Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-11

public IN this country, Mr. Smoot had
been elected properly and in the usual
way, nominated and sustained by the
Republican party which had a MAJOR
ity in the state Legislature. Nor
mons" and nOn."M ormons' alike voted
fol him; In short he was elected solely
on account Of his political, and not re-
llgious affiliations
But then 1t was found that Mr.. Smoot
held a position in the Mormon"
Church, something that is called "Apos-
tie which, we believe, corresponds
with the title Of provost" OF super
Nlsing clergyman, over a number Of
parishes such as we have them In Nor
way, although the ecclesiastical de-
grees In the Lutheran Church and the
Mormon" Church are not at all paral-
lei, Then Il was that lot of hypocrlt-
teal sectarlan ministers supposedly
mostly Methodists) and their tail-ap-
pendlx of hysterlc-holy womenfolks
commenced their howl and at the
same time, gathered subscribers to their
protest" in all parts of the country
taking advantage Of the popular suppo-
sltion that all "Mormons" have host
Of women to provide for, although no
one seemed to consider where all these
women could come from
But then again, It was found that Mr.
Smoot only had one wife, and never
had more than one, also that he had
never desired, or attempted to get any
more, and that discovery made the
sanctim0nius faces OF those protest
anti powers at first rather long and
sober; still It did not take them very
long to hit upon something else that
would do for them. They argued that
II Mr. Smoot was not himself a poly
gamist others were, and lnasmuch as
Mr.. SmOot was an Apostle he should
be held responsible for all other Nor
mons" including the President OF the
Church when they transgressed the
law of the land, by taking care Of more
than one wife.
Upon this foundation they have based
all their latest complaints, protests,
trials and Investigations up to the
present time. But yet they have ao-
complished nothing and have advanced
no farther than the starting point, All
they have found Is, that Mr. Reed
Smoot has but one wife, and that some
others IN Utah have more than one
and most Of those are old fellows.
That the senate upon such grounds,
would turn Mr.. Smoot out, is hardly
probable.
In any other national assembly, such
charges would be turned down without
any form0lity whatever but In this
hypocrltical country the howl OF clergy
men is taken for genuine truth and
their hysterlcal pettlcoat llfeguards
have so much political influence, that
some notice must be taken OF their
howl, and therefore our exalted senate
caused an investigating committee TO
be appointed. witnesses to be sum-
moned from Utah, and the complaining
protestants were allowed 10 prove any
thing they could think Of In connection
with the polygamy -practlses OF other
"Mormons," and the awful ceremonies
I'm the Mormon" Temple and about tith .
Ing, salaries TO the Mormon" priests
and a hundred other things, but moth e
ing was found against Mr. Smoot, ex-
cept that he holds the oflio Of an
Apostle IN the Church
No doubt the senate Is well pleased
with the slow progress that has been
made. for n the proceedings can be
carried on indefinitely TN Mr. Shoots
term OF office shall expire, then each
Individual senator has escaped a con-
sttuti0nal dilemma, without hurting
the sacred howlng-choir q great deal,
and without casting their vote for the
expulsion OF Senator Smoot, contrary
to law and justice.
When the next session OF Congress
conVenes, the comedy may be con-
tlnued or commenced anew In the
same way. That, OF course VIII take a
great deal Of money, but what Is the
public money. compared with the gold
ON opportunity presented OF giving the
bowling clergy and morality women a
chance 10 blow on cube-mlle OF faint
ed air
Translated from the "smuler' No i6,
February. 1905. published by Herman
Baue. 81. Paul, MINI.