The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-12-12

Q.-Now, with the full knowledge
OF these facts testified to by him,
yno sustained him IN October lastg
AL did.
g. You not only did not repri.
mand President Smith tor his con-
duct, but sustained him in October
last In public assembly,
A.--When be was presented TO be
voted upon as president OF the
church, l:yoted for him as such.
Q.--Haye you intimated TO him,
directly or indirectly, that his con-
duct Is displeasing to you?
Al have not.
@. Have you resigned your post
ti0n as apostle?
Al have not.
l read this much of the record,
which ! hope you may take time to
read more Of, to show that this man
Reed Smoot, whom Mr., Hopkins dos.
ignates as s'Christian gentleman,
Is not only not a Christian any more
than a pagan may he called Chris
tian, and that while so far as the
records show, he does not practice
polygamy, he breaches and teaches
polyeamy and stands for man for
president OF his organization who
openly admits that he Is violating
the law OF his country In the manner
above stated. And Mr.. Hopkins de-
tends his position upon the ground
that Reed Smoot Is not an acturl po-
lygamist; that be only teaches and
advises the divine right to commit
this crime, and then draws the cloak
OF religion around him and says,
don't blame me for teaching this
doctriae, because thta Is part of my
religion" The supreme court OF the
United States has held In these po-
lygamist cases that while every man
Is entitled to the most perfect liberty
OF conscience and the right OF free
dom in religious worship, they &c
further and asy that no man may
commit crime mad seek to justify
that crime by saying it is part Of
his religious belief. And none OF
these cases where defense OF polyg
amy was offered that 1t was a part OF
their religious belief, the court
said: Suppose church would also
teach the right to sacrifice the lives
OF children. Wouln any one say that
that was right because 1t was a part
OF the religious rights, ceremonies OF
beliefs?
When MIR. Hopkins was a member
of congress the poor little preacher
Roberts knocked at the door OF cong
ress. Mr.. Hopkins in his righteous
indignation said, "this man is pc
lygamist,'' and voted to kick hin
out, but when he, Mr.. Hopkins get
into the United States senate, Their,
knocks at the door OF that body
man from church controlled by con
idence men at the expense OF 81, 900,
900 annually which they wiring fror
the poor dupes as tithes, Mr. Hop
kins says to him, why, my.dear sil
have you a certificate from the stat
of Utah? Are you OF legal age to b
a senator?n Yes" sApd do 70
preach the violation of the law an
teach the doctrine and uphold I'll
organization that is practicing p'
lygamy?" Eyes, but don't pra'
tlce it," GAN right" says Broth,
Hopkins, "walk In and take SEE
with the elect"
Ladies and gentlemen, do yc
know that under the law of tn
country, that the one who teach,
others to violate the law is wor!
than the nan who violates 1t? TT
man who breaks the law has son
courage while the man who teach
others TO break it is a cowal
When the anarchists of Chical
threw the bomb and killed our poll
officers we couldn't prove who thre
the bomb but we found an organic
tion something after the form OF I'll
Mormon church, with name and
purpose. The purpose was death
all officers of the Law and the III,
who paid the penalty Of their liv
for the death of our police Officer
were simply the teachers of the /
famous doctrine of anarchy. TIL
was sustained by the supreme cou
OF the state of Illinois and it is 4
only a law but 1t Is justice. Su
pose an anarchist should knock
the door OF the senate. Brother Ht
kins would meet him and say, "Ha
you certificate from soverei
slater" Eyes. Are you of law
age? YES "But the senate
the United States has a right
Judge of your right to sit here a
want to know II you are an an
cbist?" Yes "What are "
principles?" "we teach death to
officers of the law, from the pre-
dent down to the police. We bell,
1t is our duty to use the gun,
knife and the bomb, to destroy a
one who seeks to govern anoth
But. Mr.. Hopkins, l have o.
preached this all my life; / ne
killed an officer or police. h;