The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-23
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

ulties his part touching the evidence in the case
that he made conspicuous in his final argument
In that argument he declared to the senate, know
ing that it would be published and read in every
home in the land the next morning, that Senator
Smoot had from childhood up opposed and fought
polygamy. There nothing in the testimony be-
fore the senate committee to warrant any such con-
cluslon Rather, the trend of the testimony was all
the other way, and, while he was speaking, Senator
Hopkins could but have known that at the time there
not one high officer of the Mormon church.
that IS from bishops presidents of stakes seventies
patr1archS apostles up to the first preSidency-not
one, except, perhaps, Senator Smoot, who was not
a polygamst, and that if what he was saying about
the Utah Senator had been true he never would
have been an apostle and would have been
thought OF as justice Of the peace, much less
atOr of the United States. If it were true that
Senator Smoot had fought and opposed polygamy
from childhood up, there is no evidence that he
succeeded in persuading one good Mormon to give
up his belief in the cardinal principle of his church
not even a member of his own family.
At Provo, Utah, in the year 1904, at the home of
the Mayor of the city, sister of Senator Smootwhen
asked: although you a product of pOlygamy,
you are married to a mOnOgamlSt you know the
difference between the two systems; surely you would
not wish any of your daughters to marry in poly
ganly ?" made answer 1T is hard question you ask
me, but | will answer truthfuly. l raised in
po1ygamy and TAUGHT TO BELIEVE TT RIGHT,
AND I DO BELIEVE 1T is RIGHT, and if the
law would allow the practice of polygamy | could
wish no better fate for my daughters than to be
polygamous wives" This was an intelligent woman
talking; fanaca of course but all the more danger
Gus because of her intelligence. The above statement
will be verified by the president of this club to whom
it was made.
Women of Illinois, do not let us call to you in vain
to help defeat this for reelection to the senate
of the United States Do wait until this menace
to civilization reaches your doors before you careful
ly consider it. If you do not now help to peacefully
settle this question, you leaving it a heritage
for your children to SETTLE and will make good an
old Mormon prophecy that not only will apostles and
high digntaries of the church sit in both houses of
congress- but the president of the church will occupy
the White House. Even now Mormon missionaries
in the state of Illinois quietly insidously work
ing for the reelection of Senator Hopkins, for this
church is grateful to its friends at court who help
to fulfill its bogus prophecies
Will you not labor with your husbands, brothers,
sons and sweethearts to register their votes at the
primaries against this man We promise you that
if he is defeated through the efforts of the
of your state the next days issue of the Mormon
church paper will not contain editorial entitled
another Mighty Vindcaton of the Church."
Senator Hopkins heard the president of this system
here, which is called church, under oath declare
that he a polygamist; that there had been born
to him dozen children since the manifesto which
pretended to do away with polygamy, issued, and
that he was living in defiance of both the laws of God
and
He knew that Senator Smoot had repeatedly voted
to sustain this in his office as seer and as the
mouthpiece earth of the great God in Heaven; he
knew that to true Mormon this mans authority is
absolute and his command is received as though
God himself had spoken.
He knew further, that Apostle Smoot could never
have been elected senator except this breaker,
the head of the Mormon church, had given his ap-
proval, and that with his approval it impossible
to defeat him. Which makes it the more clear that
this thing called church here in Utah is distinct
political government all the aims of which are
reasonable to the United States and that polygamy
is much tenet of the Mormon faith is baptism
These could be multiplied by the thousand, but
they are enough. From them you will discover that
Senator Hopkins does not ring true he has used
his talents, while under oath senator of the United
States, to lend aid and comfort to this REASONABLE
organization here in Uta1-treasonable against the