The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-20

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
Union Nation.
Those who followed the testimony
given In the Smoot case here cannot
arrive at any other conclusion than
that the Mormon authorities consti-
tute band Of consplrators, whose
aim Is TO nullify the laws OF the land
for the benefit OF thelr own orvani.
zation, which conspiracy makes the
state s"bservlent TO the church and
To give TO the church the political
power which justly belongs 10 the
state by being AT apostle OF the
church, Smooc Ii q member Of this
high conspiracy.
lie Is one OF the chief conspirators,
and by his acquiescnce, supports the
plans and aims OF the conspiracy.
Non Mormons familiar with the
Mormon movement, believe that the
breaking down OF the church In poll
ties Will do more than ansthing else
TO stop polygamy; that with this po-
litical power ruthlessly exercised, The
avenues OF advancement To the Nor
mon people are closed. The mass OF
the Mormons disapproye Of polygamy,
as they disappIoye the union OF
church and state, aud the dictatlon
OF church authority In politics.
Their individual ambitions and indie.
pendence Of action In political and
temporal affairs Is now deprived
them. They would hail with delight
the complete abandonment of polyg.
amy and political control by their
leaders. Hut now their lives are so
interwoven with the teachings and
doctrines OF the church and their de-
pendence Is so great ON the church
Organization and Its attendant conse
lquences as TO cause them to accept
present conditions.
The Senator expressed the firm con
yiction that the mass Of the Mormon
people intended 10 live up To the
promise made by their leaders when
statehood was secured for Utah.
They trusted the sincerity OF their
leaders In entering Into the compac,
with the government, that polynamy
and polygamous relations would cease,
and that the church would cease In
reference In politics. Then tn,
senator said;
at Is the constituted authorize,
Of the organization with which tn,
government has 10 contend and moi
the masses OF the people. While po
lygamy and polygamous relations ar,
openly maintained by the leaders and
while the ruling authorities Of tb'
church are promoting and exercisin.
dominant political power over tin
states OF the West, SO long will polyg
amous relations continue aud 80 Ion.
will the political power of the church
authorities not only be maintained
but strengthened.
1.-THE followers. and the great mas
OF the people will take the example
OF their leaders and viii be guided b
their organization 10 all things. tn
I hopes OF the mass OF the people ar
In the government aud 10 them tn
, government has an ally NO far as thei
u hopes and wishes will aid
AZ the end OF his speech senate
= Dubois paid tribute 10 woman.
9 lie read letter signed by Mrs. FREQ
u erick SchoIf and Mrs. Mary Dye Ellis
c as officers OF the National League q
: women's organizations, which, the
said, represented membership G
10, 600, 600 women. The letter crit
} eised President Roosevelt for partic
Z, pating, through Secretary Taft, l
u the political campaign In Idaho AN
other states, In behalf OF the iepubl
> can party. which they declared wa
, this year dominated 10 those state
u by the Mormon hierarchy.