that lightens the load
so each effort made onward contrib
utes to the welfare of the whole.
That invigorating essence. liberty,
Is the elixir of life: all seek Ii. There
is a constant struggle for IL. individ-
ually and collectively. both In the
plant and animal kingdom. The po-
tato vine creeping towards the OPEN
ing along the cellar floor. seeks IL, as
does the Gagged bird that bruises his
wings against the bars OF his prison.
1t Is the vital essence of their exist
ence, the prolific soil of regeneration
and plain of active contentment where-
in organic life develops their maturl-
ty. Exclude them from this and you
soon will find degeneration sets In.
Burns says: Man wants but little
here below. nor want that little long:
But this one thing he wants, above all
things. and I will add. gentlemen, he
wants II bad. If the horse that you
bride or the dog that you chain strug-
gle to maintain 1t. You can not won
der at my present plea to retain IL.
Therefore. / hope you will consider II
in this light, and much that has been
said by the prosecution Is pure falsi-
fcation to deprive me OF II. That the
case has been weak on their part from
start to finish is conspicuous, but II
Is the natural result where no founda-
/ ton eX1StS. Inc WISE UldH JULIUS NV
his house upon the sand. but upon a
rock That a rock could not be Sc
cured SO near yonder mountain Is not
strange, for there was a lack of build
ing material as well. The prosecution
has absolutely failed to prove anything.
IL started out all right. but struck the
wrong trail in hunting for informa-
ton. This Is nothing astonishing. l
followed a rabbit a whole day when a
| how frvinu tn nnt Qalf IN his tail In
make him stop. Our esteemed attor-
ney will tell you hat a man who Is
a mechanic and can stand up and plead
his own case i'm this must have
been through the mill before. This
would be no lie. either. had we not
happened to have a a judge and a
lawyer i'm the family. He will also tell
you IN a man who can look you in
the face. with an honest eye must be
a very bad thief. indeed. Further
more, he will say. you must convict
his man to satisfy the people of Mis-
soula. 1 will say that there Is only one
man who desires my conviction. and he
is much like a government mule at
home, who kicked himself out Of a
cornfield through mere cussedness be-
fore he had time to eat a mouthful.
He may also remark that this kind OF
crime is becoming a very common oc-
currence and must be stopped. ]
agree with him. Let him apprehend
the right parties. / will assist him.
But. gentlemen. all this talk Is un-
necessary. You have followed the en-
tire proceedings. The power of reason
Is yours. to render judgment Is yours,
Let the verdict. then. De as those fac
ulties dictate. There ave been nc
grounds to prove the defendants guilt
The deductions made therefrom must
be natural. You cannot ignore IL upon
your manhood. o your fatherhood
and brotherhood TO man. 1t rests. be
he judged according to his deeds. wher
pleading his case before his Maker
and I trust you will be found not
guilty as charged. Gentlemen. i hav
spoken"