Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
s.,,t,r Knox Makes Strong Ar
Ss ar,ot Against Election Com
mittee's Resolution.
ANSWERS HIS OPPONENTS
7.,y Would ExpeI Him Because
nv \, Some Of Friends Acts and
BECAUSE He is a Mormon.
| 49,, 20 Limitation of Constitutions
sa aa. rntrammclcd in Their Right
10 Choose Senator'S


a no Choose Senator's
Il ,,u,ton Feb, Ex-senator knox
II Wa''ps .srossAa the senate In Oppose
oday ,he resolution reported nom
u0H - on privileges ana eiee
the eV ..hat Reed smoot is not entitled
l'I'' sea, as senator Of the unn ssa
s,,.,s from Utah" He was accoraea
n'a'' ~,ossst attention because OF ms
u. .,,.s,or os the legal questions IN
.o,vsd on the point of expulsion when
.'n,,a require two-thirds OF the SENATE
W. .v.lnslou requiring only q majority
VI .so yotex, He commended that MOTH
i " ,rg less than two-thirds of the entire
membership OF the senate could uhsea'
4 the Utah senator
SHOULD NOT BE EXPELLED
4 ~. Knox asked: SHOULD the senate
AT, Senator Smnot, and why?' and
Anpn,e,sd Mia own question, saying'
ntIo shonls not be expelled for beliey-
a.. no NSrmon iglon. The irrevoc-
4 " w o,5irance expressly, and with
sy,r in view, guaranteed religious
! .n,aratIon In the State Of Utah. He
sboplG not be expelled for being
...arahsr Mr. officer OF the Mormon
Church for the same reason. He should
NOT he expelled for the vindication OF
Iftahs law, violated by certain NOR
mons continuing polygamouS relations
Il with Senator Shoots consent or APP
proyal supposIng he did consent or
annroye; for Utah. without being ig-
norant OF the facts. elected him. and
Inc senate would not be justified in co.
ing out of its way to enforce respect
FOR the formerly expressed will Of
Utah embodied in It's law against po~
lygamous relations by defeating Its
later expressed will shown In It's elect
ing Smcot."
q After arguing that there is no federal
s. law against polygamy or polygamous
n cohsbitation applicable to Utah. now
" Utah is q state and when she was adj
mitted TO the Union Of states 1t was
known that there wOnld and could be
none. Mr.. Knox again asked and an-
swered his pointed question. His an
swer was:
CLAIM OF SENATOR'S OPPONENTS
Because, first, 1t is claimed he is
wicked IN this that some of his friends
nying cohabited with several women
e'ore Utah became state, are cons
mulng TO DO so until death, and that
D. approves Of them as officers of a
church which does not chastise them
80 dong; and second, because he Is
I Mormon and that Mormonism Is a
Maarchy disoyal to our institutions
Tnese WIN ne Is bound to obey"
WI KNOX said that he had inten-
wlonahy referred to the proposed ac-
uoh against Senator Smoot as expul-
pt ana ne did not think the senate
soald seriously consider that any ques-
uen Is involved except that Of expul-
aon. lie contended that there is no
yussuon OF Senator Shoots possessing
ne quaiincations prescribed by the
.omu'ution, and therefore he could
aI oe deprived of his seat by a ma
phy vote he declared that 1t is
~. ~ tne power OF the senate to say
tae states, These are not enough,
w isQu're other qualifications" or to
s' ulal we cannot trust the Judgment
Wv states IN the selection of sena-
j,s,s auu we therefore take the right to
@sappfove them for any reason"
subject 70 the limitations imposed by
y. constitution. said Mr.. Knox, the
a.s. "o lett hntrammeled in their
~. choose their senator's. He
.sss,e she fact that tho Constitution
sv sgse me senate to protect itself
;Sr e ~ improper members by expell-
- msn oy a two-thirds vote If they
an, eunty OF crime, offensive immor-
Sus J, u.sloyalty, or gross impropriety
sss s MelI term OF service. He speci-
~ Hese reasons, he said, because he
could not imagine the senate exnellinr
! member for cause not falling with,
10 one Of them.
2ilng attention to the fact thar
Itnnsylyania was tho first Ia take
aeps 70 approve the Constitution he
piyed that she will be the last 10
scguesce In the invasion OF rights in
luyed m this horesy OF senatorial
~wer 10 add TO the constitutional
qusllhcations OF senator's and kindred
modern Aeresies OF constitutionnI con-
druction" eo"'
fNNSAcTloN OF HUMAN LIBERTY
continuing, he said,
d. tne perfection OF human liberty UNI
X laW VIII only be attained under the
,ts,pan Constitution when each of
,ys IVA soVerelgntles within it's sphere
,r,,,H US powers to the utmost for the
n ~, welfare and the artificial bodies
rssi nave created, cease TO DENY and
ts me rightful and full exercise of
49,. Nauohhl power over national ar
sn".s when there are no ATTEMPTS Ia
pows,s upon the undeniable reserved
,ra,s OF me states for the agpra ndize-
III A. ~ n4lonal power, when the neo-
ass,s useIiininate between wise poIicies
N 1880 20 meet the Imperative needs
MnIis 10 conditions and demagogio as
nuhlls sspoh me foundations Of the re-
q, NM Ut political or personal pIrpos-
bv u,sa me people shall not be vexed
dsnv sseessary legislation about their
vpdIs,n.hus and normal conditions are
sEilailons oy seaseless agitations-
lhsincere tohented by ignorant and
ltitulion,t representing the Just con.
TAD a an" pohcles OF the time which
Asir evls,So inning, have reason FOR
hiding vhe. ana shall have a due
hshed. '"'F work Is accom-
unds "oW no tenet In the new nro,,
NJ, ~ OF constitutlonal cnns, , pnvpa-
tspntr,s. ils 70 contain the danger 10 an,.
isena involved In the contention tbat
isprIysS oi the United States NAV hs
klitv ~ Or MS seat whenever the ma
ne don,,.ne senate concludes thai ther.
hvvbt ~ INES taught. or have bean
Elnlss,in NE past, by some church ar
hal mat 20 which he belongs. wbirn
been. Gs,Vflty believes 10 be, or have
.. NAPEL FOR Anything.
! taken 81 ~ b. easy step after the flrst one
lake ths ysoause Of a mans religion 10
fusion neSt and logical one n, ~
,Aen nee sssause of mans notifies ma
ries ana u y, Of his notions upon e.onn mo-
bgard s snen because of his atfIt,,ds
y kaoss' 'asn Hesitation.