The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-20
No NEED FOR PROTESTS.
ROBERTS OF UTAH Is ENTITLED
TO TAKE HIS SEAT.
Con&ressmen Not Disposed to later
fere With the Man of Many Wives
-Walla Waiia Ministerial Union
Urges Action Against Poly Samist.

Special Dispatch 80 the Pest-Inteiigencer
WASHINGTON. Jan fs-Rev. J. y.
Huck-sasrry. pastor Of the Baptist Church
o. Walla Walla. and president Of the MIL
listers Union Of that c2ty. IL the first sign
er % u resolution adopted D. the 4nsoa
at It's last regular session, eIGpaaGic2liy
protesting against the election OF Roberts
al Utah. the man with a suuera ou G-a3cs
OF wives Although his election is past
and gone TIE Ministers Union OF W ALA
" ala emphaticaly protests against II.
Although MesSrs- Lewis and Jones do
not return 10 the next congress- and
therefore, have TO more 10 DO with the
Roberts matter than the man IN the
uoon. they are respectfully urged by the
Ministers Union 10 pat forth every effort
TO prevent AR. Roberts from taking his
seat II they cannot do that the Minis
ieTs Union Is willing TO permit the alter
native OF securing taa passage OF an act
which viii 'efxectaaiiy." 10 quote the Ian
suage Of the resolution, prevent ihs ad-
mission of a polygarnist into either the
senate or the house of representatives %
the congress CT the United States"
X Congressman-ciect Roberts. OF Utah.
does not become Disguised with the
whole matter that he cuts the G0r3iaa
Knot BY ressgning, Il Is safe To say that
ne will take his seat: and X the next
house OF representatives looks at the mat
ter in the same way as a ma iority OF the
present house does there is little mkesi-
hood OF any action being taken which will
cause him 20 vacate il.
Mr.. Roberts admits the fact of having
three wives. According 10 the reports or
busybody correspondents who have tried
10 get at the bottom OF this tri-pariite
alliance In the Roberts family. each enc
OF his wives is healthy. strong and Well
consenied with her present lot. and until
informed by the various ''resofut ionary''
bodies throughout the country WAS never
aware OF the terrible condition OF life
Into which she had fallen
From all the evidence which has been
gathered together IL does not appear that
Mr.. Roberts has ever beaten any of his
wives. that there have ever been any POLICE
court scandals. or hair-puliing contests
between the female trio compelled 10 d.
vide one mans affections between them
A man who makes IA good home keeps
1t well stocked with provisions, well
warmed in winter and provides good sub
stantial clothing for the inmates Is high
~ respected in New England and other
eastern states There is no higher COM
piiment to be paid TO such a man than
10 say he is good proyider"
Mr.. Roberts Is a good provider IL an
pears. three times over. He has not only
one such home, but he has three for II
appears that the trl-partste Roberts ail!-
ance Is something like our own great
union or siates-sovereign in the inaivia-
uaiity OF each one and inseparable
against the world.
The city OF Salt Lake knows three pleas
ant little homes. each presided over BY
a Mrs. Roberts Two of these ladies'. so
local history informs las. have been In the
past and are stin today to each other The
same as sisters In sickness and In healtb
have they tested each others frfendship
and affection time and again The third
Mrs. Roberts is a later conner and does
not appear TO bear the same close rela-
tons to the other TWO that they do 10
each other. She is a doctor by profess
sion and her life has been much In tho
busy world. This. probably, accounts In
some degree for the lack of intimacy,
but nothing has ever been related by the
most captious critic showing auy.tirr
out the most friendly relations between
the three wives
When Mr.. Roberts married these wn.o-
en- he was permitted so 10 DO by the law
OF the United States territory in which
he lived. No Federal act OF Congress 4.
= that time denied him the right Ia do
this When congress did enact a law stat
ing that such marriages were Illegal II ala
not provide any pension fund by which n
man could divorce from his bel and hoa,J
any one. two or more of the women whnr,
he had promised to love. cherish and prn-
tect while both should live
Mr.. Roberts may be a pcIvcantS,
Mormon. perhaps and not a Christian In
the general acceptance OF the word. saia
one OF the most prominent members ~
congress IN conversation with your co--a
spondent. but he will certainly receive
tne praise CT every true noble man for
and contentment the women who In o.ri
Ter years plighted To him their fro,h do.
state the fact that the law of a great ma
hon gave him the power to cas-, them
unfeelinE world might decree
MS sentiment has been echoed again
ana again bv many prominent Legislators
IL is not likely that there viii ever 10
any uspatc upon this matter in the house
or representatives, but II II shouls he
forced ufoa the house the papes az .hn
Congressional Record for tina. mar, ~ 80,
SESSION VIE contain some very Interest,"