Show Reporter Why do Mormons when on tho stand decline t disclose dis-close the formula of the endow mehls Preaillent Woodruff Because secret se-cret religious rites and Ceremonies are the jircj ly of the Individual citizen and do not belong t the State You might as well ask why a Mason If ho were placed on the wit ness stand should refuse t repeal peal the rites and sign of that order I myself am a Master Mason and Ijave been informed that many Masons well D people pple not connected with tliat fraternity have been indignant at tne attempt that has ben mode during the last fewjlaja to extort secret personal Information from pna Members of oilier benevolent societies can see tliat their rights and organizations would b in danger should such dnugr shoulL fUc proceedings prlng carry While Mormons have refused to divuljje time rites I td the rR I have uniformly sworn that there Is nothing in the hndbwmeut ceremonies ceremo-nies inconsistent with good etzn ship Several prominent exMor mons testified t time same effect fitporterWhat Is the exciting cause of the present agitation here President Woodruff As or before stated I Is purely pollllca There i are two local pre The Peoples Party Is composed largely of our People although a number of non pe Monitions sympathise with it The self styled Liberal part Is composed com-posed almost entirely of anti Mormon and they are but a small minority In the Territory TherewiU be a municipal election munlep next February Tho present proceedings ceedings have been instituted bj the antiMormons as a means to en able them to carry that election A mutt nanletl Moore a Mormon ap plied to the court for naturalization Some of the anti Moncou whip objected on the ground of his memo berehlp In tho Church Hence tin alleged investigation conducted by t tg 1 prominent autt Mormons and designed de-signed to obstruct if not prevent the naturalization of Mormons on account of their religion Doubt less the agitators leo in view the approaching session of Congress Con-gress I If Ihcy Intend applying for more special legislation they an gathering a mass of antiMormon sensational material aid them in their proposed work prp |