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Show llI'S TEST OATH ii IS SEIMECBTII - iEsuprcmc Court Renders Sweep-liw Sweep-liw ,nS decision in Alfred to ItM Budge Case. t -CELESTIAL" A GUARD AGAINST MORMON CRIME Pull Intent of Constitutional Inhibitory In-hibitory Proviso Explained in Opinion. ijjjjim jpjdal lo The Tribune. 'WttB B0I5E' ararch 25. The Supreme i.jj'jBfflDtt has just handed down a decision ijMioldinsf the decision of Judge Stevens ifajjmof the Fifth judicial district, who sus-pBuined sus-pBuined a demurrer of the defendant, in jlhe Judge Budge contest., The case was 4jjwM'fir.e in which Dudley I). Toucruy, an 1 t-ittlcetor, contested the election of Mr. .TBiiiidzc to the judgeship of the Fifth iDf'a' district on the ground that he ".fcM'iras a member of the Mormon church, rMftwMcli organization tenches polygamy. fi'jjB'' Tho Supreme court decision holds tkgfttLat Tonerwy, ''acting for the Stare ttpilB; Democratic central committee.' lost " laiKlis ngiits by failure lo amend his plead-oajBfings plead-oajBfings when Judge Stevens of tho Fifth fcajjjwjodicial district, sustained the deinnrrcr tajiKto Ws pleading. This is the basis of 5 SssMthe eVcwion dismissing' the case. 'Ww Beyond this, voluntary on tlie court's o'jnSjpsrt, the decision sustains the persist- ' AMnl chm of the Democratic party, aapR-lhroiijrh its State committee, that the i'ttMjM styled "tpst oath" in tho Jdaho iJf.wnjtituiion is self-operative. , u?M Further, the decision states that any i'i'fcBmjn 'iv'n tnc pob'gamnus relation, .jjjjMor the patriarchal or celestial relation., yjBivitli more than one woman at any ono a kjRiime, or ivho teaches or advises orcoun-;!iels orcoun-;!iels others to live in this relation (all AjMnrdinal principles of Mormoniam) can ifyKJeither vote, serve as a juror or hold r?M office, and that no further legislative' Knactmpn( for the enforcement of this rfV'PF07'5'011 s necessary. YtfvP ThiK decision makes the dutv of Tla-Y,ifttfio Tla-Y,ifttfio citizenship obvious All "that is ."ijjwssaij- now is the re-enactment of ' ?JJlio hhho "teat oath" into tho stat-1?3kv?fc stat-1?3kv?fc and to provide penalties for t.he rHftpanishiiienr. of those who cither livo jSjWMnlrary to the constitution or teach MsW-f to live or practice contrary to |