Show ABOUT TUB SMOOT CASH CASU Alberta Albertn Star StarIn In 11 what way vito we would II Ilk does docs the tho actions of President Smith affect the tho constitutionality of oC HeM attitude If President Smith has viI via violated tho the laws of ot tho tIm State of Utah Ulah ho hoIs hois Is III amenable to tho the state and not to the tho federal power If Jt lend has hait vie 11 hated no statute ho hI IH lit free freo anti and nt Rt tho the liberty to discharge his Tue effort to connect Mr Smoot with the tho actions of ot Mr Smith nail and make mako him him equally culpable for tor tho transgression of the lie lawn violated In lit altogether im un iii just jutt anti and unfair It la is tho the work of ro me bigots and not able ablo legislators Let Iet J I the United States senate put Apo pos JOs JOsate ate file Smoot on trial and It If adjudged guilty guIlt of ot tray any offence which constitutionally bars bare him from the senate lo Ic Ichim him be dismissed Idaho Statesman On being naked asked for his hia opinion as ns to whether tether H ed Smoot from Utah mah would be bo seated tor toe George I 1 Shoup replied It Is my ray belief hellet that Mr Smoot will witt willbe willbe be given Hiven the sent seat to which ho has b bum beri en elected by b the people of Utah Ho lie has ban hn not violated any law of ot tho the country and It has hos not been proved that 1111 ho he Is ts either cither a Il polygamist or a it 1 bigamist nence tho the senate cannot rightfully deprive him hint of the seat As keg ns as tho Mormons obey the laws las lasof of the Untied United States they ore are entitled lo to hold hoM any ony of the edicts In tIm tho gov Jov government service arid nn aro am also allo iso fully I qualified to vole vote Louisville Herald If It Smoot be expelled ex lI d train from the tho senate on nn religious grounds so might any nn of ot those citizens of various religious tIe de denominations nominations who refuse to consider I lI the thA absolute divorce of parties Inca Inc validly married permitted by tho the tuna laws of states In III which they the live There Is In III truth grave danger to Individual right and ont to liberty libert of conscience In ex ox Smoot for or nay any reason save per personal unfitness un No evidence o so 80 far tar produced attaches that stigma to 10 him The Investigation has hns led muse also to study of deplorable moral conditions outside These are arl hint hinted ed ell at nt by b tho the organ of the tho Mor Alor Mormon mon man 1110 Church unfortunately well known to nil others Of or course tIre the state of at society outside of will wilt rot not bo be entered Into In this Investigation hut hilt It would not ho o for or people who ore hold holdIng lug lag up their bunds In holy 1101 horror nt at men Inca who have hare plural wives and will 11 not met them oft orr In any particular to tot t take l o note of common relations In the Christian cities of ot this country that tire HI not only unlawful but frequently Involve the Ih deFer lion and repudiation of ot women nail children and conduct that Is both heartless and animal If It wo we are oro to have a IL National moral morn I cleaning let It not be he restricted rc to tB Utah The whole nation should have ha the tho ben bene eM e t of ot It t Pan Chronicle The common complaint against the Mormons ns us found today In the American press and echoed In our own Is la that the heads h l 8 of oC the I Church use DOS Ul their ecclesiastical positions to Lo give Rive them th m a 1 political poll I prominence find 1111 that the Mormon vote vole Is swung ns as the lenders dictate the growing vote ote proving It a menace to tho the western nut the very Cr presence of thousands of voters oters In Canada who hare come corne hero here on the recommendation tion of tome some of or tho the Church leaders to go a n long ways nys In disproving this contention that tire the ambition of the Church Is 8 to assume political ron eon control In their own land These people did not mint to lo come rome to Canada and anil thus lose to the Church hureh their votes If the letter latter were of such puch Importance an uis has 1111 been beell claimed They The coats came here be because Rum cause It t was WOR deemed that thai their tem tern temporal temporal I porsi welfare would be he advanced Nor or do the thc Influential men of tho the west shots chow any fear lest lent the Mor Mormon tor mon ascii vote oto ote capture tho tue states In iii which they are Interested If men like J J S Hill thought there were danger of ot such Mich run fin event would he bo be today holding out Inducements to these there people to set net nettle settie tie tle In northern Montana In iii preference to southern Alberta Or would the tho legislatures of and Idaho be Lie putting themselves to the tho trouble they ore are to stop the Mormon exodus to Canada nail promote the tho establish lag In of colonies of these people In their In states |