Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-23
sUTHERLAND's ADDRESS.

The second address In support OF SEN
ator Reed Smoot was delivered In the
Senate BY Senator Sutherland on Tues
day afternoon. MIR. Sutherland pre-
faced his remarks by saying that the
case was one OF profound concern TO
the State OF Utah and that 1t Is of even
greater interest TO the country at largo.
This is eminently true. The decision OF
that case will affect not only one state
but the entire sisterhood OF states, and
Il should be decided right because of tiie
enormous interests Involved
we have. as yet. only a synopsis OF
tho address Of Senator Sutherland and
can only refer to one or two OF the
points he makes Like Senator Hop
klns, he points out the fact that the
opponents OF the senior Senator from
Utah commenced their attack BY CIR
culating the false rumor that Utah had
sent d polygamlst to the Senate. ms
charge, Mr.. Sutherland says, was re-
pudiated, but Il was nevertheless given
Wide circulation. He mentioned by
name q Presbyterian minister. one Mr..
and down the country. as shown by the
public press. delivering speeches chars-
Ing Senator Srnoot in specific terms
with having married two plural wives,
going as far as TO give their names ana
other details. Senator Sutherland. un-
doubtedly, has the proofs of this state
ment in his possession and we mention
II here because 1t shows clearly just Of
what kind OF material the opposition TO
senator Smoot Is composed. II indi-
Gates the moral calbre of some OF MS
opponents, and proves them TO be ut
terly unworthy of credence.
Senator Sutherland denied the charge
made that the Church is interfering In
political and temporal affairs. He ad-
mitted that In the beginning OF the MS
tory of Utah there had been more or
less union OF Church and state. but nc
maintained that since the division on
national party lines In 1892 the situa-
ton had improved and that the prog
ress was satisfactory and remarkable.
He showed that there was no inclina-
ton on the part OF "Mormons' to as
crimipate against non-"Mormons, In
political matters.
This Is n point upon which there Is
considerable misunderstanding, OWNS
TO the Misrepresentation persistentiy
made by interruptions anti" Mormons'
of the type exposed by Senator Suthef-
land. The fact Is that even when the
president of the Church was the gov
ernor OF the new Territory OF Utah, the
affairs OF Church and state were Kept
apart as much as It is possible to Keep
two institutions apart that exist in the.
same world, consist Of partly, the same
indiyiduals and to some extent cover
the same ethical ground. The charge
that the "Mormons'' do not properly
RECOGNIZES the distinction between
church and state, has been made as n
sufficient excuse Tor robhing them of
their privileges as citizens, and sonie-
times even of their property and lives.
Eut It Is unjust. Thes. are less guilty
of that offense than some of their ac-
cusers who do not hesitate TO pass po-
fcrences, or ia concoct political plots at
the sessions of their ministerial ASSOC
Citations. Those are the individuals
guilty of mixing the affairs OF church
and atate. The "Mormons' have never
offended in that manner To the extent
that their accusers have done so.
Al present there is absolutely no
reason why there should not be peace
and tranquility in Utah. There is no
reason why the citizens OF this state
should not agree on eliminating the
imaginary lines OF distinction that have
been drawn by the individuals who
hope 20 profit personally by keeping up
the turmoil incident TO strife and con-
iention There il no excuse for anti
'Mormonism." The people here know
this now. and the country at large VIII
gradually receive light on that sub
jcct too, and tho sooner the better, For
The development Of this country Is de-
pendent upon tho victory Of truth over
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