Show HE PREFERS THE commission tiie THE first presidency of the church published tile the follon following ing declaration cl regarding 0 polygamy I 1 alie official of the utah ii to tile the secretary ot of the hie interior in chich they iliev allege during the year ling lie reports lime been lican ret received by tile comini rion of eighteen tigh toen teen mate ions lio ho N etli itla nil ail equal auni tier of ft mal tire lire belie veil to have entered into dulinn alic car a r ne v bal to lo wy pay it is litt litterly eily foundation in truth AN we c reboil in ill tile most foleita the hie declaration made liy iv President XV uit at our gencia 1 c lence held list october bie been no pluvial solemnized solemn ired during the period doted Poh gainy or il marriages lias hall not limi been ann lit liss liis there been ln cn given to pay person i roii to lo enter into its t 9 printce but wt 11 tile contrary it lius has imn hen strictly forbid de Vil itro rolo iii F Q CANON 1 I sill fit but tile butali till the entire Ite republican publican portion of it de ced the above ns as false and reported to the M as follows THAT polygamy i till evitts and that plural marriages are yet tolerated and practiced under tinder thu the sane sanc tion of the church it said further that the church and irate st te were ayer e united and thit that the mornion mormon people were hypocrites and fal inicis ti ani I 1 commission said in substance that the first I 1 residency presidency lied not only that but thoc same carpetbag carpet bag officials official published to tile world that thel the mormon lormon peo people alc plc were hypocrites and trick tern eters yet ct read what lion ilon john henry smith said before con congress ress 0 the chair mall what alint lias has been the course of the in abl 0 registrars and election mr I 1 am not well posted on oil these matters everybody understands that the 1 iteli talt is not a de S eiro able factor in itah ahe 1 I he Chair nian interrupting and yet bissu mill would continue atheni in ill tire clence 10 lo supporting this bill mr smith 1 I think I 1 bould and again 0 before the senate committee mr air smith made statements in answer to questions as follows if ou on cannot jet get stat statehood chood said senator ell ator faulkner tire are you vou in favor of keeping your people under tinder the present territorial system 1 I 1 hot hat is a very direct cla question estion replied mr smith 1 I hut tit I 1 must say frankly that I 1 prefer the territorial form foria of government to home I 1 lille I 1 think a 1 people lio call et within the alie range of statehood should beet et in full lin l un you voice tile alie of tile the 11 nc publican pat baity ty N bell you say ray that it if on oil cannot net get statehood you oil prefer to under the existing leiws including in tho the itah coin mission I 1 yes said mr smith and aad yet vet you ore are a mornion mormon queried senator platt in surprise eur prise yes aas as tile i icely aply |