Show those thos e petitions the admission ol of senator bin rows in his recent argun argument iett before the I senate that no testimony was introduced to prove that tha senator se ila tar smoot is or ever was iv as a 14 polygamist is of much more inore im importance than the arch i ors are willingto admit bu hub tho the fact is that most of the signa tures to most of the petitions petition asking for the expulsion ot tho the senator from U utah f all f from rom the son ate were obtained I 1 on the false charge for which no testimony y was even offered ld when it had b ly on en decided to make the un americ american s I 1 I 1 fight f ig lit up on a dist distinguished n gui sh ed citizen of utah and a nd to enlist public sentiment a continued on oil 3 continued from page 1 gain t him barkers were ere sent out in all directions to advise the public that senator smoot was a polygamist we could mention several lecturers both M men n and women who made it a point to spread this false rumor in public conventions and in the P press ress the falsehood was blazoned forth until thousands firmly believed that senator se gniot was a law breaker this was all done for ti the lo 10 purpose so of getting names the rhe p petitions athion at hion s sent out for signa tures allover all over the countr country y embodied this idea it read we the citizens of town honestly request the al united 1 n states senate to investigate the charges made and filed ag abaft senator reed smoot of utah if it be found that he be Is a polygamist we ask that he maybe expelled from the senate a as s u violator of the laws of his owr own state this petition was sent out broadcast and widely copied and ana we maintain tb that at most of the signatures obtained were attach e ed d to it because tho the signers be deved that it would be proved continued on page 6 continued from page 8 3 that utah had sent a mist to the senate but that was not proved nobody ever attempted to prove it the charge was made morely merely for the purpose of obtaining signatures signi tures to the expulsion petition it was a false pretense but it was relied upon to enlist support for a vile conspiracy I 1 the case is very plain now the senate was asked to iu investigate vesti the charges against senator smoot and if he was found to be a to expel him the senate has investigated and ana found that he is not guilty us as charged if then fhe cho senate will take cognizance of the petitions ti onri I 1 the V be senior senater from utah musac rn be retained regained since the petitioners petition ers ask for his explosion only if he is found to be a poly gab gadist alst deseret news |