The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-23
DEFENDS FAITH
OF THE MORMONS
Senator Sutherland Speaks in
Defense of Shoots Right
to His Seat.
INTERRUPTED MANY TIMES
DUBOIS OF IDAHO ASKS SOME
QUESTIONS.

washington, Jan. Ex-senator Suth-
erland delivered a speech I'm the senate
TINS afternoon in defense of his COL
league. which is pronounced to he the
pest which has been delivered on that
sue OF the question. Sutherland smoke
TOT over two hours. and during the en-
TIRE delivery of his speech commanded
marked attention OF the senate and a
large audience in the galleries. He
was interrupted several times bv SEN
| ators evidently i'm sympathy with his
views. who brought out stronger asser-
IONS concerning the points Sutherland
was covering than intended by his own
speech.
Questioned by Dubois.
He was also interrupted by Senator
DUBOIS. who asked him il the Amer
lcan party in Utah was not composed
or some of the best citizens. and was
not the dominating party Of Gentiles {?
10 this Sutherland replied that un-
Gouctedly there were many OF Utah's
hnest citizens in the American" par
y, but that the leaders of the marty
we're in il for personal benefits and be-
cause they could not dominate the Nor
mon church influence in their own be-
half. He denied that the american"
party dominated the Gentiles of Utah.
stating that Of $4,000 Gentle votes in
Utah at the last election. but II 900 were
cast for american" party candidates.
Sutherland Congratulated.
At the close of Sutherland's speech
he received quite a remarkable ova-
ton. Among many senators who shook
hands with him and congratulated him
upon his speech were Allison. Aldrich.
Spooner. Burrows Foraker, Gallinger.
Scott Fulton, Republicans: and New
lands, Gearin and other Democrats.
1t was expected that Senator Bur-
rows would ask the senate to set a date
for vote upon the Smoot case. but he
did not bring up the matter. IT is be-
lieVed he viii try TO make arrangement
With the SmOot people to agree upon a
date. Sutherlands speech follows:
sutherIand's Speech.
Senator Sutherland began his speech by.
saving that the case of his colleague
Senator SmOot. was of considerable con
Germ TO him as well as to the people OF
the state which he had the honor in part
10 represent and that he would go into
discussion of it with feeling OF more
than passing interest. He said that he
would be brief as possible INIT that in |
view OF the gravity of the issue and the
wide range which the Investigation be-
Tore the committee took would acctlpv
considerable time.
I'm Utah. he said. '.sentiment is No,
entirely agreed on this case and on Nor
mcnism. There are extremists on both
SIDES, entertaining widely divergent
views. and neither side is necessarily
wrong or insincere. Fanaticisln NAV he
fairly consistent with the desire for
truth ard the love for Justice but it is
not any aid TO the ascertainnent Of the
one or the administration Of the other
me dt1culty with a fanatic is that he
does not look at the facts through his
natural eyes He uses a telescope which
is own name for his prejudice When he
views the shortcomings Of his neigbbors
he looks through the big end of the in
strument, and when he looks at his own
shortcomings he reVerses the operation
The result is that TO the eyes of the
anti-Mormor extremist the evils OF which
he complains are magnified: while to the
eyes OF the pro-Mormon extremist. they
arc minimized. and are not revealed at
ALI j shall not attempt to satisfy either /
OF these extreme classes. but shall en- |
deavor to discuss the various questions
involved with candor. and state the facts !
and truth according to my understanding.
Sees Only Simple Issue.
The issue to me seems simple. II /
Senator Smoot- is lawbreaker. either as |
principal or accessory; II ne recognizes I
any allegiance 20 any power paramount I
to the allegiance he owes TO his co1In-
try, or his conduct is or has been such !
that his continued presence in the SEN /
ate shall bring reprOach upon it. he ought /
not to retain his seat. If he is not guilty /
OF any OF these things he ought not to 4
Dt utpiANtu u Ills seat III ODeQlenCe to !
popular prejudice or demand"
Senator Sutherland then referred TO the /
petitions that have been presented. He \
expressed 10 opinion upon the subject as /
TO whether or not the petitions addressed 4
10 the senate demanding that a certain
judgment should be rendered in a case /
involving the right OF a senator to his /
seat are as much out of place as would K
similar petitions addressed to a court of 4
justice.
Perhaps something might be said upon
both sides OF this subject. However that /
may be, senators cannot permit them
selves to be swayed in the slightest de-
gree from just determination Of the |
case by petitions however numerous, or
by whomsoever signed them.
Il can conceive OF cases" he said.
eases involving questions of litigation,
questions of political or governmental pol
icy, where the senate should not only /
heed. but should obey the demands Of /
the people, but this is case where the
rights Of one individual is more sacred /
than the demands of all the people"
The Protests Filed.
He then took up the protests which had
been filed against Senator Smoot, first,
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