The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-02
Borah's Daring Deception.

A/OH0As y LII ny DSOP
public Monday witnessed
bold and reckless Of
his however contempuou of the in
tegence of his audience, engaged
this
yet been his audience
that he knew while making them his mind was in anything
Trying of his folly he stated that he
poygamy
twenty
and nearly all the 400 others He sad knowing his to be false
UNDERSTOOD THAT OLD PoLYGAMIsTs SHOULD NOT BE DIS
agreed to it Shifting his position
false statement the public platform
liberately SOUGHT
assumption again After
this offence he is not entitled the of hearing There
certain rules honor which public speaker must follow and deber
ate quote falsely grbl
an insult to the intelligence and eduly of those who
Let why
B0rah GARBIED political
FACT HE SAID PRACTICALLY OPPOSITE
Boah quoted from February 1909 prior
the Smoot investigation, the
with others who had made the fight thought
assure them that those older who living pygamous relations
who had growing families which rearing
men and their children houl be disturbed
assumption that that
Of continued production pgam0us children
1.-THE PoLYGAMoUs RELATION, COURSE SHOULD NOT
CONTINUE BUT NOT ooMPEI1 A MAN TO TURN HIS
FAMILY ADRF express as willing
that pogamous living could be pro-
ded for but egtimate children
Borah this to dbonor
emitting the vital part of the Senator's speech
Did President Harrison represented the continu
anoe of old polygamous No. and knew it.
In hmnes proclamation said
81 Benjamin Harrison, States by virtue of
the vested amnesty and par
don all persons liable the by of unlawful
WHO SINCE 1885, HAVE ABsrA1NED FROM sUoa
COHABTATIoN but the they
snail In future OBEY the laws named
Bohs libel more plain when we
recall what proceeded hs.procanaton
Mormon church property eschead account
poygamous crimes church property from Tho
the church through President MILFORD its
s onns or practong poygamy permitting
octber 10 and 90 1891 hearing occurred before -. ...
oancery to determine of escb cb
property were President woog ,
Snow Joseph smith, now president Of h M
their testimony given they interpreted the
Let us look at these extracts testimony:
O. Did declaration (the manifesto, so,
70 Inc forming Of new relations by entering A. don't
q Did intend and advice solelv FOL
@ Of new marriages without reference existing
plural marrgesY The proclamation was 70 oh The
the laws of the land subject expecting the
Let language you will understand me- har
as laws have congress obidding
mnt of intention APPLICATION TO ExfsTN coMn
s s1eNs WHERE PLURAL MARRIAGE ExsTEDY A. YES
YES, SIR, TIT is TO THE LAW oH'
IN the concluding portion statement you say ~ now d
@ my advice to the Latter Day Saints from contractinp
my marriage forbidden
was to expand and to statement of
in plural already in the tus or
intended the the k the res SIR
he law myself and expect the obey the law " obey
by MT Dickson of counsel the church
Your attention that nothing was said n
about the DISSOLUTION existing Relations
want to ask President Woodruff whether in vonr adi
ana the people of the church, them that vonr
LIONS ALREADY FORMED BEFORE THAT SHOULD NOT Ee nMT