Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-09
Those of Congress Of Mothers
And Kindred Associations Are
Purely Religious
FIGHT IS ONE or PREJUDICE.
Those in Charge of the Crusade Admit
That They Have Very Hard
Fight Before Them.
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Washington, ID. c.. Dec. S.-The Com
gress of Mothers" and number OF
kindred organizations have resolved
that Reed Smoot must not be permit
ted to retain his seat in the United
States senate. Mr.. SmOot Is not an
Episcopalian. He Is neither jew nor
a Methodist, He Is not a Baptist nor
Catholic. Should his religious training
have induced him to affiliate himself
with any one OF those churches 1t
would never have occurred to the wo-
men Of the United States TO attack his
right to seat In the senate of the
United States. Senator Kearns has one
wife, and so has Senator Smoot. Sem
ator Kearns comes from Utah--so does
Senator Smoot. But Senator Smoot Is
Mormon" Therefore, according to
the members of the Mothers Con-
gress' he is a monster, q political par
iah and unfit TO occupy seat In the
upper house of Congress.
MORDECAI NOAH'S BENEFACTION
In the early days OF the republic
thor lived a great jew. His name was
Mordecai Noah, This gentleman and
patriot placed his entire fortune at the
disposal OF the fathers of the republic,
because he believed that a common
wealth had been formed on the con-
tinent of America which promised re-
ligious liberty to all persons Mr..
Noah died IN the belief that a Moham-
medan, a Jew, a Buddhist or a Christian
could follow his religious bent without
question i'm this land of religious and
political freedom. There was no Nor
mon" Church I'm the days of Mordecal
Noah His descendants were among
the most active citizens in UNFOLDING
the interests of the United States, and
his grandson, who was buried In Ar
lington cemetery a few years ago was
one of the strongest fighters for the
right of the "Mormons" to follow the
teachings Of their Church-minus po-
lygamy--who ever wrote line IN
Washington,
MIR. FRANK CANNON'S CASE
No congress of Mothers" or any 9TH
er organization of women ever attacked
the Jews. None of them ever found
fault with the senate committee on cleo
tions because Catholics, Baptists, Pres
byterians and men of nearly all the
hundred odd Christian denominations
have been admitted to seats in the sem
ate. No question was raised as to the
right of Frank Cannon-one of the first
senators from Utah--to occupy a sent
In the senate; and yet Mr.. cannon was
a Mormon"
why Is II then that such a commotion
has been raised against Senator Smoot?
WANT THEIR FEES,
The answer is easy. When the attack
was made upon Representative b. ~.
Roberts a number Of attorneys were
employed to present the case against
him. The same gentlemen are here to-
day conducting the fight against MT
Smoot, and are trying to earn thelr
fees. They admit, however, that they
cannot prove Mr. Smoot to have con
tracted a plural marriage. and that in
consequence they have far more DIM
cult fight before them than they mad
four years ago.
CARTOONISTS AND MIR. HEATH.
The cartoonists. both Of New York
and Washington, are now leVelng their
shafts at all those concerned in the
nostoftice scandals The cartoon which
has been most talked Of is that In
Wednesdays New York Herald, when
has a sketch showing Roosevelt and
Brlstow dumping into the water a sack
labeled "Postofiice Scandals" Pcrched
ON pile in the middle of the Potomac
is the figure Of Perry 5. Heath, around
whose neck Is life preserver labeled
statute of Limitations
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