New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-18
ROBERTS DISQUALIFIED.
THE BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS SHOWS
WHY HE MUST NOT ENTER CONGRESS.

..H1e LAwBRDAKING. WHICH RESULTED IN HIS
CONVICTION AND SENTENCE TO PRISON.
pEBARs HIM FROM CITIZENSHIP
The woman's Board Of Home Missions Of the
Presbyterian Church has Just issued a pamphlet
which is TO be sent TO the leading secular and
ustous newspapers throughout the country II il
entitled Reasons why B. H. Roberts of Utah.
should be expelled from the House OF Represents
,ives Of the LvIth Congress- and contains the
following paragraphs;
The said B. H Roberts has married all his polys-
snous wives since the Edmprnds Anti, p1l'Samy
hay: all psa we m s ru GDe eesns. " Shu
sscitly admitted that he married Or Maggie E;
was S Tlns %:n
on s & & for as
offence he served a term Of Imprisonment. TO which
part @' Of The penalty for Living with plural wives
% s5s E aSs aw e By ase Ca
SeT11Ss1IckeT law Of 1887 is disqualification to
to ho RoS oSs H. IA. an lived with
plural wives and mas 5sgotten cn, not
cooned with the conditions of either of the said
amnesty procamations. which shows him TO be as
In order TO get back the property which had been
escheated by the United States Goyernmen IN me
S StdS q 9e that The practise
Of polygamy shall not be nculcateo zee JT1ns
nrss IBIS OF Ss was Is e Pses even en- the
part of 5 o poysa@y RSwns in the ca
p Isini of DELEGATE from the Territory Of Utah to
The HOss OF on te oof Of the Of House Of Repre-
sisvee a of IL the said LId Congress on December
Z oem ShS ped 81 the that In Sass Utah
STATE g0yssm ay,d '9 sgsts rn toT con
sintona Gon 14s P Of asc9rdanes with
the condition II sad enabling act, Sio inTobS,fns
he practice Of polygamy within the bounds OF thst
State, Mr.. Roberts being prominent member Oh
' a. an evidence that this was understood 10 in
gds the ores Se Same ne onven
Ton nrovded that all OF the Territory in force
at the time x OF s ST ner own limitations or
altered or repealed by the Legislature Among those
coha ton" III any male person heresf hsn CO 20
habits With more than one woman ne Sna bere
q shall be punished by fine OF not ,n npr for 'n nnt
$500 or by Imprisonment In me eouh ys bpr
il the dscre0n Of the court "a, qnd rt the in Una tbs
hSs oY s me people did incorporate the code
OF the State the said Territorial law against un-
ia poysamous relations already formed) which pro-
ded severe penalties for the Vios9h OF neone had
settled down to the belief that at last the yexins
bes ssa to teach posamy
the state violating one Of It's solemn pledges ,
TO the &C seb feaehng he Of the
Church renewed their polygsmous relations and
the F Example Of Their leaders until an Pre5encen Of
Yioating another Of it's solemn pledges 10 the Gov
eminent ,.,,,o, w.. called to tht. lawless cond
,o Mh Of bnr The Deseret News Of Salt Lake
City official organ Of the Mormon Churen gave
course Gaining that there was the time Of adj
mission "a tacit understanding. not 70 say con
a amyS should be buried that family obligations
ipta ipe6
rupted Upon the subject the s sad cd =
scoSs with ssss 'rss FRA
Iike some OF the blue laws OF Connecticut Wnlcn
exist statute books under 5iaE sa frf~ aTe
IN effect admitting that both the pretended con.
mere farce TO deceive the Nation and secure State
HY During the Campaign which resulted in Mr. Rob
erts's election Governor Wells o. Utah, himself q
Mormon referred to Mr. Robertss polygsmy, s ara
Mr. Roberts 10 Congress and thus renewing the
sSs 5s o1s2scr WITH 6u s9N Ss
nest and raising an Issue Which . would put n his
my tongue torn from It's roots than that I
even the Governor Of the State Of Utah dare not
sny move toward the enforcement ot the anti
polygamy laws. Writing TO The Salt Lake TTiouns
tr, representative OF the Mormon Church. said
Utah entitled 10 admission INTO the Union
without making any covenant. The United States
had no hight therefore TO insist upon IL as CON
dillon precedent TO admission II was obtained by
duress, and therefore, not binding upon those who
made t. Like the promise OF a man who Is
seized BY powerful foe and compelled In order
. gain his freedom 20 make some promise Which
the other has right 70 demand the obige ton
Is o. no moral legal effect. but may be repudi-
ated and the parties stand with reference 10 each
other the same I, promise had been made"
(See Salt Lake Tribune" November 8. 1881 The
issue is thus sduarely Joined BY the election OF
the said B II Roberts. Utah serves notice upon
the Nation that she repudates her solemn covenant
which she made in order 10 secure Statehood.
The pamphlet closes with earnest appeal in
the OF honesty. morality and the Christian
home that Roberts the lawbreaker and polyga-
mist be not allowed 10 have voice in the National
legislation