| Show BASKIN AND THE GOVERNOR IN washington governor thomas slid and B R N baskins presence in washington was suggestive to people here that something was afloat and when the announcement a n no of senator cullom Cul 98 action was made the purpose of those two worthies at the capital capita was apparent to the public As stated in yesterdays alv NEWS the bill introduced by mr cullom was drawn up here and tenderly borne to the halls hails of the national legislature by enemies of A merican american institutions tut ions here is a further statement of the matter as told in a herald special washington D C april 11 when delegate caine inquired of judge baskin at the capital on monday last what new devilment brought him here he bt butter ater than he knew he knew instinctively that the judges presence here boded no good to the mormons cormons Mor mons of utah but as the judge meekly replied he bad simply stopped over a day en route his explanation was accepted today to day the true inwardness of the judges mission became known I 1 learned upon careful investigation that the anti mormon bill which senator cullom introduced yesterday was inspired by judge baskin that it was written by him and that at his request it was introduced into the senate this was the new devilment that brought judge baskin here aud and which delegate caine shrewdly suspected the moment he set eyes upon him from what I 1 learned today it would appear that since the judges dudgey s arrival in washington he has bee been indulging in a good deal of self glorification the judge is a kind of an americanized joey barstock Bag Bage stock tock and while like the military hero bero in nicholas he is slick and devilish sly he never loses an opportunity when visiting in washington to extol disown his own virtues his present visit forms no exception to the general rule he has been going about the capitol for the last few days telling how great a terror he is to the mormon element in utah and that in the last ten years he has expended of his own money to sustain the opposition to the church of course no one attaches the slightest importance to what he says but he thinks they do and ana the result is to make him supremely happy joey barstock Bag Baga stock tock baskin is a sly old dog and after doing all the mischief he can during his four days stay iu washington be will leave for new york tomorrow and proceed direct from that point to salt lake the new bill is intended to dis qualify all members of the mormon church in utah from voting serving as jurors or holding any civil office it goes even further than the idaho statute as will be seen from the following oath which is ie intended to supersede the present election laws after the usual statutory provisions as to residence citizenship age etc the oath reads that I 1 am a married man and that my lawful wife to is that I 1 will support of the united states and will faithfully obey the laws thereof that I 1 will especially obey the acts of congress prohibiting polygamy bigamy unlawful cohabitation incest adultery and fornication that I 1 will not hereafter at any time within any territory of the united states while said acts of congles rema remaina indin in force in obedience to any alleged revelation or to any council advice or command fromang from any persons or source whatever or under any circumstances enter into plural or polygamous marriage age or have or take tahe more wives than one or cohabit with more t an one woman that I 1 will not at any time hereafter in violation of said acts of CoD congress gress directly or indirectly aid or abet counsel or advise any person to take or have more wives than one or to cohabit with more than one woman or to commit incest adultery or fornication that I 1 am not net a bigamist or polygamist that I 1 do not cohabit with persons of the other sex and that I 1 have not been convicted of any of the offenses above mentioned that I 1 am not a member of and do not contribute to the sur support port aid or encouragement of any order orga or society which teaches advises counsels encourages cou rages or aids any person to enter into bigamy polygamy or such patriarchal or plural or celestial marriage or which teaches or advises that any such law as aforesaid is not supreme or that any alleged revelation on the subject of such marriage is paramount to any such law or any of the doctrines tenets teachings or instructions of which or any alleged revelations which require encourage advise auth authorize oriza or instruct any person under any circumstances i to enter into or practice e the relations of bigamy polygamy or plural patriarchal or celestial marriage or in which the solemnization or ceremonies of bigamous polygamous plural patriarchal or celestial marriage is authorized performed or provided for or in which any person in any way is assisted aided or abetted in the solemnization or ceremonies of any such marriage or in which any party participating in the solemnization or ceremonies ceremonies of any marriage is bound to secrecy regarding the same under any oath obligation covenant penalty or promise |
