Show NO ILLE ILLEGAL GAL OATH WILL STAND WA I 1 pil I 1 rejected finx morman J jurors were in inthe the third district court because they would not agree to take an oath not provided far for by law it was understood by those acquainted with the methods of the conspirators that this was meant for a precedent on an which registration and election officers could build unlawful requirements of voters so as to exclude all mormons cormons Mor mons from the polls the dickson and zane expedient being successful into mormon jurors it was pointed out by the salt lake tribute ois as a guide to the utah commission I 1 salon and to 0 the officers of their appointment ment but the plot does not beem seem to work right the commissioners appear to be determined to act under the law and sot not nader thet lash of the Tr tribune Isune they seem to consider the hl as superior r to the league their circular of recommendations to the registration offic officer erg was carefully worded so as to reach the utmost limits of the laws relating to the duties cuties of registration and nd election tracers and the qualifications and dis qualifications of electors without going a step bey beyond ouid this does does no not suit the league por nor its itil organ T therefore k ere fore an attempt is being made to induke the tae sp pointed pointe d by the utah commission to di disregard the recommendations in t the he dir circular cular and obstruct mormon moul I 1 voters in registering and ballot lag ing in other works they are invited to to inore ignore the commissioners CommIssio and be led by athe the tribune the argument to support this Is s that the commission has no control of the officers it appoints in any way I 1 exempt as an ex officio advisory board and therefore those officers should pay no attention to the commission but ant pro cited cad as the tribune directs why those officers should place themselves under tribune control when it is not net even an ez ea officio advisory board the argument affords no bior the only point worthy of attention n this appeal to registrars to go outside the law is the clause in the opinion of the supreme court of the U united 1 ted states in the cases against the gom yo m missioners ners that if they the registrars have not net the right to exact an oath different from that ta atthe the form of which is given in the territorial act they ahey must otherwise satisfy themselves that persons offering Q jo to register are free from the dis qualifications defined in the act of congress when this decision deci sidn was rendered there was no other oath for voters prescribed by bv law than that in the utah statute but the edmunds act disqualified all polygamists and persons cohabiting with wore more than one woman and the court ruled that in the absence of the right to formulate an oath the registrars must other otherwise wige satisfy themselves that voters were free from those dis qualifications since then congress has supplied the means by whir h this can caa be lawfully determined it is by yay of af an oath covering in the necessary ground that is the on only 1 y lawful method by which the registrars can satisfy themselves on this point and mark atthe it the registrars are not to satisfy themselves in regard to their own notions or the opinions of leaguers and others about the sincerity intentions or probable course of voters but simply that they are free from the statutory qualifications disqualifications dis that is all and as we have said congress has now provided that which was then omitted and no other oath can be prescribed than that defined in the new law the tribune TK bune says the tolls tells its readers that they can without violating any moral sentiment ment take the oath even if they break it within an hour it is almost needless to an say that this statement is a deliberate and intentional falsehood the DESERET NEWS has not said that or anything like it the statement is in the regular line of tribune argument that is to assert something as the held language aage or position of an opponent which he never said or assumed and then proceed to assail it with voluble billingsgate all the scheme now on toot foot to prevent mormons cormons Mor mons from voting amounts to is an attempt to prevail upon the commissioners and their appointees to formulate and enforce an oath for which the law makes no provi provision and which is in essence and effect in direct violation of that part of the law which expressly forbids the exclusion of at a voter on account cf any opinion he way may have formed or may entertain on the subjects sub leets ts of polygamy etc if such an oath as the conspirators have formulated were to be adopted by the commissioners and their appointees it would be absolutely void as to the interpolations asa aad n BO 6 one compe compelled ed to take it would of perjury e rh ry because it would be illegally f formulated sted and illegally imposed imported and aad would d not be worth the shadow fit a piece apiece of blank paper the Commissio commissioners nars have taken a stand aland all outside in fluentes fluen flue ses nees under the statutes which i created and continue their office and in this they should be sustained by all law abi abiding people regard regardless lessof of creed or party the letter of judge carlton Oarl ton to be found in another column is a i complete legal presentation of the case and renders further argument on the points touched upon entirely unnecessary it is lucid forcible and irrefutable we are of the opinion that much as many of the registration officers would like to follow the lead of the league conspirators they they will see that their safety lies in at strict c et conformity to the law as set the Commissio nand that they will be chary of allowing the to egg them oil en to that ruin which sooner or later overtake sall aall officials who have been foolish and weak enough to adopt its policy or bow to its demands in order to 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