The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30

tithes, Mr. Hopkins says to him. "Why, my dear
sir, have you certificate from the State of Utah
Are you of legal age to be a Senator?" eyes -
"And do you preach the violation of the law and
teach the doctrine and uphold the organization that
is practicing polygamy?" EYES, but l don't prac-
tice it. All right" says Brother Hopkins "wa11,
in and take seat with the elect"
Ladies and gentlemen do you know that under
the law of this country, that the who teaches
others to violate the law is worse than the man who
violates it? The man who breaks the law has some
courage while the man who teaches others to break
it is coward. When the anarchists of CHICAGO
threw the bomb and killed police officers we
couldn't prove who threw the bomb but we found
organization something after the form of the
Mormon church, with name and purpose The
purpose was death to all officers of the law and the
men who paid the penalty of their lives for the
death of police officers were simply the teachers
OF the infamous doctrine of anarchy That was
sustained by the Supreme Court of the State of
Illinois and it is not only law, but it is justice Sup
pose an anarchist should knock at the door of the
Senate. Brother Hopkins would meet him and saw
Have you certificate from sovereign State? ?"
Yes" Are you of lawful age?" Yes" "But
the Senate of the United States has right to Judge
OF your right to sit here and [ want to know if YOU
an anarchst?" Eyes" what are YOUR nrin-
cipes? ?" 1--WE teach death to all officers of the law.
from the President down to the police. We believe
it is our duty to the gun, the knife and the
bomb, to destroy any who seeks to govern an
other But, Mr.. Hopkins, have only preached this
all my life; have killed an officer or police
l have only been teacher, the head teacher of the
school," and according to the Hopkins doctrine. he
will open the door and say Come in Mr. Anar-
chlst; as long as you don't practice what you preach
come right in and help make laws in the government
that you teach ought to be destroyed"
Why do you remember the character of Fagin
who had the school in London town to teach boys
how to steal and where to hide their stolen goods
Imagine him knocking at the door and ST. Peter
school for thieves?" Eyes. I taught the boys how
cordng TO the law displayed by Brother Hopkins,
Peter would hand him the key and invite him in,
give him harp and halo and invite him to one of
the seats among the blessed All! no. ladies and
gentlemen, that is not the law; that is not right
The man that murdered our martyred President,
Mckinney, was not more guilty of that crime than
the infamous scoundres who are in the highways
and by.ways OF our dear country teaching the doc
tr1ne OF anarchy. And Mr.. Hopkins voted to seat
Mr., Smoot He has been here in Vandalia, and
explained why II Mr. Smoot is elected agan-and
ne VIII be- Brother Hopkins will naturally vote to
seat him again. and if successful in the present
race Tor the United States Senate, I will vote to
keep MIN out 1t you believe that man who takes
IN oath OF vengeance against your Government ought
o nelp make laws for your Government then you
ought to support Mr.. Hopkins. If you don't believe
nat then you ought to support me or some other
nan who agrees with this subject
wish to reply partly to Mr. Hopkins legal propo-
ltion that the Senate has no right to unseat a man
or anything that happened before he was elected
The Constitution provides, as Mr. Hopkins saws
ertan qualifications for Senator, but It also pro
1deS that the Senate itself shall be the Judge of
ne qualifications of its own members so that for
edlS' Slice the organization OF the Senate,
ave been unseated and refused admittance by rea-
ON OF conditions almost exactly like this It will
necessary to cite but one case Senator Clark
Montana was of lawful age had certificate
rom the sovereign State of Montana He sat there
Or months while his was being investigated
nd was unseated by the vote of the Senate because
lie Senate believed he had purchased his election
could cite you numberless cases, which can be
'und IN the reports of the Senate, from which |
ave already quoted but I haven't the time Nearly
! those cases can be found in the Senate report to
hlch | have referred
Ladies and gentlemen if the men who voted for