The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-06
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

the record of the testimony for the Facts which he
the United States
You can verify this by comparing his speech with
the record of the proceedings in the case.
10 get his opinion before the country in advance
OF the hnal arguments in the Smoot case, he sub
Scr1Ded to an article which was published in the
North American Review few days only prior to the
Gay set tor the final hearing, which article revealed
the same lapSeS OF memory and the same inventive
faculties on 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 1t would be published and read in every
home in the land the next morning that Senator
omoot had from childhood up opposed and fought
polygamy. There nothing in the testimony be-
lore the senate committee to warrant anv such con-
cluS1on Rather, the trend of the testimony was all
the other way, and, while he was speaking Senator
Hopkins could not but have known that at the time
there was not one high officer of the Mormon church
that IS from bishops, presidents of stakes seventies
patrlarchS apostles, up to the first preSidency-not
one, except, perhaps, Senator Smoot who was not
a poygamlSt and that if what he was saying about
the Utah Senator had been true he never would have
been an apostle and would never have been thought
OF as Justice of the peace, much less senator of
the United States. If it true that Senator
Smoot had fought and opposed polygamy from child
hood up, there is no evidence that he ever sue
ceeded IN persuading one good Mormon to give I'D
ms Dehef IN the cardinal principle of his church.
not even member of his family
At Provo, Utah, in the year 1904 at the home
OF the Mayor of the city, sister of Senator Smoot
when asked although you are product of po1v-
ga1ny, you are married to a monoeanist: Won know
the differences between the two systems: surely Won
would not wish any of your daughters to marry in
poygany? Il made answer: "It is a hard question
you ask me, but I will answer truthfulv I was
raised IN po!ygamy and taught to believe it right
ana DO believe 1t is right, and if the law would al
low the practice of polygamy [ could wish no better
tate tor my daughters than to be poygamous wives"
lh1s was an intelligent talking; fanatical
OF course, but all the dangerous because of her
nte1gence The above statement will be verified bv
the president of this club to whom it was made.
Women OF Illinois. do not let call to you in
vain to help defeat this man for reelection to the
senate OF the United States. Do not wait until this
menace to civilization reaches your doors before YOU
carefully, consider it. If you do not now help to
heritage tor your children to SETTLE and will make
good an old Mormon prophecy that not only will
apostles and high digntares 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 are quietly nsd
ouSly working for the reelection of Senator Hop
ns tor this church 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 the
primaries against this man? We promise you that if
he is defeated through the efforts of the women of
your state the next days issue of the Mormon church
paper will not contain editorial entitled another
Mighty Vndication of the Church"
Senator Hopkins heard the president of this svs-
tenn here, which is called church. under oath declare
that he was polygamist; that there had been born
to him dozen children since the manifesto which
pletenueu 10 40 away with polygany, was issued,
and that ne was living in defiance of both the laws
of God and man.
He knew that Senator Smoot had repeatedly voted
to sustain this man in his office as seer and as the
nouthplece on earth of the great God in heaven; he
Knew that to true Mormon this mans authority is
lbSoute and his command is received as though God
himself had spoken.
He, knew, further, that Apostle Smoot could never
lave been elected senator except that this 1aw-breaker
he head of the Mormon church, had given his ap-
'roval and that with his approval it impossible
o defeat him. Which makes it the more clear that
his thing called church here in Utah is distinct