The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-15
SENATOR DUBOIS
To THE MOTHERS
Historical Review of Mormonism in
the United States.
PLAIN DUTY OF THE SENATE
CONDITIONS IN UTAH AND NOUN
TAIN STATES.
lkI ASHINGTON, March 14.-Senator
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severe ARA gumeut of the doctrines
and practices of the Mormon organizd-
ton. He declared with emphasis that
there should be no liberation of the
present teachings and practices of the
Mormon hierarchy and in suggesting a
remedy said:
ct is the duty of the United States
senate so to act on the case OF. Senator
Apostle Reed Smoot as to serve notice
on the polygamous head of this church
| and his apostles that they must live
within the law: that the nation is Su-
preme that the institutions of this
| country must prevail throughout the
! land: and second, there should be an
amendment of the constitution wide
enough in its scope to place plural mar
riage and political control by the
church entirely out of the realm Of
possibility"
Menace of Mormonism.
Senator Dubois declared that Nor
monism is a decided, if not the greatest.
single menace which confronts US as a
| people POlygamy, he said, was prac-
| ticed by Joseph Smith as early as 1S41
| as a command from God, and it has
! been practiced from that date in de-
/ fiance of all law.
! Then the senator continued:
| THE president of the Mormon
! church and one-half of the apostles are
| openly living in pOlygamy today. and
| the testimony taken before the commit
| tee showed that several of the apostles
! have entered into polygamOus mar
| riages since the issuance OF the mani
! feStO. 1t is known that new pOlyga-
nous marriages are being continually
| entered into.
Politics Controlled.
''The political strength of this or
! ganizatiOn has vastly increased, until
] in addition tn n hCn1nfafU central
| ling Utah they hold the balance of
| power in Idaho and wyoming, and are
| spreading over and through Oregon
! and Nevada and have a following of no
! incOnsiderable Importance in other
| western states. Their great aim is
! political power so as to protect them in
| their polygamous practices. 1t is i'm
/ possible now to elect a senator from
/ Utah, Idaho or Wyoming who will Op-
/ pose the methods and practices and
! governing power of the Mormon
| church. I do not mean to be under
| stood by this statement that the Nor
| mon hierarchy is strong enough to Sc
! lect the senators in Idaho and Wyo-
| ming, but do say that they are suffi-
/ GENTLY powerful to defeat any one for
! the United States senate in either of
1 those states if they desire to, and [ will
say in addition that they have a dispo-
| sition and will exercise the power to
| defeat any one in either Idaho or WyO-
| ming for the United States senate, for
| congress or for governor who viii OPP
pose them in the exercise Of their pOliti-
| cal power or who will undertake to
! punish them for their polygamous
| practice.
| Notwithstanding the testimony which
Joseph Smith gave before the senate
committee. no one has the temerity in
! Utah to undertake to prosecute him. and
| it is utterly impossible to enforce the
I laws of Utah against him. In Idaho the
/ condition q + head of ~
! Mormon church there. President William
Bulge. testified before the senate COM
mittee that he was living with three
wives, and that they had borne him
children since the manifesto; yet the
Idaho legislature which has Just adj
Iourned could not nut on our statute
! books laws under which President Bulge
or any other pOlygamist- or person HV-
ing in polygamOUs relations can be con-
lature began its session by electing a
Mormon as speaker; an attempt was
made To pass effective laws. but failed.
Great Political Power.
The political power of this church
is becoming so great that it is not con
live. but ! fear that il is becoming an
object of solicitgde 70 the greatest ma
! Republican ticket at the last election
They are selectin- Republican senators
and congressman whenever they can
| During Mr. Clevelan d's campaign they
were all Democrats, and if a Democratic
president should be elected in four years
from now they would turn again to the
solemn warning TO the Republicans that
they should not De misled in the belief
{ that they have allies in the Mormon hier-
/ arc1y- The Mormon hierarchy hope tC
! have an ally in the Republican party
II would please them equally to have
the Democratic tarty as their ally and
/ 10 give the Democratic party their sup
port il the Democratic party were ir
With the power OF this organization
spread 50 rapidly over the entire west
/ ern country, carrying with it everywhere
/ the poison Of polygamy. our only hope
! Is IN good women of the United states
/ Think of it for q moment. These flf
/ teen men at the head of this great orSa y
| izatIon claim as a divine rlgnt 10 absolute
! " control their followers in all things
| temporarily and spiritually. More THAI
| Onc-half of these fifteen are living II
| open pOlygamy; are standing in plain re
| latiOn without fear shame ia open de
. ] fiancc of the laws of the land and pos
! ing worthy examples of their president
! They control the public schools of Utai
almost entirely and the public schools il
/ "A large part Of Idaho and Wyoming, auf
are teaching their doctrine in the public
[ schools. They are holding uD to thu
children. Gentle and Mormon, the
! polyGamstS who have passed away ant
the polygamists who are living as models
| for their initiation
| Senator Dubois declared that the gov
eminent of the Mormon churcl
consists of d band of men involved
| in system which means al
/ adherents. lie severely criticised the Sys
| tenn and said that more dreadful
thing has not appeared in our Ameri
! can civilization than this. Millions ar,
! at the command of COrru0t leade
! with which to maintain his power ant
work further corruption. He said tina
practically all the aoost les are polyga
! mists, there being two or three excep
/ tons and probably because these par
! ticular men did not get into pOIygam m,
before the present controversy arose.
Followers All Right.
About the Mormon people. followers a.
he called them. Senator Dubois mad
/ this com Dlimentary alluSiOu:
! Il ought to close. but ! must say :
! few words about the Mormon people, IN
| followers. Most Of them practice tn
| virtues of industry. thrift. SObriety, hon
estv and. outside of pOlygamy. persona
virtue. Their articles of faith seem t,
them to represent 10 them all the mo
raIifv and the revelations which thei
leaders proclaim from time to time seen
| 10 them to set them above all otbe
PEOPLES in the world
GIVEN SEVEN YEARS.