The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-17

mousse Sucn q tnlQR was not even
Thought of in connection with Mr.. King.
Moreover, the present political condi-
tons in this state clearly indicate that If
Mr.. Roberts is expelled the man who is
elected to fill the vacancy will also be a
member of the same party. Hence,
neither party has anything. TO gain or to
lose in numerical strength in the present
house by the expulsion of Mr.. Roberts,
country and before the whole civilized
world by doing their full part in promptly
indicating the historic position of the
American congress in its attitude toward
polygamy, the arch-enemy of the nome
and the greatest foe to our civilization.
Non-partisan Movement.
The nonpartisanship of this movement
is further evidenced by the fact that a
large percentage, if not the majority, OF
it's stauncheSt supporters belong to the
Democratic party to which Mr. Roberts
processes to belong. These men strongly
resent the insult offered to the party OF
jefferson and Jackson by the proposltloh
that it shall become the champion of the
polygamist; and we'll they may, for as
every intelligent person knows, there Is
nothing in this country which is more
or anti-RepuOl1can .tnail
u polygamous aristocracy, such as MT;
Roberts is seeking to have established
upon our American soil.
Second-Again 1t is frequently stalsq
that we are fighting Mr.. Roberts because
he is a Mormon, that our campaign Is
therefore a species of religious persecu-
ton The falsity of this charge is evident
from the fact that Mr.. King, Mr.. Roberts
predecessor, was also a Mormon and q
high officer in the said church, the same
as Mr.. Roberts, though no fight of TINS
kind was ever made upon him. oecluse Iie
respected the laws and the covenants
made by his people in order to secure
amnesty and statehood.
What Apologists Claim.
Third.-Then the apologists of Mr. Rob-
erts in various parts of the country are
still industriously asserting that he mar
ried all his wives" before there was any
law against polygamy, and they thereIore
maintain that it is too much TO expect d
man to pat away wives Wnom ne fnsI (,
ried before it was unlawful for him TO do
so. This is just as false as the other
statements referred TO: Mr.; Roberts
married all his plural wives long AFTER
the law against polygamy had gone into
effect; and he married each of them III
willful defiance of the laws of his coun,,
try as we'll as in defiance of the mofal
conscience of civilized mankind;
Fourth.-Again it is pers1stently clal1lleu
by Mr.. Roberts Jealous but ignorant
champions that he has obeyed the laws
against polygamy and unlawful conapi-
tation'' ever since the manifesto OF fLes ~,
dent Woodruff of the Mormon churcn py
which the said vicegerent 'suspenoeQ
the practice of polygamy. There Will -oe
abundant evidence presented to congress
to prove that Mr.. Roberts mas perslsts.l Ips
ly defied those laws ever since he was I'M
for this offense in 1889, ana thaI
ais case has become very mueh aggraVaten
since his imprisonment, because ne mas
since that time taken an addluonal
wife and because of his continued, VIII
full violation of the solemn pledges Willcn
were made by him and the otner MOT
mon leaders in order that they might re-
gain what they had lost by their past de-
lance of the laws of the land.
These and other falsehoods which are
being industriously circulated by the
sympathizers of Mr.. Roberts canrot 40
TEMPT to stand by them himself when ms
case comes before congress, and the per-
sistent circulation of sucn glarlhg ms
cannot fan 10 react
known.
Why the Battle.
Mr.. Roberts is being fought because ne
is both a covenant breaker ana ldw
breaker down to date, not eXcludinS me
time that has interviewed since MS elec,
ton. he is moreover, TO-DAY recoSllNe15
as the most forcible, most jealous s., ai 10
most persistent advocate and DEFENDER Oh
polyeamy since the days of Brigham
Young, John Taylor and Orson Pratt;
If Mr.. Roberts is not expected 1t VIII not
be the fault of congress- LOT congr ~
stands ready to do the bidding OF uhe
American people if they will only make
known their wishes, so that congress may
what they want done III Iii, tIliS
grave crisis. If MIR. Roberts is permitted
10 remain in congress- it will be because
the moral sense of the American people
has become so dull during the past lew
years that they no longer resent the IN
suit offered them by ne proDoSatlon 70
force poiygamy down the threats of the
American congress- the very BODY Whlcn
once in response to the moral sentiment
of The nation, so nobly STOOD TOT the
home, which IS the nursery
no
republican institutions. If Mr.. Roberts IS
permitted to remain in congress, ana we
fail to get a constitutional amendment
the practice OF polySdiny, lhi is
institution will fasten itSelf
upon this intermountain region, whence IL
Will ultimately spread throughout the
until some day the American
people will have to rise in their might and
CRUSH it in order to prevent this nation
from crumbling into dust. In the mean
time thousands of hearts will be broken
ard multitudes of souls will be sacrlhced
to the demon of deified lust, while the
very name of this fair land will come very
,ear becoming reproach in the eyes OF
the civilized world. The Developments IN
the Dreyfus case have demonstrated that
no nation in this day can afford 10 run
counter to the moral conscience OF Chris
tendon.
It Is a Crisis.
In a, crisis like this, the effort to degrade
Will utterly fail. The American people
are a true and patriotic people. In the
face of a deadly foe all sections, creeds
and parties will rally as one man to the
defence of their cherished institutions.
This campaign will demonstrate that this
holds good not only in the presence of a
foreign foe. but also when the foe springs
np in our midst, especially when the at
tack is made upon the home. which, to
every true American, is the dearest insd-
tuition on earth.
Feeling sure that you will be glad to
give SPACE to correct the misunderstand-
me- winch exists in the public mind in
regard 10 the important issues involved in
this campaign. and thanking you in adj
vance for the favor | am. yours for the
welfare of the land that we love,
WIN. r. CAMPBELL.
Up. S. Editor will please publish this
etter and the accompanying letter of the
Salt Lake Ministerial association in issue
for Oct lS or If a weekly or ni-weekly,
date of Oct. is. This will make its APP
pearance simultaneous in adj papers which
publish 1t; and it is sent TO few of the
leading papers in every state of the Union.
Please send me copy of the issue in
which this letter appears. If you can
make some editorial comment, it will be
l enclose some printed facts
which will suggest editorial remarks, If
you are nos already familiar with these
facts ! wish you could start a movement
to hold a mass meeting in your county
Turing the week following the last Sunday
Of October, to arrange TO have the entire
county canvasseh to secure the signatures
Of legal voters to send to each senator
and representative and to the president
iust before congress meets. | enclose a
set of petitions, as a suggestion. Write
me. if l can assist the campaign in your
In his communication to The Herald,
Mr.. Campbell explains that he intended
all papers to print the letters on the
same day. Then he adds with refer
ence to the publication in The Herald
Of yesterday:
When the reader sees the whole letter
which l sent out with the associatio let
ter. he will note that the politics of the