The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-05
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SO II seems that Senator Hopkins,
OF Illinois, Is becoming worried. FIX.
Senator Mason IN pulling his record
on him. Ife II obliged To apply TO
the president Tor permission 10 pub
iish his eongratulatory letter, thank
Ing and praisius him that he has so
much principle as TO stand up for
an unpopular cause. The Dispatch |
says that President Roosevelt Ia |
yored seating United States Senator
snloot, whose right TO represent
Utah In congress was contested on
the ground that II was alleged he
represented polygamy.
Strange such a charge should be
made against Senator Smuot, In tho
face Of tho facts. Senator Smoot Is
an apostle 10 the church. There are
eleven more of them, Then there IL
the frst presidency OF three people.
Then there are patriarchs, seventies,
bishops, presidents of stakes and a
lot more With tltles-in all several
| hundred.
Apostle Smoot votes every rear two
or three times TO sustain all these
people IN their offices, aud OF the
whole hand Apostle Smoot Is the only
ono who Is not a polygamist, Apos-
Ito Smoot belongs to creed which
directly threatens that any man who
Il not d polygamist can ever attain
20 the highest heatltudes OF paradise.
Senator Smoot believes that or he Is
not good Mormon. and still III the
senate OF the United States Senator
Hopkins, II not his direct attorney,
would not have done bit better u
he had been his attorney Our belief
Ii that lao was his attorney, under
par ffom him. and when the case
camc to be summoned up, this Sen.
ator Hopkins, With tears Ia his voice,
II not In his eyes. declared that
Apostle aud Senator smoot had
fought polygamy from his ehildhcoe
up Senator Hopkins had not tbs
slightest proof 10 back that state
: ment. lie either deliberately He'd ol
ne ought TO have place used tol
HIN IN the home for the feehle mind
ed. Stiil. when he got Through
President Roosevelt sent him cor
dial letter of thanks and eon9tatula
tlon Tor his armness In the riaht
We have often expressed our belief
which Is tackled by evidence enough
\ rot only te.make that belief probable
= but 70 make IL impossible To reaei
any ether conclusion, that there wa
a dirty political trade made In 1904
by which tbs electoral vote OF utai
!. should be cast fur Mr., Roosevelt, AM
IN reciprocity senator smo0t Was h
retain bis scat Ia the senate. rn
letter OF the president IA merely
! confirmation Of that. Hut shat EeaIl
il not material. II Is not deaied ths
!. the presisinnt ssesi all his iniiaene
to enable thc apostle To hoid his seat
although the constitution ot th
United States declares there shall b
30 dBtah 81 chnrch 3ud state apn al
though Tne c,nstttnti0n of the stat
.. VI Utah dcclaies that THERE shall b
- an absolute separation II church an'
N state, aud tllat no church shalt usur
N tile functions of the state. We 10
loics that senator Mason Is maxim
1t sarm Cor Senator Hopkins. tn
:, more power 10 bin. May he eoutinu
:. TO keep The temperature around tn
10. grave OF senator Hopkins tropical
even up 10 the arst cold days OF NJ
- yembeE. May he have his lnIluenc
with the sturdy men Of Illinois,
90 good many OF whom still rememhe
% that there was something about Mo-
~ monism which they could not stanC
aud which at last became SO intulel