Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-07
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Among che papers that discuss the
noise being made over she election ot
Hon. H. n. Roberts for Congress is thu
Chattanooga Times In an editorial
;ha, appcarsd on Nov. =. ;hls Journal
says:
A. for Roberts II appears that nn ~
his wives were acquired when nlufal
marriage Nna LAWFUL m uth. ana BE-
takes care ~ them na he always ana
says that be- oOuid not abandon one or
ali 81 them without beinE guilty Of gross
cruelty and Immortality, Ills domestic
relauons wore. u.rtns, pretty VEL ven
turns show that he has lost votes among
the Mnfmona ana gained Votes amonE
the u'nlllss.thin helgg the l'stim9ny
u-ntiia organ The smith faction ~
the Mormon church ~ NsTy strong anti
polygnpous. aud they did not support
No are no upoloRist fof plurnl mar.
riargi but We remember that christ dii
not dennuneo the institution The eafly
o'io rinr.r dispnfugemeni ui u IN ~
Ne~ ,Tg.,lsen'nh5, u b., els nrst ,pi',l,
should b. the husband 81 nue wife"
Wilton ~ nu ADMISSION hF tho Apostle
that thor" we've IN the church men who
had more ihan zone vito
Neither 'huist nor ans 90 iiis twelve
dlsiplrs made mnnuFamY condition ~
m,mb'tahlp ~ lhe Dhliatlhn body ~
frft three hundred years Of tns crn that
began with 'hIisih rnminr, Even nov.
s Si., ~ n9Sfia2e- a. I'g aa 6
rhurrhrH. into the communion. without
bcinf required 10 put away amy of thrlr
Ana finally u may oHsily DO tue that
the Hon. nulghAm N liuusrts iH quito ng
inoi.l man, ~ Elnu 3 'hH.uhn hnl
ihs House. who arc not practical pnlYFa.
miHtH. ~ lac b. not superior 10 snme Ol
thnW. iu iherr frsiHtia. We nnNht 10 10"
plnpsfly fnrri Zoe his 'on1iiturnn.
| of the attempt 10 transplant an eastern
| domestic Institution into this country
/ 70 suit western or any other advanced
| civilization, hut the country u emitted
| 70 the facts Of tho ease that has started
| THIS fresh Discussion ~ mere rrnhant
/ ~ what was never gen"Ihi practice
among the MormQns, such ludicTuus
| ml.Hlhtenrnta hH "a. lNllaniAl W9hhl W.
! We urr curious, naturally, nH 20 what
| tho national hnuse OF repfssen,nuyos VII
] ruiutinn Il 10 the sole Judge ~ the olec,
/ tiuu Hnd qualification NJ memhrfHt md
/ We de- not think the country would rt
| we're nilowewd 10 serve his term through
/ A nnlsgnmlsi delegate. from Utah Terri
tory. sat In the House for e!ght years
! mud tho country survived, Aud durinf
| Mr. Cnnnon's inrumbency ~ delegate
/ The sentiment against Mormnnism In gen
| rrai. aud the puicry about polyFnmy N
! particular were far more violent thar
! nov. when MI men who care TO under
! stand the situation. know there IA moth
ms left ~ plural marriage IN utal
except rtro eufe, here ana There, wher'
tho unrrluue nrrnrrsfn when they wur,
sanctioned by the local law nnd hv 10,
/ Church Tho hnrmonH, "a a holy hay,
I abandoned polygamy, IN good faith
Huah h tho uniform testimony m thos.
who arc oblectiycly familiar with III,
subject
The Springfield Republican takes THU
conservative Views
MIR. Roberts side Ia worth hearing n,
| admits that he has more than nnr vile
hut tho plurality OF hiA marital rnmtinn,
originated before polygnmy NuH pfohiiit
Cd by Law. THE scttlemcui of uint aWes
ton" he NOW says, after years az strif,
and hcsrtaehe, left upan inen naval ~