The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23


In Spectacular Fight.
s-ecial to The Journal.
Spokane, WASH, Sept. ,22.-That the
Presbyterian church is in league with
insurgent republican and independent
Dubois and defeat Judge w. E. Borah.
the republican candidate for the senate,
was disclosed in an interview given
out here yesterday by Mrs. J. Diefen-
derfer of Erie, Pa, member OF the
Women s Board Of Home Missions of
the Presbyterian church and of the
INSTRUMENTATION Council of Women.
Ordinarily we are here to. fight
Mormonism, said Mrs. Diefenderfer.
"Wo are drawn into this political
CAMPAIGN incidentally, first, because
port in the efforts we have made to
keep Mormons out of congress and,
second, because Mr. Borah, his oppon-
emit, will be the recognized representa-
tive of the Mormon church in congress,
should he be elected and Smoot be ex-
cluded. s%Et
=. Polygamy Unabated. u: -
, "Polygamy is just as prevalent to-
are being Contracted in Utah and
Idaho every day. We have discovered
that it is easier to- keep a Mormon out
of congress than to have him expelled
after having been elected. We ousted
Roberts only after hard struggle and
we have been compelled to put up the
battle Of our lives to exclude Smoot
and still we are not sure Of victory.
"Tho we only say it with bated
there is strong tendency on the part
of the leaders of the republican party
to do nothing that will estrange the
Mormon vote. We need Senator Du-
bois services to assure the defeat of
Smoot before the committee on priv
ileges and elections in the next senate.
and we need him there because we
don't want Mr.. Borah to be there as
the spokesman of the Mormon church.
-. There to Stump the State.
"Thus it comes that the organization
which I represent has directed me to
of Senator Dubois. am persuaded
that Tho the democrats were defeated
by vote Of nearly two to one in the
last election, we can overcome the lead.
It is Uncomfortable that any woman
will neglect. to vote with US, to vote for
the sanctity Of the home, to stamp out
polygamy. Comparatively few have
If they awake to the Importance of the
issue this year, they can achieve an
easy victory. If they use their infu-
ence on their husbands, it will be yet
easier.
CT have spoken at Payette, Weiser.
Lewiston, Wallace, Moscow, Standpoint.
Rathdru1n, Culdesac and Occur d
Alene. r expect to speak in every
city in the state and shall tell some
plain facts about Mormonism. i;
: Brides Offered Dubois.
ct shall explain that Senator Du.
make his peace with the Mormon
church.. \, He has been promised re.
election without opposition on condition
that he>does not vote against Smoot in
the senate He has been the recipient
of overturesa from the Mormon church
for years, but has fought Mormonisnl
since the = Edmunds act was passed
whereby, the jails were filed with Nor.
mons. He was then United States
whereby scores of prominent Mormons
were convicted: 49,. ~,
f'Judge Borah has Just as certainly
made his peace with the . Mormon
church, after having fought it fo1
years. He has given out a statement
recanting all he had previously said
by declaring that they had ceased t.
practice polygamy. that they, hae
ceased to interfere in politics and tina,
he regarded them as friends. It ha:
been the mighty price he paid to. sc
cure their support in this election. q
IL A Business and Graft.
"Mormonism is not a religion. Tt il
a. business, graft, an organization
lust. The priesthood are traitors anl
periurers since their failure to live "
to their pledge to ,repudiate polygamy
In their Fbook of doctrine and GOV
enants' made in their manifesto thr-
which they were granted statehood fo;
Utah.