The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-24

! the interminGling of church influence in
| the business life of our people through
the headship of the president or the
church. in many great Industrial cor
BoratiOns. as trustee in trust for the
church. and the control that that church
/ has over all our commerce and indus
| tries.
: Senator Fettus asked whether the wit
ness could give the estimated value of
/ the corporate interests dominated by
! the Mormon church. Witness said he
could not give 4 complete list, but
] named the electric light, street railway.
4 bath houses. ard other interests. he
said il was not difficult for the Mormon
/ church TO get franchises from the salt
/ Lake city council Formerly it was Re
publican, To 8. but nov consisted of
! s Nlorr1Ons and 4 Gentles.
Senator Hopkins said the Methodist
, church owned much. property. in Chi
cago, ana Mr.. Worthington added Trim
/ ity church in New York.
The Mormon church in Utah Is q
trust?" suggested MIR. McCOmas, and &c
/ 6his the witness assented.
| Senator Bailey jokingly suggested that
l. Mr.. Hopkins would have a Methodist
bishop subpOenaed to testify as 10 the
activity of that church in real estate
| in Chicago. some comparison might be
/ had Mr.. Hopkins pleasantly refrained
+ from accepting the suggestion, and Mr.
I Bailey afterwaTd received permission OF
the chairman to revise that portion Of
the testimony OF Mr. Hopkins and elirni-
on the testimony of the witness.
Witness Cross-Examined.
! The cross-examination of Judge Pow
erS was begun when the committee re-
assembled at 2:15 o'clock in the after
roen. Mr.. Van Colt asked the Ques-
tons
Judge Powers said the people of Utah
have progressed socially and otherwise
/ I'm the years he had known of them
/ from personal knowledge. He spoke OF
them in complimentary terms. saying
the great mass of the Mormon peopls
ara as sincere and conscientious as any
! people on earth
Witness qualified this statement al
oLce. however. by saying that while
they have as hxed convictions as other
| | eople. they often change their views
I without apparent reason. and invariably
I follow their church leaders. He added
his opinion that in spite Of church him
drance, Utah will in time become q
| good State of the Union.
! Judge, what did you mean yesterday
/ when you said the Mormons had gone
to Utah with great bitterness in their
hearts. asked MIR. Van Colt.
1 u meant just this" returned Inc wit
ness. The man they believed TO be
the prophet OF God had been murdered
it would have been unusual II they had
not had bitterness in their hearts" was
the witness reply
Unbiased in Answers.
Counsel then took up the subject OF
elections in Utah in 1892 to get the wit
ness to admit that other things than
church influence had aided in bringing
/ about the results. On some OF these
questions the witness readily admitted
the contentious OF Mr.. Van Colt, al
ways testifying In an unbiased manner
Counsel took up the case of John Dar
Jones, Of the Loyal League" to whom
reference was made yesterday. and th'
purpose 0s he league to accomplish DO
iitical objects.
When asked whether he did not some
times make errors In a political cam
ways were that a canvass had 10 b.
made without any partisan feeling, ant
that any votes not known 70 be sur
for his party had to be counted agains
the ticket. Consequently. witness di'
not believe he had often been WRONG
In his political Judgment
Mr.. Van Colt did not then follow NJ
this line of argument
Witness admitted that Reed Snoo
was prominent as a candidate for tn
Senate even before he was elected al
ham H Roberts had shown his abilit!
in the constitutional convention. He die
not begrudge praise to the personal &c
compiishments OF any of the Mormon
Of whom Mr.. Van Colt asked his opinion
He took exception, however, 10 the US
OF Sunday schools TO distribute politica
literature"