The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-28

senator said that It was bis belief
that the Philippines should be turn.
ed over to Japan, ~ the Japanese
were kindred race aud thoroughly
understood the orientsl mind. Tues.
day the senator delivered q talk 10
ihs high school along the same lines
at the request Of Superintendent
Barton. His talk was much appre-
eiated and called out numerous quss-
tions from both teachers ami scholars
which the senator answered.
Speaking Of the state campaign
next year the senator said:
The Issue will be whether We will
turn tbs state over to The MoFm0ns
80 that they would control IL rs they
do IN Utah or shall We control and
cheek them and compel them to obey
the laws. The senate. 10 the coming
session. will pass upon the right Of
Apostle Reid Smoot 10 retain bis seat
a. a senat0r. The Investigation Of
the Mormon organization, which was
bad betors the senate COMMITTEES on
privileges and elections, has satisfied
the country that he ought to b. turn
ed out, This Investigation shocked
the moral sense Of the entire nation.
Among other things, II disclosed
that The lFst presidency aud the
twelve apostles Of the M0rmun church
exercise absolute Rnthroity over all
the members Of the organization Ia
all thtBgs, spiritual. political and
commercial The arst presidency
consists Of the president Of the
church aud tuo couhsoiors appointed
by the president. Il has been
the unhroken custom when q pFeai.
deaf dies 10 select ~ bis successor
The president Of the quorum II the
twelve apostles, that IL. the fiTst Of
the apostles 10 become such. because
bis service - an apostle has been the
longest. When there IL = vacancy
Amoas the twelve APOSTLES, the pre-
ldShs ~ the chaFch ipdicasea 90 the
remaining apostles who should be
selected 70 gu tbs vaeancy. and they
promptly Fstify this choice and select
ths one proposed 10 them by the
president. There is no instance on
record uhen The apostles have refused
10 ratIfy the aomlnatlon Of any one
To be su apostle By the president Of
the church. The nov president Of
the church. Joseph +. Smith, IL a
polyeamiEt. He testified before the
senate COMMITTEES. under oath. that
be hAs ave wives and forty two chill.
drun. aud that each wife has borne
him ehildrea since the manifesto,
which was issned by the church aud
Endorsed by him, In which manifesto
the Mormon church solsmnly pledR.
ed the people Of the United States
that polygamoua living and church
dictntlon 10 politics would be aban.
doned. Every president Of the Nor
moB church from the beginning has
been = pOlyEamist. Reed Smoot is
one OF the twelve apostles aud partic.
ipated Ia the election Of Matthias
Cowley and others TO The aposslsship,
knowing that they wers poiyRamists
and bad taken plural wives Eiuce the
Issuing of the manifesto. II be 10
not himself polyEamist, be evident
lly upholds the practice and would
not be likely TO oppose the election
of = polysamist 20 the presidency Of
he church.
The Smoot case will come up
for disposal when congress convenes
and with the evidence against him |
believe the senate will not permit
him 10 retain his seat. II Il does,
the party responsible for bis election
will be held to account by the moral
people of the country.
THE democratic party took high
moral ground in the last campaign
against Mormon polygamy aud
church interference 10 politics and
made clean campaign. II received
the support Of many republicans who
oppose polygamy and WIS defeated
by the solid Mormon vote. There Ii
no reason why the party should not
make the next campaign along the
same high moral plane, because the
quetaion is Of vital interest 20 ouI
state and must be met. The Nor.
mon strength is about one.thlrd Of
our voting population and we must
either rid the state of church dicta
ton In politics aud crush polygamy
by the enactment OF effective laws oil
they will become the majority al
they are In Utah. The people of tbs
north have not experienced the Nor
mon blight az we who live In th,
south east, but the church Is ooloniz
Ing the north and you already have
number Of the faith Ia Kootenai
When they become strong enough
they will hold the balance Of powel