Blue-grass blade., 1899-02-19

would have been called down abrupt
ly.
He called the jury's attention to
the first article In the paper, In
which Mr.. Moore discussed some
Atheistic question, and said "the pa
per was full OF blasphemous articles
like that, and II he was not mistak-
en-, he (Moore) could be indicted for
blasphemy as we'll as Free Love. 1t
was o terrible thing for Mr.. Moore
to "insinuate" Free Love doctrines
In his paper, but all right for Mr.,
Bundy TO "insinuate" the crime OF
Atheism and blasphemy against Mr.,
Moore, in his speech to the jury,
when Mr.. Moore was being tried on
ly for Free Love statements. Some
more fairness. What would more
prejudice Christian jury against a
man than to be charged with Athe-
ism2 Was Mr.. Moore on trial for
Atheism2 Then Mr.. Bundy launch
ed out in Spread Eagle speech
about "the American home" that
would have done credit TO Ben But
terworth in his palmiest days when
addressing country political meet
ing. II was the same old speech al
most word for word, that ! have
heard Mckinley, Foraker, and a
lozen other politicians give when
addressing the hay-seed audiences l
used to attend.
He told how that statute had bee n
provided for just such cases as this,
to protect the American youth and
the American home from such vile,
lascivious, lewd and indecent stuff
as charged In this indictment.
Mr.. Bundy we'll knew, and / sub.
sequently told him so, that the mails
are loaded to the guards with the
Bible, which contains such vile,
lascivious, lewd and indecent stuff, F"
that the clergy Of the State Of Mich
igan and other States are having
this "vile, lascivious, lewd and indie
cent" stuff eliminated for an alb
breviated Bible so It will be At to put
in the hands OF school children; that
this abbreviated Bible Is for the pur-
pose of concealinQ "the vile, lasciv-
ious, lewd and indecent stuff from
the pure minds of childhood. He
knows that this book contains among
its grand pages, &record Of all the
vile practices OF primitive times; that
II is the advocate and source OF Poly
gamy, that It contains the nasty
dirty "lewd, lascivious and inde-
cent" Songs of Solomon; the sug-
gestive amours OF David; the incest
OF Lot; the crime of Oman, and what
not that is viciously and immorally
suggestive.
He knows that this book is In his
own home, and in nearly every
American Home" for the perserva,
tion OF whose morals he Is so tender
| " sensitive. He knows too that the
commercial press sends through the
mails into American Homes all the
dirty, rape, divorce and other NOR.
bid, suggestive and criminal news
1t can rake up; and that many OF
them contain column after column
EoBsfs Hms s e1S Ese and fn
to the hands of his owa children.
Mr.. Moore has not been very
choice In bis language; but IL he had
ever printed and sent through tie
mails half as dirty stuff as is con-
tanned In the Bible and in the Com
mercial press, / would not be losing
my sleep to defend him tonight.
/ do not approve of Mr. Moore 8
slangy style Of expression, / do not
excuse him. Because the Bible Is
nasty In parts is no reason that he
should be unoouth In some instances
in his paper. All the more Shame
to the 1nfdel who fails to dignity and
exalt speech.
He is supposed to have passed be.
yond Bible influence. The trouble
with Moore Is that be was preach
er once and has never gotten out Of
the rut.
Mr.. Bundy's talk abont the Amer
lean Home was pretty enough, and
no doubt touched the right spot in
the jury's hearts. But considering
the passage through the mails OF the
indecent stuff In the Bible, and tie
columns of designations, sent right
into American homes, 1t soundf d
strangely inconsistent, when be de-
clsred that the law provided that
statute purposely to cover such ideas
as those for which Mr.. Moore stood
indicted.
But Bundy had a duty to perform;
and that was to send an old man on
the down grade of life to the peniten-
what? for murder, theft,
slander, burglary or vice Of any
kind? No! What theL? Why for
sending through the mails Q private
opinion upon q social question which
many people dispute about--a ques-
tion that does not come up TO the
standard of Bible purity. (?)
Bundy, like Rucker went about
MS duty as Systematically as deter
He, q young man OF
health and promise. To me it was
! strange sight to see q youth al |
most, bending his best energies 10
man whose years are few
or a most triling offense, as com.
pared to some which are committed
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