Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-12
SENATOR SMOOT
IS ARRAIGNEO
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been, IL possible, more completely un-
der the domination of the Mormon
hierarchy than during the long years
of their territorial existence.
He said that Mr.. Shoots member
ship In the church governing body
which inculcates belief in polygamy,
is conceded. Concluding that the MEM
bers Of the hierarchy teach polygamy
as a principle of human conduct he
took up the question as to whether
they practice it. On that point he said:
Evidence Is Overwhelming
1.-The evidence on this point is so
complete and overwhelming as to leave
no doubt as to the truth of the allie
cation. The proof is undoubted that
in spite of the manifesto of 1890, issued
by the head of the church counseling
the suspension of polygamy, in spite
of expressed inhibition of the consti-
tuition of the state and of the statu
tory prohibition of the commonwealth
it appears that majority of the
members of this hierarchy has con-
tinually and persistently lived in
polygamy and is today openly and
confessedly defying the laws of the
land prohibiting such crimes. The
record is so shocking as to challenge
creduity."
He spoke in this connection of the
astonishment of the committee at the
confession of President Smith and of
the revelation of the fact that eight
of the twelve apostles have plural
wives. Referring to Smiths confess
sion of five wives and forty-two chill
dren Mr. Burrows added:
"If the public press is to be cred
tied this number has been augmented
during the last year to forty-three and
while we are discussing the right of
the representa- tive of the hierarchy to
seat in this body we can imagine
its sanity head sitting in the home
of his fifth plural wife rocking the
cradle of the latest illegitimate off
spring of his debauchery and crime
and with sanctimonious air singing
the familiar hymn of his church:
"'Now the Gentle reign is Ger,
Darkness covers earth no more.
Gentle tyrants sink to hell,
Now's the day of Israel
He declared that "it was shown by
the testimony that the majority Of the
apostles are living in polygamy, in
cluding the president of the twelve"
Marriages Are in Secret
He went on: plural marriages are
performed in secret in darkened rooms,
on the highways remote from habi-
tation."
Coming to the connection of Senator
Smoot with the hierarchy Mr.. Bur-
rows said that practically all of it's
members were polygamists when he
became a member.
"The vital question, therefore, is"
he said, "can one become member of
and identify himself with a. band of
law breakers, knowing them to be
such, participate in their councils and
sustain them in their conferences and
yet escape all responsibility for their
unlawful acts? Such a contention will
not Withstand the law or reason.
Senator Burrows concluded as fol-
lows:
1T is submitted that the senator, by
becoming a member of and Identifying
himself with such an organization and
participating in it's functions has dis
| qualified himself for membership in
this body. An organization that fos-
| ters and encourages crime tramples
| upon the law, human and divine; prac-
| tices polygamy and polygamous CO.
| habitation, desecrates the home, de-
| grades womanhood, debauches public
MORALS strikes at the Christian civil
| lization of this age, undermines and
| shakes the Foundation of human soci-
| ETY. and government, destroys the sane
tity of the marriage relation, defies the
authority of the state and national gov
! ernment registers an oath of hostility
! to the American nation and brings the
name and fame of the good people of
Utah into disrepute and shame and
humiliation to the American people
I submit that such an organization is
not entitled to have it's representative
in the senate of the United States and
l therefore ask the adoption of this
resolution"
Senator Dubois announced that he
would address the senate next Thurs
day on the resolution declaring that
Senator Smoot is not entitled to q
seat.