Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-01
Retiring Senator from Utah Says
Il. 81 Latter Day Saints Boldly
i. Defy the law.
PosrLEs BREAK \ FAITH
saost of Them, He Declares, Live in
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II oIyeemy and the President Has the
Il Income of the Royal House-Pc;tics
\ Said to Be Absolutely Controlled by
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1.-THE church.
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aGature al ,he Gay il Tie Senate vas
E+szsnccch b. MIR. kearns. Of Utah. on
Elhe Mormon Church. lie charged That
sfire church controls the politics and
Etnsincss CT Utah He denied emphat
tscaly that he had paid Lorenzo Sn7w,
Etilen president ofzthe church. for sup.
/ n 70 Of himself For senator.
II. Mr.. Kearns asserted that tho Nor
Enon Church has willnlly ard frenucn:-
broken The compact made at thu
|Ilme OF the admission CT Utah. and
Ethat no apostle OF the church has pub
Elicly protested against its violation. He
aescrlbed the surroundings ard the
Epowe:s Of President Smith, whom he
[Sald affects u regal state and has estab.
hsl!ed himself with the dignity Of a
hlonarcs with a royal income.
III sone-tentn of the annual earnings Of
all the Mormons in all the world flows
10 him. said Mr. kcains. These
inafs amount 10 $1,000. n0c annually. !
3 Dips into Sacred Funds.
= ksa 4, continued 1T will as
toNnd you TO Know that every: lola olIa Z:
of United States money paid to any
servant OF the government who is a
Mormon is tithed for the benefit or
this monarch. Oat CT every thousand
dollars thus paid he GETS one hundred
dollars to swell his grandeur. This is
also true OF money paid out Of the prh-
nc treasury Of the State of Utah to
Mormon officials. But what is worst
CT all, the monarch dips into tie sac
red public school fund and extracts
from every Mormon teacher 0nc-tenth
CT his or her earnings ana uses it for
MS unaccounted purposes
Continuing. Mr.. kearns said. par
ues are nothing TO these leaders, ex
c'tpt as parties may be used by them.
no man can be elected to either House
OF Congress against their wish
The election Of Senator Rawlins vas
49,. 80 - NJ Ncsi!sNS 10 nave been
cue "htirely TO the Mormon church in
order 10 humilate a depcsed apostle.
lie then took up the charge that no
(kearns) had bought his OWL, .eat
licm PRESIDENT Lorenzo, Snow. The
senator spoke OF his friendship ia:
President Snow as having arisen from
The events attendant On U,ah's stru-
gle for statehood, anu added:
For some reason he did not opncsa
my election to the Senate. Every 9th
er candidate for the place had s,oush:
his favor: it came TO me without Drjc,
y solcltatlon on my part. The
trends and mouthpiece of some of the
present leaders have heen base crcu-,,
10 charge that bought the sonatorshin
from Lorenzo Snow. president of thor
own church. Here ana now dencunce
the cahlmny against that OLD nan.
whrse unsousslt and unbcueht favor
came to me in that contest. That
ever paid to him one dollar of money
or asked him to influence legislators
CT his faith is as cruel falsehod as
ever came from human lips;
so far as I am concerned he held
LIS Lower With clean hands an;
wcAId protect the memory tf this dead
man against all TIE abuse and ;,lsrcr.
rcsenta1ion which might DC ncapcl
nnon him by these who were his al
,.rents during life. but who now at
tack his fame in order that they nHr
Tag the greater Difference 10 the orcs.
ent king.
Church Monarchy.
am about to retire from tls;s place.
81 dignity. Nc man can retain this
scat from Utah and retain his scll-re-
sEect after he discovers the methods
by which his election is procured ana
the objects which the c.nrch NOR.
archy intends to achieve
When the question CT my successor
became m;'1te! O.! great anxiety to mr.
merous aSriraals for this place, !,r
discussion was not concerning ,hc lit
mess Of candidates nor the political
popularity CT the various gentlemen