The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-13
SENATOR DUBOIS
PRODS PRESIDENT

Washington, Dec. 1s.--The senate to-
day passed a bill adopting the reg ia,
maritime congress TO prevent COLL isions
at sea The regulations apply only 10
fishing vessels and pertain TO the NUM-
ber and character of lights and day
signals TO be carried.
President Roosevelt was directly
charged with using his influence Tor
the election OF Republican Mormon
Idaho and Utah. The charge was
made by Senator Dubois in the course
OF speech in which he discussed the
senate. The address was of consider
able length, the first portion being de-
voted to a review OF the Mormon
Mr.. Dubois asserted the control OF
the church TO be complete in the
hierarchy, consisting OF the presidency
and IL apostles. Of which Mr.. Smoot
was one. This control, he maintained,
was ecclesiastical, political and com
mercial, and was exercised completely
over followers who came Tnp prinG,ptaryt nonItant
tendency, he said was TO make the
church and the state one with the
control I'm the church. 80
sustained. Mr.. Dubois said. by Presi-
osht Joseph Smith and a majority OF
the apostles. No record or polyga-
nous marriages is kept which is avail
able to the American people. Because
OF this, he said. the futility OF passing
national law prohibiting the orac-
tice was apparent
Politically, he said. the Mormon church
holds absolute sway in Utah and Is ex-
tending Its control in Wyoming. Idaho and
Oregon. AS to Senator Smoot. he said. IL
made no difference whether he was or
was not a polygamist The senator was
pillar in the church and was selected for
the senate because OF this position In the
church.
"Smoot." ne said. represents the church
and not the state. and would do the bid
ding 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 member OF this high conspir-
acy."
The breaking down of the influence of
the church in politics. Mr.. Dubois asserted.
would do more than anything else to put
a stop to polygamy.
Turning his attention to the campaign
preceding the recent election Mr.. Dubois
read the press dispatches of Oct. 22.
which stated that the president had sent
Secretary Taft into Idaho to speak In ad-
vocacy OF law and order, Mr.. Dubois said
ne had telegraphed the president at the
time that the orly issue In Idaho was the
desire OF the Mormon hierarchy TO con-
tinue 10 dominate the politics OF the state
and that the president had been misled, II
he thought there was any other issue in
the Idaho campaign
Mr. Dubois referred TO messa ges OF Pres
idents Buchanan. Johnson. Grant. Hayes.
Garfield. Arthur and Cleveland. indicating
what he termed 1.-The menace OF Mormon
ism," and proceeded: Il call attention to
these messages OF the presidents for two
purposes: one. 10 Indicate the views OF our
former executives the other. to mark the
contrast between them and the present
occupant OF the White House. Mormon
ism is more insidous. more dangerous and
a greater menace to our government and
civilization today than IL vas at any par
ticular period when these messages were
addressed TO congress. Yet President
Roosevelt does not deem the subject
worthy of mention I'm message filled
with suggestions. A majority of n great
committee of the senate. after patient and
exhaustive research have reported that
Reed Smoot is not entitled 20 his seat as
senator. IL was not a partisan report
II should not be a partisan subject No
president heretofore has made II mat
ter OF partisan politics, President Roose-
Welt has
When Gov Gooding OF Idaho and the
chairman OF the Republican state COM
nittee were engaged in melting lawbreak-
Ing and law-defying Mormons 20 addi-
tional lawlessness the president OF tho
United States sent his secretary OF war
10 Idaho 20 plead with the people 10 stand
by Gov. Gooding in order 10 maintain law
and order IN Idaho.
The nom Mormon citizenship OF Utah
and Of Idaho think they are entitled 20
the support OF law-abiding citizens every
where Ia their efforts 20 maintain Ameri-
can citizenship I'm these Mormon states
and II they cannot receive that they have
the right TO demand that the president 90
the United States shall not use the great
power vested In him In the interest of
those law-defying and un-American or
Eanizations In their determination 90 rule
tho politics OF this section OF our coun-
try.
I'm Utah there Is a Republican, Norm On
party and Democratic Mormon party.
both equally controlled by the Mormon
hierarchy. The American party I'M Utah
II composed or Gcnules. both Republi-
cans and Democrats. who are battling
there under the very shadow OF this tre-
mendous ecclesiastical power FOR AmerI-
can citizenship, for the separation OF