The Washington times., 1906-12-13
SAYS ROOSEVELT
AIDED MORMON
TO WIN ELECTION
Charge Made by Senator
Dubois in Speech De-
manding Smoot'S
Expulsion

Senator Dubois Of Idaho. iu a speech in
the Senate this afternoon. urging that
Reed Smo0t be driven from his seat.
charged that President Roosevelt had
knowingly and willingly" aided the
Idaho MoTmOus IN the last State cleo
ton.
He declared that Governor Gooding.
the Republican candidate for governor.
was the recognized Mormon candidate
while hts opponent. who. as chief jus
tice OF Idaho. delivered the opinion re-
fusing the writ OF habeas corpus Tor the
three labor leaders charged with mur-
der. stood on a radical Democratic plat
form opposed TO Mormon fictation. Not
wlthstandiug this. he says. the President
sent Secretary Taft into Idaho 10 rally
the Republicans to the standard Of Gov
eTnor Goodlng.
The non-MormOn citizenship OF Utah
and of Idaho think they are entitled TO
the support OF law-abiding citizens
everywhere in their efforts TO maintain
American citizenship in those Mormon
States" he declared. and IL they can
not receive that they have the right TO
demand that the President Of the United
States shall not use the great power
vested IN him in the interests Of the law
defying and un-American organization. "
Himself Beaten by MoImonism.
The Senator stated that he had been
/ fighting Mormonism for twenty-five
years and had finally met defeat at its
hands He declared that from its incep-
( tion ne church had been a menace to
our form of government. and said that
I every President from Buchanan to Nc
( Kinley had called attention IN their mes
sages to Congress TO the necessity for
/ the most stringent legislation governing
| the practices or the MormOns.
/ Il cali attention to these messages OF
/ the Presidents" ne said. in order %
/ mark the contrast between them and
/ the present occupant Of the White
/ House MormOnism Is more insldious,
| more dangerous. and greater menace
! TO our Government and civilization to-
/ day than IL was at any particular per
| iod when these messages were address,
\ ed to Congress. Yet President RoOse-
/ welt does not deem the subject worthy
of mention in a message filled with sug-
| gestiOus.
| .1No President heretofore has made
! Mormonism matter OF partisan politics
/ President Roosevelt has.
A Band of Conspirators.
| Continuing, he said: Those who fol.
| lowed the testimony given In the Smooi
|
| conclusion than that the Mormon au-
| thorities constitute d band Of conspira.
| tors, whose aim is to make the StatC
subservient 10 the church. BY being
an apostle Of the church. Smoot is q
member of this high conspiracy"
! He said Il made no difference whether
| Smoot was or was not a polygAmist
| ''T1e is a pillar OF the Mormon church,
| declared the Senator. His selection q!
| an apostle and a Senator indicates con
4 clusively his harmony with the life
| teaci ings. ana practices OF Joseph r
Smith, Lyman, and other brother apos
ties. who, by their statements and ad
missions, are openly living in polygam
Gus relations in defiance 10 law.
Senator Sn1oot represents the church
and not the State. and would do the bid
ding of the church before Zee woulC
serve the real interests Of the State o
| OF the nation"
1T never was contemplated that an!
member of The schurch would question
the divine right OF the authorities Il
select It's officers" said the Senator
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