The Washington times., 1904-03-07
DUBOIS PROVES
SMITH IS WRONG
Quotes Census Figures in
SmOOt Investigation.
% PER CENT POLYGAMISTS
Mormon President Again on Stand to
Answer Questions in the Cross
Examination.

ton failed to develop any new evidence
Of great Importance, though the con.
tinued examination Of President
Joseph + Smith elected information in
detail regarding the organization and
workings of the Mormon Church
Senator Shoots chief counsel. A 5
Worthington. had the cross-examination
in hand and directed his questions on
church matters 10 clearing his client or
the least blame in connection with
Smiths several admissions Of violating
both church and State law
This attitude Of Colonel Worthington
was emphasized by him when Senator
Dubois asked If he might interrupt the
witness counsel" to ask a question
Il am not the counsel for the Wit
ness, aggressively responded Mr..
Worthington. Il am counsel for soma
tor SmOot.'
Senator Dubois accepted the correc-
ton.
The chief incident of the session was
the testimony Of President Smith that
his last child was born on the same day
that Senator SmOOt was chosen an
apostle. Several Senators about the
committee table commented on the coin
cldence and the witness made reply.
Percentage of Mormons.
Members of the committee were slow
IL arriving for the investigation today,
and it was three minutes before II
O'Clock before Chairman Burrows raped
Tor order.
Senator Dubois said he wished TO
make a statement before President
Smith resumed the stand. He said
there had apparently been some dis
crepancies between the testimony Of
witness and himself on census Stats
tics OF Mormonism. and so he wished 10
quote from the census of 1880 to sup
port his previous statements.
The population according to the cen
sus Of 1890 Mr. Dubois read, was POI. 905.
OF this number there were Mormons,
1l8.2N. and Gentnes, SO. 7H. According to
the rule OF dividing the total. Mr.. DU-
bois said there were 166S2 below the age
Of six years in the Mormon total. By
this method the Mormon population over
eighteen years of age was 51,474. Presi-
dent Smith said there We're 12.000 pOlyg~
amists so that Mr. Dubois thought in
stead Of the 5 or 4 per cent claimed,
there were 23i4 per cent OF, Mormon pop
ulatiOn living in pOlygamy.
In 1902. reviewed Mr. Dubois, there
We're SgT heads Of families. according to
church statistics I give il as my opin-
ion that there has been no material re-
duction since that time. and that there
fore his statement that there are but
3 OF per cent is as misleading as some
other statements along the same lines. d"
Chairman Burrows called President
Smith 10 the stand and Attorney Worth
ington took up the cross-examination.
Smith Resumes Stand.
The organization Of the church was
gone into By Mr.. WOrthington who
asked the witness TO explain the Gi-
vision OF the church into districts. Wit
ness said the church was divided into
stakes" which usually were OF the
same size as counties, but sometimes q
big county was divided into two
stakes" Each stake is divided into
wards. President Smith lives in the
Sixteenth ward of the Salt lake
stake"
The apostles and the quorum of sew
enty have nothing 70 do with the judi
cial workings Of the church. decIarec
the witness. Their duty is TO preach
the Mormon faith. he said. and they are
frequently called on 10 advise the heac
of the church.
las I have said before" added the
witness. Il receive ADVICE from any
good man"
Like Cabinet Members.
Regarding the body Of 10 consisting
OF the three members OF the first pres
idency and the twelve apostles the wit
ness said they met once a week usually.
but not always
What IL the purpose OF these meet
ingse" asked Mr Worthington.
The principal business is for prayer. d"
replied the witness.
What are the subsidiary purposes -"
persisted Mr.. WOrthington.
I'VE meet 10 confer and advise and
transact business. was the response.
The first presidency has the right TO
transact business without the advice Of
the apostles. That is the rule Of the
church. Yes lin answer 70 a question:
presume their functions are similar
TO those Of the Cabinet members Of the
President OF the United States"
Attitude on Polygamy.
Witness said his relations in uvins
VIII plural wives had not been men
toned ut any meeting since he be-
came president according to his reccoI-
lection He said il had been generally
conceded and generally understood that
tho early plural marriages were not
10 be disturbed, that IL would be wrong
fo- the church 20 try 70 disrupt them:
that when they had heard from the
anu-MOrmOr press that polygamous
marriages were going on. il was de-
ciGed such practices must not bee per-
nit ed, and that everything must be
done 10 prevent IT,
when ne became president witness
said he was living with his five wives.
that he had so decided f. his own mind
that Apostle Sm0ot has never approved
Of IT or conuivCd at IL or spoken about
81 in anyway.
HAS he ever protested against it,"
asked Mr.. Burrows.
no. replied tEe witness.
Convictions in Utah.
Attorney Wcrthington took up the
Reynolds case Of 1873 and asked ques-
lions as 10 the extent of the practice
Of polysemy after that time. He asked
when 81 was that the convictions re-
corded had taken place so frequently.
II was under the Edmuuds-Tuckel
law. witness replied and was because
OF poIygamous cohabitaton and not be,
cause of polygamOus marriages solem
nized. Convictions from the time Of tho
manifesto IN 1890 until admission OF Utah
as a State In 1896 We're very few. if an,
AT all ne said. This showed either thai