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Show A WORD FOB JUDGE JHcKKAK. Messrs. Editors : Your late criticisms upon this learned learn-ed Judge's "ruiing," on the subject of naturalization, have led me to believe you had overlooked a prominent virtue conspicuous in that gentleman's character. char-acter. . Integrity, in these days when so much-needed, should be considered a jewel; and I do -not think you can consistently accuse hitn of any lack in this important trait. Indeed, . there are but few such examples Irefjro us, and he should have the credit due to him. ' A little more than a year agoj President Pres-ident Grant and Vice-President Colfax assured their friends that, Congress would take action and decide the Mormon Mor-mon questiou. The action then contemplated con-templated was the passage of the Cul-lom Cul-lom bill, disfranchising all believers in polygamy, as the practice of that faith had not been adopted by the majority. It is well understood that the gentleman gentle-man who now occupies so much of your attention, was sent here to faithfully faith-fully enforce in every possible manner, those proposed Congressional measures. (Jongress having railed by any enactment enact-ment to do their pare of the business, is really no good reason why the Judge should prove recreant to his charge. Neither does he by any means intend to; and he simply but plainly says that aliens of that faith shall not have citizenship, and this will avoid the necessity ne-cessity of their disfranchisement. Acting Act-ing upon the rule that might is right, it will not do in all cases to have too much regard for law, as it would have a tendency to weaken his determination. determina-tion. - The integrity of the Judge iu thus persistently and unwaveringly maintaining main-taining his position, and acting in the spirit of his appoimment, 1 think should be properly appreciated. . Yours, it, , Fair Play. |