Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-28

income like unto that which a royal
family derives from a national treas
ury. one tenth Of all the annual earn
ings OF all the Mormons in all the world
flows to him. These funds amount 10
N,6O00OO annually"
POLITICS or LEADERS.
Continuing, MIR. Kearns said;
Parties are nothing TO these leaders
except as parties may be used by them
So long as this Is a Republican admin
istratlon and Congress they Will lead
their followers to support Republican
tickets, but II, by any choice, the Demo-
cratic party should control this govern
ment, with q prospect OF continuance In
power, you would see n gradual veer-
ing around under the direction Of the
Mormon leaders. No man can be elect
ed to either house Of Congress against
their WISH
SENATOR RAWLINS' ELECTION.
The election OF Senator Rawlins was
charged by Mr.. Kearns to have been
due entirely TO the Mormon" Church
In order to humiliate deposed Apostle,
lie then took up the charge that he
GSearns) had bought his own seat from
President Lorenzo Snow The senator
spoke Of his friendship for President
Snow as having arisen from the events
attendant on Utahs struggle for state
hood and added;
SENATOR KEARNs' ELECTION.
For some reason he did not oppose
my election to the senate Every other
candidate for the place had sought
his favor; II came TO me without price
or solicitation on my part. The friends
and mouthpieces of some OF the pres
ent leaders have been base enough to
charge that | bought the senatorshlp
from Lorenzo Snow, President Of their
own Church. Here and now denounce
the oalumy against that old man,
whose unsought and unbought favor
came TO me In that contest, That ev-
er paid one dollar OF money or asked
him to influence legislators Of his faith,
is as cruel a falsehood as ever came
from human lips So far as | am con-
cerned he held his power with clean
hands, and | would protect the mem
DRY Of this dead man against all the
abuse and misrepresentation which
might be heaped upon him by those
who were his adherents during life,
but who now attack his name in order
that they may pay the greater defer
ence to the present king. / am about
to retire from this place Of dignity. No
man can retain this seat from Utah
and retain his self respect after he dis
covers the methods by which his cleo
, ton is procured and the objects which
the Church monarchy intends to
| achieve.
HIS SUCCESSOR.
when the question OF my successor
Il On NaaN 81
| new aspirants for this place, the dis
! cussion was not concerning the illness
| of candidates nor the political popuarl-
| ty Of the various gentlemen who com
| posed that waiting list, nor the pledges
/ of the legislators, but was limited tt
! the question az TO who could stand best
/ with the Church monarchy; as to whom
| it would like TO use In this position, AZ
| to who could make for the extension
/ of its ambitions and power In the Unit
ed States"
+ MORMON" MARRIAGE RELATION
/ Mr.. Kearns then took UP the subJec
of the Mormon marriage relation
ana said;
plural marriage relations have beer
continued dehantly, according TO I'M
will and pleasure of those who had for
merly violated the law, and for who's
obedience to law the Church monarch!
pledged the faith and honor of It's lead
ers and followers alike In order TO Cd
tain statehood"
Mr.. Kearns charged that every Apos
tie Of the Church Is In a large part re
spongible for this condition and that |
is quite evident the Church monarch,
Is trying to re-establsh the rule OF th
polygamous class over the mass OF IN
mormon" people. He charged that no
more than three of the four OF IN
quorum of Apostles have reiralne'
from practising polygamy ana una
"snecial reasons may exist in some par
tlcular case why a man In this elias
has not entered into such relation
KEARNs DEDUCTIONS.
The deductions of Mr.. Kearns con
corning the Church monarchy wer
that il "pledged the country that Their
would be no more violations OF law an
no more defiance OF the sentiment o
the United states regarding polygam,
and the plural marriage relation;
pledged the United tSates that
would refrain from controlling IT'S sub
jects further In secular affairs.
EVERY member Is responsible 70
the system OF government and for IN
acts Of the monarch. That monarch
sets up n regal social order within thi
republic; monopolizes the business q
one commonwealth and Is rapid
reaching into others; takes PRACTICAL
an OF the surplus product OF the toll q
It's subjects for It's own pur ose an
makes no account 20 any one on cart
OF lis immense secret fund, rules a
politics In Utah, and Is rapidly extend
ing It's dominion into Other states an
territories, and permits It's fnvorlte
to enter into poygamy and 10 malntal
polygamOus relations; ana protect
them from prosecution by It's polltici
power
After charging that the pledges hay
been violated by the Church, M
kearns said.
DUTY or SENATE
1T Is the duty Of the senate Of IN
United States 10 serve notice on tn
church monarchy that II must liy
within the laws; that the nation Is ~
preme. that the institutions OF IN
country must prevail throughout n
land and that the compact on while
statehood Is granted must be preserve
! ! inyiolate.'