Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-31
uTAH's REPRESENTATIVE MAY
REMAIN IN UPPER HOUSE.
REPUBLICANS NEED VOTES
Efforts of Women not Strong enough
to Gust Mormon ApostIe-Is not
Polyeanst, but Took Hostile En-
dowment oath-senate Cannot Fix
Qualifications.


will remain member of the Unite1
States senate from Utah. To sucn a
conclusion Of this long-drawn mattec
all indications seem to point, despite
the fact that the women throughout
the country have made desperate at
tempts to influence their representa-.
ives to urge and vote for his dis
missal. This session of congress
witnessed considerable discussion OF
the right of Smoot to his seat because
OF his standing in anu representation
OF the Mormon church. While there
appears to be a strong combination,
composed OF members of both parties.
against him, the majority neverthe-
less appears to favor Utah's senator.
No doubt the democrats will vote In
a body for his removal, but IT Is safe
to say that, as the republicans cannot
afford to lose the vote of one of tneir
party, the majority of them will sup
port him and urge his continuance as
senator.
Notably among those who have OPP
posed Smoot is Senator Burrows OF
Michigan. He has principally based
his argument on the fact that the
former is an apostle in the Mormoa
church and that the oath which must
be taken upon assuming membership
in the hierarchy. Is incompatible with
the oath prescribed for and sworn 20
by senators. Mr.. Burrows further
contends that people who are continu-
ally openly violating the laws of this
country and are wilfully failing to
comply with the oath and agreement
made upon Utah's entering the union
as state, are not entitled to repre-
sentative in the upper house, and that
an organization that fosters and en-
courages crime. tramples upon all
law, human and divine practices
polygamy and polygamous cohabita-
ton, desecrates the home. debases
man, degrades womanhood, debauches
public morals, strikes at the Chris
tan civilization of the age, under
mines and shakes the foundations OF
society and government, destroys the
scantity of the marriage relation. de-
fies the authority of the state and
national government, registers an
oath Of hostility to the American ma
ton, and brings the name and fame OF
the good people of Utah into disre-
pute. and shame and humiliation to
the American people. is not entitled
to have its representative in the SEN
ate of the United States.
The individual grievance against
the senator is the fact that dis an
apostle of the Mormon church he is
guilty of taxing the endowments, =
which is virtually an oath of hostil-
ity against the United States. The
following is the oath the senator took
upon becoming an apostle: You and
each of you do covenant ana promise
that you will pray, and never cease to
pray, almighty God to avenge the
blood of the prophet upon rnis ma
ton, and that you will teach the
same to your children and to your
children's children to the third ana
fourth generations The oath taken
by members of the Mormon church,
while on the same order, appears to
be even more anarchic. Fifteen
hundred Mormons at one time toook
the following oath: You and each OF
you do solemnly swear. in the pres
ence of Almighty God. His holy angels
and these witnesses. that you will
avenge the blood of Joseph smith or
this nation, and teach your children,
and that you will from this time
henceforth and forever begin and
carry out hostilities against inns ma
ton, and to keep the same intent a
profound secret now and forever. so
help me God"
The testimony taken in connection
with the investigation reveals that
Smoot has made the following declar-
alton: 4 am indeed thankful for my
standing in the church of Jesus
Christ OF Latterday Saints When |
study the history Of the church | find
that it is at all times thesame. ! am
not ashamed of the power and posi-
ton of the Mormon church
Senator Albert j. Hopkint of iii
nois in a defence of Smoot raised the
point that the senate has no power 70
fix qualifications of senators. The
constitution provides that senators
must reside in the state from which
they are chosen. be 80 years old, at
least. and have been a resident OF the
United States at least nine years.
AS there are no other Qualifications. Il
is contended that no others can be
implied. The Maryland court mas
held that 1T is a fair presumption
that where the constitution prescribed
the qualification II intended 10 ex-
clude all others John Randolph
Tucker Of Virginia, prominent coa-
stitutionl lawyer. says: congress
has no power to change these quanii-
cations" Justice story has said:
ut would seem but fair reasoning
upon the plainest principles 7f inter