Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-14
PRESIDENT AND MORMONS
Chief Executive Charged with Aiding
Church in Recent Campaign.
SENATOR DUBOIS TALKS ON sMOOT CASE
Declares Church Holds Complete Com
troll Of Utah Senator, who L.
Therefore Not En-
titled 60 Seat.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S-President Roose-
welt was directly charged in the senate
today with using his influence for the
election of republican Mormon candidates
in the recent election in Idaho and Utah.
The charge was made by Senator Dubois
in the course Of a speech in which he dis
cussed the right of Reed smoot to seat
in the senate. The address was Of consld-
cradle length, the first portion being de-
voted to a review Of the Mormon church.
Mr.. Dubois asserted the control of the
church TO be complete in the hierarchy,
consisting of the presidency and the twelve
apostles, Of which Mr.. Smoot was one. Now
the polygamists are selected by officers Of
| the church, and in this way is being built
up a cult and aristocracy Of polygamists;
but no record Of polygamous marriages is
\ kept which is available for the American
people. Because of this, ne pointed out,
the passing of a national law prohibiting
the practice would be futile.
Church Extends sway.
Politically, he said, the Mormon church
| holds absolute sway in Utah and is extend
ing it's control in Wyoming, Idaho and
| Oregon. When Brigham II. Roberts was
expelled from congress because he was a
self-confessed polygamist, Mr.. Dubois said
he was at once elected to high position
In the church.
AS to Senator Smoot, he said, it made
no difference whether he was or was not a
polygamist The senator was a pillar in
the church and in control Of its temporal,
spiritual and political policies. and was Sc
lected for the senate because Of this posi-
ton in the church.
"Smoot." he said, 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 ma
ton. BY being an apostle Of the church
smoot is member Of this high conspiracy.
He is one OF the chief conspirators and by
his acquiescence supports the plans and
aims OF the conspiracy"
The breaking down of the influence of the
church in politics, Mr.. Dubois asserted,
would do more than anything else to put
a stop to polygamy.
Turning his attention to the campaign
preceding the recent election, Mr.. Dubois
read the press dispatches of october %
which stated the president had sent secre-
tary Taft into Idaho to speak In advocacy
Of Law and order
MOrmOnism an Issue.
At that time, Mr.. Dubois said. he had
telegraphed the president that the only
issue in Idaho was the desire of the Nor.
mon hierarchy to continue to dominate the
politics Of the state and that the president
= had been misled II he thought there wa.
any other issue. The republican state plat
form, he said. was absolutely silent regard
| ing law and order, and Notwithstanding tn,
! democratic platform had denounced thu
murder Of Governor Steueneberg and de
: manded the conviction of the guilty party
none Of the democratic speakers had dis
b cussed any subject save that of Mormon
ism; hence there was no other issue in tn,
5 Idaho campaign.
Mr.. Dubois referred to messages of Pres
q idents Buchanan, Johnson, Grant, Hayes
K Garfield, Arthur and Cleveland and citinI
what he termed 1.-The menace Of Mormon
ism and proceeded;
/ call attention to these messages Of tn
q presidents for two purposes; one to indi
cate the views of our former executives
: the other to mark the contrast between
! them and the present occupant of tn
n White House. Mormonism Is more insid
: ious, more dangerous and greater menac
to our government and civilization toda
n than II was at any particular period whe
. these messages were addressed to congress
Yet President Roosevelt does not deem tn
subject worthy or mention In messag
n filled with suggestions. A majority OF
- great committee of the senate, after patien
= | and exhaustive research. have reported tina
Z Reed smoot is not entitled to his seat a
g a senator. 1t was not a partisan report
L should not be partisan subject No presi
. | dent heretofore has made Il a matter q
partisan politics. President Roosevelt ha.
. What NOn-MOrmOnE Want.
When Governor Gooding of Idaho and Tn
chairman of the republican state committe
were engaged in melting the law-breakin
Il and law-defying Mormons to addition
r | lawlessness, the president of the Unite
: states sent his secretary of war to Idah
to plead with the people to stand by Gov
and order in Idaho.
The non-Mormon citizenship of Utah an
OF Idaho think they are entitled to the sur
/ port of law-abiding citizens everywhere il
their efforts TO maintain American citizen
ship in these Mormon states, and ~ the
= cannot receive that, they have the right 4
demand that the president of the Unite
states shall not use the great power Veste
In him in the interest Of those law-defyin
and unamerican organizations in their de
;. termination to rule the politics of this sec
s ton Of our country.
? In Utah there Is a republican Mormo
!, party and a democratic Mormon party
? both equally controlled by the Mormo
/; hierarchy, The American party in ITta
7 Is composed of gentiles both republican
!, and democrats, who are battling Their
8 under the very shadow Of this tremendou
:, ecclesiastical power for American citizen
). ship for the separation OF church an
state, and against the degradation o
l. womanhood and home 1t is a noble mag
II nihcent contest they are making
They have abandoned all hope of politica
: preferment and suffer financially in thel
l. unequal struggle for American princiDle,
President Roosevelt throws the weight c
J. his mighty influence against the American
. and for the republican Mormons I'm JJta
10 led by President Smith and Senator Smoo
'e He demands I'm Utah an endorsement q
Smith and smoot.
Il oIrIuTTs FOR THE NEW spEIJYN,