The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-01
SCORES SENATOR RAWLMS
CALLS HIS RESOLUTION A
QUIBBLE.
Gives His Opinion of the Effort of
Utah's Representative In the.
Upper House of Congress to Sc
cure an Investigation Into the
Extent Polygamy Is Practiced.

of Rev. Clarence T.. Brown, whe
preached the regular sermon. DR..
Brown, in the midst of his discourse,
jumped into the Roberts case and ham
died it in a way that caused those
present to break over all convention
aiities and cheer the speaker again
and again.
The congregation was made up of
people from the First Methodist. the
First Presbyterian, the First Congre-
gational and the Central Christian
churches. DR.. Brown was assisted in
Rev. w. II. Bagby. There was special
music by the choir of the Central
Christian church. On the Roberts ques-
ton Dr. Brown said:
Thanks For Protest.
81 for one, on this Thanksgiving day,
want to record my gratitude for the
widespread protest through the length
and breadth of America against the
seating of Brigham II. Roberts in the
congress of the United States.
Il am grateful for such rousing of
the American heart that ] am sure is
will not be silenced by any artificial
distinctions between pelygamy and
polygamous practice; a protest so loud
and strong that it will not be silenced
by any proposed resolution like the one
reported yesterday from our lone SEN
ator in Washington:
- BE. it resolved by the senate of the
United States that the committee of the
Judiciary is hereby instructed to inquire
into and report to the senate, first, to
what extent polygamy is practiced or
polygamous marriages entered into in
the United States, or in places over
which they have jurisdiction.
Il suppose it refers to Sulu and its
abominable sultan, who, for the time
being, in the chances of war, has been
thrown. with his whole household. I'M
der the protection of Uncle Sam. Now,
/ wish to say that if that does refer to
the sultan of Sulu, and the defense of
Roberts depends upon CHASING him
with the sultan, his chances are very
slim. The American people are not go
ing to allow a congressman from state
in the Union TO slip in under cover of
an investigation into the domestic at
fairs of the sultan of Sulu.
Let me read that resolution again:
First. TO what extent polygamy is
praeticed or polygamous marriages en-
tered into in the United States, or in
places over which they have juriS-
diction. The sultan of Sulu is not a
congressman-elect. No, the American
people accepted the surrender of polyg-
amists and their abettors as a bona fide
surrender. and are not going TO be put
off with quibble- The petition of am
nesty put it plain
When the men of the south were in
rebellion in 1865 and threw down their
arms and asked for recognition, the
government FASTENED to grant their
prayer to be at 7peace with the govern
ment and in harmony with their fellow
citizens who were not of their own
faith, and TO share in the confidence of
the government and people. Our peo-
pie have voluntarily put aside some
thing which all their lives they have
believed to be a sacred principle, and
we ask amnesty for them and pledge
our faith and honor for their future.
Won't Have a bubble
Now America is not going to be put
off with an artificial bubble. They be-
heved that was a promise to abandon
polygamy and they have every right
to demand its fulfillment. That is ar
unfortunate comparison with the south.
The south surrendered, but kept their
promise. Suppose. after the south had
surrendered, it had become known
through the north that here and there
a former slave owner was getting his
black men back under the thrall and
lash; suppose that many of the black
men wanted to go back into slavery
for there were some so subdued by the
tyranny of the lash and so incapable of
self-support that they did want TO
get back into slavery-Suppose some
strong man had taken advantage of
that and taken back his slaves and
broken the promise he had made. and
thereupon become so popular that his
admiring fellow citizens mad sent him
70 congress by a handsome majority.
What do you think the north would
have said2
Ten years age. by the law of con-
IQ,rf.- 4 Ppha-rS ys-a N the
penitentiary for having two wives.
Why, N the name of common sense,
it, in 1889, he was in the penitentiary
for having two wives, should be, IN
1929 go to congress for having three?
Il grant you freely and fully that po-
lygamy is not the only enemy of the
American home. but / do maintain that
it is the most dangerous. because the
most insidious. 1t is the only foe of
the American home that calls on high
heaven for its sanction. Alcohol and
adultery are foes OF the American
home; they may break the doors ana
blacken the walls OF the home. but 70
lygamy Saps the very foundation or IL.
'.Alcohol may destroy the peace and
happiness, the joy Of the American
home: polygamy strikes at its very ex-
istence. The corner stone of the fam
lily II monogamy-and the corner stone
of the republic is the family. Polyg-
amy enslaveS the human conscience.
Adultery may entangle only those who
are willing TO be guilty; polygamy en-
tangles-anc there is the bitterness OF
it-many who want to be good.
Long, Dark Periods.
There were long dark periods in the
history of the human race when adul-
terry was regular rite in religious ser
vices. The references in the Old Tes-
lament to the denominations of the
groves refer TO the sacrifice OF purity (
TO the gods. Classic pagan literature
abounds in references TO il. Adultery
as a religious rite has long. long been
dead and buried. The sun has risen
and set over many centuries since the
cruel face of adultery has shown itself 4
under the sacred garlands of religion,
or performed its Unholy rites before
the affairs of the gods.
Adultery is not dead. but as a re-
ligious rite it is dead. We must do the
same for it's Kindred vice. The world 1
has not been able to DESTROY adultery.
but it has branded it a sin before God .
and a shame before man. and no man
is bold enough, be he ever 50 guilty. TO I
defend adultery. As Charles Sumner said
to George William Curtis on the ques-
ton Of slavery On such question
there Is no Other side
And / thank God TODAY for the evil
dence that there is enough holy fire left
on the affairs of the American home 10
brand this thing. if ii NAV not destroy
1t. This is the last Thanksgiving day
Of the century. II the day still eontin-
ues to We observed-and I trust il will
100 years from today. and they are
holding a Thanksgiving service here.
mn. great grandch iidrpn may ner-