The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-06
WAS THERE A DEAL
WITH THE THE HORIZONS?
SENATOR RAWLINS or UTAH MAKES
SENSATIONAL CHARGE.
Republican Party Said to Have Entered
Into an Alliance With the Church
Leaders in That State.

1t has not been so many years since
the republican party was waging Bit
ter fight against polygamy, then prac-
ticed by the Mormons. On Wednes-
day, in the senate, Mr.. Rawlins, demo-
cratic senator from Utah, had read ex-
tracts from Salt Lake and Washington
papers, in which it was asserted that
the republican party had made a bar
gain with the Mormoa church leaders
to elect republican to the United
States senate. On his own response
bilitY Senator Rawlins said:
"It is freely charged-and it is not
denied that certain representatives of
the republican party, less than a year
ago, went into that state and made
compact with the leaders of the Nor
mon church by which they were as
sured that they might find immunity
for the practice of polygamy7-that they
need no longer fear the passage of a
resolution asking for constitutional
amendment against polygamy-if they
would uphold the dominant admins
tration."
On Wednesday Thomas Kearnsl was
elected Unitel States senator from
Utah. 1t was Mr.. Kearns' election
which called forth the remarks of Sem
ator Rawlins.
Can it be true that republican lead
ers have made deal with Mormons
promising them assistance in re-estab-
fishing polygamy, provided the Nor
mon church will throw its influence TO
the republicans in in political contests
in Utah and the territories in which
there is large Mormon population I?
1t il hard to believe any such thing,
and yet Sen tor Rawlins would hardly
have made such sensational scene in
the senate chamber if he had not
thought there was good ground for the
charge.
1t is worthy of Entice that the repub-
lican senators listened to him impa-
tiently. They did not seem anxious to
have currency given to the charge:
neither did they intimate that the
charge would be Investigated before
the newly elected Utah senator would
be admitted to seat in the senate.
| Last fal the republicans were very
anxious regarding the outcome of the
presidential campaign. 1t may be that
there was an understanding then of
some sort between Mormon leaders
and some of the republican campaign
managers. But was there an UNDER
standing that the influence of the re-
publican party would be exerted to
protect Mormons If the practice of DO
lygamy were resumed? That is a ques-
ton which will continue to be asked
until it is satisfactorily answered.
There is a belief that the Mormons
are looking forward to the time when
they will be as free to practice polyga
my as they were when they settled in
Utah. They are making every posi-
| BILE effort TO strengthen Mormonism.
/, Their missionaries are scattered all
over this country making converts, and
| they have missionaries in most of the
countries of Europe. The converts are
induced to go to Utah. 1t is not de-
sired by the Mormon church that they
remain in the localities in which they
were born and reared.
If il should turn out on investigation
that the republican party has entered
into an alliance with the Mormon
church for the purpose of strengthen
ing itself, its lease of power would no
doubt end with the Mckinley admins
ration.-Sayannah News.