Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-02

clearly d.nfnble and defined by law
are uai adjustable On equltabie bast-'
law would h.. for instance. nrrarsa
.npe. 80 .h,t % fuller M lsurc ~
su,ralay "a better word. thiD cou.i be
nsds 10 obtain 10 such cas.sg By ig-
rorins The eftt4 Fundamental principle
tfat all people are equal b fore iha law
,tStrviilne ihli n crcdsor may s'il9
.be d Dior oi anything or " n11is he
al ,aines co.. be- ha.h 90 rntisfy 'he
obrgatlgn7 This proportion sugge'is
an afrithtsls o. chat u our frioni'
WHY may We not suppose "
nrnniie creditor and an I'M
fortunate debtor. the former with plenty
and the latter with liitie. AZ is ofiener
,han otherwise the case. would u hn
equitable" Go take tn ieh.or's lttc
which he nesIs ana turn Il over 90 the
creditor. who may or may not need ~
IN such case We can 40 bcs. but ala
one u the parties. with thc chance of
not materially aiding him. while the
certainty exists ~ innlctlnE an injury
on The other. IN plain terms. We simply
irinspose the phases u the iniuHiice
complained n. and how much docs the
cause ~ humanity or the moral or sub
s,anilal welfare nf the body polite saln
by ihai7
Again; There must he some r"mlss-
ness Of duty or Misunderstanding ~ the
law IN the ncghborhoci referred TO- or
such state n ,hluEs rs that clied
would hardly he. n ~. G. md u. have
horses. wagons and cows which were
bought On cr,lli ard are not paid for.
they have NJ iliie in the goods ,unlcts
.hr. too. was surrendered. AMI these
are recoverable. \ Judgment agains;
ihon. or either Of ihom. In favor Of n.
would b. a lien upon 30 much ~ owner
shin In IN, property as they possessed.
and u It would seli nj forced Falc Tor
more than was due on Il with costs.
the balance could 20 10 the creditor; n
not. ~ course h. would be- without
remedy ~ 10 that. Bui the correspond
on, gives ou, the Ia, tina, ~. having
two horses. ought IN justice 60 be COM
PEELED 20 give one 20 A.. VIII, has none.
n h. means the horses which u. bought
IN credit and has not paid for. We say
no; the title rsmalns In the seller. I'M
less he wllfuly surrendered H. and li
would be- n anything ili,ic worse. I'M
der the circumstances. to defraud him
than 4. n they are not the same
horses. then manlfcsiiy u. must have
four. inNhlth ease eva N them ni least
would b. subject 10 execution under the
law AZ u now stands.
Justice" should consider the whole
ground when considering at an. n u
manlfcs,iy imposiiblc 90 make q special
law 20 m each Individual case. the bcs,
that tho lawmakers can DO being 20
make general statutes designed Tor the
protection ~ all parties and let T. stand
thus. no matter who may be- specially
favored or Who specially dlrfayored
hereby. u IL q phli0sophlc ns wen ne
Christianiike doctrine tina: those who
have nothing whcrfwith TO pay are bad
~ enough IN. without subj them
90 other doptlya.ion4 4, used TO be
the ease that the debtor could ~ sent
Go Jail In default II payments savage
and brutal relic II former days which
has ionE been discarded In AT paris Of
this enlightened country. Would oui
eorrespanisnt have q Otherwise ana pa
us on the hlEh road to a return to sucl
condition? We hope not. and yc, W
cannot do ~ h. suggests without taxi
Ing step In that direction. Bsllde-
Il l. prc.iy generally undsrs,.od tina
those who have much or even li,,l'
have BEEN pretty well cared for by th'
law. They are not compelled 10 aell oi
lend. and can make themselyea-undei
the law-nmply secure when they do 10
The res. must remain matter Of per
sonal honor Or ability. with the forme
~ which the law cannot deal, and viii
the latter Il has gone and viii 80 a. "a
a. u consistent wish the rlghts of hu
maniiy nfsi. the principles % bushes
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