The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19
DEFENDS HIMSELF
I,,sssMAN HAS a worm
Auour AIS STATE
rat He VIII Ne Seated
.r,,cs TO the Charges
s.ic Against Him.

r,n, n three-coiumn article
~ elect Brigham H. Rob
ssssi1x the efforts being made to
-, eom the house of representa-
4. pherts says in part: Those
I. .arxing up public sentiment
n, 4, representative from Utah de-
m he house of representatives,
Z. u ba;tuot allowed to take MS
s,etit IS admitted he was lesaiiy
,sr being admitted, that no
Nd. That'the house can 90 ei1nsr
.vo,hjngs is extremely doubtful
., meaning people and Chris
s,stes outside of Utah are Missed
f.lse.oods of those at the bottom
..,,so. political scheme to unseat
nesentative and thus defeat
.ssa will of the people OF a SOW
stat, point out some OF the lalse
!. ~ which the agitation IS pssea'
= tasely charged that the Mormon
- broken faith with the govern
~ ~ 10 United States in reference TO
that is. it is charged that
ssscihe OF pollgamous marriages mas
p'sss,ned BY the church. i affirm
~ ,hat there is no attempt made
nr annul the parts of the state
s,.,'on prclibiting polygainous OF
y rr,apes. There is no desire to dis
" compact with the United States.
Wlrmon church has never violated
ENACT end has no desire TO annul
M nm the contrary, the venerapie
n, The church has officially avowed
Reformation to adhere to this SET
IN OF the question. ...,,
!. representative to congress lrou,
has not violated this compact. the
ssn If his enemies to the contrary
,a,s.anding. The would-be political
NIn iItah. who began this agitation,
IN. ,ha Mormon church or It's mem
r;oiate the compact between our
.rd the people of the United States
III, few men in Utah feel morally
sdto fulfill their obligations to tns
!. thew married under sanction OF tiny
,Sio church previous to the issuance
IA church manifesto of 1890 discon-
~ nolyramous marriages. WlsnA tasy.
IKE is violation of the compact
ne United States they say that whlc,
know to be untrue; disrupt,ng anu
untiuuing this polygamus relation Wa
rart of the compact. 1t was n"'' uo
tdrd by the enabling act. 1t was no
part Of the action of the constitutions
sntjon. but on the contrary sfeps were
Cia,sly taken not to disrupt those reia
A I'M constitutional provision, by DIS
|ine the parts of the anti polygamy law
a would have brought about that re
Whaf good would come TO the people
iha United States by disruption 0
mural families? What good woul'
10 either morality or religion to turl
mural wives and their cbildrel
IA What Christian woman's hom
"A he securer for knowing that MOE
mural wife's home was now de
Dyed? 49,. ,,o,,
,et it be remembered that the nom
family of that plural wife was estaD
la under the sanction Otto her
kehurch lcsremony.s and with 1.-THE; ap
A Of all her people. AS the fointal
beeyll was dried UP. tho people 81 IN
led States can be generous enough I
n the streams that flowed from it {
their course until lost in the obliVio
hath. Some men--the number is few
rapidly growing less-who entered III
plural marriage relations previous |
have felt it morally binding upo
ar conscience 10 fulfill obligations
ir marriage vows to those polygamot
lilies. This is the only 'polygamA
/ mas existed in Utah since the admii
b Of the State, or since 1890. in fact.
r. Roberts then takes UP and denle
detail other charges against hlmsel
the Mormon church which have bee
be since his election. He concludes
be danger to the American home, in II
Election of which this political agita
bis invoked and which is urged as l
lfcation does not Turk in the su
ssed valleys of Utah, filled with farm
villages where domestic peace an
piness rise every day to greet tn
n and crown the hours with quit
The good people of New York ci
other cities can find it much near
be.
In this city where am writing-tl
~ iitIf bOuli. anu i ihShtipit u
y's rame with the profoundest respe
admiration for her good works, h
manly charity, and, withal, her broa
dedness, and only regret that she h
n misled In relation to conditions
n-but here in the city of her hon
mn any thousand feet square may
"a more that menace the Americ
pc than ever existed or that ever "
In the State of Utah. And, knowi
u looks just little ridiculous to e
meaning reformers so far misled
representation of Utah affairs, as to
% standing knee deep in the swamps
ial evils about them, vainly trying
'toe themselves in a position VIII
can peep over the rugged SUBMITS
ROCKY mountains to find more d.
aie menace to the American home.
Hrv0n Ia