Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24

startling; that was when these oaths
against the people and the government
Of the United States were being ad-
ministered.
Apostle John Henry Smith, leading
man Of the Mormon church, also tes-
titled. He denied that he ever took an
oath against the United States. He
admitted that he was polygamist. On
cross examination he testified as fol-
lows:
@. Do you understand the revelation
to be to this effect, that If the first
wife refuses to consent to her husband
taking a second wife she shall be
damned?
A. understand that principle; a
good many women have taken that
chance. Under the Mormon theory
they shall be damned.
@. Are not the Mormon children in
structed to pray to the Lord tc avenge
the blood of the prophets?
A. I decline to answer.
Q. What penalties were attached to
violation OF the covenants that you
took In the endowment house?
A. decline to make any statement.
@. Wasn't one of the penalties that
you would have your throat cut?
A. I decline to make any answer.
Commenting upon his testimony
Henry G. Mcmillan, one Of the leaders
in the Gentle campaign, said:
1.-The purpose In publishing this evi-
dence at this time is to show that
man who is a member Of any one OF
the three quorums which constitutes
the government Of the Mormon church
and are the fountain Of authority In
that church is not a loyal citizen Of the
United States, and cannot, by the most
liberal construction Of his covenants
and obligations, consistently qualify as
member Of either house Of congress.
The issue Of vital Importance is the
question whether Mr.. Reed Smoot, an
apostle of the Mormon church and
senator ELECT from Utah, Is a proper
person to be admitted to seat in the
senate Of the United States.
1.-THE decision Of Judge Anderson
shows conclusively that the Mormon
people are under the rule Of a power
which denies them republican form
of government. The rule or govern
ment of this people Is administered by
CO. o-ordinate quorums Of oath-bound Of
ficials who are absolute in their author
ity-having no constitution to limit or
!efne their power.
1.-The first quorum consists Of the
! prophet, seer and revelator' and his
two counsellors. The second quorum,
which Is coordinate with the first, con-
sists Of the twelve apostles, who are
also prophets, seers and reyelators.
To the second quorum Mr.. Smoot be-
longs.
According to Apostle John Henry
Smith, the first quorum Of seventies is
a third coordinate quorum. This
oligarchy recognized no authority on
earth, temporal or spiritual, superior
to itself.
Every member Of this organized
power owes his supreme allegiance to
the organization to which he belongs.
He can obey the laws Of the country
and support the constitution only when
they do not conflict with the will OF
his quorum.
"As one Of the quorum OF Mormon
apostles, Senator-elect Smoot must
place the will Of his quorum above the
constitution Of the United States or the
laws Of the land as interpreted by its
supreme court. He cannot by reason
Of this higher allegiance participate
in any attempt Of the senate to en-
force certain of its laws in territories
under its exclusive Jurisdiction.
He must Also Of necessity, be un-
der the control and subject to the die
tation Of his associate apostles and
prophets in his official acts wherever
he may be, so that in the United States
senate he would not be the represen-
tative of the legislature which elected
him, nor of the people Of Utah, but
the mouthpiece Of the despotic hier-
archy which, having dictated his elec-
ton, will dictate his vote as SENATOR
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