Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-13
LAKE CRY UTAH
yet you will say that he is unfit TO
sit here with you"
CHARGES RENIEMEn

| sit here with you"
CHARGES REVIEWED.
He briefly reviewed the charges up.
on which the proceedings were insti.
tuted and declared that not single
item In the original Leilich charges
had been proved or even pressed.
PoLYGAMY DEAD
The reason Mr.. Carlisle did not touch
upon the question Of polygamy I'm his
argument was that It has been proved
that polygamy. at least so far as tn,
taxing Of plural wives is concerned. has
peeh abandoned. He held that the gov
eminent has fostered polygamy for
many years and from the migration OF
the "Mormons" to Utah up to 1862
when the first act of Congress was en-
acted prohibiting blgamy. n the Unit
ed states had taken steps at the outset
to prevent pclygamy, It would have
been stamped out at the inception of
the institution.
THE MANIFESTO.
RAISING to the Edmunds act he
touched upon the issuance Of the mani
festo In 1890 and said that IL was un =
derstood that the heads of families
might continue to maintain and visit
their families although the suprems
court held man who even entered the
door OF his plural wife was guilty of
poiygamy. In the attempt to prove
mat polygamous marriages have &C.
CURED since the manifesto and that
senator smoot was cognizant OF the
facts the whole State OF Utah was
raked to find Instances, with the result
OF discovering less than one year and
IN even these cases the guilty parties
had left the country.
CoWLEY AND TAYLOR.
Referring to the cases OF Cowley and
Taylor he said he had seen newspaper
reports and had telegraphed to Utah
Tor definite information. An answer.
signed by G. +, Gibbs, showed that
Cowley and Taylor resigned in October
last and that j. NJ. Tanner supt of
church schools, also was dropped. This
action was Kept secret so that It would
not be charged that the action was
taken for the purpose of affecting tho
committees decision. 1t was expected
when the designations were received
that the case would be closed In a few
weeks, and II was not the fault of Sem
ator smoot that it had not been.
CARLIsLE's ARGUMENT RIDDLED.
"Secy. Carlisle" said Mr.. worthing-
ton, holds that Mr.. smoot should be
excluded, first, because he believes he
may receive divine guidance In snir-
itual and Temporary affairs. You are
asked to hold that Mr. Smoot shall be
excluded because he has the temerlty
to believe that he may receive divine
guidance In spiritual and temporal
matters, | supposed that every church
urged It's members to go into their
closets and ask for spiritual guidance.
II II is not competent TO ask such d.
vine aid the mothers in this room may
teach their children TO say, our Father
who are in heaven hallowed be Thy
name, Thy kingdom come, because
that Is spiritual but they must not
say. Give us this day our daily bred
because that Is temporal. and II one OF
them should some day be elected to the
senate he might be excluded for asking
divine aid in temporal affairs. Then,
too. Lincoln could not enter the senate
because he had promised God that he
would emancipate the slaves AFTER
federal victory.
CONTROL IN CHURCH AFFAIRS.
'The fact is neither the Apostles nor
the First Presidency are supreme. II
has been demonstrated here that 1t Is
the most democratic organization in
this country because nothing can be
done by the Presidency or the quorum
Of the Apostles without ratification by
] see the chairman smile---I know
what is In his mind He would say
Yes, they go through the form, but
they always vote TO sustain" And the
reason for that is that the leaders of
the Church always keep their ears to
the ground and keep In touch with the
desires of the people. If an attempt
should be made by the First Presi-
dency or quorum to re-establish po-
ygamy by revelations. they would not
only be voted down, but the leaders
would be thrust from office. This Is
the testimony Of both Gentiles and |
"Mormons."