The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-06

your wives or your children Why do
you consider it necessary 10 have is
clothe and care for your children that
had been born before unlawful cohabi-
tation became a crime?"
Because my wives are like all other
women. 1t is necessary TO maintain
peace. harmony and good viii between
myself and my good wives. That is
the kernel in the nut. That is why I
have chosen not TO obey the laws of
my state prohibiting polygamous CO.
hab.tation.
Bailey Quotes Scripture.
The church gave me my wives and
l do not think the church could be
consistent in taking them away" said
Mr.. Smith in answer TO a question as
10 Why he did not agree to the Wood
ruff manifesto.
The Lord giveth and the Lord tax
eth" quoth Senator Bailey from the
scriptures. Continuing. the senator said
II appeared that polygamOus cohabita-
ton is forbidden by both the law Of
the land and the law of the church
as laid down in the Woodruff mani
festo. and, addressing the witness, he
asked:
Then as head of the church you
are violating the laws of the land and
the ordinances of your church as
wAit?"
Not the ordinances" said Mr..
Smith
We'll, the law then"
No, the rule" said the witness.
Defes the Law.
The rule, after all, is the law for
conduct" said Mr.. Bailey. Il was only
trying TO emphasize what the revela-
tons are. / don't know as much about
the nice distinctions in religion as
hope l do about the law, but it ap-
pears that both the rule of the church
and the law of the land forbade poly
gamous cohabitation, and you as the
head of the church violated both"
Il will not quarrel with the senator
about that" the witness replied. Later
he said that Senator Bailey's assump-
ton was correct.
In answer to Senator Overman, Mr.
Smith said that the revelation, of. the
manifesto of 1880 had not been pub
Hshed in the latest edition of doctrine
and covenants but that this was an
oversight and would be corrected
Replying to Chairman Burrows, Mr.
Smith said that he does not teach
polygamy, and added
Il am not openly and obnoxiousIy
praeticing polygamous cohabitation.'
A Fine Distinction.
How could you better teach poly
gamy than by practicing it?" Mr. Bur
rows continued.
The reply was: Il am not predicting
polygamy- 1 am praeticing polyga-
nous cohabitation, which is not poly
gamy- Polygamy is plural marriage,
and have taken no plural wives since
the manifesto of $780,
Replying TO a question from Senator
OVerman, MIR. Smith said that the
pamphlet containing the manifesto did
not state that it was a revelation from
God, but that the statement was made
that il was published by authority of
the church, which was sufficient 1t
then appeared that the manifesto had
not been put in evidence. and Mr.. Tay-
Ter then introduced it with other docu-
ments.
Photographer Failed.
A few minutes before the time for
adjournment arrived a photographer
appeared and was about to focus his
camera upon the committee and its
distinguished witness, but Senator Dill
bingham made a strenuous objection
Chairman Burrows stated that no pho
tOgraph Of the committee or of the
room would be taken without the con-
sent of the committee. The pho
tographer then folded up his appara-
tus.
The committee then adjourned until