Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28

Utah, and that would give him 81. 90
for each and every case Of plural mar
rage performed or sanctioned by IN,
! Mormon Church since 1890. also Of
fered him $1,000 for each and ever,
case Of Norman Church interference m
| politics. All the answer that Senator
Dubois offered was that / ought 10 b,
I'm jail. pointedly asked Senator Du.
bois on that occasion why he stated IN
! the salt Lake Tribune Of May Is. 1885
| that the Mormon Church did not inter-
fere In politics, and why he stated An
the United States senate on February
o. 1903, that the Mormons had not per-
formed a plural marriage since 1890
and that he had yet 10 find a man who
would say that the Mormons had per.
formed plural marriage anywhere
since that date. Instead OF answering
me or informing his audience on the
subject, he was speeches. and sat
down.
HOW UTAH is KNOCKED"
senator Dubois cannot revive the
Democratic party Of Idaho and secure
! his reelection BY injecting ami. Nor
monism into Il. As long as President
booseVelt remains as popular as he is
no" with the western people il will
De Impossible TO swing any inter.
mountain state back into the Demo-
cratic ranks. Senator Dubois laments
at the long drawn out Smoot trial n
was certainly not Senator Smoot's
fault, as the defense only occupied
ABOUT three weeks time OF the three
years trial The trial was closed I'm
January, 1905. Soon after. however
the prosecution said II they would re-
open the case they could put one vii
ness on the stand who would testify
that the Mormon Church interfer4d en-
business affairs. The case was re-
opened, and Mr.. Chatfes Smurthwaite
OF Ogden Utah. was put on the stand
ana testified that the Mormon church
had ruined his salt business: but when
he was carefully questioned by Sen.
ator Knox, Mr.. Smurthwaite admitted
that he had invested 50 600 I'm the ssi,
business and az the end Of tho wear no
500 part OF II for $4,000 and leased
the balance for 30 years At $500
per year. lSee Vol. I. page $50 Smoot
inquiry proceedings). just as long as
they can Keep up the anu-Smooi and
anu-u tan agitation they will graft me
liberal hut deceived people IN the east
There are now several anti-Smooi leo
turers In the field. and thew ei,ber
charge an admission feet or PASS The
nat AZ their lectures. We All had 10
dig up a dollar each 10 hear Senator
Dubois IN Philadelphia. II is a low
estimate that over $500, 600 has boen
collected by these anti Smoot acltafors
ana lecturers. Miss Helen Gould gavs
mem 5000; Mr.. John G. Martin. Gin
'lnnau N.ooO: IN Chicago thew
worked up one Of their audiences so
nat II put t2s IN the collection b,y
Many societies voted to assess each
u their members 30 cents. What tbev
wanted with all the money they col +.
ected no one has been able 10 eY- |
'laln, a. Uncle Sam paid all OF the ey. l
'enses Of the Smoot Investigation b,,h /
or me prosecution and defense on. /
ept a portion Of the LAWYERS foes
ma his bill was over 500. 900 Tbese
giiators hurt Utah and Idaho bv
I'shit ning away settlers and capital
no the business men Of Utah are nm in
rms against them: and when SEM.
pr Dubois or anyone else makes fsiso
Jalements about Utah and Idaho tbev
'ill be brought to account.
Baltimore. July H.