Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-15
Political Power of Church.

1.-THE political power in this church IS be-
coming so great that it is not confined to
our western states, where they live, put
fear it is becoming the object of sol1cltude
to the great national parties. The Nor
mons voted the republican ticket at the
I last election. They are selecting repupll-
can senators and representatives wherever
| they can During Mr.. Cleveland's admins
tration they were all democrats; and If
democratic President should be elected IN
four years from now, they would turn again
to the democratic party. wish 10 give my
solemn warning to the republicans that they
should not be msled into thinking they
have allies in the Mormon hierarchy The
Mormon hierarchy hopes to have an any
in the republican party. IL would p rle.t1,
them equally to have the democratic party
as their ally and to give the democratic
party their support if the democratic party
were in power. With the power OF THIS
organization spreading so rapidly over the
entire western country. carrying with it
everywhere the poison of polygamy, our
only hope is in the good women or the
United States.
.sThink of it for a moment. These fif-
teen men at the head Of this great organ
ization claim it as a divine right TO ab-
solutey control their followers in all
things temporal and spiritual More 1han
one-haIf of these fifteen are living IN open
polyeamy are standing forth In PLAIN re-
lief, without fear and without shame IN
open defiance of the laws of the iand, ana
They control the public schools of Utah al
most entirely, and the public schools in
| large part Of Idaho and Wyoming, ana are
teaching their doctrines IN the PUBIC
schools and holding up to the children, CEN
tile as we'll as Mormon, the polygamistS
who have passed away and the poiysanists
who are living, as models for their iHiita-
ton" , -.
r,ent of the Mormon Church consists or
band of men involved in a system which
means almost. unlimited power over th3T
aGherents He severely criticised the litne
system and said a more dreadful thing has
not appeared in our American CIVILIZATION
than this. Millions are at the command OF
a corrupt leader, with winch TO MAINTAIN
his power and work further corruptioa.
He said that practically the apostles are all
poIygamists. there being but two or three
executions, and this probably because these
particular men did not get into poiygamy
before the present controversy arose. About
the Mormon people. the followers, as he
called them, Senator Dubois made this
complimentary allusion:
"I ought to close, but must say few
words about the Mormon people. the fol-
lowers. The most OF them practice the
virtues of industry, thrift. honesty and,
outside Of poIygamy. personal virtue Their
articles of faith seem to them to represent
all of morality and the revelation which
| their leaders proclaim from time to time
seem TO them to set them above all other
peoples in the world. Here and there among
| the following a break is occurring, the
false pretensions of the leaders are being
exposed, and men of Independent mind and
strong personality are disavowing any su-
preme allegiance to the leaders. and are
| giving patriotic devotion to our country
and its institutions.
Prolonged applause greeted the speaker
| as he concluded his arraignment of the
Mormon hierarchy.
Mrs Lucretia Blandenburg of Philadel-
phia presented to the congress the greet
| ings of the National Woman's Suffrage
~
Roosevelt as the first to SO actively COM
i mend a woman's reform movement. A let
| ter was read from Mrs. Mary E. James, in
which she alluded to the history of the
Mormon Church as one of fraud and duplic-
fy. A collection was taken to carry on
the work of popular education.
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis chairman of
the legislative COMMITTEES, which has been
directing the work against Senator Smoot
In legislative halls all over the country.
praised Senator Dubois for his work in
the Senate and for lending his sympathy
to the causes Of women. Women are
bern PATRIOTS" she said. The boys will