Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
THE SENATE INVESTIGATION.


The Butte Intermountaln Of Dec. rs
has this to say Of the investigation Of
the case against Senator smoot
"The esteemed upper house Of the
Flftv-eighth Congress, I'M its closing
session. appears to rcdoube lbs EFFORTS
M men,al acrohatics as rs official ca
reer draws TO am end The Smoot IN
vestlgation affords the piece de resist
ance OF the long bill and ms a vaude-
willie performance II enables several
distinguished members 10 exercise
their versatility 10 the OBLIGATION of
those who love fun rather than facts
oThe sub committee Of the judiciary
COMMITTEES Of the senate appointed TO
nuke am investigation into alleged
polyramous conditions in Utah, with
view 20 unseating Senator Smoot
should IL be proven he himself was
disobeying the statutes OF the United
States by having more than one wife
was not instructed To make partisan
filings at religion. TO dissect the Bible
or rdicule followers OF faith not
common to q majority OF the sub-com-
mltleemen Yet some Of the commit
teeinen, notably Senator Burrows,
have seized upon the opportunity TO
rldlculc religious faith, torgetful
that over certain texts Of the Bible
found I'm every copy probably since the
first German printed editions. there
always has been dispute. apparently
hoping thereby TO make himself solil
with the church vote but In so doing
naglunuy violating all the laws pre-
cedents and c0urtesies OF court con-
Quoting such an inquiry by dragging
from the witnesses facts In no way
relevant 10 the investigation and which
should not have been asked.
Little that touches the merits OF the
Smoot case has been developed, The
committee has gone out Of It's Prov
ncc M attempting a thorough canvass
of the situation In Utah or elsewhere
I'm localities where MOrmonlsm Is sup
posed TO flourish II has ridculcd a
religion which lis followers believe TO
be revealed so surely as Senator Bur-
rows believes his own faith. II he has
any II has dragged before the lime-
light the private affairs Of people
whose manner and habit Of lie could
ln no way have affected Senator
Smoot II has gone over every alleged
p0lygamous commission since the first
Of the faith plodded over the desert to
make q great section OF the west bloom
like he rose. without eliciting sin
gle fact bearing upon the object OF the
Inquiry Il has consumed thousands
Of columns Of the daily press I'm the
months OF Investigations; exploited
every sect represented ON the commit.
tee TO the intended detrment Of the
Mormon. IL has allowed to 80 out UNI
censored filthy relations utterly unit
for the public press and without the
slightest excuse for record 20 draw at.
teutiou TO It's own valiant efforts I'm the
cause OF Christanlty-and has got no
further as regards Senator Smoot as
senator than when IL began.
The end OF II mn will be that Sena-
tor Smoot viii retain his seat and that
the senate committee and an other
members of the senate will be excOr-
uted hy that element ~ the Christian
sects who demanded Mr., Shoots UNI
geating-but only by that element
The majority Of those who have fol-
lowed the trial have become con-
WINGED that Senator Smoot himself Is
not guilty, and sensible people are un-
likely TO hold him responsible for
polygamy IN Utah n q decree from
Congress and the federal government
has been unable 10 stamp Il out"