Show BEAVER april 2918 1 9 1831 SI re 6 stor desera deseret news 14 notwithstanding g you have so ably 0 is cussed several points I 1 intended i 0 0 make on the ruling of the sui reme court in a the rilles case I 1 s cic mic hin kyou you have left points enough qa br me to redeem my promise to ta cali cail call it up and py say all 1 I wish to on Q the subject it is is no flattery to say ar y I 1 consider your arguments menus ments as far as Q joul have gone unanswerable and to the point I 1 was never able to see e ZI the propriety of the law of for or jurors juron and especially that their sf decision should be finai final the law is not only unjust but re requires quires what U sectarians would term works of su i it not only gives prejudiced courts an opportunity to 4 strenz streng strengthen then theu unjust ru rulings linga but is in d itself worse than us useless elessa I 1 think 1 t the trying of challenging of jurors should bereft to the court with the ight light if necessary to appeal until it reaches the court of last resort I 1 I 1 concur in your view that the valid i ity of the law should have been tested there is no legal doubt I 1 think as to its conflict with the law cited known as the poland bill whether it be sustained or noti not I 1 think tle the legislature will find it wise to repeal it As to the court sti sustaining staining the ground of bias I 1 do not think a greater error could have been committed the latter day saints it is true aleve believe belleve in plural marriage as a rite but they are at the same time sincere when they s say they will honor the law of the laud P when evidence la Is produced that would convict in other alleged crimes experience is more potent than theory the court bad only the latter which was clearly disproved in the reynolds and colton cases g in fact colton was convicted by a jury largely mormon on a law for the punishment of L cj C in jn which two marriages need not be proved but our little boreman ruled that it was applicable to polygamy and further farther told the jury the law was waa for the court and only the facts for the jury I 1 need not say the poor man was convicted for illicit intercourse with his doii own dear ira wife under this su supreme court hulln ruling g in a case ease ocial rial jat T 0 of the kansas liquor law in using g wine for E the sacrament of the lorus lords supper r avory uror must be challenged as to J whether he bel be eves leves ieves evea in the new gl 9 of administering in 0 this sacred ordinance uce uee if he gives an affirmative answer he ho must be rejected although he may aver that he has no scruples ai to enforcing the law hence the case must be tried by carlies 1 es in enmity with bot not y only the bible bibie but bi mill with the church to which defendant fuet fact abe he must musi be an infidel in lide fide to all chris chrls tian chur chesas all believe jesu jesus did ble ule blesa s both the bread and the wine and commanded them to continue t this sacrament came th the j latter dayl 5 who ahouse u se caterin stead of wine are the only christians who could gald sit on such case cases casei that people can honor a law they do donot not consider just is abundant aly proven by the 6 leader general M d i orant we find him veto eing acts act of congress on grounds of being bellfi dettl detri detrimental lmeda athe to ane general welfare yet when they were passed over his veto we find him rigidly enforcing them declaring that he be believes it his duty 66 86 leaving the responsibility with the law makers no knelt one who is atall at all ail po ted prete hid fid ai deafy this statement J nt this as s the exact position of 61 the latter latten d day SY saints they thet belh belf belleve eRve J the law bad yet as Is furors jurors S they will bonor honors it U iben obey then they assume the ri right night 9 ht aan bitted gyl gyi y the gd preme i r n e court of be belie belle eving S ving jn in p pi urai uraj I 1 marriage ariage but I 1 understand none of those th challenged jurors practiced it this ruling is dangerous to politicians tl tic ians lans whis this bink an ai age bf fraud ched partle partie s are charged c h arg W with this th is crime they must be tried by juries of their opponents but says rays one neither party professes to believe in rauda ahat that Is they do believe in in it all alt the same saile and practice I 1 iland t nd no matter how ill founded the charge may be the opposite party will herald it as a positive fact as long as therel therol is IA arngle a single straw to catch at hence the bias is the i same if then the accused be a p democrat demoi Tat he must be tried by a jury ll 11 of republicans or inthe if tho the greenback ers do not affiliate a 4 corresponding number of odthe them may serve and d weg wee vei in fact as to political gidi 91 j bias bla it lt is create creale the moment h a mans canda wana V gel before he e 1 a d demon nion now hence J accord daig ing iirth id the e ruling his immaculate inae inac enemies only must sit as jurors to decide fraud aud with W echave ey have accused him surely the wisdom of their wise men has perished and alid the u understanding of their prudent 5 men is is hid ther thet th e most i palpable outrage in the whole c concern is thatchat that what should be the most honorable and dight dignified fled fied court in the land laud should stoop to to indirectly ask congress to make special logI legislation against day the direct inference in ft i advance that the court would sustain such unjust special legislation what next certainly we need not be surprised at anything I 1 damel tyner |