Show DUBOIS TO THE MOTHERS Historical Review of Mormonism in inthe i inthe the United States PLAIN DUTY OF THE SENATE CONDITIONS IN UTAH AND MOUN MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN TAIN STATES It I ASHINGTON March 14 Senator W V V Dubois of Idaho Idao talked to the Mothers loUl rs congress conge tonight on The Purity of the Home His speech was vas chiefly a historical review of Mor monism in the time United Unie States State und a severe arraignment of the doctrines and practices of or the Mormon ion tOI He declared with wih emphasis that there should be no toleration of the time teachings and anti practices of the Mormon hierarchy and an in suggesting a remedy said sid sidI I It I is the duty of the United States senate so to act on the case of Senator I Apostle Reed Red Smoot as to serve notice on the polygamous head of this church and his apostles that they must live le within the time law that the nation naton is su supreme supreme supreme preme that the institutions of this country count must prevail throughout the theand theland laud land and second there should be an nn Amendment of the constitution wide enough in its Us scope to place plural mar mariage ringe and political control by the church entirely out of the realm of possibility Menace of Mormonism Senator Dubois declared that Mor Mormon llor mon iam is a a decided if not the greatest single menace meace which confronts us as a people Polygamy he said sid was practiced practiced by Joseph Smith as a early eary as 1841 as a command from God Gd and it has been practiced from that date daten in 1 de defiance defiance defiance fiance of all aU law Then the senator continued The president of the Mormon church and of or the apostles are openly living Hying in polygamy today toda and thin the testimony taken before the commit committee tee showed that several of the apostles have entered into polygamous pol mar marriages marrae marriages rae since the issuance of the mani manifesto festo It I is known kown that new polygamous marriages continually are being entered into int Politics Controlled The political strength of this or organization organization has vastly vasty increased until now non in addition additon to absolutely control controlling ling hug Utah they hold the balance of power in Idaho and Wyoming and md are spreading over and through Oregon and Nevada and have a following of no Inconsiderable importance in other western states Their great gret aim is political power so as a to protect them in their polygamous practices It is im impossible imposible impossible possible now to elect a senator from Utah Idaho or Wyoming who will vill wil op oppose pose the methods and practices and governing power of the Mormon church I do not mean to be under understood understood understood stood by this statement that the Mor Mormon 1101 Mormon mon hierarchy is strong enough to se select select select lect the senators in Idaho and Wyoming Wyo Wyoming ming but I do soy say S that they are sufficiently suf sufficiently powerful to defeat any anyone one for forthe forthe forthe the United Stats senate nat in either olther of those thoe states if they deske to and I will wi say s in addition that they the have a dispo and ad will wi exercise the he power to defeat any au one ore in either Idaho or Wyoming Wyo Wyoming ming for the United States senate for congress or for governor who will wH op oppose oppose oppose pose them in the exercise of their pout political poUt cal power or who will wi undertake to punish them for their polygamous practice Notwithstanding the testimony which Joseph Smith cave before the te senate committee no 10 one has lias the time temerity in Utah to undertake to prosecute him mill and amII I It is it utterlY impossible to enforce the laws Ians of Utah against him In Iii Idaho the condition is jg 10 the same the head of the Mormon church there tere President Wilam William Budge testified before the senate com corn committee I that he lie wa was with wih three thre I wives and anti that they the had borne him hint children since the manifesto yet Jet et the Idaho legislature which has just ad adjourned adjourned I journe could not put iut ut on our statute books bk laws under which President Budge I or any other polygamist or person liv living Iv i big ing in iii polygamous relations ll can be con comi convicted and punished I The Idaho legis logis legislature I lature began hegan its session by b electing a Mormon Murmon as speaker s aker an attempt t was made to i ass effective laws but failed fane Great Political Power The he iK power of this church is arine so great that it i is not con confined confined t fined fine to our out western states sta te where they live lve but I fear fer that it is becoming an object of solicitude to the greatest na national national r parties artiee rte The Mormons voted the Republican ticket at the last election They are arc selecting Republican senators and congressmen whenever they can I During Durin Mr 11 campaign they the were all al Democrats DemOr t and a nd if i a Democratic president should sho ld be fleeted elected in four years I from now they th would woul turn again to the Democratic party I wish Iah to give my solemn warning to the Republicans that they should not b oe misled in the belief that they have allies alp in the Mormon hier The Mormon hierarchy hh hov to have an ally aly In Jn the th Republican party It I would woul le se them equally to haw have havethe the Democratic as a their ally aly and amid to gIve lve ive th thE the Democratic DartY their sup support support port If the time Democratic party were in power pcr With ith the of this organization spread sred so S rapidly over the entire entre west western ern ermi country carrying arr n with it everywhere here I the poison n of polygamy 0 my our only hope h Je is Ii in p K KHot H il women of the United Unite States Think of it I for a i moment These ff teen toon t n men at the time head of or this great organ organization claim caim as al a divine right g to absolute absolutely ly Iv control their followers in all ul things temporally and ad spiritually More lore than of these thes l are living in tn open polygamy are standing Ht Ung in pain jain ain re relation r rAton relation lation Aton without fear far or shame shae in open de defiance defiance fiance fance of the laws law of the land and Rud pos posing JO JOIn lag ing In as a worthy examples of their president They control the public of Utah almost mOt entirely and amid the public schools in mim ina ina mima a lars large part of Idaho J Ah and Wyoming y and andare andare are arc teaching their doctrine in the public schools hol They are holding hulin up no to the children Gentile Gentle and ao Mormon tho IK polygamists who have hae paired sto atay aay It ay and amid the lly who are living as models for their Senator Dubois declared that the gov government go o of the time Mormon church consists con of a band of men me involved in a system ly tm which means mens al iii almost most mst unlimited power over oer their adherents adherent adherent He lie It severely criticised el the system tern tem and said ld that a more dreadful thing has ha not H mi eared in our Amen Ameri American Amer emma can en civilization Mian this Millions uro are areat at the the command of a a corrupt t leader with wih which to maintain maintain hi his r power ower and work further furher corruption He said that practically all al the are polygamists polygamists mist mists there heinz beine two or 01 three exceptions exceptions tons and anti probably because beuse these thee par particular men Hd lid not ret get into polygamy pol before the controversy con trove r arose arose Followers All Al Right About the tho Mormon people followers folo r as ashe nf ashe he called cled them tl m Senator Dubois Dubuis v made this complimentary allusion ought to close but I must I cloe say a afew afew few fow words about the Mormon people the followers Most of or them practice the virtues of or industry thrift sobriety hon boa honesty honet esty et and outside of ot polygamy personal I virtue Their articles artcle of or faith seem He em to them to represent re to them all aU the mo me morality moral and the tue revelations which their leaders ral ledeN t proclaim from time to time timo seem sem to them to set et them theft above all al other peoples in the world orld |