The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-21
senator DUBOIS took the moor IN op-
poSitjnu Tn GnoOt

senator Dubois took the moor IN op-
position to Smoot.
Senator Beveridge followed with
plea for Shoots retention. He sal
he believed the greatest wrong tina
could be done any man was the rui
of his reputation, when his life haj
been stainless, and this was what wa
being done in the case Of the senatcr
from Utah.
Senator Hansbrough of North OAK
ia supported the resolution to deprlF
Reed Smoot OF his seat in bTlt
speech in which he denounced Nj
monism with vigor. He said: Il sha
cast my vote in favor of the resol,
ton. Were | to fail to do otherwis
| would feel that | had condoned ever
offense against good morals and Tn
written laws of the country ever cor
mitted by the Mormon church.
the least among the long list of thes
offenses was the sending to this hig
legislative tribunal of one of the ao
tive apostles of the Mormon orga
ization. These words are not uttere
in hostility to or out of any lack OF re
spect to Reed Smoot. In sending
apostle here, the Mormon managers
always aggressive in advancing tn
political interests of their leaders, fur
nished us another sample of braze
effrontery in further defying the pub
lie sentiment of the country relati {
to the obnoxious institution for which
they are responsible. Mormonisn
comes here seeking clean bill 0.
Health in the form of an endorsemen
of all it's fragrant misdeeds. The q
feat of this resolution would be tanta
mount to putting the seal of offic
approval upon a conspiracy conceived
as I believe, in reasonable antaSon
ism to our republican institutions. In
dealing with the dangerous doctrine
of an institution established upon the
principle that it is superior TO the
governmental system under which We
live, we can afford to rise above con
ventional constitutional construction
The higher law should be INVOKED
the unwrit en- law embraced in the
inherent duty of every citizen of IT
republic to defend the written instru
ment from the assaults of those WI
would destroy it. With the history
of the Mormon church before us, it :
discreditable to the universally az
cepted creeds of relieious conviction
that its sponsors were moved who'll
by desire TO serve God. and thus
contribute 10 the salvation OF ma
kind. 1t is impossible for me to ass
ciate Mormcnism with other sectariar
organizations. | am in full accor
with the constitutional provision tina
every one should worship God in hi
or her own way. but l have no syn
pathv with an organization who's
oath-bound members array Their
selves in the livery of heaven in o
der that they NAV gain control of ter
poral affairs, social, political and cor
mercial. In this respect, the Morno
church is notoriously unique. II
-cheme of salvation is based who'll
N its success in domination the pol
cal fortunes of the community
which ii conducts its operation
without this advantage it would be
failure. Once in political control.
moves randy forward until ii &C
auires commercial supremacy. At a
times the saving of souls is but ~
incidental part Of it's strange busines@
And yet. at no time and in no wa
not even through its perfected syste'
| of colonization, has it been enabled
| hide itself from the penetrating pu'
| lie gaze. The law abiding people Q
| the land have not been deceive
| From Nauvoo TO the endowmen
| house at Salt Lake. from the place Q
| plural marriages TO the 1.-THE pawn
| colony. from the colony TO the ba!lo
| box and the ballot box to the Unite
| States senate. an indulgent public Ia
aoked steaiilv on in praverful hop
| illness that the time would surel
/ .ome when the strange and devi"u
/ curse of Mormonism, ever defiant z
,opular opinion, stimulated with tn
nst of possession and power, won
eceive a check That time has con-
/ nd no more fitting place could b
| ,hosen than in this chamber OF impair
| tial Judgment for the rendering of tn
| .ong-delayed verdict"