Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-27
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THE "NEMS" AND THE RULING,
IN the comments OF the Deserot News
upon the decision of the majority of the
Supreme court. UNFOLDING the city
Board OF health IN excluding unyacci-
mated children from the public schools,
an opportunity was afforded 10 a morn
Ing contemporary TO uncork It's vial Of
bile and gall for some time suppressed,
against this paper But In doing 80 II
had to ignore not only the able and in
controvertible dissenting opinion Of
Justice Baskin, but It's own tccount Of
the nature and scope Of the courts de-
clslou
Attempting to bellttle the effect and
intent Of the ruling, It states that the
matter ls mot finally disposed Of by
this ruling" and 1.-THE court overrules
this demurrer and that Is all there Is
TO Il at present" II talks further about,
when the final hearing comes on, !"
etc. as though the proceedings amount
to very little and form only a simple
stage on the way 70 ultimate judg-
ment" Wen, let us take IT'S own ac-
count Of the case as given on the page
next 20 IT'S editorial expressions.
Il is headed May Exclude Pupils %
Vaccination Case Decided by the SUI
preme Court" "The Court Reverses the
District Court judgment and Orders the
Dismissal OF the Case" In the body OF
the report It states that the opinion is
ono In which the authority Of the
Board 70 exclude unyacclnated chill
dren from the public schools is up
held" Also that "The case Is accord
ingly remanded with directions 10 the
lower court 20 override the demurrer 10
the answer. deny the writ and DISMISS
THE COMPLAINT" We capitalize the
last three words TO show their final
effect
It Is another case Of dlscord between
the editorial utterances and the local
statements OF facts, 20 frequent IN the
paper that pronounces our explanation
OF the purpose and meaning Of the rul-
Ing an 1mbecne editorial. based on a
total misconception of the decision and
Of the record OF he case. We leave
the readers OF that paper 10 decide
whether IFS language does not exactly
ft its own mlsconceptlon Of the intent
and extent OF that decision, Judging by
It's own report Of the court proceedings
Now as 10 the assertion, once more
repeated, that the editor OF the News
is "bigoted' etc. etc, fanatic, maxi
ing claim that he can cure smallpox by
laying on OF hands" That is simply a
little more effervescence from our con-
temporary's bottle Of hate. No one con-
nected with this paper ever claimed he
could "cure' anything "by the laying
on OF hands" No Elder Of the Church
that teaches the doctrine Of healing
by faith. and the ordinance OF amounting
and laying on Of hands. pretends 10
"cure' anybody
We believe that God can and does fire.
quently heal the sick IN answer 10
prayer, and thar He has appointed the
ordinance mentioned. as means 20
that end There Is an abundance OF
testimony TO establish the truth OF the
doctrine. and that persons afflicted with
smallpox, I'm It's worst form, have been
thus administered 70 and have re-
covered But no Elder OF the Church
who understands his position poses as
a healer. on claims that he can cure
disease by the laying on Of hands il
our candid(D contemporary cannot
perceive the difference We are sorry
for its powers Of discernment
The assertion that "the Doseret News
has been an advocate OF letting small
pox have It's run here cannot be sup
ported by anything that this paper has
said or approved. The exact contrary
has been contended for from the very
beginning OF the controversy The
scare that was concocted received the
denunciation Of our contemporary az
well as OF the News" This paper
however has been consistent In IT'S ut
terances on the subject, and has not
jumped from slide 20 side as opposinl
parties pulled q string.
We have supported sanitation, isola
tlon. quarantine when necessary, an,
every precauton known 10 be eilica
cious against the spread OF contagion
We have opposed compulsory vacclna
ton and have given reasons FOR J.
which have not been controverted' W.
have disputed the right Of an lrrespon
fible board. appointed and not elected
60 exercise powers that are not express
ly given 90 Il by legislation. Ate
reading the ruling Of the majority %
the court on this question, We wer
confirmed IN our views Of the suhjec.
for that decision cites the very section
u the Jaw which make clear the ao
scnce OF the authority which thos
judges say the board possesses.
After reading the lucid exposition @
the law IN the case contained Ia ju-
tlce Baskn's dissenting opinion ou
views received SIN further couurma
ton. WIN our very courteous coutem
porary cali the judges arguments an
citations "imbeclle2' Can g overc1m
them by its own peculiar ios.cl0 q
by ITS overflow Of elegant epithets?
II not clear that what the legislator
refused TO authorize by statute. canine
legally or safely be imposed by an az
pointed body with delegated powers?
Was It not part Of the record In II