Show A consistent STAND THE argument made feb 12 by united states district attorney hobson of colorado in behalf of the Government before the supreme court of the territory in the church case created a profound sensation to those who are in favor of consistency and fair dealing it must have afforded much satisfaction perhaps this gratification would be derived more from the prevailing sentiment than the matter of the speech although both were decidedly good the idea which permeated his bis en indicated that the government did not view with favor the taking by doubtful legislative process a large amount of property from a church this is made perfectly clear when it is considered that mr hobson not only represented the department of justice of the government but set forth its views his statement on the subject being to that effect expressed in so many words the government says through mr hobson we do not propose to allow so far as we are concerned any pronoun pronounced td or of ultra proceedings against the defendant until we know we are right this government has not gone into the business of robbery and does not propose to permit it so far as it can be prevented this is in harmony with the genius of the compromise that was made that the whole subject might be brought at the earliest practicable date before the supreme court of the united states that it might be decided by that tribunal whether any part of the opera operation tiou against the property of the defendant is legal the spirit indicated by the department is beyond question As we have before state BT there should be pending the final adjudication of the matter practically a cessation of hostilities against those whose property has been taken under a law which invades a natural and consequently constitutional right a right that never was conferred neither can it be because it is in lerent herent that right is that no citizen or class of people shall be deprived of property except by due process of law by the operation of legal enactments which bear equally upon all classes of citizens without distinction judging from the whole tenor of mr hobsons argument it would appear to be seriously doubted that the supreme court of the united states will sustain a law of the nature of the one which is directly aimed at one class clam of citizens and therefore belongs to the department of class legislation enactments of that kind cannot be permitted to remain upon the statute books of our nation without endangering the very existence of our institutions when the rights of one portion of the citizens are ruthlessly threatened by one sided legislation the rights of the whole are thereby jeopardized pardi zed the general safety of the people being imperilled imperil led there is one point that should be specially remembered by those who are clamoring for the seizure of every scrap and ang particle of property alleged to belong to the defendant while they are laying the flattering unction to their souls that they are simply robbing the mormon people because they appear to be helpless it may transpire before this affair is done with that th they have placed themselves in the role ot of despoilers of the national treasury while they may anticipate perpetrating a wrong of that kind against an unpopular people they may discover that they have reckoned without their host if they fall into the hands bands of the government this point is plainly set forth by the injunction pronounced by mr hobein regarding the care that should be exhibited exhibit el in holding sacred the body of the fund in the hands of the receiver and meeting contingent expenses with the proceeds arising from its being in his possession we have already shown the necessity for this and manifested the ewt beyond the possibility of successful contradiction that encroach ments upon the property are without the authority of law or of right hence we have taken exceptions to the action of the supreme court of this territory in setting apart or appropriating from that fund for the payment of witnesses called together to give testimony in the unseemly sideshow side show scramble that has been inaugurated in M with wife this caw case by those whom chob ini evinced a disposition which inc cates that if they had the opportune tufe ity of doing so they would ad laa the spoliation of this people 00 j even if it should reduce tw 00 to penury s we repeat what we have hedw her 11 fore stated in this particular such a disposition to grab and t spoil has never been associated waw ww or displayed in any legal prolix probert ings in any civilized country badet heaven in modern times and those who have taken part in against those whom they eom defenseless will in consequence upon them the brand of ever laAk C shame and disgrace it is a spec 1 of dishonesty and tyranny task thaia k utterly without excy excuse se it I 1 t e evince this fact that if these cha character should obtain the consummation consummate f their desires by having the rel reina loe local government fully is in tj atte grasp they would bring about abit ft tf ditton of things in this towai TP tory that no people having ys spark or 0 independence dee of baxt 1 ter in them would endure for w length of time they woula come the victims of wrong la tyranny and of OP oppression PASsion which would have no parallel in history of this country and n 0 that tha teven even the colonists had to dergo under the reign of a B monarch ch and against which re fathers of our nation arose in ra tion would equal it this pw it will yet be discovered a are too braved brave independent and fy mined ever to submit to such ri fal of things those who w inaugurate it imagine probably kiy as they have done in the poo pa they could in the future to a aggravated extent carry on wa 1 villainy with impunity under an I 1 cubus of Nse falsehood hood with 1 have covered the country 1501 an innocent people and 00 14 them to be unpopular As sure as the of tice is eternal and finally own although at times alow asi 14 operations it will overtake tyl oppressors and thieves and W i wil be relegated to the he spool 1 which by their groveling an and testable instincts they pro property w A long these are the ind hindls W X against whom the majority people of utah have strong reali complain andin their behalf halwe be WO L pose to vindicate truth hAnd and jus y and to protest against W w and dishonesty disho neety so 80 tori 04 f we can lift a voice or wield a P t f fl |