Show BRINGING THIS THE LAW INTO THE philadelphia american has the following r to say about the latest move ment meat in iii the anti I 1 mormon I 1 crusade the enforcement of the edmunds law in utah seems to have entered upon a new phase the houses bouses of notorious polygamists are entered and searched their polygamous wives are held to fell to answer for the offense feuse of and rewards for the apprehension of the fugitive husbands are offered oared by the authorities mr cannon is the especial object of this display of energy thus far has jalad to discover hi ham m we doubt its expediency at aa it is sure not to be sustained ft I 1 t is like the raids on the gambling ambling hells bells and the houses of ill fame by the police of our eastern cities a spurt of vindictive righteousness which serves rather to bring the law into contempt the entire proceedings against the mormons cormons Mor mons for more than a year have been calculated to bring the law into contempt when atie people see that rancor date bate malice bigord bi gory and personal spite actuate the off officers leers who pretend such a regard for one law that they can wink at the violation of others more important contempt is likely to be the deep feeling entertained for them by the objects of their invidious zeal and yet vet contempt pt is a weak word to express the sentiment of the masses of the mormons cormons Mor mons lor for tn ta promoters and chief workers in this wicked per see ution |