| Show UNFAIR discrimination THE difference between the treatment accorded in the courts to latter day saint defendants in contrada cont contradistinction radi I 1 0 it to that dealt out to non cormons mormons 11 in favor of the latter is a matter se be common that it seems almost superfluous flu ous to allude to it this absence of necessity to dwell upon and agitate the subject is however merely apparent and not real the smallest departure from equality pf af rights in the administration of the law should be duly noted and denounced equality should be coq contended tended for even when the pio prospect for redress is dam and distant when what the name of a mormon defendant is called that he ma may appear tor for trial in a case of unlawful cohabitation if he has been detained for some cause it has been usual for the district attorney to demand the forfeiture of his bis bonds forthwith and for the court to so order the proviso has been made however that toe order of forfeiture would be vacated in case the defendant should appear appe at any time during the current term the law making this imperative several eased cases in which such a preceding occurred came up a short time since I 1 now note the distinction yesterday in the third district court the names of dancak mcdonald and herbert A slade indicted for prizefighting prize fighting were called there was no response and the counsel for the defendants request ed that the case be continued for the term mr dickson interposing no objection and the court acceding without a remark this course was taken notwithstanding that it is a notorious fact that one of the defendants named mcdonald has left the territory no one supposes for a moment that had the defendants fend ants been cormons mormons Mor Mori mons sons and especially pee ally lally if they had been charme with the horrible offense ma W maintaining their families any afat slack slackness fiess of administration would have been exhibited officials who manifest unjust discrimination in administering the law are iri in our opinion totally unfit for the d discharge se bargia of sucu such important duties I 1 as their position imposes |
