Show FULL TEXT OF SENATOR SPOTS ANSWER i I Ills His Defense is Regarded as ns Able and Complete and tins Has Been tile lie Subject of a n Great Deal ol of public Interest During lie fie Past the Washington Post Says J to ill Vows WB i iw I w 1 I v C J JAil n I if or Senator td id charges Hied cr t t him I which mall made nubile llY has hll been b fn subject to 10 the Ito i it 13 1 9 hours Al AI Alt Almust must t Without exception tho thU answer Is la lar t r at o fl n cIr ar and convincing ret ref 1 or of tho points expected to bo be boi I i against him The sent of approval Is reflected In tho the lt lit 1 To Post this morning That Thil fair fajr and am Impartial 1 lending editorial today toda says nye ea of ot orth In it in I th thi Inser 4 atOr moct reply contains two both In the nature of or emphatic to charges which throw the burden n of or proof upon his hI opponents opp and Ind andI bul II I tiN lines rH a L neat nelt point ns IS to tho the right of ot thc tho ho Staffs Sta senate enate In passing up in Oil of Us Is It members to mil ul unI re into Inlo spiritual matters In to the Ih charge that he Is l a 1 II t Senator S Smoot moot off ofus era em hulk JU Jh declares that hs lu hI has ha habut but On wire who Is I mother of or all al his lut He lie Il however leaves lea wa the tc 01 of f hl his belief beler In polygamy open lon thin hin by b i his assertion that v not a tenet of ot Church and In Is II 11 not I l lW any In considerable num to bi of r lt ls et members 1 1 Those Tho 1 who do o bl H It th the senator do ito co BO 10 I Individual risk of or punish ut t own 01 the thc laws 11 Tin T TI M point raised by II Senator mt l Is IM the more He lie le de declan decar clan dat II alleged blood oath of or tho the car M H I a I myth 11 th anti and Insists that Aps her Is IM I nothIng In the creed or tenets f t hi hk church I f hurll that requires liny III mem memo r r 11 II f In In any ny manner acknowledge rf r C tI Church hurch as above nh or In with III the 11 of or tho tiiu United suit Lat He lie II holds that the Mormon hui it h n I a n spiritual organization Just JustAS jl t tAS AS ris ho h church la hi u a spiritual anil ho lio practically thai hal lenH H tho Ih I right to discriminate any al who ho may IY happen to ht b fil by h t any Church organization The hr iff t of ut 1 this challenge In II l to Invite atol by the tM commute Int into into th hi attil practises of or the tte Mown fl Senator must eft I I ur Ut of or his uk hil ground to Invite 1111 such Inquiry and 1111 It I will wi probably go o fur far toward towa ri I Ii U g tl Mormon At Church Chuich In Iii Ina II a In the eyed Cr of o tho flo world wold orId if I in Ih the t IH held het Lint Hon HOI tor lor H position vindicated It I will wl bo b l a 1 ilief Irl C to the Ih majority of the tho p opp of or country to havo ho It I tallied whether these Mori toris tI U upon U II iho I lie morality I ty and m of o the 11 th Mormon people have hale i my ny foundation f t loT In I n fact n el declares that they hAl ha nut nit 11 and Invites and practically dimind torn I Indication t Ion of his I Ion by h inquiry A Hide iNide from the results that may follow such Huch Inquiry In te re wove to tl 1 thIs challenge of or moot Into and practises of or the Ih Mormon Church moot cm ern cm Ider der nth hove hoc nothing to 10 ox ex INt from the consideration of or their charges UI Up to 10 this time no tio 10 evl Owe d has hOM been hecl produced nor Is IR there therl llull that any can bo be produced to how tw that senator Smoot Is la a n wi t The Th rf has apparently been heer lI t upon ii 1101 H appeal 0 to 0 sentiment SC fill ll llan ant an has ha hud but n 11 no further effect than nn an effort clort to Induce the senile enite in t i IlI l li into controversy ri over Uv r rela n church and am state SMOOTS The Th full tiIt tul text of or Senator S an nn Vr vHs revolved received liy by II the tle Jet lct News jb It I readmits II IH oleI I In the th Ih t or of the United States In III Ih lut r of n 11 Senator Heritor th h State stale of or Utah Answer of or tho the 11 nt Hoed moot to tho the of or W M I t vlen and seventeen others other liM Idill in is i It t bike lul e City Cl 1 ty Jan JUI 2 26 1903 nn Hn the Ihl 1 of John L 14 I dat that MI td F Jo This i U Is l advised and avem that thit but two of or the mado inadi ligI K ln i t him ii fl in II I a sd st Id protests Protest s cither ci I her dl RI ly r by h j implication are Huch Nuch on as If It mi tr It legally affect Ir lt his hi fuch right 1 to tit i his It at t in I n the senate ente Thela two to HI II III tie tieI I 1 Th TIit ht it the 18 he II a n al 1 Th i he hI is I bound by some oath or 01 hI iI tn which v ii IH bt Ii I nt with th th th r by b the Constitution wih y Ihil nil h win q ti H I s to him Iti ni in tI h tuk t his Is peat neat tu n a a n senator 11 It in ii Ui 0 v t the respondent dc do iii 11 I k s i t Hi 1 that he IH hi II n tt inn nhI n I 1 01 nl I cuya lays tys that ho hi ted I I th t Ii lith I chi tiny of Se her I I L t I h II I I She M Is t if IC ami Ild Is IA the mother of 01 Jl ul ul li Ii I HP I to lias Itts hll never hail had anI nv wit wIC hi i unit Ind hal nur iw H it lili 11 II n ether tiler A l t th charge charKO that IN k II charlo the l by sotto oath oatt or obligation l Oti g his hi h duty under hi hla hi oath as uS a c 11 j hr ie tle that ho hu hu ht says suy 81 1 I I such oath or 01 In Iii 11 tuned nn such Buch obligation obi I ga t If II i I bound to ty t und and up he I t t lOI Itu tion a aLl laws I avs of oC th t hi e ln i Mats stat IH H the tha condition th Ih II In jj rJ r ii i to Polygamy upon In which I 11 into tit th Ir lr 1 i ITI TI Ti 11 lent lt now nw moves Jo 10 ut It IU I d I separately front from a ii ct u ouch ant uh i I cl overy mutter matter I tin t rein contained except e the it lt ill iKS 1 s 8 above ove WM vl iho Ih is i advised II lt Ivl II I t the other ot hr refuted to it 11 J i Limo 1110 mich lh as no 18 Ii i l Le Lc i considered nl lu as luin I asiL in II iL of at Ir tho the tu Li tuat tl H U I p at It In 11 the iho senate i h I l l in now ow proceeds to Jo i u ii V 1 u n Ull nn nil I ft r t I ime 0 the question f I i i i of if tt the thOMI same not nit I h IK g Iii i U ILl li but bul Ini thul I Ih Ii i 1 H L d tl IN tint that t he 11 Is 1111 tt if Bid gil H soi hOlly body ft fl II m i or 01 hut haLt there tholo In itt any tin y sued Ku h hO O ii I cr Unit tIiu Ill tin the or I f the 10 ot of J r f l 1 L i lay y or II a any IY ot or thorn theta l 1 1 tight to 10 wild sald body bOlly In II Cia authority out hon ty her dl iii l Jn or Ot otherwise lu lui t f st I i cr r control tho the conduct t I I r r them In nil all or ot any mat t ni Iut I i 1 tr cr temporal or II Unit salt Mil n h 1 T I r sue hotly claims dahn ur or urmy H my any ouch sueh aliened rl or nr I h n t ul hunh hut or said su ii iii IC hll If If r m I l or nr either cither of oC then them the Unite eIther cither In m o v I 1 ly or i II in ni all l of them the tho nU no U li th of f church hureh and awl or Ot of M f tho H ir tr 1111 Church or tf h I t i Ill d hotly body br r any 11 ait person peron ur ll JI any In fi fly authority or ai power jiL l I or 01 nt ot all idl 11 an its II to or CT orI 1 I a I billet IllI f In h the practise o of I v t i nr or r belief in II or practise ef ct t tH I His U H or that either 1 j or 01 connive tit at viola I tI It any 11 th lh lawn nf or the thu of ur Utah I JJ h I ii St lit I cs either elhel ci thet remind Me 11 iI iges or tr i 1111 or 01 otherwise fl H J I iI l either for Cor the alI nl iii P i l or otherwise or nr nt at It nil all ni J I iny I or oO Ir Jr r reither J either I 1111 with the tho leople le f I l r p ur or r any 11 other othel lur w i r body Imly or that paid sahi pull Church or orm m In n 1 or 01 holy by II h till all 11 or any un ho hi either cither 01 or H i rH or r any person vito lio I Is Mil r li iv b hI l guilty of f sail laid WI ul alleged irto li Ir r practIse destructive til r tl finlly Y or th home hom or Op Dr that said al body boy or any 11 of or them any law of the land or IH lit 1 t II guilty gUit of or any uny of or raid hold fall alleged and Ild this respondent for or in par lar dented denies that he lie ht U Is one ont on of oC said men mel or that there Is IH any auy III such fuch holy body hO or that sail said Church oc o tiny 11 part thereof thero or 01 tiny any Iny person pcr on therein Inculcates or en S a it 1 belief In iii 11 thu practise of or polygamy IY or belief beler In or practise of polygamous cohabitation nid this re me deities lelH that lie he Il IH Is If guilty of ot cohabitation or that hat he hD is isn n II p or that he ever has been beena heel a 1 or that he ho has mis lits ever eer Used cohabitation This respondent further denies that he lie has hl ever countenanced or connived 1 at nt uny any violation of ot any nn law la either of tho State of Utah or of oC tho the United States or that ho has hns eer c er protected or honored any ally person peron or persons parsons who may any have hwe violated tho the laws lils of the land lane And Ald this respondent denies that ho he te Is guilty of or I any practises or 11 any tive tho either of IC the family ramly or the home On Ott 01 the Ilia contrary this respondent al leges legos 1 that he honors and Jes 1 obeys all 11 the laws Ils of or the tha State of Utah and ot or the United States find and has hns never le 1 I beet been guIlty of or any offense against ci el ther titer And this respondent further lurther al that the tho President ot of paid Church and hil hi two counselor constitute the First Is the highest ROV gov body In iii II said Church arid and ro tho the smite 1110 has hal d of or the thu 11 ant mid and old temporal affairs of said Church hut but not of oC the temporal either of the state or of any In member of said Bald Church that the next lex highest hl hest gay gov governing go LadY body bo of said Church Is the thc Twelve 11 Apostles postles consisting of cf twelve members ot or reid Church who ho io are arc tin tinder UI iii let der d r the th of tho the First Presidency dency deney enc and nid Mall on ou the thu dis dissolution li solution of the th First Presidency Irl l ene for or orIn lily any In o whatsoever then thel and attil not otherwise First I Presidency have IUIe authority equal to such luch luchI further alleges n es that 1111 the tho manifesto of oC President Wl ll ford Woodruff was taH ai Issued Is In 1101 ther tIter n a belief In lU nor a of or poly polygamy gamy am or has cither been taught or encouraged J Answering I of raid mid respond respondent rr ent denies that the said suld alleged lele Mar Marmon Marman mon man mOi Priesthood eIther cither according to tl thi Ih lie doctrines or 01 of ut Ir l Church or otherwise Is Vested ested supreme au nu homIly In iii till all 11 things or In lit II anything either Ithier temporal or but it tub r admits Unit the tho th Prem dency of or ull hurch Church Is II rested with Ith su premo authority I U t lion ty In nil all ni things thil spiritual all il tout and und In all 11 things temporal so 80 far fai fains fi faras ns as al temporal to the tho affairs of M f cald Church thur and not ilot lot otherwise The fhe quotation under tinder Iner said I from the Doctrine and Coven Covenants tints ants co to o far fUI as nl the tho tamo sanie Is quoted It hI correct The Tho ho respondent re denies s euh eh every cery other allegation nod statement tat ment contained under In er said 1 I except as us 11 ad tid admitted ri or alleged olle In this thia answer II I Answering JI H 11 J of ot saId Bald protest l this respondent re lefties denies that aIt First Pres Pros Presidency leley or Twelve Apostles PUts tire ore In the exercise or transmission of fr sail Mid alleged mandates or of 01 o 11 mandate of or said fald alleged authority except as no 18 admitted and alleged In II this answer Further I this resident al uI alleges 11 leges that the only on accepted standard works of ot sold sol Church are nrc Te the th namely King Juices James Version the Hook Bok Bokor of or Mormon Normon the of ot o reut ireat Pi 1111 Ice and nd the th Doctrine and Covenants to together gether with wih a I Manifesto of oC President Wilford Wifod Woodruff tinted and ond so 80 fur far as its 11 quotations tire arc lra made from frol any ally 11 of the above and Ind correctly quoted thin respondent does doco OCI Out nut deny but admits the sump HI but he lie denies the thc construe construction lIon tion ton placed upon POI the some came Ole by h protest nuts and 1111 all ni other quotations front from lilly any other source ln protest pretests rot contained are denied dented K ro F far as lS the tho same me either alleged or 0 claimed tJ 10 I Ibe be h authority as such quotations ii con contain tain tam only olly tho the opinions of oC men This ThU hiB respondent rt denies that said Twel Apostles Apo are 11 luul In lit Il authority con concurrently COl concurrently currently with wih the tho said First Irest Presidency dency lency but hut admits that thia t still raid Twelve Apostles are aro equal In authority suc successively that Is Is on OR Oi the tho dissolution for any reason ot or said Raid First Firt 1 Presidency dency anti and said hutch Church IH Iii 11 not nol fully ful or tl except when said lt First Prest Presidency dency cl Is IA organized ami since respondent rt ol dent lent tey ban Il been leel one of such Apostles tho the First 1 Presidency re l nr hits has only been dl once Olce and that for only about It ii days darR I This respondent admits s R that said Church ChUch lalo n ii I lule ulo I In regard to 11 in lie la loadIng leading taking Inking put nut lit lii politics hut but denies that I at such audi rulo rull rub Is 19 fully rul or ret tet et forth I l fall protest This TI respondent r admits I st Thatcher was sits e deposed ed from the tho Twelve and defeated In Iii his contest content for senator shut ship In the Legislature but bl respondent denies that said Hall Mows Moses Thatcher was 11 tie deposed either solely or mainly on nc no count of I his hla alleged n led opposition to 10 IIII rule rile r tile This Tb is respondent e a t I ts that t ha t I it I wore mad by bj lS q J Cannon CUlnon Snots no John Juhn JohnHenry JohnI Henry I Smith Young and 10 Jo seph Smith on the subject of oC stint Rurh do de 1 deposition position but hut denies lf that such snob remarks art n ni correctly quoted In lit 11 said protest This hll respondent rc hileR ouch earn an every cY othir r allegation multi find under said in thin him II n anSer except in as I admitted ll 11 and amid 11 alleged HI m COI now nl the tho respondent an nn HI 1 II I of lt said deitIes elleH that Buld Hald body hUll of ot mon or aI any ill of or oft t them ever eler assumed either e Ith er the principles un net ples liles or or o of or political cal JIA dictation on 01 tint ground de the denies nies that lint aih alleged body bOlly of ur mn Imn or orni ni of or theta them has n not itt n the t hit a b a e I ls or Ol o i iii or 01 0 UK th e I rue rueI lao I of o political b I t cal bent dictation th letti I Ii ii and a ni auth 1111 I denim denies that Hint sail salil body b lly of or i or UI or of Hum til I Ii t 0 ni him hlll ii I O In tile the of IC JIg I 11 an and Ind belief cohabitation In and practise of ot I 11 lu Tub This Thil respondent le alleges that 1 the of o Void old mil rufi of ISO tho tilt lIfeline of polygamous by I b those thOAI who wll v ho wiri po 10 1 bo h b n aban hal by ly many hut but continued by ly b some nomo tar for to I n a 1 lime ilium hl he It Il Is Ison pit on UI the solo sole Holl of fh j Nt nero tr and subject to the tho penalties o othe or of orte the Ito law II lit 11 SaId manifesto hits not nl Ion been added te to tho the 01 Covenant In II the sumo lalO senCo that came an hut lun lunbom hitt bom hoc published within thu tho hI outer outi r covers of auth I book |