Show NO NOW W V CA CALL LL THE FIRST WI WITNESS There is reason leafon in all things but there is not ai al aI ways truth According to the principles of logic a statement must be true or false it false it cannot be both at one and the same sanie time The as assertions of the Sal Salty Lake Ministerial association and those of Smith of the Mormon church anent I ormon polygamy po are contradictory One of them is true and the other othel false One may apply aply the ordinary rules rues of evidence and come pretty close to a correct con The Ministerial association embracing seventeen witnesses says The Tile majority of the Mormon apostol apostolate e are living polygamous lS relations rc in violation of covenants made by the people of the United States as well as in violation of the criminal crimi crimi- nal statutes of Utah The two or three apostles postles who may be living lhing monogamous ls lives are aie obliged to defend th the righteousness of th the polygamous amous system of marriage and to wink at the law breaking polygamous po of their fellow apostles The Mormon ormon apostolate stands a as directly or 01 indirectly encouraging in or conniving at the continuance of polygamous po po- t relations throughout the Mormon church 1 President ent Smith comprising one witness but hut speaking for his flock says S 'S The IThe church does not perform or sanction or authorize marriage any in-any form that is contrary to the laws of of the I land nd The assertion that prominent Mormons practice polygamy is evidently done lone to mislead misleH th the J public There is no such offense committed com coin by In sanction of the Mormon church But nut when th the prohibition ion of polygamy was pro proclaimed by the Pr President Ride t of the Mormon church there were many persons who had contracted plural marriages and arid that relation has been continued in man many in in- stances T This is i is erroneously construed as s' s pr practicing practicing ing polygamy amy The rhe Ministerial association says says We Ve have f the proof and know exactly what we weare weare are talking n about Then it says that if the proof of this practice is demanded we will see se that names and dates are forthcoming But rr President Smi h says The church does loes i not desire to jo enter into any controversy over the I su subject I Ac According to the rules of court procedure the accusation having been made male and the denial eniar having baYing followed the thO issue is now regularly joined Call the first witness |