Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-08
HERE ARE A FEW MORE.

mItteo on privileges and elections ]"
the case Of Senator Reed Smool mat
he would not consider ,ha question
when II should come up for consider
alton IN the senate upon public e.7m'r
but upon questions oi constitutional
right is characteristic ~ The senator
from Colorado end h.s feelings 'i.
shared no doubt by O. laree number o'
his Senatorial associates, as % BE- ny
many OF the leading newspapers we
notice that The Sew York Herald taxes
similar Wow AZ Go the value Of pee
ttions OF congressional matters U'i
has been voiced by other leading jour-
nails and EXPRESSED $40 these columns.
We Gin the following editorial nom
that paper NJ sunday last ana COM
mend u 10 the attention of persons ana
papers that pretend TO believe mat lne
rignt Of petition extends TO every s1'-
ieet under Oh, sun uo matter ho" 'ri-
vial or improper may De It's purpose.
finder the title Of The Mormon ssua-
tor the New York Herald says
The number ~ those who believe
nothing further than The fact mat Mt'
smooI Is Mormon Is necessary q"
Justify his expulsion BE- formidable in-
deed Cincinnati Enquirer
"Thc radical temperance people hy
ieluging Congress with petitions caused
The abolition NJ army c1nteons despite
Tho best judgement of officers familiar
with the conditions. Probably NOT one
In a thousand of those who signed these
petitions krcw anything Of the subject
Most az the women who sign the ANTE
Smoot petitions are equally ignorant
Tho late Senator Hoar in presenting
several Of The petitions took occasion
10 declare that che right OF a senator
10 his seat was % purely judicial cues
lion 10 bc decided by the senate, ana
hat petitions To- This high tribunal were
a. much out ot place as would o.
petitions "a the supreme Court go de-
ride case iu % particular way.
II membership In the Mormon Church
aislualifcs q man for membership IN
the sencie let it he so decided, hut the
prejudice of individuals who Induce
women to hl,ndly sign petitions should
not hc permitted to influence The
judges
In addition Co the excerpts from die
'drent journals on this subject which
have already appeared iu the pcserct
News we clip ono or two more. helev-
Ing that they win prove Interesting Co
our readers o. unsatisfactory 90 our
anu-Momon contemporaries.
The Chicago Chronicle has thought
lul editorial from which We take the
annexed extracts After making some
remarks ON the petitions signed by such
large number OF the women II the
country 50 says.
This demonstration IT. useful az vim
iicatlng o. ne EXTREMIST form the rich,
81 petition. but % Is nevertheless su
abuse Of that right 10 De- o. merely mo.
lhamCal performance. not one Boo 1000
Of the sEnsrs having any knowledge
whatever of ME merits of the Sm00l
Inquiry, and % must boz considered as
only n rehHcd Bud womluish sort of
mob law.
These petitions seem 90 have had
the desired effect ON The committee.
which voted ihat Smo0t was not enc
Titled Ia his seat but a motion 10 eN-
rlude him and another a. eXpol him
failed 20 pass. ana u is stin doubtful
whether the examination which has
already lasted three years WIN result
In expulsion before the term Of office of
The Utah senator shall have expired
II Il be that Mormonlsm threatens
the American Constitution 10 Us che
merlcal. The same ch8fge has been
brought, with much more reason. not
only against other churches hut
against secular societies and The
movement has been so yCuomous thlt
It entered politics had ts national
party and its candidates for the preJ-
dency. Yet u failed AND then died
away and WAS forgotten, and the Con.
sututon is as safe as it ever wa7'
The Sacramento Record Union has
never been very friendly 20 our cause
o. 20 our people hutit does not appear
10 endorse the sentiment that Senator
smoot should be elected from his seat
because ~ bis relirIous affiliations ana
connections. 20 speaks of The action
Of the committee on DIS case and then
makes these comments.
Even in the facc ~ this positive
recommendation 81 d. not easy DOB be-
lieve that the Senate WIN actually
d"
ahly @ man whose connections in,rfr,
contempt Tie ought NOT io be a meme
Der of The senate lrou that most ~
us are agreed But senator Smlot r.
not poiygtmist. Chat much has Nasr
clearly demonstrated hy tht senate u-
Quiry respecting DIS character and his
status Hc Is an adhorent NJ Nor
monlsm ana ar officer NJ me Mormon
Church. and while THAR rs enough 20
condemn lim 'u the eyes ot many 81 is
noi a cause f1r debarrrg hIm from ths
senate. since iho Constitution expressly
declares the r.ght of every man 10
maintain such religious connections an
he pleascS"
The Record Union uuss objections
against the admission OF Utah into the
Union on tha ground q 'Ths domino
ton OF The State OF Utah H, tts Nsr-
mon Church That Is but ar echo ~
an ola and stupid cry recently revived
There IS no such d0m.raHon. .eHe.
actual or intentional This has bean
demonstrated time. without rumhs-
Nothing bias ever been adIuced Hy uar
Of proof tha, The Mormon" Church ir.
terferes .n any way with tho Affairs
% this state uor Shat 81, controls ,fs
votes Of i,s members The ia,seaooi
that ii attempts Jo do 81, Isl one o. the
stereoiypsl charges tlat hays become
stale b. constant repetition. but sun
hnswcrs The purpose of anti Mormon"
agitation and serves TO show how little
most o. tle editors ~ this country
know Of the facts concerning Utah. The
sssssa CH.on, however. ln spite % -
error on this point. reasons logically