Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-30

that position he has held ever since,
Senator Hoar was scholar, aud
loved his books. Tho story Is told OF
him, that he was asked what would be
his recreation during a recess Of Con-
gress. ITO rest M my library" he
said, land read Creek lie was fond
OF history, aud loved 20 collect rare
books. This It Is SAID was his only
extravaganza. For business he had H.
tie taste, and did not accumulate
wealth
II Is said Of Senator lloar that he
never stopped to ask the people to give
him an office. Much lees aid he ever
attempt by intrigue and bargaining,
PROMISES and threatonlug tojp any
one 20 support himself or any Other
man. He accepted no candidacy that
did not come to him By the voluntary,
interrupted sgill OF the electors With
ont his personal lnstigotion soliclta-
ton or distribution Of largess. Hold
lng Office by such a tenure, be was ABB
solved from the necessity Of consult
Ing any authority but his conscience
touching bis course therein 1t would be
wen. lf the mantle Of the departed
would fan upon some OF his successors,
for men OF that character are greatly
needed
President Joseph +. Smith being re-
Quested by the Associated Press agent
in this city to give an expression Of his
estimate Of the character Of the late
Senator George r FIoad said
IL regard Senator Iloar as a.
statesman and gentleman, one
on the foremost men OF Amer
ica am honorable, highmlnded and
estlmuble citizen ana legislator His
death Is great loss TO the country.
when / was before the committee ON
privileges aud elections OF the Senate.
/ found him. as a member VI that body,
while very pressing IN his questions on
the subjects Investigated, strictly Just
aud courteous His summary OF my
testimony as he understood II was corr
rect. and his conclusions concerning II
we're logical and fair from his stand
point I sincerely regret his death ana
deeply sympathise with the bereayed
The particular statement by Senator
Hoar of his understanding Of Presl-
dent Smiths position on the plural
marriage question is quoted below. The
witness had been badgered and cross
questioned with the evident purpose
OF some OF the interrogators to perplex
and confuse him, when Senator Hoar
expressed his views az to the testimony
Of the witness IN these words
II understand that Mr. Smiths state
ment is In substance this
That he and bis Church accept cer-
tain divine revelations which have come
TO them, including him as one of us
presidents, I'm the past, that one OF
those divine revelations was an IN
junction 90 polygamy TO plurality OF,
wives, that ne interprets that lnJunc-
ton not TO mean that IL Is binding on
all men under al circumstances but
that il Is like similar injunctlons to
persons who believe In monogamy and
that that Is shown by the fact that that
was the construction Of IT, that only
on per cent IN old times OF that COM
munon lived IN polygamy; that there
after, and after the practice OF polyga-
my had been declared an offense by the
civil law, there was another reyea-
ton suspendlng-l VIII not use the
word retracting but not for the future
requiring polygamy, and that from
chat time forward his Church has
ceased to inculcate Il. and has regard
ed the practice OF polygamyt with the
exception | am about 10 state, an Of
Tense. and has Obeyed the Civll law
that there have been since then no
plural marriages under the sanction or
with the knowledge Of the Church or a
society, but that he himself and, ac-
cordlng 10 his belief. other persons In
high places OF authority Of the Church.
and with his full appreciation, ] sup
pose, have said that while they would
contract no more plural marriages and
would resist, with all their influence
and on the authority Of the Church,
any new one. and While the Church has
never sanctioned or a0lemnized one
since that later revelation, they viii
not desert the wives and the children
to whom they had been married under
the old dispensatlon, and that he him
self has maintained those wives and
their children IN separate families, and
has lived In the relation Of husband and
wife with them 80 that new children
have been borne to him by all Of them.
~ do not know that / have given the
whole statement but IN substance |
think Il would shorten and make clear
this inquiry n We were to know whether
YOU expect TO controvert that state
ment I'm whole or IN part, II / have
IN any particular mlsstated It. / wish
Mr. Smith would point out the partlcu-
lar In which | have mlsstated IT,"
"Mr Smith. I understand, Mr. Sena-
tor that you have stated the case as
understand IT,
We have regarded Senator Hoar as one
OF the moving forces in American poll
ties kindly disposed and clear-head-
ed humanitarian with some positive
opinions different to those Of many Of
his associates, but with q strong de-
sire for the welfare Of his country aud
the advancement Of mankind, We deep
~ regret his departure and mourn with
his afflicted family.
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