Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
AROUSED OVER SMOOT
STATEMENT ISSUED By REPRE-
SENTATIVE WOMEN.

The representatives Of the league Of wom-
ems national organizations, who are just
now concentrating their banded efforts to
secure the expulsion Of Senator Smoot Of
Utah from his seat In the United States
Senate, are thoroughly aroused over the
reputed information conveyed in a special
dispatch from Pittsburg to a newspaper in
this city to the effect that the President
of the United States has openly commended
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania for his
loyalty to Senator Smoot of Utah.
While the women of this nation deeply
regret the Presidents attitude on this
question: remarked leader of the women
to The Star reporter today, they are
pleased that he has SO openly stated his
position and placed himself on record be-
fore the American public for the retention
OF Mormon apostle in the United States
Senate.
THE crimes of the Mormon hierarchy"
she continued, have disgraced our coun-
try and brought shame and sorrow to thou
sands of lives for over fifty years. One
million women from all states of the Union
petitioned their senators for the exclusion
of Apostle Reed Smoot from the Senate.
A record of these names has been kept.
The majority of the National Organization
OF Women are banded together to over
throw the reasonable and poygamous
practices of the Mormon hierarchy and to
labor to maintain Christian standards Of
marriage.
Senator Shoots Record.
Reed Smoot represents and is a part of
self-confessed polygamous and oathbound
organization whose whole history is one Of
crime and bloodshed and antagonism to the
government of the United States declared
this woman. 1T has maintained its exist
ence for fifty years because it controls the
entire vote of its members, and political
for the sake of the votes. What was true
in the past Is true today. The organized
womanhood of the nation, being free from
the bondage of partisan politics, can stand
for what is just and right 1t does not
ask Reed Shoots exclusion on the ground
of his religion and because he is Nor
mon, but because he is a leader In a crlmi-
nal and disloyal organization which 1omi-
mates politics and degrades wOmanhood and
childhood, and also because he sustains and
hOnors polygamOus president, and because
he was chosen by this hierarchy and not by
the people of Utah and now adheres in his
highest allegiance.
THE women are keeping an honor list
and a list of dishonored. They fairly I'M
derstand the political situation in regard to
it, and they will not end their work after
the vote on Smoot is taken. Those who are
on the roll of dishonor will find themselves
in direct opposition to the Christian senti-
ment and ideals of the country. Let no
man make any mistake. The feeling on this
issue is very strong. 1t is intelligent, be-
cause of the educational campaign that has
been conducted for the past ten years.
This sentiment will demand that men
who stand for purity and honor shall be
rewarded concluded the speaker. THE
senators who voted with the majority re-
port of the Senate committee on privileges
and elections to declare Reed Shoots seat
vacant are the men who gave the closest
hearing to the case, and they have en-
shrined their names in the hearts Of the
common people. They will not be forgotten.
Until the goal is reached the women's or
ganizations will never give up or lower
their standard. 1t Is for home, for child
hood and for country-for all that Is high
est and best, which is dragged in the dust
in Utah today