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

was at Nandalfa, Fayette COUNTY,
Illinois, to address the Old Soldiers
and Sailors Reunion. On his arriv-
al In that city he was met by dele
CATION OF the citizens, and was fur
nisbed copious extracts OF the speech
delivered on the 10th day OF October
by Honorable A.. j. hopkins, who Is
also a candidate for United States
senator.
After Senator Mason had spoken
at some length to the soldiers, he
said:
No more fitting or eminently proper
place to discuss this new form OF
hCman slavery would be presented
than In the presence OF the Grand
Army that shot to death the old
black slave system OF the South, and
to whose SONS am now appealing to
help with their ballots to stamp out
this new form of female slavery ad-
vocated by Reed Smoot and the Nor
mon church.
IL has been intimated to you that
am a candidate for the United
States senate, and inasmuch as MI.
Hopkins, who is also candidate for
that place, has been here and spoken
as to his record, ! beg the indulgence
OF you old soldiers to state my posi-
ti0n upon some Of the questions
which he discussed. | promise you
that l shall treat him respectfully,
and treat you politely and speak only
the truth, as have the records here
to substantiate my statements. If l
had my way Senator Hokpins would
be here on this platform with me,
for invited him to meet me In joint
debate and discuss our differences
courteously before the republicans OF
| Illinois, that they might judge fairly
and impartially between us. | am
informed that Mr.. Hopking defended
his position In speaking and voting
to seat Mr.. Reed Smoot, one, Of the
twelve apostles OF the Mormon
church, as a senator OF the United
States, and to state our differences
frankly at the beginning II had "A
vote on that question | would vote
to seat him, and / propose now to
give my reasons why.
| Mr.. Hopkins stated In his speech
here on October 10 (and ask any
lady or gentleman in the audience to
correct ne IL l am mistakenly, that
"the Mormon church has as much
right to a seat IN the United States
senate as the Presbyterian, the Bap-
fist or the Methodist church."
did not hear this, hut 1t has been
so reported to me by hive or six who
did hear 1t, aud II he has friend In
this audience, | beg you to correct
me now II am mistaken. Did he
make this statement? ("He did,
many In the audience said. | say
that the so-called Mormon church,
which Is an organized conspirac,
against our form of government, has
not the same right TO seat In the
senate that any other OF the churche:
named have, and the first Of my
reasons Is this. / read from the ma
)ority report OF the United States
senate In the Reed Smoot case al
page %, which says;
"The church Is supreme In all mat
ters OF government, as well as In al
things pertaining to the private life
OF the citizens.
This report also quotes Apostle
Pratt as follows:
Gan other governments are illega
and unauthorized. AnC
people attempting to govern them
, selves by laws Of their own making
aud by Offices CT their own appoint
ment, are In direct rebellion. "
Every other church mentioned b,
Mr. Hopkins utterly discourages any
such doctrine. The churches men
toned by him, the Presbyterian
Methodist and Baptist, and indeed
all other OF the Christian churches Of
tho United States, found their doc
trines on the teachings of Jesus Of
Nazareth, who taught his disciples
"To render unto Caezar the things
, that are Caezar's aud unto God the
, things that are Gods" showing
that every church In the United
/ States teaches not only loyalty to thu
I principles and precepts OF thei
! church, but recognizes the separat'
} Iand distinct government Of thu
, United States as government of tn,
! people, which has authority In TIN
administration OF the material thing
OF mankind, and all are subserviep
thereto. Every one Of the churehe
he mentioned will decorate the pulpi
with the American flag, and tina
I fiag with Its principles has never We
; found resting place in the harem
OF Brigham Young.
l read you now, ladies and gentle
men, the oath of vengeance whicl
Reed Smoot takes as one of tn
twelve apostles In the Eudowmen
. House. This oath OF vengeance h
, was obliged to take before he coul
. become one Of the twelve apostles
l read you now from page ~ In tn
!, senate report in the Reed Smoot case
!, and will say to you that this sam