Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-15
THE BEARINGS IN THE CASE,

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat has IN
the main taken very sensible view OF
the anu-smoot or rather anti-"Mor-
mon crusade, as II affects the seat OF
the Senator, Its latest remarks are In
similar line TO those II previously ex-
pressed After discussing the purport
Of Prest. Smiths testimony It concludes
with this paragraph;
But this has nothing to do with the
case under investigation. Nobody says
or intimates that Mr. smoot IL a polyg-
amst, or even was one. The case
against him reyolyes itself into a charge
that his oath as a high official OF the
Church makes devotion 70 that faith
paramount TO his allegiance 10 the Unit
ed states. The senator himself denies
this. The testimony OF both enemies
and friends thus far 50 far as II mas
touched him at ALL has been that ne Is
a man Of truth. There II not the sllgnt-
est probability that his assertion on TINS
point will be- seriously challenged me
country IL losing interest In TINS aitalr,
and unless some evidence Is soon galneu
which will give some semblance on sup,
port 10 the accusation, the Inquest VIII
have 10 be adjourned sine die and tne
case dropped In regard 70 inc
violation OF the statutes by some
OF the Mormon dignitarles, that
Is matter with which the
men in Utah charged with the execution
of the law, and not the Senates com,
mlttee on privileges and elections VIII
have to concern themselves
That embodles the candid opinion OF
most rational people who have followed
the trend Of the investigation There
are many pertinent inquiries as to tue
rcrullar course Of antI-smoot Republic
ans who are virtually fighting their
own party IN Utah and exhibiting an
inconsistency that Is particularly strlN'
ing. Take, for instance, the testimony
of L. b. Critchlow before the commit
tee He testified that he was menu
Der Of the salt Lake county conyehtioh'
preylous 10 the legislative election
and while he was working in the In
,erest Of George Sutherland for United
states Senator, when he found that ne
was beaten he moved to make the pre-
yaillng nominations unanimous.
When asked by Mr., Van Cott-"You
knew that meant Reed smoot for Unit
ed states Senator II the Republican
party won? lie responded YES
sir" Asked, You also knew
from the Thatcher incident. did
YOU not. that Mr. smoot' would
have to get leave Of absence from his
quorum to become United states Sem
ator, or get consent? he answered,
Yves sir" He further admitted that ne
went on the stump and spoke at
springvllc In aid Of the campaign
which was TO make Reed Smoot a Sem
ator
In the light Of this evidence, does
II not appear strange that Mr. Crltch-
low. Is he admitted, drew up the pro-
test against Senator smoot, under the
Influence of the Rev. Dr. Paden, and
obtained the signatures that are at
tached to it, and which forms the basis
Of the whole case against the Senator?
Tho chief points IN II are that the
gentleman Is an Apostle and therefore
under certain Church obligations inim-
zeal TO his position IN the Senate, and
Lad to ask permission Of his associates
To devote the necessary time 70 Sena-
tCIaal duties, and yet Mr. Crltchlow
supported him for the position I'm the
manner explained, and then turned
round under Presbyterian church in
nuencc' and fought and stil fights
the successful candidate of his own
party. How about that Jewel which
is considered an ornament to any pro-
fcsslon or calling or status In life?