Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-11

stated that Joseph r. Smith said TO
tina assembled multitude that hlled the
Tabernacle, referring to the subject OF
his wives
Il dare not and cannot cast aside
those To whom God, In HIS INFINITE WIS
dom, has Joined me for time ana Tor
Mr. Worthngton-ls that Doctor
Buckey's testimony?
Mr.. Tayler--Yes. am reading from
page o.
Il dare not and viii not cast aside
tho mothers OF my children II | did
should forfeit an the blessings that
God VIII DestOW up0n those who are
faithful TO their trust. II did I should
De forever damned and be forever de-
priyed OF the cOmpanlOnshlp Of GOD, my
Wives, my sons, my dauehters and all
those most dear TO me throughout
eternity
II am not coward or craven
thing ! may be driven 10 the last
J extremity, but ! would not shrink from
| exile, Imprisonment or any ear'hly
/ hardship that might come 10 me IN iul-
filling my duty 20 God and man, When
/ II comes, however, 10 throwing ASIDE
al hope OF future happiness, all eN-
/ pect2ton Of continued union with those
/ love | viii not make such slcriiice.
I dare not and cannot. / am not pri-
pared to forfeit an eternal inheritance
I by Yielding 10 The customs Of the world
/ cannot, | dare not, risk eternal dam
nation BY putting away the responsible
/ tiles which God has placed upon me.
But rather ] VIII be true 10 my duty,
/ true to my trust, true TO my God, my
/ wives, and my children
| DO you understand that thnt fairly
represents the views Of good Mormon
/ Iolygamlsts2
/ senator smoot-The wording OF that
Mr.. Tayler / think, may be construed
Just as n Is. that he win not abandon
| them, and / rather think myself that
/ n he ala abandon his families throw
| them of take no care Of them at all,
he would be condemned not only by
man, but he would be condemned OF
/ God.
Mr. Tayler-And your interpret, ion
/ Of this Is that what ne means to de-
/ clare against Is the physical, absolute
! desertlon OF these women2
Senator Smoot-From the language
there, although / do not say that he
even said that
Mr. Tayler--Wcll, do you think, Sem
ator that he meant to Intimate any
| thing different than that he Intended
10 continue the relation OF husband TO
these several wives, just as he had been
dclng before?
Senator smoot-I do not think / ought
10 put that construction on It, Mr. Tay-
Ter
Mr.. Tayler-That Is to say, you think
he meant by stating what he would
do, that he was going 10 do something
/ less and something different from
what he had been doing?
Senator Smoot- Well, ! could not say
that
MIR. Tayler-Do you not understand.
Senator, that he meant by this that he
was going to be husband to all these
wives?
stand that, even from that language.
Mr. Worthlngton-Eyei, from what?
Senator Smoot-I1yen from that lam
guage.
Mr. Worthlngton-Th committee
should understand that that IL what
| purports to be report made week or
two afterwards Of the sermon from
memory. not shorthand report.
Mr., Tayler--What do you understand
TO be the meaning OF the expression, II
am not prepared to forfeit an eternal
Inheritance by yielding to the customs
Of the world?"
Senator Smoot--f do not know what
h really meant by that, II he said IT,
The Chairman Assuming he said II,
have YOU any opinion as to what he
meant by it?
senator smoot-No; | could not say,
| Mr. Chairman, what was meant.
Mr., Tayler-Do you remember this
statement by John Henry Smith
Mr.. WOrthington--Wha page?
Mr., Tayler--l wanted 10 find another
reference TO that before l took that up.
II IL on page 2S6 volume H.
| asked this question;
you propose TO continue the prac-
tlse that you then started"
You understand what that practise ls
that he was referring 10, do YOU not?
senator Smoot--I think ] do.
Mr.. Tayler-That Is, the living with
a plural wife
Senator Smoot-Yes.
Mr. Tayler Teading) upon the
theory that there Is a higher obligation
upon you than the obligation 10 obey
the law?
MIR. smlth--Yes. I must suffer the
consequences, II my countrymen see NJ
to punish me-"
Senator Smoot-I remember John
Henry making that statement
Mr.. Tayler--You understand that is
the view that Is taken by good Mormon
polygamists do you not7
Senator Smuot-No; | understand
that Is the view taken by John Henry
smith.
MI. Tayler-po you understand It is
the view taken by Mormon polyga-
mists?
Senator smoot--No; do not, Mr..
Tayler generally.
Mr. Tayler--You do not?
senator Smoot--l know my own IA
tner, when the law was passed obeyed
the law.
Mr. TayIer-He lived up to the law?
Senator Smoot--Absolutely.
Mr. Tayler-Did he desert his wives?
Senator Smoot.-He did not: that is
he provided for them,
Mr.. Tayler--He provided for tbem
yes DID you understand that John
Henry smith was asked this question
as related to the matter as TO whether
he would provide for his wife?
Senator Smoot--l did not so under
stand IT,
Mr. Tayler- Now, Senator shat was
a DEPRESSION that happened To come I'm.
we may get back 10 that again I'm an
other form. You remember the escheat
case?
Senator smoot-Yes, | remember OF
H.
Mr. Tayler--That If, YOU remember
the litigation respecting the property
OF the Mormon Church which the gov
eminent had taken possession Of?
Senator Smoot-l remember the case
Mr. Tayler-And the litigation and
negotiations that preceded that with a
view OF rcpossesslng itself Of that prop-
erty?
senator Smoot-I am not very CONVEX
SAINT with that
Mr. THyler-I mean generally.
Senator Smoot-I know there was
such a move,
Mr. Tayler-You know that that sit
uation arose2
Senator Smoot-Ies
Mr. Taylsr-You know, as YOU re-
marked a little while ago, that Il good
many poygamist Mormons We're i'm
hiding at one place or another and
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