| Show NO FAIR TRIAL FOR FOB A MORMON THAT a fair trial to a mormon accused ot of infraction of the edmunds law is impossible in utah has been demonstrated many times it hecei ved an another oiher illustration in the intemperate sneering anti mormon morino n I 1 hara harangue ngue made by judge zane at the autray Muir ayite ite meeting to berate the administration last monday evening it was so mean vindictive and personal and so indecorous in a judicial j officer that even avowed opponents of the mormon system express their disgust or their disapproval ot of the chief justices tirade if the apologists for judge zane cannot see the impropriety dahis of his attack upon tile the faith conduct and leaders ot of a people on so many of whose cases he daily sits in judgment and the wrong of pronouncing men criminals before trial whose cases are pending in his court we pity their obtuseness and concede that it is useless to talk to them about good taste common or decency such sach exhibitions of spleen and personal animosity as those given by judge zane should be eno enough h to act as hints to the objects of his li hatred atred to avoid coming to trial in his court by all possible meang means his indecent gloating over the su supposed posed condition of president george 4 Q cannon who is under indictment in nis court would be of itself a sufficient justification for the defenda defendants determination 0 to o remain absent who that is sensible to the first law of nature would wish to stand a trial before a judge that openly declares his prejudice and prejudgment IVA BA fair trial in the ahe utah courts is not possible to a mormon because the juries i uries which are selected for the purpose are chosen from ithe the enemies of the accused an impartial jury under present arrangements is an imp impossibility the issues that have been raised are of such a nature and intensity that most of the non mor mons from which class juries are picked are strong partisans they are as eager to convict as the prosecuting officers 9 and they display an animus against all mormon defendants thatis that is truly fiendish and then the judges are inspired with the same spirit exposing their vindictiveness in charges to juries in savage and polemical atticks attacks when passing sentence and in rude and vulgar harangues in public ass assemblies eibl i es under such circumstances what chance is there for justice nay put justice aside what hope can there be for an impartial administration of the law the regime of judge zane is a repetition of the persecuting sway of the big bigoted 0 ted mckean only the latter was an intolerant sectarian while the former affects the role of the carping cynic and the jeering infidel the acts and ana speeches of the departed jurist r Is ta are renow now but a bitter memory dimming the fame of one who would hut but for that have found an honored nored sepulchre the doings doing and sayings of the present bench preacher and stump declaimer are destined to the same fate in but a little while they will sink into oblivion and the people whom he insults will in peace and serenity yet look back on his vituperative and oppressive career as upon an unpleasant dream when he has found his level among his own kind of rabid and malignant spirits while the men whom he reviles will be honored by the good and the principles he ignorantly assails and ridicules will spread throughout the world and give ive joy to millions of intelligent souls alighting eligh ting in the truths and liberties which he now thinks to trample under foot the firm execution of wholesome law is an honor to the officer who thus discharges a sworn duty all worthy citizens should respect tha th man who so comports comforts com ports himself even though his just course may work hardship to them but when spleen ribaldry anger prejudgment merciless vengeance and gibing malice are openly exhibited in the pretended administration of justice disgust drives out all respect and resistance takes the place of submission we regard the law itself which it seems it is the special object of the utah courts to execute as an unworthy werthy un enactment forced from the legislative power by sectarian and mob influence its administration we look upon unspeakably as despicable and an eternal disgrace to those who make it the vehicle for the gratification of personal spite and bredal animosity we think those are wise who picked out for vengeance anae ause evade pursuit add aad wait for a fair adjudication and the more we think of the case of the gentleman who has avoided trial at the loss of his bond money the more it appears to be fully j justified by the circumstance sand bythe by the el plain aiu I 1 in I 1 indications that he would have been een at the mercy of a prejudiced and venomous judge as well as a packed and partial jury |
