Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-21
THESENATORCOMES OUT CLEAN
", Single 0ne Of the Charges
Against Him Has Becu Is
tablished,
Mrl.cHuaCH lNSlNUATIONS FAIL.
General Opinion In Washington Is
That Prosecution Had Not Sub
Stimulated It's Charges
,sooolal to the News"

(speclal TO the News
washington. d. c., Dec. a.-"And
,.NoId the mountain, which was in la
nor brought forth a mouse ThuS
make 11sop, he OF fables who wrote
., tbe folly OF man more than thous-
ana years ago, Since the days OF
Esop. MANY mountains have laoorei
and many mice have been born a
wear ago a coterle Of women and a rev
men announced that they would snow
mat Reed smoot was untitled TO occu-
nv a seat In the United states senate
because OF his religious CONVICTIONS
Me connection with the Mormon
church and his alleged loyalty to that
c,urch above and beyond his allegi-
once 10 the Constitution OF the uhl'eo
s,o,es. For upwards of two months the
senate committee on privileges ana
.,..,,ops has devoted It's entire time TO
~. inquiry into the relationship OF
senator smoot to the Church OF Jesus
christ Of Iatter-day Saints OF wh'ch
=. "a an APOSTLE. 1t was proposed 10
,roye TO the satisfaction OF THIS com
ml,tee that Senator smoot regards MS
oNugatlons to the Church as paramount
u Me oblIgatlons to his country 10
...,n ,h,s scores OF witnesses have
s..D summoned to Washington, and
N,nsonds of words Of testimony nave
been printed.
SIDE OF THE DEFENSE
Yesterdays hearing closed 60 far as
me prosecution" Is concerned ana
On mo 10Th OF January MIR. smoot VIII
nsgn ,be examination OF witnesses on
NJ. sde OF the question. The protest
ants against his right to occupy MS
.sat asserted at the outset that they
would prove conclusiyely that plural
marriages have been Of constant oc-
cn,rence in the west since the promul-
cation OF the manifesto Of President
Woodruff in 1890. In 60 days Of near
inc, which have cost the government
many thousands OF dollars, attorneys
FOR those who are opposing MI
smoot have proved that one
plural marriage was performed
and that in Mexico. They have pro-
duced ali sorts OF hearsay testimony
designed to prove that other ceremonies
Of like nature have been performed put
only one witness has appeared prepared
to swear she was married TO man
then having q living Wife
PRoTEsTANTs CLAIM
And vet, those who oppose the seat
hg Of Mr.. smoot declared at the out
set that they would prove beyond the
shadow Of doubt that polygamous
marriage ceremonies have been matters
Of constant and notorious occurrence
during the past IA years. They nave
had every opportunity to do TINS
Rules OF evidence have been entirely
ignored and all sorts Of "hearsay" tes-
tmony admitted as evidence, yet with !
practically unlimited funds at his
command, owen, the admitted agent
Of those who oppose the seating of MI
Smoot, has been unable TO produce
any evidence whatever to prove that
Ae manifesto declaring against polyga-
ny has been violated anywhere within
the limits Of the United States,
WHAT WAS SHOWN.
With the case of the protestants
Closed the slgners OF the memorial
against Senator smoot have shown ac-
eordlng to their belief. that the Nor
mon Church, so called, has taken some
interest in politics These people are
ned up as traitors TO their country be-
cause they have apparently refused to
h' quietly by while all sorts Of at
lacks were made upon their religion
me 'Mormons," as a people, are not
accused Of being dlsoyal to the instltu.
uons Of their country. They have been
'aoVn to be industrious, hard working
and law abiding citizens, except In so
lar as those who took plural wives be-
'Vre The admission OF Utah az a state
nave Insisted upon their right to main
IAN and live with the families for
'ulen they are responsible, No one
nom the outset of the hearings has
Ssnied this. But IN so far as
uarges were made that the
@oFmon" Church has covertly
NQulesced in polygamous marriages
auoe 1890 the protestants have signal
y JAILED In their proof. They have ut
~''y failed TO show that the Church
Von'Fols the election In any OF the states
NHere 'Mormons' are predominant. ex-
~ mat they have produced men who
ave sworn that II heard that Smith
~ that Jones told him that he heard
44' Brown thought" or similar testl-
,Opy that even grand jury would
, Nv out; and yet every possible
~ ,',Se has been given by the commit
" make points by the persecution
.hAlRMAN BURROWS RULINGS.
'As'rmaa Burrows has ruled time