| Show i r A SENSIBLE VIEW t The expected Impression lon upon tho the I i i I United Senate through h the for tor forwarding J warding of oC petitions signed by legions Ii 1 of vt religious women asking lIking for tho the ex ox expulsion t from Hint body bOlly of Senator i i Hoed ced Smoot mines docs not seem Hem to have havo havet t been made mailo to tho time extent Intended and I ip expected Nor lov tho the movement I mm tl apPear to In most moat with that general en CI endorsement enI I l cent which wits 1111 predicted 4 t So III I of ot tho the influential I secular cular s 1 m nero Jers have havo taken the tho muelLer matter up on tho the them m m constitutional hide I ho and while they say f h nothing u time right of at petition 1 if 1 j I which no one ono denies they recognIze i I the thu right of or Senators to toJ t net nt on ott their 1 S own judgment nod and In tho the light of ot the tho ji 3 I law no ito matter matUr lI how many petitions Ii mm J i jimy nitty bo lio present presented to swerve them thom from from ti that line lino of conduct ond Sharp criticism I mt i 4 I wad ivies Indulged In by Jy opposition papers T I un in tho the remarks made by two Senators I i when presenting petitions front from i i In respective states et tes But nul It IH Is t neutrally that thoro thoo t t I J simply d that th t which their f I duty duly called for tor seeing fleeing that they time tho are aro it 1 under patti oath to support tho the Constitution Con tIIu i j tion of or tho the United States and uro i t I tt m therefore bound to tl view vi tho subject In Inthe JI Ini I i I the tIme light hight of that Instrument 1 i Some Somo time ago IN we wo copied nn en ex ox excellent r article on this subject from tho the I t 1 1 New York Independent u n ery very In Influential 1 j t k i l religious publication Uon We Wo no notice io 10 4 tice lee that thal similar aro are ex cx proceed by b somo some other othor religious pa paper paN N t per pors that see through tho the folly rally ol of i attempting to lIn tho j i i tho the country by clamor when the thc they 1 1 bo ho guided by Ii principle and 1 by bytho bytho tI tho the rules rilles mid and regulations regulation of the aug nug 41 r nut ut body Il d of which they the tho lire are members We AVe clip the tho following ns as the tho closing I i Si 1 ii enl of nn art editorial In 11 a n religious I i t weekly ly It Il t Is b us WI Improper to lo send petitions i V to tho the Senate asking the member to toi i 1 fc refuse to him him his hix seat ns cC It II would t 4 iL t dt b be Ie to send scott such uch n ii 1 petition to tho the Su SUo 1 promo premo Court In a 11 CAse ewe brought to It for form forI i h I fory y V a I m i Tho The notion action of the enato In InI I I this case cuse Is purely judicial not leu legis 1 I They Thoy are aro to decide on Oil the law lawand and anO Constitution whether r ho he Is prop properly erly rl u LL t member and no nil urgency by br me tOte should have 1 C tho ho th least lenet oil all u II Senator What wo think or o what ally rny other mart or woman thinks au mum to Mr fr Smoots to a ma tent scat l t should hOV no with a it Senator He must mOst Judge tho the matter r him 1101 belt It according to his hili beet b t end and should not nl In tho the least lenat consider an IlI nero of petitions froth hIs Ills S tam J The Thc Christian r t In lii InSI St SI I Loul LouI cannot be bo accused of lug Ins Senator Hoed Smoot or the th I Ito to which he belongs belong It Imi luid tonu orue wry very v ry articles on Mormon turn Its Ita to th that system and exhibiting no friendship fur for forthe the people p who belong to It lint on the b before foro the Senate of mit time thu United States It II hits has the following toll OW hut tu 10 say eay which we wo ID I coming to 10 be bevery beSot Sot very 01 generally both bath by Uy the tho thoI I the thi th press of ot the country Wo We ro arc heartily in lit with every effort eort to 10 protect tho the sanctity of lit the tue home hommie und and to combat the tho Mormon I menace but time the sending of appeals A And petitions to the th Senate fur for the expulsion sion of Senator S eum to a u tie a 11 hull Improper use of at tho time right uC IC jiu jie titian The ease cute It if It Is to be hI decided Justly justl mutt mUst be decided upon a n basis of ot fact unit upon that alone No so responsible r on person has charged Mr 11 Smoot with the thu of polygamy or bigamy HI Ills Is IH ther torr unlike that hut of II 11 the Normon representative who was WIS expelled from fron th lbs U O II a few tew years yearn igi migi G The charge t tIr Mr Ir IH Is liU Iiii hi rm tilt Out ut of tho the of of or the lime Mormon Church him hilmi lp IlsO hiRo o facto n a 1 ron con the hit stud govern government mont ment of ot the United Time The Sen Zen ute ate Committee on Oil has hris n ft great dent den I of testimony on Cli 01 this point and ond It Is preparing to take still more inure Most of at us have our information on the he subject chiefly from frum Incomplete newspaper er reports of tho the hearing of at this committee When hen tIme the his has collected nil all possible fact hearing bearing I on imi tho the cave CILC ca e It II will submit the tho matter to the tho Senate time tho Senate acting ng ns a Jury jurYj will pass pau Judgment on ott Mr Smoot In n such ft n ease cose H It Is itt no part of the Jurys business bu to be guided by b bYthe he tho of ot opinion o Jt It t must decide deeMe according to I time the facts In a n murder trial opinion Is sometimes very strongly against tho thu prisoner nt nl tho the bur bar end and with Rood good rea roil reason son BOil But tho the cause caule of Justice Justlee would not be served rd by bombarding the Jury with petitions to convict Possibly utter after awhile It will wll be bo per perceived oven eVen by the preachers who have havo hn Induced unreflecting to 10 attempt to Interfere the United States Sen Semi Senate ate att that they have rushed rushell In If It not where angels tear team to 10 tread where religion has huts no right to dictate nor pulpit eels to 10 try to away sway legislation And Amid the more rational of their followers when they come to think It over wilt wiltsee see that they were acting on prejudice Instead of at reason and were we led Into feed teM In Instead instead folly tollY by b pastors who should hould stead of tooling fooling their Hocks t |
