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Show fTGHTING smoot I cal Meeting in the City m Brotherly Lve. !!: jlSCHROHDER 0N DECK ? Wirmon MissUnarlas Try. to Be Heard. 1 Resolutions Adopted Express-le Express-le Wishes of Those Present s to Unseating Smoot. Wont Joseph Swain ol Swarthmore kjf presided over an anti-Snoot g in Horticultural linll, Philndcl-on Philndcl-on Sunday, u meeting which fur-ijk fur-ijk good indication of the temper of Mntcrn people in the matter of un- jfscnator Smoot JJjjSchrocder, a lawyer, now of Now ul formerly of Salt Lake, nnd a Jfljfot Mori? on practices for many frevas one of the principal speakers, ftS Sarah Elliott was another. TPfREADY TO DEBATE, tijmormon missionaries Invaded th lg and almost caused a riot They Brcmarks several times during the ifcffcs. and ofter the spcakern were h trled to get on the platform and '.Fto tho accusations of the Gentiles, ini'e latter would not stand for and fiThc janitor to put them out, but he mF: This angered tho antis. and they pttho lights, and the. Mormon wont tb the foyer, whoro this conversa-Ifaok conversa-Ifaok place between them and sorne leaders of the antis; "j&EELIXG GROWS BITTER. Ijjfaro a Mormon," said one of the Runs. ntnj, and a polygamous son of a Mor-2frotortd Mor-2frotortd Isaac Ball. lUIbcllcve in polygamy? How many iflhave you?" retaliated his adver- JTnie present my wife," said the Mor-inlfislouary Mor-inlfislouary as his wife stepped for- tehe your only wife or your fifth.'" Ithe sarcastic Inquiry. Then the ians turned on their heels and dc-Jwriie dc-Jwriie lights in the foyer were ex-lehed ex-lehed and the Mormons went their lylral evidence of the pr.sence of tho toffs. was when Mrs. Elliott spoke of iinvy In I'tiih, and they applauded, gain when the oomo speaker at-itt.eSenator at-itt.eSenator Smoot they called out. 'l's not true Isaac Ball and his Jflnd. eight young women composed loririon parly. lfl-IOT SHOT FOR SMOOT. ropravcr by Dr "Wayland Hoyt, Mrs. I, jjTesld"nt of tho Congress of rs. spoke and said In brief: Soot Is an apontle of the Mornon Jiand for tho protection of the home Inecessary that we voice pur sentl-Magulnst sentl-Magulnst him. We ate conservative ttitand we arc united apalnst the po-aous po-aous teaching nnd practice of tho Von church. There arc more than Jtwonicn enlisted In this movement ilntain the moral rtandard. We havo e"d n. lawyer to tight our cano against Itjtl was assured by Senators thnt "fc'Ewomen hadn't taken this stand Vwould have been no Investigation of it!s case " jjFJGIir AiD DIE TALK, ikmcndatlnn of the efforts of the wo-fol" wo-fol" tho nation agnlnst Smoot was Sby the Rev Charles Wood of tho Id! 'Presbyterian church. He said In Intakes little difference to the nation (rgb what sort of a man we have in ijouncllx or as Mayor of Philadelphia iw York but when it comes to tho Sii Legislature the queallon Is of Importance Are wo going to put ia. man who ha sworn to tight and Mhis church7 JIo cares no more for inltcd States than he docs for Russia igland. ("CLASSED AS A CRIMINAL, jjl bigoted enough to oppose a man bc of his religion? I nnswer "yes" If ch'cs hi n to be a criminal. Smoot ornlon. Am I to bcllcvo a Mormon Msrjures himself 10.000 times without light that he wad Jerjurlng himself? f'an officer nf the church and doing Jjcnn to propagate Its teachings, f Include allegiance to Mormoniem Qance of allegiance to our Govern-f Govern-f itcn a man In this city takes two fSwe call him a bigamist and clap tjja'il. In Utah such a man is polyg-fand polyg-fand thny clan hln in tho United IScnntc. jnro not judging this man. All we thul Congress Investigate him." I0HROEDER IN" THE FIGHT. SSchroeder, a New York lawyer, ad-the ad-the light of Smoot to believe-'cr believe-'cr he chose but ho said tho objec-'Bto objec-'Bto him as a Seralor were based upon 6ict that he was disqualified because jffcd'an allegiance higher than to the fcT. States 4ha.s taken a solemn oath, to which Inched tho death penalty," declared JBLwycr, "to defend his church, nnd controls not only his religion, but lings. Those to whom he owes al-ice al-ice are treasonable to tho Govcrn- fSISfenator Smoot has taken an oath cnge upon the Vnlted Slates the fit the prophets, Joseph and Hyrum J f DENIALS OF NO AVAIL, rotofore tho Mormons have always If the charge of polygamy, and In itrials perjury was freely used, even .e" women. If there Is any evidence fJJthe charge tnust stand In spite of a from that source." .Quoted the oath of the church, the f:,agalnst this nation, and declared here never was a time when a. Mor-svpUld Mor-svpUld not defy the Government, Mr. eder concluded :oot owes allegiance to treason. It mpk question of loyalty, and upon flmand that Smoot be excluded," If Elliott discussed the spread of Mor- m from I'tah Into neighboring West-I West-I tales. She declared Smoot a menace '.; ir, Govrennienl, and attacked tho Con church for Us unrighteous teach-lid teach-lid Its treason to the Government. jj lOOT FORMALLY ARRAIGNED. ee resolutions were adopted: 4 lorcas, Accumulating evidence shows the practice of polygamous? cohabltn-itlll cohabltn-itlll continues In Utah and neighbor-tales neighbor-tales and Territories, Bicrcas, Tho president and apostles of Mormon, hierarchy openly continue ijractlcc it, regardless of tho agrcc-$,lwlth agrcc-$,lwlth tho Government to abandon It, I ? f V5rca'i The doctrines and covennnts ' MIormon church still Include polvg- arid Us tenets without any change, )i hfercas, Mr. Smoot. as an elder In the l ion church, was obliged to tako an PJ: primal fealty to tho church In 4 frai matt-rs. and to whlh church he sjjils first allegiance, and P li1"0 JIr- Smoot. as an apoatlc and i hvofflcer In the Mormon church. Is .' "ajtt of tho continuance of polygan-j polygan-j onabltation by s president, Joseph f. and many of tho apostles, nnd, ore, countenances such practices, icrcos, By reason of thesp facts and aW ho la shown to have -i higher alle. n matters of .-tain than that which to the I nlte.l State?. mrf, thorcforo, we petition the Senato of the United States to investigate these charges, and If found true, that Reed Smoot be expelled from membership." |