Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-20

two-thirds vote
Hansbrough's Vigorous Opposition.
Senator Hansbrough CT. North Dakota
supported the resolution depriving Mr..
Smoot of his seat, in a brief speech in
which he denounced Mormonism with
rigor. He said:
Il shall cast my vote in favor of the
resolution now pending. Were L to fail
TO do otherwise l should feel that l had
condoned every offense ever committed
against good morals and the written laws
OF the country by the Mormon Church.
Not the least among the long list of those
offenses the sending to this high leg1s-
lative tribunal of one of the active apostles
of the Mormon organization.
These words are not uttered in hos
tility to or out OF any lack of respect
to Reed Smoot. They are spoken to give
to Mormonism based upon the public record
It has made for itself. In sending its
apostle here the Mormon managers. always
aggressive in advancing the political in
terests of their leaders, furnished US with
another sample of brazen effrontery in
further denying the public sentiment of the
country relative to the obnoxious inst-
tuition for which they are responsible.
Having intrenched itself in political power
in many states and territories. Mormonisfn
comes here seeking clean bill OF healtn
in the form of an Endorsement of all It's
fragrant misdeeds. The defeat of this reSo-
luton would be tantamount to putting the
seal OF official approval upon conspiracy
conceived, as l believe, in reasonable an
tagonism to our republican institutions
There Is not city or village or hamlet
in any section of the Union where Nor
monism is not in control of local affairs
that does not welcome to its circles of In
situations of moral advancement the COM
ing of a new church society or organiza-
ton representative of any or all of the ex-
listing creeds of relious faith save that of
the Mormon Church. A proposal to estab-
lish a society of this creed in my own
state, where Mormonism has not yet reared
its head would evoke storm of protest
So it would, 1 confidently believe, in any
other section of the country where the in
stitution is not in political control 1t will
be time enough for this aw-giving' body to
embrace in its membership the apostolic
representative of Mormonism when that or
ganizaton, duly renovated and reformed.
worthy of admission in full fellowship with
other organizations against whose history,
tenets and practices the moral sentiment
of the land Is not in revolt
Control in Temporal Affairs. .
Il am in full accord with the constitu-
tional provision that every one should wor-
ship God in his or her own way. but have
NO sympathy with an organization whose
oath-bound members array themselves In
the livery of heaven in order that they
may gain control of temporal affairs, social,
political and commercial. In this respect
the Mormon Church Is VIGOROUSLY unique.
Its scheme of salvation is based wholly
upon its success in domino ting the political
fortunes of the community in which 1t con-
ducts its operations. Without this advantage
1t would be failure. Once in political con-
troll. IL moves rapidly forward until Ii &C
quires commercial supremacy. At all times
the saving of souls is but an Incidental part
of its strange business. And yet at no time
and in no way, not even through it's per-
of onln mil ~
enabled to hide itself from the penetrating
public gaze. The law-abiding people of the
land have not been deceived. From Nawoos
to the endowment house at Salt Lake from
the place of plural marriages to the 1.-THE
paying colony from the colony to the ballot
box and the ballot box to the United States
Senate, an indulgent public has looked
steadily on in prayerful hopefulness that
the time would surely come when the
strange and devious course of Mormonism.
ever defiant of popular opinion, stimulated
with the lust of possession and power.
would receive check. That time has
come. and no more fitting place could be
chosen than in this chamber of impartial
Judgment for the rendering of the long-de-
layed verdict"
Eulogized by Foraker.
Senator Foraker, who followed Mr.. Hans
brough said: mo case whatever has been
made that will justify us in e.ner declaring
vacant the seat or expelling the senator
from Utah. Reed Smoot has proven a bet
ter character than any other senator here
has right to claim. He is so good a man
that almost doubt him. He has no vices
he does not drink, or smoke, or chew or
swear, and he is not polygamist."
The applause of the galleries at this point
was checked by warning by the Vice
President.
Mr.. Bacon gave his reasons why he
should vote against Mr.. Smoot to be that
as an apostle and member of the governing
body of the Mormon Church Mr.. Smoot
countenanced polygamy and a union OF
church and state. Mr.. Bacon commended
however, that it required a two-thirds vote
to expel Mr.. Smoot
There was no one who had a more per-
Senator Dolliyer, but after careful study
of the testimony he could not Justify a
vote to expel Mr.. SmOot from the Senate.
He did not believe case had been made.
Mr.. Dolliver Is member of the commit
tee on privileges and elections which re-
ported the resolutions adverse to Mr.
Smoot. He consented to the report but
explaining that 1t had been made soon after
he took a place on the committee, said he
had not then had opportunity to study
the case as he had done since.
Senator Burrows Closes.
At 2:l5 o'clock Senator Burrows took the
foor to make the closing address before
the vote
In opposing Mr. Smoot Mr.. Burrows, as
chairman of the committee on privileges
ments which had been made for Mr.. Smoot