The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14
AND AMERICANISM
CANNOT EXIST IN SAME LAND
Strong Appeal to Senators not to Longer
Disgrace Their Country by Up
holding Lawbreakers

Special 10 The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Fred T. Dubois made a memorable
speech in the United States Senate this
afternoon, reviewing the history of the
Mormon hierarchy and demanding that
Reed Smoot be ousted from the Senate
incidentally be was severe on the Pres
ident for interfering in the recent cleo
tions in Idaho and Utah, and the aid
which he gave the Mormon church.
At the conclusion of a speech, which
held the attention of the Senate and
crowds in the galleries for three hours,
Senator Dubois exclaimed:
81 appeal TO you, brother Senators,
as representatives of American States,
To aid us in the continuation of the
struggle for American institutions in
the States of the American Union. The
burden, the hardship, falls on lis who
live amidst these conditions, as it al
ways has. and always must We ask
you not to allow the apostle-Senator
from Utah to retain seat III this
great body of Lawmakers for an en-
lightened nation. Should you do so, and
thus vote your approval Of Mormon
ism and your condemnation of our ef-
forts, you will make the fight the hard
er on US and for them We think we
are entitled to your earnest support.
President Is Arraigned.
"'If you will not give this, we de-
mand as our right that the President
Of the United States cease allowing
the power of his great name and Office
TO be invoked and made use of against
our efforts.
- Mormon domination and the Amer
lean commonwealth can not exist to-
gether under our system of government.
One or the other must be destroyed
The American States will survive in our
mountain country, and no President or
party, however great or powerful, can
make them long subservient to priestlY
rule. And, IL closing, I warn the Re-
publican party not 10 re-enact the dark
est pages of its history. when they un-
dertook 10 place the negro in control
IN the South for it resulted in solid
white South against you; and if you
attempt TO put in control of the Amer
lean citizenship of the Rocky mountain
States this Mormon hierarchy. You will
find your support narrowed in the fu-
ture to the followers of the Mormon
hierarchy.
civan CloSest Attention
Senator Dubois was given the closest
attention. Senators. Spooner ard La
Toilette sat directly in front OF him,
side by side. Both seemed interested
and remained throughout the speech At
one time Mr. Dubois, in speaking of the
Mormons who offered themselves for
political honors without the consent OF
the hierarchy, as being -"out of har-
mony with his quorum, said:
"'Now. ordinarily, that might not
mean very much 10 say man was out
of harmony with his quorum Mr.. La
Toilette smiled and looked around upon
his fellow Republican colleagues, as if
he was prepared TO give expert testi-
mony on the subject. The joke was not
lost on the Republican Senators. The
matter tok more serious turn as Du'
bos showed the effects upon the eccle'
siastical standing of the Mormon who
dared to get out OF harmony with his
quorum. Senator Dubois was IN good
voice and fine physical form, He was
applauded at the close, and
many of his colleagues crowded around
him and offered congratulations.
Smoot's Face Pales.
Senator Dubois was not questioned
by ANYBODY. Senator Hepburn re-
NAMED silent while Dubois explained
the results of the late Idaho election,
that the Republicans won by
the aid Of the Mormon church. and that
the Socialist vote was not cast for the
Democratic ticket. Smoot sat quietly
through the speech, his face rather pale.
FIX Senator Charles A, Towne was an
Interested listener on the Senate floor.