Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-20
MORE PRESS OPINIONS.

We have a few more press CONF
ments on the case OF Senator Smoot. as
presented IN the reports from the CONF
mite ON privileges and elections, and
add them 10 those already published
ON this page. feeling assured that they
ssh. be- OF general interest They ale
ford further Illustrations OF tho core
rcctness OF the saying that Truth viii
win its way" and that "Time works
wonders Prejudice Is hard 90 oyer-
come and falschood houushes Tor a
vhi,, but in the end the right win
conquer
The Portland Oregouian. which has
always taken the non. Mormoh side
o. questions relating in any way 10 the
majority Of the people OF Utah yet
deals fairly with the reports that have
come from me committee On the case %
the senior Utah Senator The follow
ing ls o. tull copy of 900 editorial from
that paper
Assume a virtue 10 you have ID not
IN seems 90 bc The motto % a group uf
Senators who have pronounced against
Senator Smoot ~ Utah. and want 10
unsHt hIm Against Smo0t as man,
citizen or Senator not @ word Dr. o. be
said he De- man Of exemplary pei
s0Ual aUi private character. but ~ ls
p member of the Mormon church. Some
Mormous practice p0.ygamy, or have
pr8Dtisti DO. but Smoot Is not one ~
these. a man must Boz turned out OF
thr Senate. if amy NJ the members NJ
tho church t1 which he adheres 80
wrong This Sc the substance OF The
dic,um OF the majority o. the Sena'c's
committee ul elections. Everything
trIt could stir prejudice against the
Numons is luggel in 20 support this
t..N It matters not that Smoot HIM
e.'F Is U uHU % lrI-pfoaChable Char1c-
f.r ADJ who have testified on the sub
i,.f admit That DO has led and d. lead
Irl an upright lie. free from immoral
practices NJ every kind u is shown
Chat Ir never has Countcnanced or en-
.Huag.G f1iygamy but has done us
much as auy one 10 bring about The
prohibition ~ The practice.
suppose close inquiry were mad
.n fte private character ana secret
Tra.' ..- ~ che Senators who condemn
-mHUf what one OF them could get
HY" Iuy quarter such report as The
minority uf the committee. eschcWing
can't and rharisllsm. render in Smo5t'
U.H-"
shoots religious beliefs or Church
..... lions concern nobody bu, him-
e.H $50 ono has a right 90 pass judg-
M.rt anon them. A. least or at most
.H.l cannot BE- more absurd or eros
r.Hu- tnau those OF q lot 81 other ps1.
rI. Bui 20 is a fashion o. ola Sim 81,
'u pretend 20 sain,ship. a. opportunity
may offer. .n order 20 cover delinUueu-
U.e. of their own For 70 Is 10 be under
stood that such virtue as backs up ffH
raid ou SmOot not only stands on fr0z.
an ALPS OF purity hut would give nd
quarter Oh trusts on other pluuiertrs
0r tu 900, Kind az misbthayIor The
deputy Dol temporary authority r
'Mcagr, fol Measure be- a type o. a
lot NJ mighty good people
The Fort Worth Record takes uE On,
majority report without reference 9,
the report o. The minority. and takiu.
for granted the chief charges aFairs'
Senator smoot and the Mormon Churc,
proceeds 20 comment editorlally ur7r
T them % says.
80 Mormon need Apply
THAT is tAt effect OF the majority o..
. port q The senate committee on mo
fitness ~ Reed Smoot % sit n tht
/ United states senate.
The report finds that polygamy &,
suil practlsed By many Mormons WITH
the conniyance Of the apostles OF rules