| Show S M 0 ut C A SU protest against the apostle reaches washington nineteen signatures attached to document sent from this state tho the protest the scaling seating 0 of senator Sin smoot clit which bus bas been received by senator burrows chains a of the committee on elections ant abul privileges has hits been carefully prepared in pamphlet fo m and consist consists of f sixty two ancs of printed matter tor quotations from sermons manifestos mani festos trials newspaper interview 8 etc oro are made liberally with frequent references to church books and church an noun cements it a coa contended tended 1 that the 31 mormon ormon priesthood A according to the doctrines doctrin ea of that church la Is vested with au authority thorit in all things temporal and spiritual 2 that the first dency and twelve apostles aro are ta in tho the ox ex chelse and t islon of thie this authority tho thorl rity ty 3 that this body of mer ba ass net abandoned tho the principle principles ana antico of political dicta dictation tinn ro also it a is not abandoned belief in polygamy aud polygamous lyga ly gamoua cohabitation 4 that thia this attitude of the first pres and apostolato apost ever since tho the duap gor manifesto of or 1830 1890 Is 1 evidenced by their teaching sinco then 5 that this body ot of officials of whom benator cleat emoch Is one alsa also practice or connive at and en comage the practice of polygamy and polygamous cohabitation and those wham eney havo have permitted to holl boll ae office have Y hout protest T or objection from thon them sought to vama a lav lay nullifying tho the against polygamous lyga cohabitation 0 6 that jhb supreano author itlen in the church a of whom senator elect smout Is one to alt the ferst prest dency and wave apostles rot only 0 11 ly connive at nt violations of but protect and honor the violators of tho the laa against polygamy aid and C cohabitation the document ii dated at salt lake city january 4 ag and Is signed b bj tle tl following W at adon aden P I 1 wll E 11 B critt blow D wilson C C modwyn Gri odwin I 1 U colbath acl den clarerce T brown ira mra thompson john J corum IV ilont feriv if C hill S if ion jonly 13 G eo rr p HEL coo I 1 a n cc rc r c M K clarence E alien allen abbel Leow 11 G |
