The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-07
Mormonism Triumphant

!, The Mormons havc won their bat
| ne against the people of the United
| StaIcs. Reed Smoot, The Mormon apos-
| tle' retains his seat in the Senate. Such
was the decision of the Senate Wed.
nesday OF last week. when the mat
ter came 10 a vote.
1t is proper that the people of the
country should know who the men are
who have done this thing, and we ap-
pend the vote, the "yeas'' being
/ against Smoot, and the mays for
hlU. 1t wlll be remembered that the
vote was on the adoption of the re.
port Of the Senate s Committee on Pri-
| vlle2es and Elections, which declared
mat Smoot was mot entitled to seat
IN the Senate.' The vote was as fol
lows;
Yeas Bacon, Berry, Burrows, Car.
mack, Clapp, Clark (Ark,), Clay, CuI-
6erson. Dubois, Dupont, Frasicr, Hale,
Il alnsbrough. Hemenway, Kittredge La
Toilette, Latimer. McGreary. McLau-
rin, Money, Newlands, Overman, Pet.
m!S 1us; Rayner, Simmons, Smith, Stone,
Tlllman-2S.
NaysaAldrich, Alice, Ankcny, Bev.
erldge, BLACKBURN, Bandegee, Bulkeley,
BB,nrdett; Burnham, Clark (Mont),
Clary (Wyol, Crane, Curtis, Daniel, De,
pew, Dick, Dillingham;. Dolliver, Flint,
Foraker, Frye, Fulton. Gallinger, Gam
Bile, Hepburn Hopkins. Kean. Knox.
Lodge. Long McCumbcr, Millard. Mul-
key, Nelson, Nixon. Penrose. Perkins,
FILES. Spencer, Sutherland, Warner,
Warrcn-42
Eighty. eight of the ninety Senators
were represented in the voting. The
two Senators not voting were Mr.
Smoot and Mr. Wetmore. Eighteen
Senators paired as follows
For Smoot-Messrs Allison, Elkins
Carter, Cullom, Dryden, Platt, Proctor.
Scott and Teller.
Against Smoot = Messrs. Morgan,
Bailey, Patterson, Martin, Foster, Nc.
Emery, Mallory, Taliaferro and Whyte
All those who voted for Smoot but
three were Republicans, and all those
who voted against him were Demo.
Gratis but nine. The Senators who were
active in Smoot s defense. and spoke
and worked for him. were Knox, Fora
ker, Hopkins, Beveridge and Dolliver.
all Republican leaders. We are not
calling IN the question the right of the
Senators to vote and act as they did;
we are merely asserting the right of the
people TO know how their representa-
tives did vote and act, and to pass ludp-
ment on the same. This thing is not
ended-it has Just fairly opened. and
Senators and parties have yet TO an.
swer for their course in the matter
Inc people can afford TO be patient un-
TIL their time comes
AS indicating the true inwardness
Of the situation, a dispatch from Salt
Lake City, after the vote was an.
nounced, said; "Among the active
Republicans and leaders of the Nor
mon church there was great rejoicing
tins afternoon when news came from
Washington that Smoot had been sus-
tanned, - Mark not only the rejoicing,
but also the association Of the parties
TO- the joy active Republicans and
Leaders of the Mormon church -
This result was not unexpected. Tn
fact. 1T has been known from the be.
ginning. 1t has been openly and re-
peatedly declared, and not by the en-
emies of the party either, that the Re.
publican leaders were in league with
the Mormon church and that Smoot was
safe, no matter what the evidence
might show. This is proposition not
easily proved, but it must be admitted
that every step taken IN the case has
tended to show that it was we'll found
ed. There are hundreds of thousands of
good, lifelong Republicans who believe |
it today, and are Inundated and dis,
graced by it. What story this thing |
may tell in the future, no man can now |
declare: but we shall be surprised il |
those responsible for the situation do !
- - 'ti' NS,"o' piVteiIy w regret lhe |
course pursued.
We freely admit that the question
TO be decided by the Senate in Smoot's
case was a purely legal one Neither
sentiment nor religion could be allowed |
20 determine it. Mr., Smoot s religions I
views or relations could no more keep
him out of the Senate than could his
political views or party affiliations. We
VINO nave opposed him and insisted
hat he should be removed from the
senate understand this as well as any
'thers. we base our claims against him
IN legal grounds. Those who repre-
sent Smoot s opponents as defyinp the
aw and asking that he be excluded
IN religious or apy other improper or
insufficient grounds either do not know
what they are talking about. or thew
mIsrepresent the case.
We may state the matter thus: The
dormon church as politico-relioious
rganization is thoroughly disobedi
mt and disloyal organization. It's his
ory and its teachings prove that il
as no respect for the laws of the State.
4 the Nation or for its own promises
his organization is to it's members in
ii things supreme. Their highest al
egIence Is to the church, and as br.
ween the church and the State thev
'ill always obey the church. Reed
moot is one of the twelve apostles Of
his church, chosen for his LOYALTY and
eviction to the church. 1t is unthjnk.
bic that they would put any man who
'as not in perfect accord with tbe
hureh into high Office. He is in ali
llngs Mormon of the Mormous, be.
wed and trusted by the hierarchy and ,
ne people. He represents the prinni.
les and purposes of that foul and nj. \
,rIy dIsloyal organization