Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-14
HE DOES NOT MISS A CHANCE.

Once more Senator Fred L. Dubois
of Idaho hes taken occasion, at a most
inappropriate time, to vent his spleen
against "the Mormon organization"
which ne has been unsuccessful in
bending to his political ambitions. In
u speech ostensibly delivered in praise
Of the martyred president and states
man, Abraham Lincoln, at Springfield,
Illinois. he took occasion TO explode
the animus which ever turks in his soul
against number OF the people Of his
State and which has sprung up with
IN him because they have found In him
such political weathercock and Bit
ter assailant, that they could no longer
give him that support which he once
received and which he metaphorically
went down on his knees In vain to
again secure
While a majority OF them aided him
IN his congressional aspirations, they
were the finest people IN the world
He could speak OF them In the high
est terms. such remnants OF plural
family relations among them as could
be discovered by close investigation he
passed by, as exceptional instances
among a body Of citizens whose con-
duct and character were above re-
proach. But when the time came that
II appeared TO him that he could help
himself by joining IN with their SIAN
derous opponents and that efforts
made by his close adherents TO curry
favor with the Mormon" authorities
not be dragged into politics, he turned
upon them with venom and vengeance
and has ever since endeavored to ma
Ign them and do them all the injury
that lay in his power.
He Is n member OF the committee on
privileges and elections, which has
under its consideration the investiga-
tion into the right OF Senator Reed
smoot to retain the seat to which he
was elected by the Republicans Of
Utah. While In that position as one
of the judges In the case, Dubois has
awaited himself of every public OPP
portunity TO pass sentence against
the gentleman under investigation. The
cause is still pending, yet Senator Du-
bois pronounced judgment concerning
II, while lauding n deceased president,
and thus not only exhibited extremely
bad taste, but exposed himself to the
condemnation Of every fair-mnded per-
son who can see the injustice and in
aeoenvs vi a,,41Sing a fellow-Senatof
in his absence. and while he himself Is
one of the committee that has the
matter under consideration.
We do not intend to take UP his re-
marks seristim, but win quote a sem
tence to show HIS lack OF logic and
failure TO sense his Own false posi-
ton. He said:
"You cannot any more disassociate
postle-Senator Reed Smoot from po-
lygamy, than you could disassoclato
the slave-owner in the early days from
slavery"
Observe the complete difference be-
tween the position OF Senator Smoot In
regard to polygamy, and that of n
slave-Vwner towards slavery The in
vestigation into his case has estab-
lished beyond question that he is not
and never has been a polygamist. That
being admitted. how can he be classed
as In tho same relation TO polygamy
that an actual slaveowuer bears TO the
question OF slavery Are not the sltua-
tons OF the two essentially different?
Indeed is not one Numerically opposed
TO the other? But that is about as fair
reasoning as may be expected from
politician OF the stripe OF Senator Du-
bols. lie says further:
"This Mormon organization, which In
the twentieth century plactises pOlyg-
amy openly, has become tremendous
political power in our country"
Yet he knows, from the evidence ad-
duced 10 the investigation, that with
all the efforts put forth by the profess
tants and their hired witnesses ami
lawyers, there has been an utter and
complete failure 20 prove thar the Nor
mon organization" has practsed, en-
couraged, permitted or solemnized a
plural marriage, either In the twentieth
century or IN many years Just preceding
Il, There has been some testimony,
which. however, would not be worth the
value Of a breath In court Of law civil
or criminal, to the effect that few
individuals have violated a rule OF the
Mormon" Church by contracting plur-
oil marriages, But II has not been
shown IN evidence that they broke any
law Of the United states or Of the
State Of Utah. and the very fact thar,
II they are guilty they have acted IN
opposition to an established regulation
OF the Church. shows that Senator Du-
bots assertion is entirely false.
However, we should not perhaps
waste time nor SPACE In dllatlng on the
utteranoes Of the senior Senator from
Idaho. They have no force where he IL
known, and should have but small at.
tention where he ls unknown. Origin
ally processing 90 be a Republican ana
gaining political position as such. when
ne thought II to his advantage to fall
in with the silver movement. he es-
poused the cause OF Bryan. When that
petered out, he turned n summersault
and went over bodily to the Democra-
tic party. Now he stands up as the
eulogist OF President Roosevelt. pac-
ing him IN the same line with Washing
ton and Lincoln.
We have nothing TO say against his
laudation Of the President, who Is wor-