| Show St Paul Faul Globe The rho Investigation Into the tha charges made against It ed Smoot affecting his hili right to sit lit In the senate of ot the United States has hns been BO so diverged from 15 Its It original object that It U is now no simply an on inquiry Into the thu secrets of the tho Mormon Church It IL would appear that tho the reverend rend senators amusing the matter mutter In III charge chargo were Inspired by the tue Idea Iden that the th Mormon Church Will was applying fo C f a stat seat In Iho tho senate So 80 far tn not it I thing hits hns been lone done during the Iho progress of oC tho the Investigation lion tion to Indicate that the committee dc tie sires Ires information In iii the tho nuttier matter of at Mr Smoots eligibility Nothing liar has transpired to show allow that he lie Is U In theory or Os practice a it 1 polygamist It has hus been proved upon hi his own admission that Joseph Smith believes In and pl polygamy Hut But Smith Is not 1101 on trial We have ha e been leen told alt all about the row rove upon which Mormonism Is Ii based II we Ye have been let Into the so se secrets nets crets of ut the makeup of the th angels which have taken on tint thu work troll from ruin I time to time Iliac of 01 telling tho the prophets of ut Mar Mor what stunt to do ilo We have loud had the status of oC the Mormon 1 or 1110 11 women ex IX explained Hut Butt ut we ste have not 1101 been hren en on enlightened enlightened lightened at ut all nil ns as to the eligibility t of ot this we take It II was war tho real object of oC the tho Investigation originally S SWe Wo WI have no care shall become of ot the Mormon Church hurch so long tig Us U Its members are citizens We Weha ha have however sonic some Interest In tho tim timare case are of ot Mr Lir Smoot anti and It appears to us UN that It Is 19 not fair to 10 try tr him by b pul IUt pulling tIng ling the Mormon Church on the eland stand It Is ito not fair to n a I man mun who has hues not been chown shown to 10 have hlo any ally disqualifications Ions to parade an un objectIonable In Institution and make him responsible for forIt forit It II |
