Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-07-28

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for each and every case of plural mar
riage performed or sanctioned by the
Mormon church since 1890. l also Of
fered him $1,000 for each and every
case of Mormon church interference in
politics. All the answer that Senator
Dubois offered was that ought to be
in Jail. / pointedly asked Senator Du-
bois on that occasion why he stated in
the Salt Lake Tribune of May 2S, 1928,
that the Mormon church did not inter-
fere in politics, and why he stated in
the United States senate on February
5, 1903, that the Mormons had not p er-
formed plural marriage since 1890
and that he had yet to find man who
would say that the Mormons had per-
formed a plural marriage anywhere
since that date. Instead of answering
me or informing his audience on the
subject, he was speechless and sat
down.
Senator Dubois cannot revive the
Democratic party of Idaho and secure
his reelection by injecting ant-Mor-
monism into it. AS long as President
Roosevelt remains as popular as he is
now with the western people, it will
be impossible to swing any inter-
mountain state back into the Demo
cratic ranks. Senator Dubois lament
at the long drawn out Smoot trial. 1t
was certainly not Senator Shoots
fault, as the defense only occupied
about three weeks time of the three
years trial. The trial was closed in
January, 1905. Soon after, however,
the prosecution said If they would re-
open the case they could put one wit
ness on the stand who would testify
that the Mormon church interfered in
business affairs. The case was re.
opened, and Mr.. Charles Smurthwaite
of Ogden, Utah, was put on the stand
| and testified that the Mormon church
had ruined his salt business; but when
| he was carefully questioned by Sen
ator Knox, Mr.. Smurthwaite admitte1
| that he had invested $4,000 in the salt
business and at the end of the year he
sold part of it for $4,000 and leased
the balance for thirty years at $500
per year. (See Vol. a, Page $50, Smoo
inquiry proceedings) Just as long as
| they can keep up the anti-Smoot ant
anti-Utah agitation they will graft the
| liberal but deceived people in the east
There are now several anti-Smoot lee
turers in the field, and they either
charge an admission fee or pass the
hat at their lectures. We all had t.
dig up a dollar each to hear Senator
Dubois in Philadelphia. 1t is a low
estimate that over 100000 has beer
collected by these anti-Smoot agitator'
and lecturers. Miss Helen Gould gave
them $4,000; Mr.. John G. Martin, Gin
cinnati. $1,000; in Chicago they
worked up one of their audiences 81
that it put 1929 in the collection box
Many societies voted to assess eacl
of their members so cents. What the'
wanted with all the money they col
lected no one has been able to ex
plain, as Uncle Sam paid all of thu
expenses of the Smoot investigation
both for the prosecution and defense
except portion of the lawyers fees
and his bill was over 100000 Thes'
agitators hurt Utah and Idaho b,
frightening away settlers and capital
and the business men of Utah are III
in arms against them; and when Sen
ator Dubois or anyone else make
false statements about Utah and Idah,
they will be brought to account.
| V. S. PEET.
| Baltimore, July 10.