Show 7 I Senator Reed Smoots s Answer Clear AND T ANDT vocal lit s mH SENATOR SM SMOOTS n REPLY TO m P PROTESTS Denies he lie is a Polygamist or Ot Has lias Taken Oath Oa b With Ills His Oath as Senator BOUND TO UPHOLD CONSTITUTION Repudiates Allegation That He lie Is One Of 01 an illI Alleged acing Hody Bod QUESTION OF CHURCH AND STATE Denies First Presidency enc Has Any Con Can Control Control Over Om Temporal Affairs A of State Or of Peoples Temporal Affairs Jan Washington Jan The response of or Senator Benator Reed leel Smoot of Utah to the tho ch charge r made Him was present presented ed fd to the senate committee on and elections today by Senator l let s Burrows chairman of that committee The document was waR In printed form ronn and lh the members of or the committee did not go BO through the tho formality of rending reading rend In It during the session It was agreed that at the regular meeting of or the Ilia committee to tobe be held next Saturday the tho attorneys for tor Mr Ir Smoot and for tor the petitioner should hould be heard John G a Carlisle of New Hew Ne York formerly secretary of the treasury and It H W YV Tayler Talet formerly a 8 representative In Congress from tram Ohio will appear for tor the tho prosecution while Mr Ir Smoot will bo represented by A S 8 Worthington of Wash Washington ington D C Waldemar Van an Colt Cott of Utah and W W E Borah of Idaho Tho The ThoI attorneys will bo tO heard ns as n to the tho merits I of the COED case as n already presented They be bo examined to show precedents and authorities and nOlI after they the shall have hae made mado their presentation the com corn will decide what to do 10 further IB la the tho matter Jn by b railing witnesses or dispose of It on the showing which will then hao have been mode made I Senator Heed Smoot today submitted the following answer to the tho protests against retention of ot a n seat In the tho Unit td d States Stales senate This respondent Is III advised and avers that but two of the tho charges made him In said aRId protests either di dl directly or by Implication are suck such as ns If it true truc could legally affect hl his hili right t to hold bold hl his Mt sent In n the tho senate Those two t charges ore are the tho respondent Is a 1 polygamist poly That ho he Is bound by some pome oath onUI or obligation which Is with the oath required by hy tho the Constitution which was wis us administered to before I I be took look his Ma heat os ns a II senator CHARGES ARE AlE DENIED DENtED I Roth Both these charges respondent do dou doAs doNes DIM Nes u DIMAs As to the charge that he ho Is a 1 poly the respondent says that ho was as married on the tho lith day of Septem September ber er to Alpha AI phil May day Eldridge She Sho Is still his wife and Is tho the mother of ot nil alt althis his children Ho lie has never noor had another er v wife wire and has hus never neer cohabited with my tny other woman NOT HOUND RY llY BEIRUT SI OATH As to tho the charge that tho the respond respondent ent Is bound by some oath or obliga obligation obligation tion controlling his hla duty under his oath m ns a senator tho the respondent says anys that tha t he has never nOler taken any an such oaths oath or orla orIn o oIn r In la any ny way uy assumed any nn such oblige obliga obligation lion tion Ho Ito holds himself bound 1 to obey obo uphold the tho Constitution and law lawn s of or the United d States Including the con condition In reference to polygamy upon a J the tho state of Utah was WS admitted d Into n o the Union The Tho respondent now woven shoves to strike strikeout strikeout out and eliminate separately el front from said pals protest each and every matter and thing therein except tho the two charges e r cR above mentioned hilt the tho respondent Is advised and d Ewers that the other othor matters referred d to In said laid protests are such Ruch an nn cannot legally or properly bo considered ns as of nf testing the tho right of the tho respondent t to ton plain te retain n n his I sent seat In tho the senate less lass tho the respondent now proceeds to an nit wr the same submitting tho the question or of the e relevancy r of tho the seine MIne not wale ing ng nl his sail said motion but hut Insisting there on n KO 10 O SELF SEIF BODY hODY The he respondent denies that ho Is III ono one on M Dt Mid enid Id alleged salt body bOlh bod PI pt 15 men torn or that there Is any ally sac such ouch t Wy body b oJ of men or that tho the followers or o members Of ot the tho Church ChUlch of ot Jesus Christ Chris t w cf f latter Saints or any Iny of them recOrd time the right to said Bald alleged body bat y to o aim aln dl di authority either cither Y sanctioned or otherwise to t u h fo the hOI belief bellet or control tho the con COli COlio COlia du duet of o t 1091 under then them In all nil or orI o r a that gal ll civil cIJI or temporal ri i I church boa wild Mil church h or r such alleged body y rl claims II or exercises any such alleges alleged rights fights e or that said church or Mill sal d body y Pf f men or either cither of oC then them unite either cither er In III one ono body or In all nil oi o 0 i Ih ur them nem the tho of chruch and an d JW state e or of the tho state or that sat said I h or said paid alleged body of nn any y Person t t or body exercises city nilY authority t ri r Ower w r as n s to inculcate inua or encourage t r In Ins tho o of of polygamy i ti ln ov or practise of ot polygamous s t c h habitation a tattoo 1 on or that either cither counton er or connives at nt any violation of e f Iho Ih ho laws ot of f tiro Slate or of ll or ot of o f United Stales either cither regardless of o t luff I ledges d or pledge or otherwise at nt nil all Minor made n 0 for or the tho wild said alleged pur purr puro K fv or r otherwise Covenant or at nt nil or of r o otherwise n r covenant or 0 otherwise nad d Q with W I the tho people pseudo of tha th a I Doped t c mates pr any ether on pr pI p 1 body or that lint said Bald church or any per person person peron son s on or body by all nil or any means what whatever ever ver e either cither protects or honors persons or any person who w o Is III or may Inay bo be guilty of ot sold said alleged practises proctors or nn any pine toe tire either destructive of the lime family or the tho homo home or otherwise or that said alleged body or any of them violate tiny any nn law of the land or Is guilty of ot any of 01 said alleged practises and this re reo for tor himself In particular do donlea Illes Hies that hat he Is one of ot said alleged self body hody of 15 16 men or that there thero Is Ip I any such body or that said church or any part thereof or any person therein inculcates or encourages ores ages a n belief hollet In the practise o of amity or belief bellet in or practise of polyA polygamous polygamous amous amOUR cohabitation and this respondent dent dint denies that he Is guilty of cohabitation or that ho he Is a II polygamist t or that he Iu over ever has been bC n n 11 polygamist or that lUnt he has hila ever eer practised used tJ ed polygamous cohabitation NEVER VIOLATION VIOLA VIOLATION VIOLATION TION OF OP LAW This respondent rc further denies that he ho has Iu over oer countenanced or connived at any violation of or any an law either of or orthe the State of Utah or of the United States Slates or that he has over ever protected or honored any all person parson or persons persona who cony have violated the laws of ot the land And Anti this respondent denies deities that he Is ts guilty guilt of any nil practises or any an practise destructive either of ot the tho family or the home horne On the contrary this thin respond respondent ent alleges that he honors and re rc rep p and obeys nil alt of tins the laws of ot the State of ot Utah und and of oC the United States anti has never been guilty gull t of or any of at tense against either And this re respondent reo further alleges that tho t the tho pres ident of at sold said church and his hla two counsellors constitute the first dency dene and Is II time the highest governing body bod In hr said church and tho the same sarno has haa control of the tho spiritual and temporal affairs of sold paid church but not of the temporal affairs either of ot the state or any members of said mId church that the next highest governing body In said sold church is s tho the Twelve Apostles con of 12 1 members of said Church who are oro under the direction of tho the First Presidency and said Apostles I on the tho dissolution of the first presidency for tor nay whatever then thell and not otherwise have authority equal to such lIuch first firt presidency POLYGAMY NOT TAUGHT Respondent further alleges that since the th manifesto of ot President 1 Wll III ford tord Woodruff was tuna Issued In 1890 1990 O net nei ther a n belief In nor a practise of only amy am or polygamous cohabitation baa haa either keen been taught or encouraged Mr Smoot admits II d 11 Its that the First Presidency of the Mormon Monson Church h Is la vested with supreme authority In all things spiritual and In III nil nU things thing temporal t so o far tar as temporal things pertain to the tho affairs of the tho Church lie He denies defiles that the thu First I Presidency or Twelve Apostles lire are supreme In the tho th e of ot tho the alleged mandates Ho lIe Ii 0 says tho the only accepted standard works of the Church are tiro tho the namely lung James version the Hook Dook of Mor Mar Mormon Marmon mon mow the tho Petri of Great Price I and the th e Doctrine and Covenants together with tho the manifesto of or President Woodruff dated 1800 1890 18 O So tar far ns as quo are arc made from any nil of tho the fore foregoing foregoing going anti correctly quoted tho the dent makes no complaint but he de do denies denle ides nies the time construction placed on them by tho the POLITICS It Is admitted that tho the Mormon Church made a rule rulo In regard rehard to Its lending taking part In politics but denies that this rule Is III fully tUlly or 01 correctly set forth In the tho protest prot st In reference to the tho deposing of Moses MOPO Thatcher her from tho rho Twelve Apostles and Ills lda defeat by the tho Church In III Ida his con test for tor In the Legislature the respondent lell denies that tho the defeat detest was waa duo due to his opposition to tho the rule rulo of the Church He 11 admits that remarks were made mode by II George Q Cannon Wll ford tort Woodruff Lorenzo Snow Know John JohnI Henry Smith Young and Jo I seph fph Smith on the th subject of ot such depo I but denies denleA that such Ruch remarks are lira correctly quoted In the protest Mr Ir Smoot alleges that since the man of ot President Woodruff In mo 1890 the tho practise of ot polygamous cohabitation by those who are theretofore had hI been abandoned by b many hut huh con tinned by b some for a Il time rind where continued on tho the solo sole responsibility of such suon persons and subject to tho the penal tics ties of the tha law NO CONNIVANCE AT POLYGAMY IY It l Is III denied d that any nn body bOd of officials either practices or connives at my III or that Mr Smoot or any body of or officials sought Fought to pass a n law nullifying enactments against polygamous co habitation It Is admitted that such uch 1 n Jaw law did pass the tho Utah Legislature hi ht 11 1901 1001 hut but It IH is assorted asserted that some of ot tho the Mormon members voted against thu time bill but ami and that It was vetoed by b tho the goy gov and tho the veto was teas sustained by the tho Legislature 1 a n 1 largo large majority of which were members of tho Mormon Church ChurchIr Mr Ir Smoot admits the tho charge that ho he Is a director of ot Young my any nt but alleges that ho Is l not familiar with details of ot the employment of in instructors SANCTITY OF THE TILE HOMB IIO m mIho The Tho charge that Mr Ir Smoot from tho high station of ot United States Stales senator would wage war upon the tho home U Iw do de donled In III strong terms He lie agrees that the home Is le tho the basic bailie Institution upon whoso whose purity and perpetuity rests the rho very vary government Itself and ho alleges that lint ho has hns as nn 9 sacred regard for tor the tho station of ot senator aerator and for or lie Its duties ns lIS has nn any of the limo or tho rho most meat loyal citizens ila no admits that lint tho rho enjoyment of tho limo privileges of statehood must depend upon the lima r rib ob b of tho the sacred compact upon which statehood was secured also that tho the rights thereby granted are aro fa not In Inalienable n alienable but denies that flat he ho Is III or ever will be unfitted to make any law lass SIGNIFICANCE OF 01 HIS ms ELECTION Concerning the tho political significance of ot his election an ns United States senator sector Mr Ir Smoot says nays that In May Mil 1002 ho announced he would bo bl 11 n candidate before the Legislature to bo be next elect elected elected ed cd and that such declaration was of ids hla own Judgment Continuing he ho says lIaS that time the Democratic J papers In the tho state of oC Utah opposing the candidacy of this title respondent stated staled over oer and over oer again In lit prominent headlines amid In hi strong editorials that a Il vote oto for tor tho time Republican ticket meant Just that much toward the selection of this re reo pond nt as a tho the next Republican Unit United United ed cd States senator from the state adore of ot Utah n j that tho time members of nt tho limo Legis Legislature Ic on s lature were nominated and elected on that Ino Mitt and your OUI respondent was tho rho choice chol by n a largo majority of such Legislature ns its tho the Republican Ire enn United States senator from Cram rein the tho state e le of Utah T find and most moat mo t oC ot time the Gentile Re nf Republican publican legislators lell voted d for tor this re so respondent roo for tor such office once At the limo time nil fill of fit the tho Democratic Mormon legis legislators tutors opposed his hi nomination to such omco unit and voted vot l for coq another ano hor or candi candidate a date |