Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-29

was noted more for his seml-lnsanlty on
the Mormon question than for any
legal ability, He published occasional
ly a vile pamphlet called Luclfer's Lam
tern, an appropriate title, us II was
made up OF lIbidlnous stories, nthelstl-
cal notions and such abusive and scan.
dalous stun, that Il was not NJ tor the
home or the family, and had no per-
manent or prominent support, Yet he,
an ayowed infldel and reyeller IN sala.
clous slop, was made hand IN glove with
certain ministers here, and has received
their support and companionshlp in the
East. in his attacks on Senator Smoot
and the "Mormons," We are pleased TO
see how his yilIncnuons and sophistry
'Gere received at the meeting reported
as follows in the New York Times:
Theodore Schroeder, who appeared
for the DIRECTORS before the special COM
mittee Of the House Of Representative
In the case which resulted In the ex-
pulslon OF Mormon Il, II. Roberts from
Congress, gave an address last night
before the members OF the Manhattan
Liberal Club, at 22O East Fifteenth
street, on Should Reed Smoot be Ex.
PEELED from the Senator" Mr.. sehroe.
der thought that MIR. Smoot should not
be allowed TO eli as a lawmaker. but he
was the only one present who did think
so.
ITO support his contention. Mr.
Schroeder said that In matters OF state
the Mormon Apostle owed an allegiance
higher than that which he subscribed 10
the state. and should be declared az In
eligible for membership In the Senate as
are the Russian Ambassador Mt Wash
ington and the Papal Delegate to the
United States.
THE Mormons, said the speaker,
wanted 10 establish a temporal king
dom, dsobedience to their oath was
punishable by death, and the stars
and Stripes 'Sas put by them Qt half.
mast on the Fourth Of July In contempt
Of the government.
AT the Manhattan Liberal Club the
members very frequently disagree with
the speaker Of the evening, so when Mr..
Schroeder finished there was rush for
the platform Edwin e. Walker, the
club secretary, got there first and he
proceeded TO tear Mr. Schroeder's argu-
ment to pieces.
The speaker contends, he said,
that Mr.. Smoot be expelled because he
takes al, oath 10 that which he Is UNI
certain Is right or wrong, Doesn't every
army officer who II Mt 10 be an officer,
take an oath OF obedience, and keep Ii
regardless OF what the orders are?
THE speaker says that the Mormon
is bound to keep certain tenets OF his
faith secret, even II he has TO perjure
himself on the witness stand. Doesn't
every Mason. every Knight Of Pythias
do the same thing? If Mr.. Schroeder
carries out his logic, nine tenths OF tho
citizens, for some reason or other, could
not be Senators.
"Mr. Walkers little speech was pune
tuated by applause, but the audience.
nearly half Of whom were women, saved
their enthusiasm for c. II. Welkin, who
mounted the platform after Mr.. Walker
had concluded
Mr. Schroeder's address," he said,
seemed to me like Il piece Of intellec-
tual dishonesty. We might expect that
IN the courts OF law but hardly on this
platform.
IAN that stuff he has given US about
the Mountain Meadow massacre has
been condoned. There were faults on
both sides. and think the account has
been about squared off up TO date,
But he and the speaker Of the other
evening ducked the polygamy question,
the only question there IL any trouble
about, No Christian has any kick COM
inc ia nat grnaot ayaapt m that ntao-
ton. III you were TO listen 10 Mormon
Elder you couldn't tell but he was
Methodist preacher
No scientific man ever made
scientific argument against polygamy.
No scientific man ever made sClenti-
fc argument In favor Of monogamy,
The polygamy end OF II is not u sclentl.
ilc question but religious one
When Mr.. Welkn finished everybody
cheered including the women,
Joseph G. Rim, the third speaker,
who regretted to disagree with Mr.,
Schroeder, said that II Mr., schroeder's
arguments were sound, Catholics and
atheists should be excluded from the
Senate.
"'But as far as Mr.. week.-mrs. state.
ment that there are no scientific argyll
ments against polygamy, let me remind
him that there are both physiological
and psychological reasons IN favor Of
monogamy'
"'E'or instance, shouted Mr.. Wekln
from the back OF the hall.
"Mr. Rim looked his audience over,
and. deciding that discretion were the
better part Of valor, left the platform.
when Elder yelling, n young but
prominent member OF the Mormon
Church, took the platform everybody
cheercd. They laughed loud and long
when the Elder said
Mr. Schroeder spent most Of his
time In Salt Lake city ~ the represen-
tative Of Lucifer Lucifers Lantern, n
periodical published there ana seems to
have been Inspired from that source
az am loyal American he conclud.
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