Show BUDGE CASE DECIDED BY SUPREME COURT republican special service boise idaho march 25 05 the supreme court this his morning handed down a decision in the budge case which is a victory for judge budge in the action brought to expel judge alfred budge from the bench of tile the fifth district court of idaho by the dubois crowd the anti mormon faction prior to last election undertook to disfranchise all the mormons cormons in idaho who believed in celestial marriage the supreme court holds in its decision that celestial and marriages pertain to the hereafter aud and every american citizen has hai the right to believe what he chooses choos ris in ili this connection and the law must protect him tilie decision goes further and sets forth forai that so far as they have any influence or power affecting questions ind and beliefs of this character courts and legislatures should endeavor to protect individuals rather than persecute them judge alfred budge married his wife for eternity and upon this ground that he believed in it celestial marriage an effort was made to disfranchise him intel later mountain republican |