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Show THE SMOOT H35AHING. The somite Committee on Privileges and Elections Ikis d'' Ided to reopen the hearing of testimony In the Smoot case, desiring to hear more about the endowment onlhs administered to those who progress in the drgrees of advancement ad-vancement in chun h standing. The special oath w hlch Information Is desired de-sired about appears to be that which makos those who take II clve their paramount par-amount allcglani o to the "Kingdom of Cod.'" and to swear vengeance upon the people of this country because of the death of "the prophets ' This evidence should not be hard to obtain. At the former hearing a number num-ber of witnesses testified to the wording word-ing of these oaths, other 1x111168868 to tl.p same can no doubt be found, whose evidence would completely satisfy the committee. So Hiat, es Senator and Chairman Burrows says, there will be no material delay likely to result from this reopening Of the case f the committee should desire further fur-ther evidence of the control of the church In political affairs, the lute municipal election here would shed an illuminating light upon that point. Two years before, a "Democrat" was elei ted .Major by the trea hery of th church leaders to the Republican ticket, though there was no reason whatever for that treachery, save as found out later, that the church leader wnnted to use the municipal power which the election of Mormons would give him, to grab a franchise for his light and railway company that is a. scandal, a fraud, and robbers Of course, the chur h boss knew his running wants, and provided for them by putting In a Mayor upon whom he oould depend at the last resort. re-sort. Then, a year later, In iJHM the church turned "Republican" and gave such a unanimous vote to that party as to practically wipe out all vestiges of the "Democratic" party. The following year, however, it took "Democracy" again into favor, and practically wiped "Republicans" off the slate, reducing the vote for their ticket last November Novem-ber to less than one-third of that parti's par-ti's vote the year before We trust that the committee may devote de-vote brief attention to this scandalous political Jugglery by the church leaders. lead-ers. If It does. It will be as easy to prov th church dictation and absolute control of the votes of Its members, as the church leaders find It to do the trick. |