Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-29
.S[NATOR RAWLINS
STATES THE FACTS
p, p.opIe Of Utah Have Not ViO-
lated Faith with Government
p,ve NO PURPOSE TO DO SO.
- viii Ask AN Investigation
:, the Actual Conditions Here
and Elsewhere

II -..far VIII Ism o."
# The Actual Conditions Here
and Elsewhere.
Warrington Nov. Ex-senator Raw
/, !, r'tah. for the present the sole
tentative Of that state in the Sen
i nr,lshes the following statement
y, ,s,erence to the charges against
/ 'I s,.,e on account Of the election OF
" Roberts -
N "a claimed that the Mormon
4 18Th By deceit and fraud brought
NJ, me admission Of Utah into the
-. 80 that behind statehood lines
..,,,my might be practieed with I'm
N grg. ,, n.
\ N. q her admission, introduced the
under which she became a state
/ !, ,oose in the House in favor Of Its
4 ~, Of the Mormon leaders had op-
mn election as Delegate and ar
- until the passage Of the state
I,sJhu / had no communication with
~ sther directly or Indirectly upon
! ~, ebiect The Mormon Church did
= uesk or act through me.
4 M course ! referred TO their public
/ "a. md declarations on the subject OF
4 ..ry,my and told the House ] did
4 y Ilsve the practice would be re-
4 80 and that II / did so, | would
~ ,5yocate Utah's admission into the
@u.bn . a.. CO.. ~,
{rsh Al the time Of her admission, and
i, United States, that polygamous
| ,-lsess should be forbidden, was TO
Irsyocabe without the consent Of
4 >, United States and the people Of the
slie
4 rtsh. both In her Constitution and
/ s,otss has provided for the punish
r q poIygamy and all kindred Of
.gss
4 40 complaint has been or can truth
.v BE- made that these laws are not
1 f-cei Al the members Of the SUI
,rrs court. and seven out Of the nine
4 sd,l Judges IN the State are nom
1 mons and Il is safe 20 say that
n, .rlre judiciary stand ready to en-
rss these laws.
/ The public prosecutors are mostly
r.gormons, and all ] believe anti
ygamisls
Dqrng the past year the State has
IN FAXED IN search Of cases Of polyg-
u ny with which to feed this new mod
n sensation but no complaint has
ID, placed against any man charging
n glh this ohense.
Some cases Of unlawful cOhabita-
d, have been prosecuted and pun
Al So lar. Utah has sacredly kept
b compact.
Bot Il is charged that the people
Utah have elected polygamists or
tfSrs In that status 10 Offices.
his Is true In some instances and
equally true that the United States
hung by the President with the con.
,i u the Senate has appointed polyg-
q. TO Office ard under such appoint
tlls Tor almost threee years these
! yglmlsts have held and are now
irg important Federal offices In
!. STATE o. Utah.
II this be a violation Of the compact
ih parties have violated II, the Presl-
81 on the one hand and electors Of
D STATE on the other.
Ne more have the people VI Utah
in he President sought TO cram
ysamy down the throats Of the ma
o. III State. Such a motive can
y b Justly ascribed 10 either.
That poygamlsts should be disqual-
" . vote or 10 hold office was no
N O Che COMPACT between the state
ian and the United States. In Ter
a'al elections polygamists were so
liatd.
BIZ Congress purposely and know.
KY wiped away All such disQuaih-
l',s as TO the very first election 10
l-1 under the Enabling Actnamely,
: etcton o. delegates to the Constl-
l2iaI convention. II Dereons who
3saed 60 be in the
aAs Of polygamy have been
e'N BY the people Of Utah or
lfilel by the President 10 office IL
: zen Tor other reasons, political and
,al, and not 20 lend countenance
az 70 that practice
tlaher accesslons TO the ranks Of
's.ny blIng rlgldly forbidden and
y lhe question, II has not been
tW necessary or quite In the line
u1nV 10 Keep a class otherwise
l,'1ole under perpetual civil or poll
disability
eu,a such a person has been ap.
.,N o elected II Is safe to say that
W'ssht Of menacing the Amen-
uyHe OF Of examining this obnoX-
"aouce down any ones throat
q eiossed the mind Of the President
lug mis- commission or Of any
s5 ~, " casting his ballot
~. u'e people Of Utah are ready for
We They propose to stand by
y eltes ana keen absolute faith
uN nation, and they do not pro.
t,aD ''' any suspicion 10 'he
~ ~. that this question is raised
la sentiment OF the country Is
I,,li. hey propose TO demand a
,Ss investigation and viii be
"naeflng full aid 10 any renee
leasune deemed necessary 60 give
M , sa. 70 the country that polye.
s0slo' live anywhere IN the
,S S'a'es or IN any place over
!, ' ,t! nave Jurisdiction. To this
me hrst opportunity / shall ask
IN. -a'e 70 pass this resolution:
,,,.s y resolved by the senate Of tho
49, 'sles that the committee on
h IS hereby instructed 10 In.
r., ana 70 report 60 the Senate:
|,r,,'t 40 what extent polvgamy Ia
- " polygamous marriages on.
NJ, '1 Ivy. IN the United States or in
o''' which they have jurlsdlc.
.s ,. ,... polygamlsts, or per-
H. H., 70 have more than one
rrss1 elected to Office by the people
,,ss Len, ana n so, was such election
OIL ~ pose OF encouraging polyga-
D. - violation Of any compact be-
ats, '''l state and the United
b ..-~hsve polygamlsts. or per-
n ,'u 70 have more than one
$780, appointed la ofice by the
49,, oy and with the advice ana
,,tep,,''ue senator in cases where
isa an, ,I1Se 81 the Senate H. not re-
n, H.. uu u 50. have such appoint
fal,,,,a. mace IN aid of polygamy or
,sa S 81, ot The compac, between the
0 r.is,ass and the State of Utah
F,e ,y,sn, I, 70 that subjectY
hken = what II any steps should