The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-23
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Agninat Polygsmous senator -ssnntur
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Washington, Dec. 2O.-'aThe said
Reed Sm0ot. AZ q polygamous Nor
mon, is member Of criminal or
ganization which defies and endaa-
wore TO subvert the laws Of tbs United
States. .
That startling declaration is sub
the declaration to Be made
in the majority report Og the senate
on privileges and cleo
tion iD the case OF Reed Sm0ot, whose
seat in the United States senate Is Ia
jeopardy on account Of bis record as
an apostle Of the Mormon church.
In his every utterance concerning
poIygamy Senator Burrows Of Michi-
gan, chairman Of the committee on
privileges and elections, refers to Il
as "a crime 80 monstrOua;'' and, In
HE speech against the admission Of
New Mexico and Arizona to the bene-
fits and honors Of statehood, Senator
Burrows said:
81 intend to vote against the adj
mission Of Arizona as a separate
state, and / shall vote against the sd
mission Of the two united as one
tsats for the reasons arm about to as
sign. Today polygamy exists in
New Mexico. Il has been declared
that it lie the breeding ground Of pO-
lygamy, and happen to be In pos
session Of information that the con-
dition Of things In New Mexico in
this regard is startling. OF course.
am not going TO dicsuss the question
Of polyRamy-a crime 80 monstrous-
but We are confronted nos with the
prOposit on to admit q territory into
the Union no = state, with the crime.
as cOnfessedly declared In this bill,
eyistinR in the territory-to admit Il
into the Union, when the power Of
the national government over i will
cease. hold in my hand eyeidence
Of the sxistance Of this crime. which,
for reason Of a public nature. l can
not nov disclose. II this territory
is not admitted. these violations OF
public Law will be brought to justice.
and vote against its admission be-
cause in my Judgment. neither New
Mexico nor Arizona should be admit
ted as a state. separately or together.
until they have washed their hands Of
this abOmination and until they are
ready 60 obey the laws Of the United
States.
SMOoOT UNFIT FOR SENATE.
This lie the public utteranee of
the chsirmna Of the committee; an
honorable gentleman, a sincere leRis-
lateor. an eminent statesman, and a
fervid orator. The majority report
of the committee, declaring that the
said Reed Smont is nnfl: for member
ship in the United States senate. will
be written by Senator Burrows and
will by him be read to the senate.
Referring TO the act that some sen
ators sitting 10 judgment Gu this case
have aspirations for the presidency,
a senate leader informs the writer
that he will say On the faor of the
senate something like this
''God help any senator beg par.
don. / mean 10 say God pity any sen
ator having aspiration higher than
seat iu this cody whose sense al
honor Is 50 duliej Or 80 blurred that
be viii dare to turn deaf ear to the
petitions, the pleadings, the intense
lonRiugs expressed by the Signatures
Of more than 5000, cue American
mothers on this pending case involy
ing dignity. the manhood, aud honor
aud the influence Of the senate OF To,
United States
Not only has Senator Burrows pub
licly expressed his opinion OF poly
gamy as "a crime SO monstrous. :
but Senator Knox OF Pennsylvania
formerly attorney general OF til
United States and now 3 member o
the committee on privileges and eleC
tions, has said:
Mr. Smoot has no right to the con
sideration OF any man who loves hi
country and defends its constitution
When asked whether he would ODE
bis oath of allegiance to the eonstt
tuition of the United States, or b
cath 70 his church, In the event
any conflict between those two all
Chances Mr.. Smoot said. 4 woul
: be obliged to emigrete to snoth,
country.
r EXPATRIATIoN. NOT LoYALT,
!. Gle would expairiate himse
5 rather than obey the constitution
;, the United States. he would olir
: 10 the organization which defies Il
. laws OF the United States. There
,, only one way to view his case, al
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