Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-02

made lengthy argument before the
legislative committee today. The
srecch was n very paHslonato one In
many places. II expressed the utmost
obhorcncr Of the defendant AZ man.
and was devoted In part to showing his
alleged unftncsn for the senatorial Of
fco. one Of the remarks made was In
reference 10 Attorney Van Colt. anc
led to the striking Of blow by that
gentleman at sir. Evans. as related
elsewhere In this issue. The argument.
after a brief Introduction. was AZ fol-
bws;
!, has often been the case. Ia order
10 detect persons who yio-
late the prohIbitory law against
the rale OF llquor, to
giye people money to get evidence 20
detect and convict persons praeticinE
those oncnscp. dow many deputy
marshnlH have gone abroad 10 get cvi-
deuce TO convictr According 70 tfc teH-
ilmony OF Mr. Law. Mr.. McCune had
ALREADY committed crime. AMI Sit.
Law simply stated that he desired 10
have confederation. otherwise u would
merely have boon his word against Me-
cuncg.
Do you holicvo the statement that
has been made by tho main acc, mpiicc
In this oaucf II 40. n convletion must
follow.
shall cite passages from Mocrcary
IN his work on elections. section ~
says.
"A candidate FOR public office cannot
lawfully attempt to influence votes BY
an ouer ~ public benefits nni ndvnn-
tagtp. Such u ttanrncti0n amounts 1,
"a n1lc % tho oiiioc. 10 the candidate
making III. niOnt favorable oiicr to the
public, Such "a practice would make
the choice Turn upon cOnh lcsationa
which ought not Ia have AN i.,.iicncc."
There. gentlemen IL the dpctrine
which choulf govern you ~ this ease.
opposing counsel and sons members
Of the l.cnirlnturc have aeri.uu to
maintain that this man n Inn 1T aud
should be- voted for until convicted.
Has Il come 20 thlr. that man stand
inF before the public for the onicc ~
fcnilor, when the air II fli-i with ru-
mQfn, when vast sums OF money are
heihg expended, and tina; before the
doors ~ the Senate shall be closed, he
must be- proved guilty.
Take the case OF Congrcgamnn Rob.
eftn he IN aH yet not proved guilty, or
charged no denial has been entered
Yet DO We not believe that the fact
consider tho strict rules Of law here
aud require conviction before the
doofa Of Congress shalt be closed
against him.
! refer 10 Judge nichHon'H remarks
q Yesterday. lie said; Il do no, Wish
70 Indulge IN any vitupcration.
cali your attention 10 the Wow
that We take ~ mans conduct aH
Portrayed by his own testimony Mr.,
Law ! take II. does not stand aa high
W The estimation of any one OF you
tehil'mcn today as he DID two wech
ago. You know. say what they will
about hla motives. that his conduct has
been questionable IN the "Ntrcmc-con-
duct NJ which no man with any SELF
respect and honor could be- capable Of
conduct such az IN always. when IL has
come before the courts ~ justice. been
fehukod from the bench"
And yet the very care he read from
thunclnten the doctrine that the courts
are liberal to those who ondenvor TO
detect crime. ID any OF you think loss
o. W., Law than you did beforcf Has
cume To- this that counsel employed
" alr hccune can stand here nnl de-
nounee a law-abiding citizenl That
lAfy van dcnounce right ana defend the
Ntung ana the reprehensiDiv
J. u because Mr.. Law has sought 20
bfinf into the light Of day this AT.
t.iupt IN crawl criminnl'Y Into the
United States senator There ~ a stat
We N the state IN relation To gambling.
neiinn i?ci "l.vcry person who deals,
iAia' " carries on or opens or causes
70 De- opened. or who conducts, either
- owner. or cmploye. whether for hire
~ not amy rains of faro, monte, rou-
lrUc, lanfquinet. rouge 81 noir, rondo,
W any game played with cards, etc, N
tli,ty " u misdemcanor."
What particular immunity should be
.tiended 10 Mr., Mccune. lie admits
h'ro that he IN a gambler, that h. "
~ Nc habit OF playing cards for money
hlh point counsel said nothing about
uhsy turn their guns upon Mr. Law,
w, poor man. while they defend the
zen criminal and talk Of sending him
he Senate. What travesty on
,u.,leeG All but they say he plays only
WIN gentlemen; then there II a differ
en- law for gentlemen and for poor
Ish7 And Mr., Mccunc had the brazen
Huhiery to give the names OF some OF
Wnso associated with him ms players
a. Hlan hrrt reply to tho arguments
WV nave already been made. Defense
,,s'ei that Law hGd been eontradleiei
almost every witness In the caHe,in
N,NlSihing hc stated, have made MS
,.se a study nA | can OF the testimony
NVh IN this case and | defy them now,
mvtohIler, or al any other time, 10 show
.nht Mr., Law has been contradloted In
NY Important particular. except ms 70
,he very act which they must deny
". charge itself.
ne with Mccune at IIogle'a saloon,
n,fe Is the FIRST invitation Let us
~ something" II In n well understood
,avt mat when n man II well fed he
receptive 10 offers, At the Vienna
sle Nc opens the conversation; there.
according TO his own testimony, he
.pened this business by saying TO Law
,nht ne had spent too much money 10
lose Il now. They went 10 The Me.
.lne headquarters. and passed Into "A
private room. Mccune and sloan both
sahit II may have been some time