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Show THE SMOOT PROTEST. Consists of a Slxty-two.Pafje Pamphlet, Pam-phlet, Signed by Prominent Men. Tho protest against tho seating of Senator Smoot, which hna been received re-ceived by Senator Uurrows, chairman of tho committeo on elections nnd privileges, has boon cnrofully prepared in pamphlet form, and consists of sixty-two pages of printed matter. Quotations from sermons, manifestos, trials, nowspaper Intorvlows, etc., aro mado llbcrnlly, with frcquont references refer-ences to church bookB and church an nouncements. It Is contondod: 1. Thnt tho Mormon priesthood, according ac-cording to tho doctrines of that church, Is vested with aupromo authority In all things, temporal and spiritual. 2. That tho first presidency nnd twelve apostles aro supremo In tho exercise ex-ercise and transmission of this authority. au-thority. .1. That thla body of men haa not abandoned tho principles and practice of political dictation, bo also It has not abandoned boiler In polygamy nnd polygamous po-lygamous cohabitation. 4 Thut this attltudo of the first presidency pres-idency and npostolato over slnco tho suspensory manifesto of 1890, is evidenced evi-denced by their teachings since then. , fi.'Tliat this body i of otilcials, of wliam Senator-elect Bmoot Is ono, also practtco or connlvo at and encourago tho practice of polygamy and polygamous polyga-mous cohabitation, ami tlioso whom thoy havo permitted to hold loglslatlvo ofllco havo, without protest or objee- , tion from them, sought to pass a Inw nullifying tho onnctments against polygamous po-lygamous cohabitation. C, That tho aupromo authorities In tho church, of whom flonntor-elpct Smoot la one, to-wlt, tho first prcsl. doncy nnd twlovo apostles, not only connlvo at violations of, but protect nnd honor tho violators of tho laws agnlnst polygamy and -polygamous cohabitation. co-habitation. Tho document is dated at Salt Lako CHy, January 20. and Is signed by thn following: AV. M. t'nden, P. L. Wll-Home. Wll-Home. 13. B. -CritLhlow, E. . Wilson, C. C Goodwin. U V. Colbath W. a. Xel. don, Clnronco T. Drown, Ezra Thompson, Thomp-son, John J. Corum, J. W. Lollach, W. Mont, Forry. H. C. 1XI1I. S. H. Lewis, Qeorgo R. Hancock, George M .Scott, Clnronco E. Allen Abiol Leonard, H. G. McMillan. |