The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19


members Of that august body VIII
" decide whether or no. they VIII
intre.a,ses 10 their raotheEa wives
and daughters tae one wife and tSo mis-
tress@s Of tbs lately elected member OF
congress from Utah. Mr.. Brigham IA Hob
crts Last winter Mr.. Roberts was duly
elected 20 seprssert bis state Utah al
Washington. u. c. From that day 10 ti1ss
the Women OF America Who wish 10 Leave
d record Of pure living al a dover 10
tneir country have been trying TO do what
they could TO arouse In this Fifty sixth
coagreas some portion of that sentiment
which is sgitastBs the souls OF many
American women.
nsss Helen Could L. fair minded.
whoie-hearted woman. With too much
brains 10 be The tool Of tne urascfapasonss
with too much heart TO be deaf to the
cali Of suffering humanity: with too moen
gold 10 be influenced by the desire for
newspaper notorfty, sac has written 8 pub
iished letter yo!cfng her yiswa ON the seat
ing of poiygamosis congressman.
When q woman like Miss Gould, with
nothing 10 gain. entreats that her cosin-
try spare heTaeif the disgrace OF seating
such "a man AZ Mr.. Roberts 1t means much.
Lat IL means no more than the voice Of
ali Christian women. which comes from
the North East, South and West. which
has never known defeat shai! not shed It's
sp'sndor On the fnsu.ted womanhood OF
these United States.
q q q
II has always been our proud boast that
tbs American women were more iendef.y
and respectfully considered than were the
women OF other nations. Men. however
loose in morals away from hone. do no,
bring 10 their hearth-ssones women to
whom they would not introduce their
mothers. Then why should this Fifty
sixth congress insult one of the purest and
most modest OF her sex. Mrs. William Nc
Kiniey. by daring TO bring to her notice a
man who lives In open adultery. and with
him his wife and his two ccncul.snesa
In the Fofty-eighth congress law was
passed making II penisentiary offense 20
1--we. even In Utah. with more than one
woman Under this law Mr.. Roberts was
put In prison and disfranchised. On Janu-
airy e. isss. President Benjamin Harrison.
and on September Is, isss. President cleve-
land. issued an amnesty proclamation. par
doning all Mcrmons who consented to put
away their extras and live singss-wived
Mr.. Roberts was bold enough to hang on
10 all Of his women, and still keeps them.
contending tAa. having gone to prison for
his consictlon's sake, he violates no law,
as he has taken no new wives since Utah
a
man eligible as congressman
There have been no new poiygamous
marriages since 1880, when Utah promised
to be less diffus.ve In the marriage rsla-
ton and offered her decency and good be-
hasior as exchange for star woven In
the flag Of our Union.
Z. 4: !:
1 never was In favor OF female suffrage,
and l feel less no than ever. az have to
record the fact that the female vote OF
Utah has helped TO send a man with two
mattresses 10 sit In congress 10 aid aud
abet the spread Of religion which means
humiliation and disgrace TO all woman
kind
What Ia this Mormon religion. anyway
II Is a sort of warmed-oyer, day-before
yesterdays Christianity with an uniimit-
ed number OF isgaiizea mistresses for the
head OF the family. wha, makes the
man latter-day saintr Is II the fact
that he manages To 1.-Two simultaneously
with half dozen females?
There are 80 many religions, al, good
In their way. for man to choose from
that he does not have to be a Mormon
unless he bankers after the feminine end
of the doctrine.
Men. many people believe. are naturally
poiygamous. They do not as a rule. need
religion or law To enforce practice. or
transfer an inclination into an obsery-
ance-
All over the land woman are writing
urgent letters TO the congressman of their
state. praying that their influence be used
10 unseat Mr.. Roberts.
Two-thirds of the congressional vote
can unsea, a member for any cause which
the house believes right Tho house has
voted on tho expulsion of members for
scandal, brutality. ohscenisy and drunk
erness. two notable historical cases being
those OF Matthew Lyon. If Connecticut.
IN the early days Of the century, and
Preston 3, Brooses, Of South Carolina
during the abolition debates, II the house
has historical presidents for expeliifg
members for causes varied az these
and so remote from politics surely IL can.
II Il will, Act In n case like this OF Mr.
Roberts
have written no letter ~ Mr. james 81
IN Mr. Coanrsan. the men who are to TeF~
resent She Evergreen state | would ike
60 DO my writing 80 Mrs. cushFnau ana TO
Mrs jones aud ask them 10 obtain ,hs colt
s.nt Of their husbands 20 protect them fryy,1
tho insult X an introduction to the rags.
,ress Of any man
would like to write my plea for tAa
home-iife A. evidenced by tie marriage Z
enc man 20 oae woman 60 the wife nst only
Cf ny cwn representa- tfvTa hut - sfsf rep
representatives Ct each state In tar snIor
would hke - appeal 80 the wives ~ aur
Representatives that they may through
their hoaorca and honorable husbands show
the whsle world ;hat thev vtu Esot tolerate
oppression sfd wrong in Utah any more
than they waUla In Cabs. thal They Will
rot aev The fair fame af opr country
sssiFehei With the enhancement ~ the whG =
woman Ia Utah sny more tran their faith
ers would ccsaone tSe ssrf8aTn - she back
woman FL sss taroifn@s / would hpsx sAess
wives of al naosabsss ~ congress 60 thlnR
cf what answer they cas make g. th,ie
hltta girls or groan daughters R hen tbsy
are questioned "a tbs Frlstfora ws a
man who travels With three women in tee
United States ~ Anaeyit.s, each of these
womea bearing tAe Tn&ns name ana ea4imx
him her husband
Is Utah tn the Iaiau - Is 1t netf IL
Utah Is II IRE Vainn thea let sAs SKATE
abide BY the laws and regulations whlch
govern the either states ere .. Whtsh S
shat naihltcir me1 ara Haos.t,S Aaalsgs - sY
ssoalia ona Western State he permitted g.
hartaar lesslix@st haYesns &ny rs9se JAan ane
Saushara state he allowed &c pzu;ecs leeas-
s4e4 slave markets.