The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-30
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The Chalrman-To whom,
called revelation madeo ives 'u4
senator Smoot-You mao
festo? ean ths d
The Chalrmen-Yes.
9sna Tor smoot-To Wilford W..
interpreted II? ''ao" so1
Senator Smoot-He Intern,s,., 3
u meant unlawful cobabltatlon !
as polysamous nnarriaqes Toe
Smoot case. volume 3. page ss1as so9
The Chalrman-Has r, ~
Sm9otl AZ any time protested =, =
Joseph +. Smith-No. sir h,
had any conversation with M
subject at all.
Senator Dubois-Has he .,
protested anywhere 10 vour -
against your living in this rei,,ls
Joseph F, Smith-Sot wIthln "a
edGe.-Testimony in Smoot sa,.
|. page 361.
As we are here Uniformed 8.
Reed Smoot, who is entrusted Mn
highest office within the o;a I
people 'o1 this State-providsd II. /
pie be allowed to exercise tho;, !,
which IN Smoot's case was MAJ I
is directly countenaueine tbs H.,
ness Of his coadJutors in n, NJ.
hierarchy. If there were no ots,,
ment TO urge against Apostle &
holding a seat as Senator Of The q,
States, the entauglcmeuts e1i,ii,,
the apostolic office would prcre.
from doing his proper duty as sS,'
ought TO be sufficient. II is r
that the public officer dare -
uphold the law because be il
obligation to obey the man VII,
mits the offeusc against the Law.
seph T. Smith, whose lawlssua
well known to Smoot and ibe A
community. holds the right to ),
suited by Smoot with respect 10
thing he may contemplate doirc
the reason that Smoot has uhx;
TO the church political manifesto n
obhges him to confer with thl
dent in all things. Suppose this q
States Senator were TO 90, ss az
tie. to the president OF the chuuh
say that he contemplated eeclsIa|
action against Smith on account
defiance OF the law of the tiE||
what would become OF tbe s.
Suppose that Apostle Smoot srl
approach his ecclesiastical mls1
tell him that he should be h13
fore the courts because OF ~
gard of the law. what would \
position Of the Senators u
case, the Senator, in his capti
an apostle, would be commando
away his reasonable intentiof:
ground that il was his duty
his superior priest, Not ong
but the United States Senstorr
humble apostle, would be dn'
the supreme presence like
cur, Besides, be would lose ope
other of his heads, even at q on
that the prophet was not u
righteous life, Joseph F. SAl'l
lawbreaker, having granted Sn'-
mission to become Senator. ~
ing given him Il "leave OF 30
from his apostolic duties fof '~ },
pose, would Immediately wltnofs
leave. Smoot might feel Ii 70 e
duty to obey, and in that case XIX
be obliged TO resign from lnc -
ship which thus would be lOa''
Did be assert his indcpendes /,
refuse 10 resign his SeDalonU
would lose his apostIeship
charge of INSTRUMENTATION anu
ing "out OF harmony.
that condition he could DO N
reelected to the Senate than rs
of Siam could achieve the pis'
both the Senatorship anu lp0
ship would be lost. ana heVE
would fall to the very ootlo~
the ladder if the hierarcnies,
were compelled TO utilize
force of the church to ACCOM- ||
Smoot ruin. .1H
What citizen Of Utah, ou's'u' N
high priests and law'deiie's
10 be represented at the ses' JQl
ernment by a man whose
20 tied? Unless the voters Q. pI
exercise their franchise 10 ps =
however. that is precisely n
will have for another SIX !