Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11

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advisers?
Senator smoot-That is all
Mir Worthington-Th third charge
! is
This body OF mem
or which you are one
"has not abandoned belief In puygamy
| and poygamous cohabltatIon, on the
contrary"
Now this Is the first subdivision Of
the charge
/ "a8 the ruling authorities Of the Church
they promugate In the most sol mn
manner the doctrine OF polygamy With
out reservation"
| Have you In any way, since you BE-
| came an Apostle, promulgated or adj
/ viscd the PRONUNCIATION Of the practise
| OF polygamy?
senator Smoot--I have not,
! MIR Worthlngton--I win not ask you
| as to your belief IN the doctrine, be-
/ couse, in my Judgment that Is mat
| iuquTe,
The next charge Is
"The president of the Mormon Church
| and "a majority Of the Twelve Apostles
! now practise polygamy ana p0lyga-
| nous cohabItation, and some OF them
| have taken poyglmous wives since
| the manifesto of 1890
Have you any knowledge ON those
| subjects, except what has appeared
| IN the evidence before this committee?
Senator SmOot-I have not.
Mr. Worthington-lt Is said read-
in).
"These things have been done with
the knowledge and countcnance Of
| Reed Smoot'
What do you say TO that?
| Senator Smoot--That is not true,
Mr. Worthington-lt is said next
| that
Plural marriage ceremonies have
| been performed by Apostles since the
| manifesto of 1890.
Senator Smoot--Not 10 my knowledge
Mr.. Worthington-Do you know that
| even by reputation
| Senator Smoot-I never heard OF one
| az all until | heard the testimony here
| about Brigham Young performing one
| In Mexico
Mr. Worthington-Wit Mrs. KEN
| nedy 1t is said also that many Bsh-
| ops and other high officials of the
| Church have taken plural wives since
! that time" Have you heard In any
way that any Bishop Of the Church
| has taken a plural wife since the mani
| festo?
Senator Smoot-l have not.
| Mr. Worthington--Or any other high
| official, except such as have been men
| toned here IN this testimony?
| Senator Smoot-EXcept as mentioned
| in that testimony.
Mr. Worthington--It is next said
| that all Of the First Presidency and the
| Twelve Apostles encourage polygamy
| and poygamous cOhablt1tion DO you?
Senator Smoot--G do not.
Mr. Notwithstanding they counten-
anCe It, DO you?
| senator Smoot--I do not,
| Mr. Worthngton-That they conceal
| IT, DO YOU
| Senator Smoot-I do not.
Mr. Worthington-Thlt they connive
at it. DO you?
Senator Smoot-I do not.
| Mr. WorthingtOn-lt Is next said that
| they honor and reward by high Of
| fee and distinguished preferment those
who most persistentiy and dehantly
violate the law of the land referring,
| ] suppose, in what Brother Tayler calls
| his rhetoric, to these gentlemen who
| live IN polygamous cohabitation
| Now, let me ask you, In regard to
| that have you ever upheld for office
any man, in the Church or out of it,
| because he was polygamist or be-
| cause he was living in poIygamous
| Cohabitation?
senator Smoot--I have not.
Br. Worthlngton-Or have you ever
advised that any man should be pre-
ferred or honored I'm any way because
| of his being a pOlygamist or because
OF his living I'm polyglmous cohabita-
| tion2
Senator Smoot--I have not
Mr., Worthington-The last charge
| is
Though pledged by the compact OF
statehood and bound by the law OF
their commonwealth
And that Is a little Of the rhetoric
about the law, as to which we need
not ask you
this supreme body whose voice is
Jaw to its people, and whose members
We're individually directly responsible
for good faith to the American peo-
| PIE
That is some rhetoric about which !
viii not ask you--
| permitted without protest or obiec-
ton, their legislators to pass law
| multiplying the statute against polyga
| nous Cohabitation,"
That refers to the Evans bill I pre-
| sumo, and you have already answered
that.
| have asked you about your knowl-
edge as to whether any member Of the
Is has entered into polygamy since the
| manifesto. Let me ask you Wha.
! knowledge you have on that subject
as to any member of your Church hay
ing entered into polygamous relations
| or having taken plural wife since the
| manifesto?
Senator Smoot--I have no knowledge
of that,
MIR. Notwithstanding you any
! knowledge ON the subject except the
/ testimony mainly In the way Of alleged
reputation that is spread upon this
| record
Senator Smoot-That is all
Mr. Worthngton-Ther has been
something said about a man named
! Ilarmer who was a Bishop | believe,
! I'm Springvillc. / do not care 10 go
over that case again, but II has been
! iutimdted here that he was pardoned,
and Mr.. Van Cott Is under the impress
| sion that some suggestion has been
! made that you signed the application
| for his pardon. I'm the first place, did
you sign amy application for his par
| don?
senator Smoot--I did not. but, on the
| contrary / refused,
Mr. Worthiugton-As a matter OF
fact, was he pardoned2,
Mr. Smoot--He was not pardoned,
| Mr. Worthington-Whe did you first
| learn or what have YOU heard to that
! effect, that he was holding out as
| has wife the woman with whom he
was charged with having committed
| adultery since ne came out of the PEN
| itenuury?
Senator Smoot-I did not catch that
| question Read that, please
The reporter read as follows;
MI WorthuGton--W When did you
| first learn or what have you heard TO
| that effect that he was holding out
| as his wife the woman with whom he
| was charged with having committed
| adultery since he came out of the pen-
| itentary?'
| Ennnlnr Smnnt- Whom he WINS hern |