Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-02
community by associatlng with these

community by associatlng with these
men.
Z. That he was assistant United
States prosecuting attorney In the year
1891, that il was well known by him
that prominent "Mofmons" were living
IN unlawful cohabitation. and that he
did not attempt to prosecute them. al
though Il was his duty. under the law,
TO have done so. Also that there were
no objections among the non-"Mor-
mons generally in the way Of protest
lag TO the officers against unlawful co.
habilation from September, 1880, up 10
the present time.
5, That he would not oppose Smoot II
he were a Gentle or even a lay mem
Der Of the Mormon" Church, but later
on stated that the Mormon leaders
would have as much influence over q
lay member as they woulc oyet a.l
Apostle.
D. That he, Crltchlow, moved to
make unanimous the vote In the Salt
Lake County Republican convention
Tor legislators whom he knew would.
II elected, vote for Reed Smoot. That
he also stumped IN Utah county ana ad-
vocated the election Of men on the leg
islative ticket whom he knew would
vote for Reed Smoot That al this time
he knew Smoot was an Apostle OF the
Mormon Church and had received the
consent Of his quorum 10 enter the race
for the senatorship.
For the purpose only of drawing con-
clusions, Truth will concedc that the
charges against Reed Smoot are true,
In Ia
low and Senator Smo0i.
l. Mr., Crltchlow. as will be seen BY
his admissions, virtually belongs 10 the
Ministerial association lac Is so close
" connected with II. He states that
said association took an active part in
polite The charge against Senator
Smoot is that he belongs 10 a similar
body
. Mr.. Critchlow admits that ne NOM
mated polygamls,s, voted for pOlygam-
lists; associated and Travelled with poly.
5amlsts, well knowing at the time that
they We're living In unlawful cohabita-
ton, The charge against Senator
Smoot ls that he associates with and
uphOlds men who are polygamists and
who are publicly known TO be such.
B. Mr.. Critchl0w admits that he was
assistant prosecuting attorney for
Utah that 1t WAS We'll known that
prominent "Mormons' were living in
unlawful cohabitatlon that ne did not
attempt to prosecute them. although Il
was his duty under the law to have
done so. The charges against Senator
smoot are about the same as the ad-
missions Of Crltchlow barring the fact
mat Smoot was not an officer of the
law. and that II was not his duty 10
prosecute these men as II was Crltch-
lows.
4-Mr. Crltchlow admits while he
knew that Smoot was an Apostle he
helped elect legislators whom he knew
would vote for him for senator.
Farley l.. Williams, the man without
party; Sam McDOwall. the man with
out vote and Col Bill Nelson, the
fossilliferous editor Of the Tribune, have
been endeavorlng to create a big storm
over the admissions OF Joseph +. Smith,
that unlawful cohabitation was known
10 exist here and had not been OBJ
Jected to by the nom" Mormons" and
have tried to lead the public 70 believe
they were very much startled Mr..
Critchow Is bedfellow OF the above
named trinity, and has corroborated Mr..
Smiths statements Truth suggests
that this trio constitute themselves into
committee, walt on the Ministerial as
ISOLATION, and request II to have prayers
with one Of Its members, Mr.. Critchlow.
Truth would also suggest that Rev.
simpkin be requested 10 read, for the
edi1catlon OF Mr.. Critchlow, the follow
ing verses OF Scripture from Matthew.
chapter Z; verses and 5;
3 And why beholdest thou the mote
that is IN thy brothers eye, but con-
sderest not the beam that Is In thy
own eye"
5, Thou hypocrite. first cast out the
beam out of thine owne eye, and then