Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-28
INCEPTION IS
THE OBJECT.
Mi, Effort to That End Made by
Ir.l.NormOn AgitatOrs.
MN ROBERTS WAS CHOSEN
....roudeut Of the scranton Re
i . .,,. that the Democratic
Party only I. Responsible

..-.,yendent Of the Daily Scran-
,p,I Rcubllcan Of a recent date
-,,,,ed the following straisht from
4. ,soaldsr statement OF tie so-cailed
80. the writer being "A cor
.-s,sent " the paper:
,,nv .aort Il being made 10 de-
-, N. public concerning the POSI-
" =, ,be Mormon" church relative
a. Roberts election. Statement
,,,t,ment. unwarrantcd by fact.
az made to convince the public
1870 mormon" church put forward
1i.,tsd %. n. Roberts to the Con-
- a the United states. and the In
100, In their enthusiasm to cry
- an Innocent people. cNclalm that
=, done for the purpose OF lcgallz-
= rufal marriage.
| ,s,r a careful consideration OF the
,,,.t We wonder what motive the
.,.s,iofs " these wilful statements
!, la,e In view. II u IL not for the
,,ro., Of unjusily faisifying and in-
,,ss an already much mnllgnod peo-
= mas possible that these authors
,,a, writer's 20 called. are ignorant
Z hs hets connected with the election
LA H. Roberts Of Utah to Congress.
a.. a different conclusion can be ar
md Al. but such would be unworthy
. 4 ansdcfailon'
y. A. plain. simple truth. let Us look
little history and facts In regard
! AS matter In the Democratic state
ssg5tii1u Of isls. at which 10. ~.
risHs was nominated. the delegates
IN made VI the convention We're both
Z fnons" and none" MnrmonH." They
a. from different parts OF the State
ri thy represented In that conVcn-
= ne pamucratlc party, not the
ffmgn' church. Among the Import
AZ iuiles imposed upon this dclcga-
- q men BY the people they repre-
t.si. vas tho sacred one " nOminat-
i. man 10 represent them In the
nssl States Congress.
NJ wanted "a man cmlnently quail
a iif the position and In their wisdom
w. Roberts possessed the qualliica-
"a H. accordingly received their
glaIm0us support.
"a he other hand the Republican
flu Convention convened, this too was
"a w q non" Mormon" as well ~
Nfn0n' delegates. and In their wis
- hey nominated the Hon Alma
'filsi. AZ representative to Congress.
Nitao tickets were now placed before
u psople
n D,mocmiic nominee and some "
y atle supporters entered the Held
~ worked hard 10 secure votes for
v slecll1n. likewise the Republican
,l.liss and his main pillars entered
n na IN his behalf. Both parties
rad hard until election was over.
nlh he day, but sad. only one could
ul1lssiul and that one was 49, II.
kAsiit the choice OF the Democratic
it'iy ma u the majority OF the people
tah, who were both non-Mormon
uvsll IS Mormon Democrats.
Vlf evangelical workers have said
= Mormon Church alone II re.
fisb'e and was the cause OF this
snlenuc Victory. but such state
~ can only b. prompted by n desire
emulate falschoodH and demon
ll'e ease Of closing eyes to simple
H. Roberts main support came
hQn'Mofmnn Htrungholda. Salt
~ Wy was carried by nearly 1900
We uglen by 1900 and the mining
,hlss the population OF which IL al
entirely Mormon, gave him
lNiluts and Htill the Christian oN-
.ai'ls and social service leaders will
lA gry the Mormon Church into
~ lhey invent something of "a
Nuqhal nature and then say II was
= Nie mat the Church had In Wow.
y wonder II people Will stlll listen
~ statements made by enemies
I'm Nhen opportunity ~ given 10
~ w o.her side. \ proper Weighing
~ SIDES % question ~ all that
~ , asked and II this Is done In the
~ issue all falr-mlnded peoplo Will
slsunl that tho Mormon Church
" 20 more 10 do with the election
H. Roberts than the Lutheran
VI any church II concerned IL
NJ. umh Presbyterian, who, by its
l'hess, drove nom Mormon Re-
4. 5 ll as Well ~ Democrats into
MeefA ranks, Wen may the nom
i...A VINO helped to nominate Mr..
49, ana the thousands who voted
n, N a, ihe polls. laugh at the notion
~ " ehurch had anything to do
a. homlnntlon and election,
~ me charge made. that the
re Desired Roberts elected, In order
f-.g plural marriage. Is simply
-. and " too Inconsistent 10 here
~, a,whtlon We're II not that 10
''h'emcnts are daily being made
No., honest person who has In
,,.la ~ all knows, (notwlthatand-
, ,,.,l,ments 10 the contrary, that
M. Is dead Issue with the
sy salnts Every honest per
~, 5' lii BE- willing 10 accept. uintll
.sv,'h,rWis'l, the proclamation uf
ssy lor'nzn SNOW. which sol
;. g,'iates unto the world that
h.. bpI y 1880, not one plural mar
~ mken place nor viii take
IN iul,t MS administration. (Nonc
mi y Performed without his con-
J. wen when Ia was prnctioed 10y
n ,gi,day Saints the entrance into
D., s,, ,,,9h1 wcre guarded By the
lnftl,s l 'el portals, Inieed, the con-
rA..,p. iiligs had to first prove their
oy a most chaste and