The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-29
THE sK ULKING DAsTARD.

the seating OF Apostle Smoot was the
outcome OF a political trade.
That is much like the offer mis-
creant is making around the country,
OF a reward for any one who can
prove that a polygamous marriage
has ever been solemnized In Utah
since the manifesto OF President
Woodruff was put out. II a man is
found murdered and from his door
the tracks OF man with one club
foot are traced to a room; IL In that
room Is a man with feet correspond
Ing with the tracks outside; If the
mans clothes are bloody, and II In
bis pockets Is found watch with the
name of the murdered man engraved
upon the case, the man with the dis
figured feet might be innocent, but
any jury on earth would hang him
on the showing.
II is the same with this case OF
Senator Smoot. The tracks exactly
lit the boots found in the Senate
Chamber and the White House. We
all know that one Clarkson came here
In 1904 and that he was an old-time
attorney OF the Mormon church, that
he was expected by the so-called re-
publican committee as one coming
from the national republican COM
mittee; that he remained few days
and returned; that few days later
It was announced In the East that
! Utah, Wyoming and Idaho were sure
to elect republican electors, at least
one member Of the local republican
committee offered large wagers that
the republican ticket In this state
would he elected: then 50 soon as the
election was over the President of
the United States became the open
champion Of Reed Smoot; that he
used his personal and official influence
to hold the seat for Mr.. Smo0t that
when the final vote was taken, the
peseret News hailed It, us a mighty
vindicatlon OF the Mormon church.
Does not the track OF the club foot
shine out all along this crooked path?
To be sure there was more of 1t.
Mr.. Smoot according TO Mr.. Suther-
land, spent In his own defense over
$40, 900. III he paid his Washington
lawyer 81, 600 he paid him more than
he had ever before received as a fee.
His home lawyers should not have
cost him more than $4,000 more.
What did Mr.. Smoot do with tho rest
OF the money?
Our belief Is that he paid Senator
tlokplns for his article In the North
American Review; that he paid for
other articles where 1t was believed
they would do the most good; but
these were but accomplishments; the
bargain was higher up.
Then the verdict did not accord
with the testimony The burden OF
the speeches OF both Foraker and
Hopkins was that Reed Smoot had
In Utah fought polygamy all his life.
What does the Deseret News think
of that? What does Joseph +. Smith,
II true, how long would he last as an
apostle? Then as TO church domino.
tion In politics, 1t Is not worth dis.
cussion, out will the News name one
man In Utah., including Governor
Cutler himself, who ever dreamed OF
him for governor until Senator
Smoot gave directions that he should
he nominated and elected. But he
was named and elected against the
will OF nlne.tenths Of the republicans
OF Utah. The same thing was done
with Fernstrcm. II has been the rule
In Utah for sixty years with a three
years interim In which to gain state
hood. The News says there was nc
cause for forming the American
party. Oh, no, to people who are
willing TO be slaves OF Joseph Smith
aud Reed Smoot there was no cause
but there was cause for every mar
who loved his country.
The News falls back On the old
challenge, "How do you know? Were
you present when the bargain was
made, ehY'
We were not present when Apostles
Cannon, Woodruff, Taylor and 9th.
ers were sealed to plural wives, we
never saw the Temple records, and
yet the marriages took place, did
they notY The News has often de.
!, MED that they were so married, hu,
: they we're, were they noty We know
OF the dirty political deal, because
.. when the chain of evidence is com.
pleted II is so direct that no Other
hypothesis Is tenahle for one instant,
except that the seating of Senator
Smoot was the tinal payment on :
contract as disgraceful AS II was in
, iquitious,
Finally the AFFECT slave, this cut
tie Dish that spreads Ink through tn,
Deseret News makes n charge o
traitor" against the man who Ia,
!, made statements similar to IN,
above. The miserable hound VIII,
has never felt cue loyal thrill in hi,
vile soul toward the government that
protects him and opens its great op
portcnities to him; and who Ia.
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