The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
BITTER ATTACK
ON ROOSEVELT
Senator Dubois Charges PreSi-
dent With Aiding Mormon
Church in Politics.
FALSE ISSUE WAS RAISED
TAFT's INTERFERENCE IN IDAHO
CAMPAIGN.
Especial to The Herald.)


Especial to The Herald)
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator F. T.
Dubois of Idaho devoted over three
hours today to telling the United States
senate in eloquent language the story
Of Mormon church domination in Utah
and Idaho. and why Reed Smoot should
not be allowed to retain his seat in the
senate. When Dubois commenced speak
ing he had a small audience of SEN
atOTS and comparatively few listeners
in the galleries. There was much con-
fusion OH the floor of the senate, MEM
hers moving about, talking, TustlinS
papers and generally paying little at
tention to the speaker. Before Dubois
got far along in his speech the senate
was listening attentiVely and members
began to get close up and group about
the desk OF the speaker. LaFollette
came over and sat in SpoOEer's seat di-
Teetly i'm front of Dubois. who stood at
the desk of Senator Fulton in the GEN.
ter Of the chamber. while during his
speech SmOot. who sat close to Dubois,
apparently was unmoved by any of the
denunciations Dubois poured out
Eainst the apostolic senator and the
Mormon hierarchy.
Applause at the Close.
A-it the close of the speech there was
IA slight ripple of applause in the gal
leries. which had filled IN with listen
crs during the course of Dubois re-
marks, and "A number of senators ard
house members congratulated him.
Among those were Senators Teller,
CaTmack. Carter. Clark of Montana,
ollie James of Kentucky. and others.
Senator Dubois was i'm good voice,
knew every phase of his subject and,
although his speech was i'm the main
impromptu, it was systematic in con-
stTuction and apparently effective. The
first half hour of Senator Dubois adj
dress was taken w with thorough
explanation of the OrganiZa ton of the
Mormon church i'm detail. He paid es-
pecial attention To the political control
of the Mormon hierarchy. and relieved
lay members of the church from that
degree of blame for following the die
tates of their leaders which he attrib-
uted to the hierarchy.
Mormon Leaders Able.
lie characterized the Mormon church
as a political and commercial organ
iZatiOn especially. He complimented
the leaders for their business ability
and Judgment and their easy mingling
with the men of the world. He referred
10 the tithing system of the church and
the drain the collection of these tithes
was upon the people. The hierarchy
makes no accounting to anybody for
this enormous sum. reaching about 81
0G0 600 annually. He referred to the
business enterprises of the leaders in
detail and their control of banks, mines
and railroad companies. He gave an
interesting description of the earlier
Gentle fights against Mormonism and
explained the manifesto, amnesty
1rrn In of i'm,
the more recent fights with Mormons
growing out of the dictation of the
apostles i'm 1902, the Roberts and
Thatcher cases and the election of
Reed SmoCt. He gave history in detail
IF the Republican and Democratic at
titude toward Mormonism IN Idaho and
Utah and-othcr western states where
NoTmonism exists.
Polygamy and Promises.
He spoke of pOlygamous rcla lions
which were being sustained by Pres-
dent Joseph F. Smith and a majority
of the twelve apostles of when Sen
atUr Smoot is enc He referred TO the
contracting continually of new polyg-
:9lous marriages. He referred To the
Hfcnn promise and agreement Of the
Church, made under plea for amnesty,
To cease polygamy and poIygamoUs liv-
ing. He referred to the early days,
when only the poorer and more ignor-
ant classes We're entering the polyg-
amous relations, but stated that nov
men OF the higher order of intelligence
young men of ability, were being select
CT by the church to enter this relation.
People Not to Blame.
The senator expressed his firm con
Viction that the mass of the Mormon
people intended 10 live up to The prom
iscs made by their leaders when state
hood was secured for Utah; they trust
cd the sincerity of their leaders i'm en-
tering into the compact with the gov
eminent, that polygamy and polyS-
nous relations would cease and that
the church would cease interference in
politics.
While polygamy and polygamous re-
lations are openly maintained by lead
Crs. and while the ruling authorities of
the church are promoting and eXercis-
. ing dominant political power over the
states Of the west, so long will poiyg
amOus relations continue, and so long
will the political power of the church
authorities not only be maintained, but
strengthened.
Presidential Messages.
He called attention to messages from
various presidents. from Buchanan
down To Mckinley, against Mormonism,
and said; Il call attention 10 these
messages of presidents FOR two pur-
poses; one to indicate the views of our
former executives. the other 20 mark
the contrast between them and the
present occupant of the White House.
MormOnism is more insidiOus, more
dangerous and a greater menace to our
g. -ernment and civilization today than
: I WAS at any particular perIO1 when
Z She's messages were addressed to con-
tHfess. Yet President Roosevelt does
net deem the subject worthy OF men
J tfon in a message filed with suggas-
lions. A ma jority of a great Commit
TO &c Tho cofata after ma fiout and ax