The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-01
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Henry Smith, appeared and secured
the passage Of a resolution to take
the test oath out of our constitution.
This test oath in our constitution
provides for the punishment of those
who teach, or practice or encourage
polygamy or unlawful cohabitation,
or who put the ecclesiastical above
the civil Law. The test oath was
doing no harm to people who wers
living up to the laws Of the land.
Apostle Smiths reason for wanting a
constitutional convention, as be him
self stated, was to enable his people
to get the test oath out Of the con
stitution, as It was a slur upon them
so long as it remained there.
INDIGNATION OF PEOPLE.
''These open and fragrant inter
ferences Of these high authorities in
Utah with The politics of Idaho,
added to innumerable smaller cases
all over southeastern Idaho, aroused
our people to the sense that they de-
mand that il cease. As soon as the
attention Of the people of the state
was called to the fact that John
Henry Smith had secured the passage
of this resolution through the legis-
lature for the calling of coustitu-
was quickly made so manifest that
the Mormon attorney general Of the
state, Mr.. Bagley, declared that the
resolution was improperly passed and
would not be submitte to the people.
Neither the Mormon leaders nor
the republican leaders dared face the
issue Of new constitutional con
vention, the avowed purpose Of which
was to take the test oath out Of our
constitution.
In Utah the church selected one
Of its apostles. Reed Smoot. TO be a
United States senator. Joseph F.
Smith testified before the senate com.
mittee under oath that Reed Sm0ot
could not have been a candidate for
the United States senate unless be
had fret received permission from
the president Of the church. Joseph
F. Smith, himself He testified that
Reed Smoot asked permission to be a
candidate for the senate. that be gave
his couesnt and that be lid not give
his consent To anybody else to b. a
candidate.
''TIis eonceut. of course, was an
order To the Mormon people to elect
Apostle Reed smoot az United States
senator from Utah This vas 70 we'll
understood ia titan that no oue else
OF either narty seriously cagteGied
WITH Apostle smgot after hr had re
ceiv.d IT, zarct5ou II the church.
'.Ia addition - thi-- sisaa rFsa
order 81 &c caurah, ah.cL il printed.
and which base hero in t5e tasti-
mouy TIT fas smeot ~ That
officer 1T tAe Mormon church eaa
aspire he political afiee s5ahoat
first getting taa ea-aat af tne
authorit be- church. Zoe aaloa
OF the caaret aaH tEa state "a ra.I.
ticai affair -iusaaaa complete.
It is a question whleH aaufeaat= the
people rH Ealta states. and
RItally eoarargs tie He pie IF a -fate
like idaho. where the NoFmgHs are
so strong in numbers. IT the present
time in Idaho it is q rare thing to
find a politician who has the temerity
to aspire to any high political office
without being first assured that be
will have the support Of the Mormon
authorities. -
Senator Dubois concluded with a
strong appeal for the election Of the
democratic ticket
son OF PLURAL MARRIAGE.
Mr. Stalker was introduced wher
the applause following Senator
Dubois speech had subsided. Mr..
Stalker frankly admitted he vas the
son Of polygamous marriage Ny
father came to Utah with Brigham
Young in ls47,'' be said. Gle had
three wives and % children. That
ism t a big family for Utah He set
tied in Franklin, Idaho. in $50.
My father was a graduate Of the
University Of Edinburgh. Scotland.
He believed polygamy was right, but
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