Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-29
=, psopIe Of Utah Have Not VlO-
l,,et Faith with Government
NAVE 40 PURPOSE TO DO SO.
-, viii Ask an Investigation
:, the Actual Conditions Here
and Elsewhere.

80 fffrlHN| AHN
4, ,,fcrencr to the charges nsains,
4, /, s,,t, on account Of the election of
" Roberts
- nv deceit and fraud brought
-, ths admission Of Utah Into the
- % that behind statehood lines
,l,,,m, might be practiecd with im'
4 v.s Delegate from Utah at the
-. n hor admission. introduced the
v,a,r which she became a state.
"a ,goko IN the House In favor Of It's
~ N Of the Mormon leaders had op.
n l,y election ne Delegate and uf-
,...srl until the passage ~ the state
tsIhil / had NO communication win
- .iihsr directly or Indirectly upon
~, .ubllrt The Mormon church did
|. !. srets or net through me.
~ Inurse / referred to thelr public
q, "a declarations ON the subject u
rnmy and told the House ! did
tiIiye the practice would b. re-.
80 ma inst IL ala 20. would
\ sitocaie utah's admission into tho
-. contract between the state N
|f,sh ID tho time " her admission. and
H. United States. that polygamouH
rr.irss should be- forbidden. was To
I, '-rs,oeibIr without the consent ~
4, ualed States and the people ~ the
rah. bo,h ln hcr Constitution and
|risiss. has provided Tor the punish
HI q p0lygamy and all kindred Of
/ 81 complaint has been or can truth
L. b. made that these laws are not
-. i-csI All the members OF the su.
h, court and seven out ~ the nine
II sa.i Judges 100 the state are nom
n ~ lns. and u Ia rafc 10 say that
n, % ire judiciary stand ready to en-
these laws,
| ne public prosecutors are mostly
|, r.Nafmons. ana all / believe anti
! ynmlsis.
| iuHnz the past year the state has
~ iakal IN search ~ cases Of polyg-
b. With which TO feed this new mod
y sensation. but no complaint has
10 placed against any man charging
b ulth this oficrsc.
have been prosecuted AMI pun
~ So iar, Utah has sncrsdly kept
b o0mpact
| Bot Il b. charged that the people
u Utah have elected polygamlsta or
flans IN that status 10 offices.
MS il true in some Instances and
Z equally true that the United States
.f-g hy The President with the cons
ii y The Senate has appointed pnlyg-
p ~ 70 once ard under such appoint
10 f0f almost thrcee years these
D Illmisis have held and are now
!ig Important Federal offices In
STATE % Utah,
Y this b. q violation Of the compact
d rlriles have violated II. the prosl-
ii On the one hand ana electors uf
STATE on The other.
" more have the people ~ Utah
IN ne President sought to cram
isimy down the throats OF the ma
% The state. Such motive can
I, Justly ascribci TO either
nat pQbgamlsta should be diaqual-
y % vote or 10 hold office was no
n - NJ contact hctwo'n the state
van and The United States. In Ter
Al Elections polygamlsts were 80
l rallied.
a9i Congress purposely and know
~ wiped away an such disqunlifi-
les al 10 The very lfst election to
W under the Enabling Act.nnmcly.
tfdlon u delegates To the Consu-
Al eQnysniiun. II persons who
l'1'l g. q. In tho
-ns Of polyRamy have been
Nrl BY The people NJ Utah or
f,llei BY N" President 90 office "
80 ~ other rrnsona, political and
s.Al and not to lend countcnancc
w 70 that practice.
lWlhsr accvaslnua 10 the ranks Of
leml b,lng rlgldly forbidden and
vac question, II has not been
~ h'et'lfy or quite In the line
tany IN Keep q class otherwise
!. disability.
sbh such a person has been APP
" eFcttd II N safe to say that
4ht of monnCing the Amrtt-
~ " " examining this obnox-
."Ner down any ones throat
lge.el The mind Of the President
ms commission or of any
u casting his ballot.
ue people Of Utah are ready for
lh'N propose To stand hy
'ites nnd keen absolute faith
Wt nation and they do not PRO.
ttaD. ''''' any suspicion TO IN"
N.g lha, this question 1. raised
sentiment ~ the country ~
th"y propose TO demand "A
INVESTIGATION and Will b..
"hdefing full aid To any RENE.
s,,..ll" deemed necessary TO give
,e 10 the country that polyg.
ashol live anywhere IN IN.
Az. ,sM'.s or IN any place over
Wy have Jurisdiction, 10 thla
w ufst opportunity I shall ask
'e 70 pass this rosolution:
ma ~. t.HplVed by the senate OF the
80, yates ih1t the committee on
h. IL, hervhy Instructed To In
b., sui 10 report ,n the Senator
|r,is., 10 what extent polVgnmy IL
la ~, puygamuus marriages. en-.
~, NV IN lhc United Stntea or In
'' which they have Jurlsdlc-
"a ,ssn1al- Have polygamlsts. or per
\. pu'rd 90 have more than one
rtstN 'ect"i To office by the people
fib. ahl VI "a, was such election
a. ~ p,te " encouraging polygn.
~ .,,philnn ~ any compact be-
l,,, wa state and the United
u ,s.-,,Havc polygamlsta. or per-
q 'l IN have more than ono
ssass,h appointed To office nv the
ssst y, ana with the advice aud
t5T, n, ihe Sennto.or in cases where
iid sn W. ne N the senate IL NOT re-.
ht tesn " so, have such appoint
iaation m,'n' IN AID " polygamy or
Nd w on Tho compact between tho
N r.f s,l,es and the state Of utnh
Fse,sshce 10 that subjectq
hksn - Mhnt II any stcns should
AF'Hl9p measures enacted. for the
lbs ma ~ ~ p9lNgamy In the ii.i,,d
~ iarsaln,, ln, places over which they
u VussINo THE PROCEDURE.
M f tS,, Nov, GA special to tho
ne m mo,h Washington aays: