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Show MORMON WITNESSES. So Smoot Is to call two hundred or more Mormon witnesses to impeach Henry W. Lawrence, Walter M. Wolfe, John P. Holmgren and William James Thomas. Presumably Mr. Smoot's people will testify that they did not take upon themselves any obligation to avenge upon this "Nation the blood of Parley P. Pratt and others. Well, the Gentiles, of -Utah and 'the people of this. Nation ought to welcome the testimony of Mr. Smoot's wftnesses. No real damage has been done to his case by any but his own witnesses-members witnesses-members of his church, no matter by whom called. And when the witnesses In behalf of Senator Smoot shall appear on tho stand there Is no reason why they should not be compelled to tell all of the oaths taken In the temple ceremonies. cere-monies. They may contradict the evidence evi-dence furnished by Mr. Lawrence, but they cannot tako refuge In silence when requested to tell what the oaths really were except as they shall follow the example of their file leader, Joseph F. Smith, and utter downright falsehoods. |