Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-17
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strength, as it will be when tho chi
now author lied and building arc oa
pieted, Is ABOUT the correct thino ~,
arguments, which Senator Hale d,a..
nome with unanswerable logic ho
convinced the President. OF co,r. 1--we
Senator had practically all the c., 'Ae
influences OF Congress with him ~ ~.
nt,"'' '"' lie deserves no less credit fo-
| what ne accomplished As he no..
"'eo ana reiterated, Mr.. Hale wan,s
splendid navy, more efficient in f;gh,i,1
hiits IMAM amy other in the world p,,' By
because of our location on tho u.on,s
map ana FOR other reasons. he is f,,,,.'
convinced that Congress has aIraa,'.
authorized sufficiently large No..
anu 'hat, with forty armored shine ;.
commission. our efforts shonrd H.
maintain that navy at the hi,b...
Siple standard, rather than IN er,.,r~-
II In the number Of ships.
senator Frye, by reason of hic Inn.
service as presiding officer of tho cer
| ale, Is the recipient % numerous III,
muhlca;lons from al over the co,r,r,.
Although lie has put down tho ..,,..I /,
me Senate, in favor 81 Mr.. Fairb.n,..
me letters still come TO him. Hero 10
unique letter from a German in rdaba
on the Mormon question and tho 49,
Of Senator Reed Smoot:
Soda Springs Idaho. March 6 1so-
70 the Hon Senate Of l.. s.
| As Inc Investigation of Smoo+ a.,
| the Mormon Church is about closa.,
ana your Honorable Body is ahout "a
| render your decton | ask v,, ,.;n
parten me for intruding opon vopr vi
| uble time by this comuncatio,
have being a Recident of Suthern H.,
| no for over 40 years as vel ne > ,.ao.a.
| III UtaA. and can trutfuy say th.ra On
| cald Church is not a Spirit,I ~,
| temporal institution for to gjan nowsr
all this should be plan to your Honor.
ap!e Body. and YOU should not be mis-
ed by pretended Religion, have the M,
| ny there Leders Espesial Josepb T.
| smith conyinSet you. that The dis,a-
gard boet the Law of our God. and NJ
cur Great Republick and are the M,
| Ill Equvaln City by upholdine him and
| otter sOcald Apostles: at there Confar-
/
| sarpoft IN Grimes: some of your Hon
arabic Body. if not all is fuly
| aCuentyd with there great Cunning. and
| there pCWerfuld ReSoreSs of Meny the
haVe there forever bount as with Chi
ans by there Accountable Endowment
Dat. and meny viii cald you blest If
you relve them of there Chains'-the
can do il ttanNcal,c
Official we're ever susesful to infores
the Law have the not invarible susese-
iet by raise representment to misiead
ms Nation. Will the susede this
time? Mile mesuers will not accom-
| plise the desiered End. please Exsouess
me- for hacking a few recommendations:
First disfranchans all there rease the
hand to sustain Criminals Joseph F.
Smith or all otter Leders; Second con-
hschate all Church property and Let
that fund be Set apart to pay all Legal
claim whether it be Bodile lingerie, or
outer wise. and Let the Statuse of Linz
itation be no bar for Protiquson by
doing 6lat the Nation will be Aroused
and astonnise. to there crime. mile
Legislation will not accomplish the de-
sicred End. if you Go not tack Action
now | fear that the End will be Lick
the Civel War. Gentlemen Eack up to
your responsibility the Nation be
Watching your Action and will cald you
Blest Especial all the Mother in this
Great Nation and also all Nations that
nave regard for purity OF home. and
any Nation that disregard the home
,nI. l.
Honorable Body that champion for this
Cause his Name will go down To pos
terity as the Friend of the Humen Fam
ellie am Il Nitress to Murder by Mem
oers of that Institution. and for so do
ing the parties We're giving a fate Ofiise
in the Churchnot Long ago one of there
Apostles declard in publick that before
Long all not members of the Church
will be compeid 10 pay tidng or get out
from among them. O if YOU but fully
understood this this great course on Wo-
men, and the cOrSequenS Evel avcl
Example to the Groing up Children
nd the. Blasfaming i'm and on our
Great Creator. you would rise up as on
Man and purse this Nation | am not
personal Aquented with you. | have
The Hon to be Aquented with Hon +. T.
Dubois. DO not think it nassasary to
say that he have great Eysperiens
among them. ! have being privilest
TO ASOtiate more or Less for over %
years with him. and always foung him
true and snseer Friend and advocate
of the purely of Home. do not Let his
intreatis in that behalf fall TO the
Ground. but sustain him for hi is above
being preudies. the Peopel of our Ma
ton are Ansisly awaiting your dcton.
The remaval Of Smoot will acOmplies
but Littel if you do not inact Stringent
Laws: | hope you will not interper this
as riten in a revensful Spiret for il is
not. ii is intended for the Goot Of ALL
Yours very Respectfully
NIELS ANDERSON