The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17

gamy, even in cases where the mar
 rtages took place before the manifesto.
 but the people, don't want to go on
 record as prosecutors
 Judge McCarty was Asked concern ing his prosecutions of poIygamists in the United States court in 1888. He stopped bringing actions before the commissioners because his superior off, ficer shut off his fees. He thought the United States district attorney had received the intimation from the de- partment of justice to lease up on the prosecutions. He thought both political parties became opposed to
 criminal actions. Continuing he said: And that was the cause of all the | trouble--this conquetting with the
 Mormon Chruch. Men in both parties | sought to learn whether the territory woulds become a Republican or Demo-
 cratic State. I won't say they sought
 out the church as a political organiza- 1 tion, but sought the plans among the Mormons.
 Chairman Burrows asked Judge Mo- Carty whether he thought the Presi- dent of the Church. confessedly living in polygamous relations, had ten- dency to promote or discourage the , practice among the people. 'To promote it, unquestionably I
  The witness thought if the President of the Church should put aside his plural wives and declare against polygamous practices there would be an end to the practice except in few instances.
 The witness said that>. President Smith went too far when he said the
 people generally approved of the con- ! ditions
 In answer to questions by Senator Dubois, Judge McCarty said that Nor
 mons in Utah may unite to exclude every Gentle from the State ticket and therefore the Gentiles were appre- hensive until they knew whether a fight was to be made against them. | but he said he thought too much prom thence was given to the church and that the Mormons as a church are not taking the active part in politics that has been attributed to them. He was of the opinion that MT. Shoot had to get the consent of the church to run for Senator and that
 when a high church officer ran for of-
 flee 1t was understood that he had ob- | tained the consent of his superiors in the Church. He said that there was a | tacit understanding that the members | of the Senate should be one Mormon | and one Gentle.
 MT. TaylOf aSkeu JuOSe mcCdfLy 1T he approved of this agreement. and he l said:
 ''Ne. I don't. It recognizes the Nor mon Church as a factor in politics, and I believe that We should get the best men on the ticket and that fitness for office should be the only considera- | tion."
 Dr. A. s. Condon of Ogden, Utah. | testified that he was a member of the |. last Legislature. The last Legislature was the one which elected Mir. Smoot | to the Senate. He joined the Shoot | forces after he saw his own candidate | had no chance for elec ton. but said
 he had not been approached by tte | Mormon church.
 Asked about the sentiment of the people as to polygamy, the witness said that, 'condone" was not the right
 word he said tolerate" was better and that polygamy was dead. On cross-examinasion. Dr. Condon resented a number of questions asked
 by MT. Tayler and declined to answer until directed to do so by the Chair man. He was examined closely con
 cerning his acquaintance with a mum Der of persons reported to be polyga- mists, but beyond these eases, the
 witness said he had no knowledge. The Committee adjourned until to- morrow.