The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-09

because of his criminal practice Neither
is this a matter of religious or political
persecution or prejudice. The under
signed include men of different churches
and men who belong to no church, those
who are Republicans and those who are
Democrats
Mr.. Roberts denies and we assert that
the compact between Utah and the other
states has been vi lated That compact
was evidenced by many public acts, as
follows:
First-By the manifesto of the Nor
mon church in 1885, which by their lead.
ing men was interpreted under oath to
prohibit the continuance of polygamous
relations, as we'll as the contracting of
new marriages.
Secondly the Utah legislature. which
in 1882 made unlawful cohabitation as
we'll as polygamy crimes against the
territory.
Third-Bv the solemn pledges of the
laws would be obeYed and enforced.
which pledge was made in a petition
to the president praying for general am
nesty proclamation.
Fourth-By the declaration made by
prominent citizens of Utah before the
congressional committee having the en-
abling act under consideration, where
also the foregoing evidences and state
ments were used to secure statehood
Fifth-By the declaration in the con-
stitution Of Utah f.Ll,s that polygamous mar
u.
SiXth-The act of the constitutional
convention continuing in force the ter
ritorial laws furnishing unlawful CO.
habitation as well as poiygamy, of which
convention Mr.. Roberts was a member.
BROKEN COMPACT
"All these public acts combined show
conclusively that the compact includes
the discontinuance of old polygamous re-
lations as well as the prevention of new
evidence he n
has been broken We point to the follow
ing:
Ffrst-That in Utah 1,6OO illegimate
children have been born to polygamous
wives since statehood.
Second-That about 1000 polygamous
households now exist In Utah, and that
the attempt to secure a punishment of
these offenders is denounced by the
majority. as we believe, of Utah's citi-
ZenS.
Third-That the circumstantiaI evi-
dence unmiStakably points to the exist
ence of new wives in polygamous house
holds, the most conspicuous examples
of which are the cases of Apostles
Abraham H. Cannon, John w. Taylor
and Apostle Tuesdale, in at least the
first of which the church organ of the
dominant church refuses to deny the
marriage and the new polygamous wife
is employed as teacher in a church
academy.
Fourth-That the very men who inter-
preted the manifesto of 1890 to prohibit
unlawful cohabitati with prior ac-
quired wives now publicly justify it's
continuance.
Fifth-That the most of the same men
who IN a petition for amnesty pleaded
their sacred honor for the obedience of
the law by their people are now by ex-
ample and precept. encouraging to COM
mission of the crime of unlawful CO.
habitation.
Sixth-That as a; further evidence of
this bad faith we call attention to the
fact that men holding high church Of
fees have pleaded guilty to the crime of
unlawful cohabitation before the state
courts without having their church
standing affected. even in some cases
having their fines paid by sympathetic
friends
Seventh-All this is by necessary i'm
plication indorsed 3 by a majority OF
Utah's people in the election of Brigham
II. Roberts who during his campaign for
election, was publicly charged with be-
ing a viOlator of the laws, as evidenced
bv his tllegitimate progeny, and in spite
Of these undenied charges he was elected
by an overwhelming majority
THAT Mr.. Roberts himself understood
that compact to mean the discontinuance
Of unlawful cohabitation we point to his
registration oath of 1885, in which he
swore it to be his Intention to obey the
law prohibiting unlawful cohabitation.
T. c. Ilif. Salt Lake
C. w. Martin, Maiti, Utah.
5st- &C. NJ. Owen, Salt Lake
j. M. Combs Brigham City. Utah.
"A. T. Schroeder. Salt Lake