Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-07

been a polygainous marriage celebrat-
ed since that manifesto was issued.
and have yet TO find man In Idaho
or anywhere else who will say that q
polyEamous marriage has been celc-
brated anywhere since the issuance OF
that manifesto.
mfr tsenatoI) 1lalc-Thcn it must
follow from that, MS the years so by
and as tho older peonle de-. = s.-., pa
ygamy as practise viii be prac-
tically removed.
Mr. Duhols-Therc he no question
about It; and I will say TO the senn-
tor. owing TO the active part which
we took In that fierce contest IN Idaho,
7. with others who had made the ilghL
thought We were Justified In making
this promise TO the Mormon people We
had no authority OF law but Wc took
It upon ourselves 10 assure thom that
those older men who were living w the
polygamous relation, who had grow
ing families which they had rearud
and were rearing before tho manifesto
was issued, and at a time when they
thought they had a right under the
Constitution to enter the polygamous
relation that those older men and wo-
men and their children should not be
disturbed; that the polyganous man
should DO allowed to support his nu-
merous wives and their children. The
polygamous relations, OF course, should
not continue. but we would not COM
pei man TO turn his families adrifL
We promised that the older ones, VINO
had contracted those relations before
the manifesto was Issued, would not
be prosecuted by the gcntiles; that time
would be given for them TO pass away,
but that the law would be strlngenlly
enforced against any polygamous mar
riage which might be contracted in
the future"
In this speech you refer especially to
the promise which you said you,
with others, were justified in making.
The testimony which gave refers eX-
actly TO that agreement and does not
refer to either political party at Il
time later than 1890. You are as I'M
reasonable in handling this quotation
in my testimony as the man who at
tempted to Justify stealing by the Bib
lcal words Let him that stole steal =
emitting the words mo more" Yon
have indeed quoted my exact language,
but you have taken il away from every
thing il refers to. as you must know
fully for you were present and heard
my testimony.
In more recent editorial, in speak
ing OF me. you say:
"IIe (SGr. Frenchl, is an enthusiastic
1.-THE promoter Whenever he can fling
n tut t)OStoltlce mo the SANITY zap ne
does not hesitate or bungle. Some one
who can read his title clear TO a po-
lygamous brotherhood gets the job
Replying to this statement. which is
the gist of your editorial ] desire to
say that your statement has no FONDA
ton whatever In fact You have made
this statement doubtless with the idea
of discrediting me In the sections OF the
state where there are no Mormon peo-
pie. You should know, il you do not
know already, that / have never re-
commended anybody for appointment
TO any position because he was mem
Der OF the Mormon Church. or so far
as that Is concerned, of any other
church. | have never made inquiry
as to the religious CONNECTION of any
applicant for any appointment | do
not hesitate to say. however, that at
no time in the past have 1 refused To
recommend an applicant for appoint
ment to any position upon the ground
that he was a member of the Mormon
or any other church, ana frankly, l
shall follow the same course in the fu-
ture, because believe 1t is absolutely
right.
In closing, | would call to your at
tention the remarks you made OF Feb.
l3. 1903. In the senate OF the United
States (Appendix Cong Rec Fifty
seventh Congress, second session, page
10D:
"As one of the representatives OF a
state where the Mormons are one
fourth of the people, / join with the