Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-29
CONDEMNED
FOR NocRIME.
@ Say, Congressman Roberts to
the Washington Times.
20 CONTEST FOR HIS SEAT


- Tmcs Mr.. Roberts VIII Hu"h
= ,l,.I d, hls daughter and his eoc-
- ile will remain here during
\, ss...on of Congrcsa.
"a. new Representative from Utah
a., freely of HE election and Of the
IN mat b. bcing made against him
rlw.s reporter last night lie il
,,st ouispokon man, easy aud
.,..Bt In manner. and doca not lack
4. 20 defend himself In appear
-. bs bears a sttiking resemblance
| /. s,,ator Cannon Of Utah.
n, ays that h. IL Involved In the
vvmon system II plural marriages,
|Is,,so saya .nat these marringca wcrc
,,,tneled before tho compact wac en-
| - INTO b,tWeen the United States
,,,rnm,nt and tho Territory OF Utah.
n =. that time he declares the Nor
- church has not broken faith. but
avs that ,hoae who were already plur-
| 4, mtfri.i had "a moral obligation 10
| riaian their families.
NJ Rol.fts believes he viii u" seated
4 c5arfoss and that he viii have no
| lffaU IN maintaining that ucat.
NJ ffst question that wnA asked NJ
! n, Roberto was whether he expected
IN ,roub'a IN bolng seated aa meme
IL q The Flfty-FiNth Congress lie
MIA without hesitation chat he ala
\ lave ben elected by the people or
slasfslFn STATE" he said. "au1 th.ro
Iht question as 90 the legality " that
sstan Ny majority was a auhstan-
nj oas. Thcu IL no contest for my
sti az alL am condemned for no
ta-s AMI consequently the pathway
o nv at presents no obstacles that
ah discover
u,srNad agitation IN regard to my
t.itsis have received petitions from
esf constituents asking them to uss
riy m,ina. and I suppose they say
rsT honorable mcana. Co keep m,
~ uk,ng my sat ur. " I take H.
. trsl me ffum u. liut that ngltn-
~ ! based ON MISREPRESENTATION 81
t-lion. IN ulnh. The agitation IN
tt'if unnecessary, and unwafrantod,
Z BE- not represent the true state Of
f-ifi ln that state.
he asitaton Ia based upon the
'Aiigs tllt Utah has broken faith with
~ government. but. IA q matter Of
"a, ihIs ]. not true.
UTAH mas KEPT FAITH.
'rnh has not broken faith with the
serlm1rt' hns no disposition TO do 80.
~ ao .nieni|un to do -. The settle
isitQ " th9 pllyrumy question between
polle u the United States and the
~ u Utah was this;
ne people Of the United States,
i'aia ihc'r representatives. In Cnn-
- uhtn ihey affirmed the Enabling
~ aulhprI1lng the people NJ Utah to
q STATE government, stipulated eN-
w mat 'pulygnmous, or plural
.nAf's' should De forever prohibit
A9uge That tho term 'pulygamy
used Now when our state COM
l'ailhll Convention. N which | was
ainlfr came 90 deal with that pr1p-
il.l We took the Territorial law,
l.a was passed by our Territorial
'fiAille In 1899, and which parnl-
~ Federal law on the sume SUBJ
lhh defined polygamy as a crime,
provided @ punishment Of $500 Tine
Hf Years. imprisonment, or both.
Y, discretion ~ the court. Now, we
may part NJ the law aud made 10
lt %, tha Constitution. nut the pnrt
ny aW defining unlawful cohnhitn-
a. p1liglmous living. after a
lNmons marriage had been con-
l.,l aaH discarded hy the Conatitu-
Convention, and purposcly so,
" was not required of the pco-
tWh Dy thn terms ~ the Ennh-
at mat they should disturb the
-llls lhlt grow Out ~ the Mormon
lase system I'm the past, but that
should merely provide against
Lal Marriages In the future.
ny compact was entered into In
tih bi The people of Utah, and
su.F intention TO maintain IL. The
u1n church has not broken that
49,, me present Representative
tAh has not broken H."
1sNer 10 % question na to whether
he was elected he nnticlpnted
eris mlds '''
~ ! 90 not unticlnate this storm,
N n.l ~ reason to, FOR since the
,,i.i'9' o. ihe polygamy question, az
-.-ii "uNNr' men who considered
si W. under moral obligations 10
II, 9sthini1 they had contracted
isiu n Mormon system Of plural
49, nave entered pulltlrnl llfe
protest from either Repuphl-
md u'mueftts. \ number Of the
ah Federal appolntres are mon
Ann involved In that System. Both
49, aul Democrats who are
y, " mat system became prom
~ .sulli1i.s for the United States
.l,iVlh wan without any prptcs.
irhily, una u was not until M
w.. NAa NeIl under way that any
NAH urged against me. When
~ begun my confidence in the
Hiahn uf the people generally
br ~ mat I believed they would
Wv expressed viii Of tho p.Ople
M ~. 20 determine the question
~ uhh, ''''i' was III 10 repre-
ND by NoN-MoRMoN VOTES
IA PEOPLE Of Utah. by their votes.
str.s.,V I.n me Illness VI the present
fmss .4WN,' Not the votes OF the
tir,,,t, l.OplN alone, for | succeeded
llitth.s s'Nyiy nom Mormon strong
Isn,' olale ~ Utah. nnd am today
faa1s 'allVo from Utah by Nir-
TAI ~, ~ npn-Murmun votes. This
iivas W poHcs Of the contention
itaBsr. hpNllhltcd and elected hy
y Nlf1,.r ul the Mormon church
70 nv N Nnufvh had no more to do
.ith had ,at" N'Hh inc episcopal
Nh of ,nl' Az matter Of fact.
Ah ''iN had anything to do
a m 1s'hh,'iiou with the fight that is
ftiiH e,,.,t Asalust mo In the public
~ pi,pn.lInued Mr., Roberts. There
b. blo,s ] would like To contradict.
ta,aaoo Vl.e WIN have engaged In this
lsisr' 'lsalhst me- have charged thnt
tttfI. would De the hunting M III
lhat 4, members OF Congress.
NJ An ,nry undertook 10 unHent
W b, tb,ss leged misdemoannr In re-
IA nv ~ IN plural marriage business.