Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11

thenlt 70 .1s'.again. as 1t ia absolutely
ncrcai 81 60 have one monster national
petition large enough 10 make the men,
bciu Of Congress realize Instantly the
public demand that Roberts Do cast
out.
And yet. having collected such pc
iitlun as Tint aud by such methods.
YOU come hers and propose Co stop
representative ~ n sovereign State from
taking the oath " office Do you think
that VIII not establish precedent that
VIII bring chaos rpinctimc on the nouf
" this House, You can not do .vil
that good may come.
The spoakcr-Thc time OF the gentle
man has expired.
Mr. Ncwiands-Mr. SPEAKER. ak
unanimous consgnt that The genilomnn
b. allowed twenty miuuifa within which
10 conclude hla remarks.
Mr Taylcr % ohIo-i object ! Will
however. Yield the gentleman ten min
utcs 81 my time.
The spcakcr-rhc gentleman from
ohio INT Taylcrl yielir ten minutes
TO the gentleman from utah.
Mr. lnncrtl ~ unh-Nir Speaker. I
thank the gentleman from ohio. since
thH charge that I made concerning the
probable questions that may arise In
convection with this question NJ Utah
having broken the compact with the
United States ia uuoHtiOusd. and MS !
may have fuilcd 90 make it plain be-
cnurn hurried by tho remembrance that
my tlmo wac limited, rocur a. the mat
ter uEain and rad from o. letter " ono
" tho supreme court JUDGES NJ ihr
State IT rtah. Mr. a. ~ iiaskin. none
Mormon. ndirHasd 60 frioni now 30
tho city ~ Washington. aud which am
permitted 60 use. rad from th" uri-
rinHl'
Both Mr. Hob.rts and myself were
Overwhelmingly elected by %" sam"
constituency and by nearly tho Same
majority. ! am not aware ~ "a single
Instance of a Democratic momhcr NJ
the class ghich No. former days wac
commonly designated gentle haviua
voted against Mr.. Roberto nutNlih-
standing the Charge rn widely spread
since his election were currently made
against him IN the campaign by hlH Re-
publican opponents
That the movement against Mr. Rob-
crtH 10 political o. shown by the fnctH
that other members OF the Mormon
church against whom Ike charges arr
made continue % hold important Office
under the APPOINTMENT N Mckinley
Yet not "a single word Of objection tn
their continuance lu office ia heard
from the Republican politicians. who
IN this State are most active In the
effort 20 array public sentiment
throughout the nation against seating
one John g. Graham. tho editor N
the Provo Enquirer. H rink Hannnite
sheet. 10 postmaster ut Provo city
| which ia among the principal cities ~
| the state. Ho was appointed hy Nc
! ltlnlcy. one urHnu Smith iH also post
master. uudcr an appointment hy Mr
Mckinley Of Logan, another principal
city of the State. These EontInmUu'H
appointment WINS opposed ON tho same
! grounds urged against Mr. Roberts, but
| tho udmiutHtrutit evidently ana mot
| for Withholding che appointment.
Against both OF these g1HtmurterH ln-
formations have boon nlsl and nrc
/ pending iu tho district court charging
/ them with the same oncnre of unlnw-
/ fll cohnhitatiou uH Mr.. Roberts. by In
| formation. is charged with. yet no ef-
/ tort whatever IN being mndr hv the Re
| puhlicuur, who are fo active against
/ MT Roberts. Co have Mr. Mckinley de-
/ rune either Of these puHtmnat'rt.
Sir. speaker. much mlHreprC Hontatinn
/ has taken place over what BE- called the
| Roberts ease.
Mr.. Cox. WIN tho gentleman from
| Utah ALLOW me 81 Interrupt hlmG
] Sir. Roberts NJ Utah. ! decline 90 ho
] interrupted. n iH charged that poly
| gamous marriage ore now going ON IN
| defiance Of the laws and the compact
between my State aud the United
| Htntca. This supreme court Judge In
| this letter, In continuing, HaNH'
| Another uf the Interpretations
rnnde by the Republican. politicians Of
| this stHte 60 CrnI'e a public 1Uutimeut
against the seating of Nf. Roberts o.
/ that new polyrum0uH marriages uro ho-
/ lnr coNertly formed under the sanction
/ of the Mormon" uuthnritInr. There is
| no foundation FOR such % charge. ~ was
| nrst made by the salt lake Tribune
| 1thc Republican orran) during the cam
| paign previous TO Mr. Robcrts's clcc-
/ tlnn.
a. tho tlmc T visited every part "
| tho State attended many political
| mcctingr ana took special pains 10 I'M
/ qulro 81 tho reputable citircna of both
/ parties with whom ! cnmH M contact
/ regarding tho truth NJ this charge. and
from the Information then ana since
| obtained thcro w no doubt in my mind
fut that such marriages since WilfoM
/ Woodruff. uH President ~ the "Alnr-
/ mon church Issued tho manifesto uro.
have ceased and the wuwoT ~ the
"MormouH' understand that such mar
! rlnrcs arr no longer sanctioned by the
| church, While such o. tho case. 10 be-
| true that some of the ola pnh rBmluH
| relations nro Kept M not. however. by
! permission ur cunnivance OF the church
authorities.
The revolution regarding r0lyrnmy
which has followed the Edmunda.Tuck-
cr law IN much more radical and effoc-
/ i've llNN NJ INC illNf OF NNN IiANHANN
~ said law ! imalngcd u could poHsl.
bly, be. Time was fast celebrating nil
| traces NJ polvEumy. and u was "A sub
icct regarding which tho people had al.
most ceased 10 think or talk about until
this critEnde was started, polyramy IN
doomed In this state and cannot he RESI-
torcd hy the church even u n desired
10 DO, The exceptional eases In which
the old relations NJ poygnmy AFRO kopt
| up are colncidcntH which ate ~ no morn
| Significance than tho Irregular sexual
relations among other claancH, lf IN
! stead of cohabitntlun having been made
misdcmounpr, dscnpltntlnn had hron
! made the penalty human nature We
such that thrrc would have been exc
/ cepununl violations ~ the law notwlth-
| standing such a penalty might follow,
| Now. Mr. Speaker, I thought n prop
| or that this statement hy this reliable
! man should be made here for the pur-
l pose ~ meeting the accusation go
| reckiessiy made. deny that tho state
/ NJ Utah has broken her compact mr. has
! any intention or doHirH Co break the
compact with tho United States In
asking for my political riRht upon the
floor nf this House ! do not champion
| the cousc OF pnlyglmy, There II no oc-
cnslon for chnmpioniug that cause.
| II lH question that i1 settled, ana.
/ slr, 7 mold Il nm honor that IN the tu-
| nails of tho state NJ Utah ! VIII BE-
| known az one who assisted IN bringing
/ ~. Of