The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-14
DENoUNcEs PRESIDENT FOR US.
ING INFLUENCE AGAINST THE
AMERICAN PARTY.
POLYCAM|STS CONTROL
regard of State and National Laws
Reviews Workings Of the
Church.

NVtSulHstOl, DcC, --iVOOStNcLt WI
charged In the senate today with usi0t
his influence for the election of Re
publican Mormon candidates in the
recent election in Idaho and Utah. The
charge was made by Senator Dubois
in the course of speech in which he
discussed the right of Reed Smoot Il
a seat in the senate. The address,
was of considerable length the first
portion being devoted toa review OF
The Mormon church. Mr. Dubois as
serted the control Of the church to be
of the presidency and the u apostles
of which Mr. Smoot was one This
control he maintained, was eeclesias-
tical political and commercial, and
was exercised completely over follow.
ers who come principally from foreign
countries. The constant tendency he
said was to make the church and
state one, with the control in the
church
Polygamous relations were being
9hohhilltAt MI JHDOiS Hdlu, D9 IIp6i-
dent Joseph Smith and a majority Of
the II apostles. Continually there was
contracting of new polygamous mar
riages surreptitously arranged by the
church in Canada, Mexico, or on the
high seas, Polygamists, he said oc.
cupy the highest positions, politically
and IN the church, and constitute the
weathiest and most powerful mem.
bers of the church organization. This
Is a change, he aeseried. from the old
days when polygamy was entered into
indscrminately Now the polygam-
lists are selected by officers OF the
church and in this way is being built
up a cult and aristocracy of plygam.
= fsfts. Ent no record of polygamens
marriages is kept which is available
for the American people. Because of
this, he pointed out, the futility of
passing national law prohibiting the
practice "a
Church Holds Full Sway.
Politically he said, the Mormon
church holds absolute sway in Utah
and is extending its control in Wyom.
Ing, Idaho and Oregon. When Brig.
ham II. Roberts was expelled from
congress because he was a self con
fessed polygamist, Mr.. Dubois said he
was at orce elevated to high posi-
ton In the church.
AS to Senator Smoot. he said, it I
made no difference whether he was or |
was not a polygamist The senator |
was a pillar in the church, and in con
troll of its temporal, spiritual and polit-
ical policies. and was selected for the
senate because Of this position in the
church
"Smoot he sead, represents the
church and not the state and would
do the bidding of the church before he
would serve the real interests Of the
state or of the nation. BY being an
apostle of the church Smoot is mem
Der of this high conspiracy He is
one Of the chief conspirators, and by
his acquiescence supports the plans
and aims of the conspiracy
The break ng down of the influence Z
Of the church In politics. Mr.. Dubois t
asserted, would do more than any 7
hing else to put a stop to polygamy. ii
Turning his attention to the cam c
paign preceding the recent election, I
Mr. Dubois read the press dispatches t
If October %, which stated the pres' j
lent had sent Secretary Taft into Ida Il
10 TO speak in advocacy of law and a
rider. At that time Mr. Dubois said. C
lie had telegraphed the president that a
he only issue in Idaho was the desire y
" the Mormon hierarchy to continue
o dominate the politics of the state b
nd that the president had been mis- p
ed If he thought there was any other a
ssue. The Republican state platform, e
e said, was absolutely silent regard I
ng law and order, and notwithsi and Il
ne the Democratic platform had de- s.
ounced the murder of Gov Steunen- Il
urg and demanded the conviction of d
he guilty party. none Of the Demo J.
ratio speakers had discussed any sub o
ret save that Of Mormonism. hence II
here was no other issue in the Idaho b
ampa rn.
Take a Whsck at President. u
Mr. D-bois referred 10 messages Of NJ
residents Buchanan. Johnson Grant. "
layes, Garfield Arthur and Cieve- s.
md, and citing what he termed "the d
lenace of MOrmonism" and proceed n
a:
I call attention to these messages q
tne presidents for two purposes. e
ne TO Indicate the views Of our form q
r executives: the other to mark the q
lntrast between them and the pres s.
NJ occupant Of the White House. Nor q
lOnism is more insidiOus. more dan n
erOus and a greater menace to our A
lverlment and civilization today IN
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CONCLUDED On -ifth PaEel te