The silver star., 1899-05-12

Justice that tend 10 make one susI'i-
cious Of the legal machinery OF our
government The United States court
OF npreals has just confirmed the sch
ferse Of Charles j. kunsniller. who
was convicted Of making false reports
TO the government while he was as
sistant cashier Of the d.fuDct German
National Bank Of this city. He viii
have 70 serve term Of five years in
the r,eniientiary. while Hei'hnann and
Clinton. his superior officers. eScar<-l
punishment on rechnicalify- II Is
understood that they admit that kuns-
miller made the reports as he did At
their dictation.
The anii-emblem bill has become
law, contrary 10 fhe general expecfa-
fion. II Wa introduced by Senator
Harris. II j. an act amending the elec-
tion laws by providing for a ballot
upon which the party emblem does NOT
appear Governor Thomas had de
cided 10 veto this measure. but he
changed his opinion at the last min
ute- He signed the measure. although
he says that II Is Objectionable TO him
He says: Il signed the bill. deferrin-
my objections TO the opinions Of others,
and particularly the author of the bill.
There II one serious objection TO the
bill as 1t Is framed II tends 10 destroy
the secrecy Of the Australian ballot In
that II requires the voter 10 write the
name OF his ticket on its face. This Is
the only serious objection out OF many
Others
As a result Of carciessness on III,
part of a clerk of the former State
Land BOARD the school fund may lose
gO.DpD acres of land in Routt county or
be compelled 10 choose in lieu thereof
an equal acreage In some undesirable
locality. Register Ford Of the United
States Land Office has received let
ter from Commissioner Binger Her
mann Of the General Land Office at
Washington. which instructed the reci-
pient TO throw open for settlement all
OF the lands on which the eye OF the
state rested He will take such action
at once. The communication removes
the last yestiee Of hope that this i'm
mense tract Of land will come into the
possession Of the state. II states that
the Colorado Land Board has waived
its right 10 appeal from the former de-
cision Of the commissioner. by failing
to file with any United States land Of
flee within the allotted thirty days a
revised list Of Indemnity lands 10 be
taken In exchange for the two school
section included within the boun-
daries Of the old Ute reservation. The
Land Board employed clerk to pre-
pare n revised list to take the place of
the one disapprovcd. This new list
was completed more than week ago.
but not filed in the United States Land
Office The time for appeal having
..lafga1 (aTlfftf II fnnar
dered the rights of the state forfeited
as TO the specific tracts selected. In
these was included the best of the va
cant land in I,outt county. and the set
tiers In that part of the state objected
strenuously TO the exchange.
The Broadway Temple Association.
under whose auspices the late Myrnn
Reed preached for several years, Is
now listening to the sermons Of rhe
Rev. DR.. Henry &. Myers. who former
ly preached in an independent pulpit
at Chicago. II Is expected that Dr.
Myers will he permanently engaged
here, unless his recent utterances about
marriage change the feeling Of the
Temple Association. In sermon de-
livered few sundays ago DIR. Myers
expressed Views that favored Of he
lief in free love. and In an interview
since made the following statement on
the subject:
IF had n daughter who wanted TO
get married would take her and her
intended husband to n phrenologist
and II he said they were congcnial
and compatible ! would say. get mar
ried. and II they wanted to live to-
eether unmarried by human law, I
would say. live together for they
would, If they were properly matched,
he married by II law Of heaven more
binding and more powerful than II u
priest had joined them. II ! could reg
ulate the laws, ] would do away with
all marriage and divorce laws. Here
we sit on Gods footstOol and make
long lists Of laws when we ought 10
throw them AWAY and learn the first
sweet, noble laws OF nature. The hui
man race VIII never be happy until
nature rules the world ns IL should.
Marriage and divorce laws are subs;I-
iutcs for lmbccIlity. They are child
ish, foolish, absurd. The idea OF sav-
Ing TO nature. that man and TINT
woman are man and wife,. when m
turc knows that they are not. Natural
laws are complete and perfect. No
flower that blows IL without Its mate.
nor any bird that flies. Every man
has his affinity and every woman hers:
and II man IL married by law to u
woman who IL not his affinity Il "
wrong for them to live together. Th ~
are not man and wife. A crystal will
unite with another crystal and the ef-
feet II beautiful, hut n crystal Will not
unite with either granite or sand
stone. ia take nll the little laws for
divorce In NIL the states and put them
together into one general law. No that
every couple married when they ought
not to he married could he divorced
easily. Its too bad we have to have
the lnw Mt all. Shame ON Moses, who
originated it.'
suppose woman discovers her nf-
unity nnd he Inns already married? 2"
Dr. Myers was asked.
"rhcn she should marry him any,
way. and II n divorce from the mans
wife were unn lnnbie. she should live
with him anyway. II would be n sin
II she did not. mn injustice to hers siS.
to him and to TINT woman who had
been unfairly chilled his wife. She was
not his wife In truth md before
heaven, tf she Wns not hiH affinity