The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-12
OPENS The FIGHT ON SMOOT;
SAYS MORMONAPOSTLES RULE
UTAHAND PRACTICEPOLyCAMY
SENATOR BURROWS BITTERLY
DENoUNcES THE DoMINAT-
ING HIERARCHY"
LAWS OPENLY VIOLATED
te Says BY Band of Rulers of Which
Senator Now On Grill, is
Member--He Says They
Live in Cebauchery.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE question
of Senator Shoots right 70 his seit
as United States senator from Utah
was discussed by Burrows in the sen
ate today for more than three hours
The senator who had carefully pre-
pared his speech, received the closest
attention throughout by large at
tendance of senators and crowded
galleries Smoot occupied his place
in the chamber.
No Interruptions were made during
the speech which was an arraign-
ment of Mormons and responsibility
which he attached TO Smoot for Nor
mon principles, as member of an
apostolic body of the church.
Senator Burrows first reviewed his
torical facts in connection with the es-
tablishment of polygamy by the Nor
mon church He said there had been
no proof submitted to sustain the al.
legation that Mr. Smoot is a poly
eamist adding that the recommends
ton of the committee on privileges
and elections in favor of declaring
vacant the seat Of the Utah senator
is not based on such charge
Mr.. Burrows impeachment was
based entirely upon the connection
Of Mr. Smoot with the governing body
OF the church, consisting Of the presi-
dency and the twelve apostles. He re-
ferred to this body as a hierarchy,
and said: The power exercised by
this Is farreaching and commanding,
holding in its grasp practically the en-
tire membership of the organization
and through IL the domination of the
state by aryogating to itself and in
cucatfng the belief in its followers
a that they are endowed with superna-
turnl powers as prophets, seers. and
revelatoiq and specially commission
ed by the Almighty TO dominate the
affairs of this world and that resist.
ance to the will of this theocracy is
rebellion against God The testimony
fully sustans the allegation that the
Mormon priesthood Is vested with su
preme authority in all things tenn
poral and spiritual and that the first
presidency and the twelve apostles
are supreme in the exercise in trans
mission of the mandates of this au-
thority."
Mormon Hierarchy Dominates.
He said that since the admission
Of Utah into the Union the people Of
the state have been, if possible. more
completely under the domination of
the Mormon hierarchy than during the
long years of Their territorial exist !
encc and in support of this state |
ment added: Immediately ald at the !
very first election thereafter the her- |
archy resumed its domination in state |
affairs, taking possession practically of |
every official position in the state gov
ernment, and has held them ever since |
with unyieding tenacity. The only /
office held bv a Mormon under the |
state government during the ten years |
OF its existence as an elective officer
has been the attorney general"
He cited many instances of political
not only in Utah but ad- I
oji1ing states, and quoted at length
The church manifesto Of 1896 requir.
ing members to obtain the consent of
the hierarchy before becoming candi-
dates for office. Smoot had been com
PEELED TO obtain this permission" He
was nominated by the hierarchy. said
Mr. Burrows, and the selection rati-
fed by the legislature He went on
NO more cunningly devised scheme
could po sibly be coucocted to put the
church in politics and make it poten-
ial therein than this For. the mo-
ment it is known that a candidate has
The Endorsement of the church and per
mission Of the hierarchy to be q candi-
date that moment he has back of him
the whole power of the Mormon
and his selection is assured
There has been no case in which
for a high office in Utah has
obtained the consent Of the church TO
run and has been defeated"
Shows Proof Of Polyesmy.
He ss d that Mr. Smoot's member
ship in the church governing body
which inculcates belief in polygamv
Is conceded. Concluding that the
members Of the hierarchy teach poly
camy as principle Of human cO7duct
he took mp the question as 10 whether
they practice It, On that point he
said.
The evidence upon this point is SO
complete and overwhelming as tn
leave no dOrbt as TO the truth Of the
allegation. The proof is indubitable
hat IN spite OF the manifesto Of 1890
sued by the head Of the church.
the suspension Of poly