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MOiOra DEFIES / LAI m mm. President Smith Admits That He Has Fnre Wives, and That He Fully Realized That He Was Break? ing ie Law. OBEITES SENSATION iN G0NS8ESS. it is Now Up to Law Officers of * Utah to Prosecute the Prophet. ^Washington, March 2.-An effort to air the innermostsecrets of the Mormon faith was manifested in the first day's proceedings' before the Senate com? mittee on privileges and elections, in an investigation of the protests against Reed S rr. jot retaining his seat as a Senator from Utah. President Joseph F. Smith, the highest official of the Church, waa on the stand all day. I He was questioned closely in iegard to the principles of divine relations. He said he adhered absolutely to all the teachings of the Church in that re - gard, and that he himself had been V visited with divine inspirations from | God. He also said that he still be? lieved in polygamy. The testimony fe was directed in a slight degree only at Senator Smoot, and no attempt was made by the defence to curtail the ad? mission of testimony, until President Smi th was questioned in relation to polygamous cohabitation of. certain officials of the Church before the man? ifesto of 1890. The attorneys then ob? jected and much time was devoted to the relevancy of such testimony. The committee went into executive session and, after a full discussion, determin? ed to allow the utmost latitude to the hearings, which mean that Court prac? tices will be avoided, and thus the first victory was scored for the pro? testants. The committee will hear practically all the prosecution has to offer and determine for itself what is ompetent testimony. The co Limit tee will hold daily sessions. Washington, March 3.-Attorneys for the protestants in the Smoot in ? vestigation today stated they intended to prove that the defendant is associ? ated with a hierarchy which practices polygamy and connives at violations of the law and that his vote as a senator of the United States is subject to the wish and command of the Mormon church. President Joseph F. Sinih confessed that he himself had con? tinued to cohabit with his plural family since the manifesto of 1890 and that he realized fully that he was violating State laws. President Smith also testified that Heed Smoot had to get the consent of bis associate apostles in the church before he could become a candidate for senator. The confession of President Smith was the sensation of the proceedings today before the senate committee on privileges and elections. Mr. Taylor of counsel for the protestants was directing his questions to ascertain how the church regarded polygamous! cohabitation. Mr. Smith said it was ! realized that such cohabitation was contrary to the law and he went further to say that the manifesto had left him and others with plural fami? lies in the unfortunate situation of being' compelled to defy the law or de? sert their families. For himself, he said, he had preferred to "take chances with the law," rather than to disgrace himself and degrade his family by abandoning his wives and the children they had horne him. He admitted that he had had children by all of his five wives since the mani? festo and said he had acknowledged them openly without interference or disturbance from the people of Utah, whom he characterized as liberal and ? broadminded. The defense will take the witness tomorrow. President Smith's statement was brought out by Mr. Tayler's question : " Is cohabitation with a plural wife contrary to the roles of the church?" Mr. Smith spoke with great feeling and directness, saying: ? In regard to the status of polygamy at the time of the manifesto I want to say that after the hearing before the master of chancery I understood that we should abstain from relations with our plural families and that rule was observed up to the time the enabling act went into effect amditting Utah as a State. Under that act the only prohibition was that plural marriages should cease. Nothing was said about cohabitation with our wives." "With the wivfcs you had married pravious to the manifesto, you mean?' interrupted Mr. Hoar. "That is what I mean," said Mr. Smith. "? understood that plural marriages were to cease and ever since the manifesto until the present tims there never has been a plural marriage in the church performed in accordance with its teachings or with the.con? nivance of the church, " and, he added with great emphasis, "I know where? of I speak." Thea in answer to the question whether polygamous cohabitation was regarded by the ch urbe as contrray to the law he answered: "lt was." Continuing, he said: "This was the case and is the case now." "ButI was placed in this position," said Mr. Smith. "I had a family-a plural family, if you please. I married my firot wife more than 38 years ago, and my last wife more than 20 years ago. By these wives I have had chil? dren and I have preferred to take my own chances with the law and suffer any consequences the law might visit upon me rattier than abandon , these children and their mothers. "I have continued to cohabit with them since the manifesto of 1890 and they have borne me children ?ince that date. I was fully aware of what I was doing. I knew 1 was amenable to the law. but as I say, I preferred to face that situation rattier than to desert them. I have not cohabited with these wives openly, or flaunted the fact, but I have acknowledged these wives and children as my family. The people of Utah have, regarded the situation an eixsting fact. These people as a mle are broadminded and liberal in their Tiew3 and have condoned the offense, if offense it is, rather than interfere witT my situation as thev found it. It ha 5 been known what I have been do ing. I have not been interfered with, nor disturbed in any way. If I had been. I was there to ans ?ver the charges. I was willing to 'ace them and submit to tho. penalty whatever it might be. :? ''You must dxs'w-. a di>rinctio i be tweeen unlawful cohabitation and plural marriages. " he continued. "The. State law in regard to rho latter has been complied with. No marriages have been performed with the sanction, I approval, consent, knowledge or con? nivance of the church or its officials. i?ut the other law is the one I have presumed to disregard and which, as I have said, I am ready to face rather than disgrace myself or degrade my family by turning them off." f?Mr. Tayler resumed his questioning: Fotrsay there is a State law forbid? ding polygamous cohabitation and yon have been continuing to violate it in utter disregard to the conse? quences?' ' he asked. "I think I have," was the answer. "Your have caused your plural wives to bear you new children in violation of the law you know to exist" "That is correct," said Mr. Smith. "Do you consider it an abandonment of your faimly not to maintain mar? riage relations?" Mr. Taylor asked. Mr. Smith faced Mr. Tayler and in a low but penetrating voice said: "I don't like to be impertinent, but I should like you to ask any woman who is a wife-" At that point Mr. Foraker and Mr. Beveridge objected. Resuming the inquiry concerning Mr. Smith's personal polygamous re? lations Mr. Taylor asked : ' ' How many childern have you had since the manifesto of 1890?" "Eleven since 1890," said Mr. Smith. Continuing, he said : '1 Each of my five wives has borne me children." "Since that time" asked Mr. Bur? roughs. \ . "Since that time,' the witness re? peated in answer. Senator Overman: "Did Sentaor Smoot ever advise you to persist in your polygamous cohabitation?" Mr. Smith: "I think not. I have never, so far as I remember, discussed my private affairs with him." Mr. Smith was asked about the domestic relations of the 12 apostles. He said Charles Teasdale, John W. Taylor, Heber J. Grant, John H. Smith, F. M. Lyman and Apostles Merrill and Cowley were* reputed polygamists, "When your deacons are sent out and make converts in other lands do they, not present the rightfulness of polyga? my as a religious virtue?" This question was put by Senator Horn and was answered in the negative. "They never discuss polygamy," Mr. Smith said, "unless compelled to do so to meet attacks. They do not advocate polygamy in any way. Indeed, the elders are instructed not to advocate plural marriages at all ; it is a thing of the rast" After recess Mr. Tayler began in? quiry concerning instructions given to missionaries as to the teacbing of polygamy. Mr. Smith said the book called "Ready References"' is used by missionaries. "This book," he said, "contains a chapter on polygamy de? claring tha?practice to be divine. The marginal note on the chapter on polygamy was given as 'polygamy right in the sight of God,'" Mr. Simth aidecT, however, that the use of this book is almost entirely abandoned by the Mormon elders doing missionary work. The standard warks of the church, he said, were the books taken with them. _: Inquiry having been mace by several members of the committee as to what Mr. Tayler expected to prove by cer? tain questioning, the latter said: "I expect to prove that Mr. Smoot could not by any possibility put himself up against bis associates in his actions." "Not even in his vote as a United States Senator?" asked Mr. Beveridge. "No, not even in his vote asa senator," responded Mr. Tayler. Mr. Tayler said Mr. Smoot would be bound to follow the direction of the church not only in spiritual affaiis, but also in temporal things because under the definitions of the church it is impossible to distinguish between the two. He would have to obey or resign his apostleship. A rule of th" church was quoted in regard to the release from duties of certain members of the apostles or others in high positions in order to perform other duties and Mr. Tayler asked: "Was it necessary for Mr. Smoot to get consent to run for sena? tor?" "He had to get the consent of his associate apostles and tho first presi? dency," said Mr. Smith, "in order to go before the legislature. He obtain? ed that consent." The celestial marriage, or the mar? riage for eternity, was discussed and Mr. Smith said it was one of the things which the Mormon church be? lieved in, but that the practice had been in disuse for 20 years or more. The committee adjourned until to? morrow. It ^aved His Leg. P. A. Danforth, of LaGrange, Ga., suf? fered for six months with a frightful run? ning sore on his lep; bat writes that Buck Ion's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in ave days. For ulcers, wounds, piles it's the best saive in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cts. Sold by J. F. W. DeL rine, druggist. 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