The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-12
MR. BASKIN'S MISSION
To Washington is now Fully
Explained.
HE DREW THE ANTI-MoRMON BILL
Antrocuced in the Senate Yesterday by Cullom
The Law is More Stringent than the
Idaho Statute.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April n.-[Special tele-
gram to THE HERALD. when Delegate Game
inquired of Judge Baskin at the capitol on Mon
Gay last what new devilment brought him
here, he builded better than he knew. He knew
1nsrnctively that the judges presence here
BODIED no good to the Mormons OF Utah, but as
the judge meel1ly replied he had simply stopped
over day enroute, his explanation was natu-
rally accepted. To-day the true inwardness Of
the judges mission became known. 1 learned
upon careful investigation that the anti-Mor-
mon bill which Senator Cullom introduced yes
terday was inspired by Judge Baskin; that it
was written by him, and that at his request it
was introduced in the Senate. This was the
new devilment that brought Judge Baslin here
and which Delegate Game shrewedly suspected
the moment he set eyes upon him.
From what L learned to-day it would appear
that since the judges arrival in Washington he
has been indulging in good deal of self-glorifi-
ration. The judge is a kind of an Americanized
joey Bagstoch, and while like the military hero
in Nicholas Nicholby'' he is ''slic1 and devilish
sly, he never loses an opportunity when visit
mgln Washington to eXtol his own virtues. His
present visit forms no exception to the general
: rule. He has been going about the capitol for
the last few days telling how great a terror he
Is TO the Mormon element in Utah, ard that in
the last ten years he has expended S25 600 of his
own money to sustain the opposition to the
church. OF course no one attaches the slightest
Importance TO what he says. but he thinks theydo
and the results to make him supremely happy
Joey Bagstock Baslzn is sly old dog and after
doing all the mischief he can during his four
days stay in Washington, be will leave for
New York tomorrow and proceed direct from
that point to Salt Lake.
The new bill is intended doubtless to disqual-
lfy all members of the Mormon church in Utah
from voting, serving as jurors, or holding any
civil office. 1t goes even further than the Idaho
statute. as will be seen from the following oath
Which is intended TO supercede the present cleo
ton laws. After the usual statutory provisions
rs TO residence, citizenship, age, etc., the oath
reads: THAT am a married man and that nv
lawful wife is -; that / will support
the constitution of the United States
md will faithfully obey the laws thereof; that 1
Will especially obey the acts of Congress pro-
hibiting polygamy, bigamy, unlawful cohabita-
non, incest, adultery and fornication; that
will not hereafter at any time within any terri
tory OF the United States, while said acts of
Congress remain in force, in obedience to any
alleged revelation or to any counsel advice, or
command from any persons or source what
ever, or under any circumstances enter into
plural or polygamous marriage or have or take
more wives than one, or cohabit with more
than one woman; that I will not, at any time
hereafter, in violation of said acts of Congress.
directly or indirectly, aid or abet, counsel or
advise any person to take Or have more wives
than one, or to cohabit with more than one
woman, or TO commit incest, adultery or forni-
cation; that am not bgamist or polygamist:
that 1 do not cohabit polygamously with per
sons of the other sex, and that have not been
convicted Of any Of the offenses above
mentioned; that l am not member
of ana do not contribute to the support. aid or
encouragement of any order, organization. asso-
citation or society which teaches, advises. oun-
sells, encourages or aids any person to enter into
bigamy, polygamy, or such patriarchal or plural
or celestial marriage, or which teaches or ad-
vises that any such law as aforesaid is not su-
preme, or that any alleged revelation on the
subject OF such marriage is paramount to any
such law, or any of the doctrines, tenets, teach
ings, or instructions of which, or any alleged
revelations, which require, encourage, ad-
wise, authorize. or instruct any per-
Son under any circumstances to enter
Into or practise the relations of bigamy, polyg-
amy, or plural patriarchal, or celestial mar
r1age; or in which the solemnization or cere-
monies OF bigamous, polygamous, plural, patri-
Rrchal or celestial marriage is authorized. per
formed Or provided for; or in which any person
liz any way Is assisted, aided, or abetted in the
determination or ceremonies of any such mar
riage; or in which any party participating in
the solemniZation or ceremonies OF any mar
riage is bound to secrecy regarding the same
under any oath, obligation, covenant, penalty or
promise