Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-15
Senator Dubois Talks to the
Mothers and Denounces the
Utah Mormons
HE WOULD ExPEL REED sMooT
Says Senate Should Act in the Case Of
the Utah Senator in Such a Way
as to Give Mormons of Uath to
Understand That They Must Live
Within the Law.

Washington, March is. Senator
Fred I. Dubois of Idaho talked to the
mothers congress last night Oh "The
Purity Of the Home" his speech be-
ing chiefly a severe arraignlnent of the
doctrines and practices of Mormon
ism. He declared with emphasis that
there should be no liberation of the
present teachings and practices of the
Mormon hierarchy, and in suggesting
a remedy said:
at is the duty Of the United States
senate so to act on the case of SEN
ator Apostle Reed Smoot aus to serve
notice on the polygamous head of this
church and his apostles that they must
live within the.law; that the nation is
supreme; that the institutions of this
country must prevail turnout the land;
and, second, there should be an a.
mendment of our constitution wide en-
ough in its scope to place plural mar
riage and political control by the
church entirely out of the realm Of
possibility" -
Senator Dubois declared that Nor
monism is a decided If not the great
est single menace which confronts US
as people. Polygamy. he said, was
practised by Joseph Smith as early as
1S41, as a command from God, and t
has been practiced from that day to
this in defiance of all law.
The president of the Mormon
church and more than one-half of the
apostles are openly living in polyg-
amy today, and the testimony taken
before the committee shows that sew
eral Of the apostles have entered into
polygamous marriages since the issu-
ance of the manifesto. 1t is known
that new polygamous marriages are
being constantly entered into.
The political strength of this organ.
ization has vastly increased until now,
in addition to absolutely controlling
Utah. they hold the balance of power
in Idaho and Wyoming, and are
spreading over and threatening Ore
gon and Nevada, and have a following
of no inconsiderable Importance in 9TH
er, western states. Their great aim is
political power, so as to protect them
in their polygamous practices. 1t is
impossible now to elect senator from
Utah, Idaho or Wyoming who will OPP
emily oppose the methods or practices
of the governing power of the Mormon
church. / do not mean to be UNDER
stood by this statement that the Nor
mon hierarchy is strong enough to
select the senator's in Idaho and Wy
oming, but do say that they are suf-
fcienty powerful to defeat any one
for the United States senate in either
of those states if they desire to.
Notwithstanding the testimony
which Joseph f. Smith gave before
the senate committee no one has the
temerity in Utah to undertake to pros
ecute him and it is utterly impossible
to enforce the laws Of Utah against
him. In Idaho the condition is the
same-the head of the Mormon church
there, President William Bulge, testi-.
fed before the senate committee that
he was living with three wives, and
that they had borne him children since
the manifesto. yet the Idaho legislature,
which has just adjourned, could not
put our statute books laws under
which President Bulge or any other
or person living in poly
gamous relation can be convicted and