| Show IT YIELD MUCH THUS for far the political scheme operated in the third district court by the political bosses of the liberal party has not yielded huoh capital to those who instituted and have operated the proceedings to our knowledge not a few prominent members of that party have bew inexpressibly disgusted at the whole movement they are he heartily aridly ashamed of the attempt to compel persons to divulge secret religious ceremonies and denounce the whole thing as an outrage even if the ceremonies were described bed those who have sought to compel persons to exhibit them would be more than disappointed as they would riot not get what they want but directly the opposite it is plain to the most casual observer as it is thoroughly known to the initiated that there is no do element of antagonism to the institutions of this government and the principles upon which etwas it was founded in the religion of the latter day saints its whole genius and tendency is preservative in that re gard the te testimony stimon y of certain bertal n apostate anti mormon cranks will not weigh to the contrary with sensible people As was stated state d before in these columns i their presence in court after a record of virulent opposition to the priesthood gives the lie direct to their assertion that disobedience incurred the death penalty their situation is supremely contradictory and absurd similarly false Js is their statement regarding a covenant of antagonism toward the government of the united states outside of the bitter and unscrupulous class of apostate mormons cormons Mor mons Y doubtless there are members of se ceders from the church who have too much honor and regard for truth to be guilty of bearing such fabb witness upon those two important points that have been made so prominent in these extraordinary proceedings the testimony of mr 11 harrison arrison in relation to the alleged antagonism to the government is in point and in that direction joins with that given by the brethren which was clear straightforward and not susceptible of being overturned the evidence given by witnesses showing the preservative character of the gospel in at its 3 relation to the gov government aument appeared to sit sourly on the stomachs of mr baskin wad and mr dickson the former admitted ironically and sarcastically that mormons cormons Mor mons would testify similarly and the latter increased the array army to both admissions being accepted accept el by the other side this admission was in the nature of an insinuation against the honesty and truthfulness of the Mort mormon now people we are pleased to be able to state from a knowledge of their character that for truthfulness and integrity they are not excelled by any other people as a class abundance dance of evidence could be offered in substantiation of this assertion the testimony coming from non mormon sources mr baskim himself has even made genuine admissions on that score in this connection it may be appropriate prop to quote from a statement made in testimony by a non imor mormon devoid of affection for that people before the congressional house committee on territories on january 1870 1 I have been for five years pasta past a resident of utah I 1 must do the mor mons the justice to say that the question of 0 f religion does not enter into their courts in ordinary cases I 1 have never detected any bias on the part of 1 brors ra there in this respect as I 1 at first elpe expected eted I 1 have appeared in cases w where here mormons cormons and gentiles were opposing parties in the case and saw much to my surprise the jury do what is right it will perhaps appear somewhat remarkable to our readers when we say that the gentleman who made that statement so eulogi eulogistic of the latter day saints showing how regardful they were of the rights of 0 of others was robert N baskin ex assistant united states district actor attorney ney and one of the bitterest of bitter anti cormons mormons Mor mons |
