Show SMOOT WILL BE OUSTED Dubois Questions I Motive in n Defending Mar Mor Marmon Mormon mon Apostle A VISITOR IN SALT SAL LAKE SAYS RESIDENTS PRESIDENTS ATIT ATTITUDE DE IS NOT WELL RECEIVED President Roosevelt f Ii friendly to toward toward ward Senator Reed Smoot because he thinks all ons are re Republicans ns said aid United d States Senator Fred T r Du Dubois Dubois bois of Idaho when seen last evening at the I Senator Dubois Dubols Is on hIs way home from Washington and anil left for Blackfoot Blackf ot on the late train last night Is time the president actuated by politics tr or by a sense of j justice Senator Du Dubols Dubois bois bols was asked Politics Political was time the quick response an and the Idaho statesman spoke with a decided emphasis an emphasis which led his hearers to bel e that h he is not particularly impressed with the revered brani Statesmanship of Continuing h he said Not Well Received UI I can assure you that the presidents on the Mormon qu question has not been well receIved by the majority p of the Investigation on committee I caa only explain it by sayIng that h is ac actuate b by political politic l expediency ncy Ii Hf knows the power of the churchon doe elec election tion day in this section and doES not to the success by openly Joseph P F Smith and his crowd If he would only re remain main pas passive ive in the matter it would not hurt cause mu much h but he seems to be out in he op n for the re of this Mormon In the highest lawmaking body in the world I believe his defense e for his ac action tion is that Senator Smoot has only one wIfe and should not b be persecuted for forthe forthe the sins of his hi religion He does not teem seem to take into eo consideration si the fact that In becoming an of this church Senator t had to take an oath antagonistic to the constitution of the United States Then uThen you regard the president as a first a statesman afterwards after wards the senator was asked uVell put It that wa way if you ou want to I would prefer not to answer that question directly at the present time Vote Sure to toBe Be Taken In regard to the time when the Smoot matter will be Voted on In tIme the senate the Idaho man said uI I expect that final action will be taken no later than the first week in February All this talk about postponing time the vote ote is nonsense The mn matter t r i ic now regUlarly p pending before the senate and it can cannot not bo be laid over for any considerable time Besides the supporters n as well as the opposition say sar they want an early earb vote so with both hoth sides agree agreeing agreeIng ing in such sueh an manner it would surely seem that nothing can prevent an de 1 Do I think Senator Smoot will be ousted Vell that Is a 3 r rather ther question I have hae not pollEd the senate but I am inclined to believe that ho he will find himself out or of a 1 job in a few weeks At least feast I hope so o Of cours the Smoot conling nt of with emphasis on the word politicians friendly to time the t tor or having the interests of the party at heart will do some talking during the next month I am that Sen Senators ator Foraker and Bev ridge will argue for Senator Smoot t Senator Hopkins of cf Illinois may also say a few Q words I hope he does it will help us I am going ging to try to secure Senator Hopkins colleague t to make Inake a speech against Smoot and WIn will endeavor t In Institute Institute a movement nt in Salt Lake amon among the Illinois here to write a let lette letter te ter to the aged senator askin asking him to take some somo stand against Ull th Mormon hur h You know In passed the first anti anU Mormon l through though c congress ss 1 interest Is Intense The t taken hy by time the senate senac in intile th tile Smoot matter i is intense continued Senator Dubois When I made my speech attacking him every seat in the room was filled an amid although I talked three hours and a 1 halt haIr I was us never once interrupted You see I kno know some sm acts about the church from actual contact with it and I was not afraId to tell just exactly what I knew Smoot was sitting only ten f feet ct from mt me I alwn always s pointed at him while I was scorIng him bin My linger finger was in his di direction m st of the time too and when the session over he looked as if he had been drawn through a knothole In III regard to polygamy p the senator said I honestly believe that during th the past two years polygamy has been increasing In the church in instead Instead stead ot of decreasing and I think th that t plural marriages ar are now being sni gol In secret That the high church officials sanction and even encourage polygamy I was not able to Drove at atthe atthe the Smoot hearin but I have no doubt but that it could be proved now |