Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-02

the opportunity. And again. n this be
No. are not most OF us a precious lot OF
humbugsg And this II proven. too by
the fact that neither you or any mem
Der Of Congress. viii take this PROPOSE
Zion. TO make an oath as 90 faithfuiness.
seriously. but viii think that am
mcrelygetting on a funny little gag" at
them. They will take II In what.
arc-you- giving-us" spirit, and pass II
OF rs not being seriously meant. And
anything ! can say would not convince
them (, was, or is which IL a very CON
vcnicnt. and comfortable method Of ig-
noring an embarrassing position. Not
withstanding their unbelief. or scepti-
cat minds. ] would dare them TO the
test. All the same have no hope they
VIII take y. II they do not then they.
10 he consistent. ought not to visit with
disability Mr.. Roberts for being honest
and avowinE his relationship to more
than one woman, n declaration they
shrink from denying under oath.
! see II ~ alleged by some that while
congress has not the right 10 prevent
Mr.. Roberts from taking his seat, IL
can. after he has done 10. cxpci him
J doubt whether II has any such right
legally. but II may have all the same:
I'm pretty confident however. that.
morally. II has no such right And " "
takes advantage OF mere legal right
To do something. which II has no moral
right 20 do. then Congress viii do some
thing unworthy Of its high place and
dignity Experience II said to make
people wise. The attempt to keep
Charles Brndlnugh out Of the British
hour" Of Commons should be n lesson
to the legislators on this side ~ the
Atlantic, of the utter futility OF such
like prosecutions. The sterling. good.
honest, common sense " the people. al
ways sooner. or later sees through
rhnmr. ana the people love neither by
pocricy nor hvpocritea. And will ven-
turc the prediction that the time will
come when the hypocricy Of this per-
rccution OF Roberts will be seen
through. " II II not already. ms I am
Inclined TO believe.
But suppose Mr.. Roberts n Nor
mon." ana suppose he has thrcs wives,
what Of ~ lie has broken the law 1f
the land, u IN replied. II this - the
reason why he should be excluded. well
and good. II the same rule II applied to
every lawbreaker. A. the same time II
must always he remembered that Nit.
Roberts broke the law OF The land
openly. which II something little un-
usual, and II testimony that he iii rot
marry three times merely 10 break the
law. but that u was a matter OF con-
science with him. when man cam-
mits bigamy. he usually tries TO keep
the thing quiet. Roberts does not appear
to have 40 acted. A. one OF a jury.
with the circumstances bcf"rr me. l
would not convict him Of bignniy. neith-
or do I believe any man with common
ronst would.
Much talk II made about Mr.. ispicrta
being ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he haH mar.
ricd three wives. IL this aoi " yes.
then what about men who have lived
with. and visited for immoral purposes.
...lH
When these men ATE cleaned out OF. or
not permitted to enter the American
Congress. then Il viii be time To have
u Hpanm OF virtue relative 20 Mr.. Rob
eftH. Apply the rule all round " y'r
apply II nj all. Consistency " indeed
a Jewel. Hut u surely IN not IN this
persecution of Mr.. Roberts. I ana hold
inE no brief for the man. do not know
him from Adam, but ! do like q sec
fair play. "a fair field ana no tavur,"
IL a good old English motto. We would
do well TO act on alwnya.
II Mr.. Roberts Co be Kept cut ~ Con-
Ercra. because II IL feared he VIII con-
vert 20 his way OF thinking oil the rest
of the mcmhcfaf one man rgaiiirt sew
cral hundred. II IN said that Mr. Ron.
crtH' election to Congress IL an lnsdlt
To the nation. How How Such
talk ~ that had better b. left un-
talked. for II IL the vericrt rubbish. IL
IN utterly foolish. II l. an Insult Ia
talk such rot. AN Insult TO the intelll-
gencc. morality. and convictions ~ the
people. They said that same thing IN
reference 10 1irndinugh'r election. In
England. and yet we lived o. zee mis-
recovery from his sickness prayed for
In Christian puipltr.
II would be wcil too. while We m. at
u TO look at another phase Of this
Mormon" question. The "Mornions"
iirrt, believe. established their Church
In Illinois. but their neighbprH not Tx
Ing them, they. not to be cause Of Of.
Tense. or tn be- able 10 live In peace.
picked up their bcionginRr. AMI did "a
pretty big thing In crossing track
less continent and removing TO thou;-
selves, FAR from the nbodes of men.
where they picked out u piece of abso-
lut-ly worthless land, q desert. ana
have made this desert bloom like
flower garden; built II NJ into -FOUR
iHhlng country. rich and prosperous. |
And " In right here. In my opinion.