The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-04-16

acts at home he must OF necessity set
at defiance our courts, defeat their
attempts I'd mete out justice, advocate .
practices which are in violation OF
existing laws and restrain the people
of his community from respecting the
authority of the United States. More
over, by the obligations resting upon
him, he is bound, under death
penalties, to conceal such evidences
of polygamous or plural marriage as
would enable the law-abiding people
of the state or the United States to
see aud deal with polygamy and poly
gamous practices as they ought TO be
seen and deserve to be dealt With, "
The opinion of Judge Anderson. In
! the naturalization cases, covers the
question whether certain oaths re-
quired of Mormons unfit the subseri
bers to the oath for American citizen
ship. la his opinion, Judge Ander-
son said, In part
The claim is made by those who
object to tho admission to citizenship
of these persons that the Mormon
church is and always has been a
/ REASONABLE organization in its teach
ings and in its practices, hostile to
the government Of the United States,
disobedient to its laws, and seeking
its overthrow, and that the oath ad
ministered To its members in the en-
dowment house binds them under the
penalty Of death to implicit obed
fence in all things temporal as we'll
as spiritual, to the priesthood, and
to avenge the death OF Hyrum Smith
upon the government and people Of
the United States.
at is claimed by counsel for
applicants, and some evidence was
introduced 10 show that in the
doctrine and covenants and other
church publications obedience to the
law Of the land Is taught, and also
that the Constitution of the United
States Is an Inspired instr umsnt; but
the evidence liscloses that the reason
the Constitution of the United States
is considered an inspired instrument
is that it is construed by tho MoImons
to prohibit the passing Of any laws
. against polygamy, and all such laws
) are considered by them a. in viola
, tion of the Constitution. A to the tr
teaching obedience to the laws OF the
> land, it is only taught in general
4 terms. During the ten days this in
/ vestigation lasted not word Of evi-
t dence was introduced or offered show
: ing that any preacher or teacher Of
, advised obedience to the laws against
r polygamy.
. On the contrary, the evidence In
2 this case and the whole history OF the
} Mormon church in Utah, shows that
it has persisteutly refused obsdisuce
] to at least a portion Of the laws Of
, the government, has iusultsd and
= driven nited States otficers from the
> territory, has denied the authority OF
, the United States to pass laws pro
j hlbltiug polygamy as an unuarFaGt
, able iuterfereuce With their religion,
and generally has antagoulzsd and
denounced the government Ia almost
every possible way Undoubtedly
there are many members et this
church who feel friendly 70 TIA,
/. government. and would gladly uFeak
the shacSiss that bind them ,l the
Mormon priesthood IS theg 'sLt shat
they dared dg 81. Dut Etth ali organ
Izat.ou, the mort thorough that can
Us imagined, which can b. yielded
against them, they remain in ths,
church rather thau take the risk OF
financial ruin and social ostraclsm-
First. That it Is the actual and
yeritable kingdom Of God on sarth,
not in its fulIusss, BECAUSE Christ has
not yet come to rule in person, but
Tor the present life rules through ms
priesthood Of the church, Who are
His vice regents "a earth.
Second That thi- kingdom i
both temporal and spiritual king
dom and should ughttully coutrol.
/, aud Is entitled % the highest alleg
lance OF men IN all their affair
Third That this kingdom will
overthrow the United States and all
other governments. after which Christ
will reign 10 person
Fourth Thai the doctrine of
blood atousmeut ~ Of God, aud
that under II certain sins which the
blood Of Christ cannot atone for NAV
be RENTED by shtddmg the blood Of
the trausgrs-sor
Fifth. That polygamy j.. a CON
maHd Of God, which If member
p. obeys he will be exalted ia the fu ,ur,
life above those ubo DO not.
Sixth That be- Congress OF The
United States has no right under the
Constitution To- pass any law In any
manner interfering with the practices
IT the Mormon religion. aud that tbs
.