Show r abw twe THE MORMON we give il place pince elsewhere iise relo reto to la a r hother bother ther letter from mr in defense of judge mckeand Mc Keans ZI ruling ing in the hawkins polygamy case we see nothing in our correspondents argument which justifies us in retracting any martof part of our out previously expressed opinions his whole endeavor is to show that unless the law had been strained to cover this eme ca sethe the question could not have been reached at ally aily the Federal courts couite maintained and do still maintain that the united states government cannot be justified in straining a law for any purpose whatever it is idle lale to faett that if so and so were not done then their such and ana sueh such adeal a desirable result would not follow ight eight and wron gare not flexible properties their lines drawn and there is no purpose however holy which can be strong enough to justify the commission of a wrong we have havo shown aarde believe very clearl clearly yi that the utah statute against adultery was waa not intended to apply to polygamous marriages the courts in sustaining this law were bound to consider the intent of the legislature that framed it that obligation will not cannot be disputed by the most prejudiced opponent of did judge mckean consider that intent unquestionably he did not he deliberate deliberately lv ignored the condition of boci society lety in utah and aud the complexion of the legislature which framed the law and he piete pretended hd to construe it in its literal sense that is the fault we have to find with his ruling and no amount of special pleading can overcome it either it la Is or Is not the rule that all laws shall be co construed in accordance with the known meaning attached to their provisions by those who make thenh them if it ischo rule and we challen challenge je contradiction in the assertion then judge mckean clearly ignored that rule in his construction of the act no argumentative menta tive twisting and turning oan can r relieve him from the grave responsibly responsibility which this decision ehi efi entails taUs the question cannot be settled b by appeal appeals to outside issues it Is a simple mattero matter of right and wrong mr bouli have ua us believe that certain circum stances justify a Jud judge gein geln in being unjust we deny this proposition on the con oon arary we maintain that tho perpetuation of polygamy would be a far less lesi serious matter matten than the perversion iol loL of justice by the officers of the federo federal government he admits that looking from a single eingle point of view some justa objection waybe maybe may beem seem ern ein to lie against thi the judicial prosecutions in utah vial juuli it b from a IsIng lQ point of view aloni that this matter can can be 6 judged fairly and the strenuous efforts afi J judge jec juc keans friends to cloud clond tha the real ia 1 isias only tend to confirm no ubin ansin ian expressed at ai great wrong hii has been teen dong done I 1 record t A swell wish ingi fugi to I 1 interesting asked loa woi Aon 70 op ose I 1 wasa kaaa hundred bears y eana eara agg aap 1 josi jost t what h aty you yon 0 u are n 0 w em 0 afi g it all wm was the prompt reply i |