Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-19

to take such drastic action at all aud
quite certainly will not at this session,
/ for ordinarily the differences revealed
IN committee show the existence Of
] Ike differences IN the senate as a whole,
4 In short the committees refusal 10 re-
/ commend any course Of action makes
/ lt not improbable that no action viii
| be taken
Nor would this result displease the
senate or the politicians IN general.
The committee Is naturally glad TO
'hift the responsibility 10 the shoulders
or the senate. which Is not az all anxi-
Gus 90 take up the case. II only for the
reason that a decision one way or the
other VIII be likely 10 have an appre-
/ clable effect upon the result o. the
coming elections All things consid-
cred, il does not appear that the COM
mltteo has achieved anything by IFS
action except 60 turn the whole SUBJ
Jet over 10 body which has even
less Interest IN an early settlement and
/ can better endure any odium that fur
thcr delay may Involve"
The Sacramento Evening Bee has an
editorial. which. not being Of great
length but sharp and 10 the point, We
reproduce IN tie entirety, as follows
1T would be a shameful ana an IN
famous outrage II Reed SmOot should
be- expelled from the Senate Of the
United States. The Bee SAYS this after
having read both the majority and the
minority reports thereon Of the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
read them, not in a synopsis but In
full
"sifted down. the majority report
demanding his expulsion does so SIM
ply because he Is member Of the
Mormon Church, which promulgated
polygamy as one Of IT'S doctrines and
many Of whose leaders practice 81, and
which Is charged with holding alleg-
lance 10 the Mormon Church above
allegiance 10 the government.
"On the other hand the minority
report shows that Reed Smoot Is not
and never has been a polygamist, that
he has ever counseled, and advised.
and fought against polygamy; that he
Is a man OF irreproachahle private
character and 81 stainless family life
that all the testimony about the dis
loyalty Of Mormons came from dis
l reputable witnesses who could not be
believed, which testimony was post
lively contradicted by men Of the best
standing and character: and that the
Constitution Of the United States and
the Constitution OF Utah provide for
absolute freedom OF religious worship
land perfect liberation OF religious
sentiment.
4 Reed Smoot should be upheld in bis
seat IN the United States Senate, not
jonly because u Is his inallenable right
10 be- there. but as well because a
man OF his stainless character would
be an ornament and a glory 10 a body
which, n the annals Of Washington
be written true. has only too many
tandem polygamists among It's men,
bership.
"As to the dlsloyalty Of Mormons
II the fanatics win who would have
Reed Smoot expelled because he dares
90 be Morm0n-putting Il somewhat
on the alleged ground that the Nor
mon Is diSloyal-then these pestIferous
higots will be demanding next that all
Catholics IN the United States Senate
be unseated. on the lying plea that
Catholic holds loyalty to his Church
above loyalty 70 his Flag
The Senate Of the United States
should firmly retain Reed Smoot IN
his seat, and hereafter Just as firmly
slt down on all blgots"