Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-11

neces,sry 10 have enc monster national
petition large enough 10 make The men,
beers Of Congress realize instantly the
public demand that Roberts bc cast
out
And yet having collected such a pc
iltIon us that, and by such methods
YOU come here and propose Go stop
representative Of sovereign state from
taking The oath Of office DO you think
that viii no, establish a precedent that
VIII bring chaos sometime on the floor
of this House? You can not do ovil
that good may come.
The spcaker-The time OF the gentle
man has expired.
Mr.. Newlauds-Mr. Speaker / ask
unanimous consent that the gentleman
De allowed twenty minute within which
10 conclude his remarks
AIR Tayler Of OhIO-I object I will
however yield the gentleman ten min
utes Of my time.
The Speaker-The gentleman from
Ohio lMr. Tayleri yields ten minutes
70 The gentleman from Utah
Mr. Roberts of Utah-Mr. Speaker, ]
thank the gentleman from Ohio since
tho charge that 1 made concerning the
probable questions that may arise IN
connection with this question of Utah
having broken the compact with the
United States IS questioned and as
may have failed 90 make Il plain be-
cause hurried by the remembrance that
my time was limited, rCcur 10 the mat
ter again and read from q letter uf one
" the supreme court judges of the
State OF Utah, Mr. y. n. BaskIn, a nom
Mormon, addressed 90 q friend now IN
the city Of Washington, and which / am
permitted 60 use. ! read from the ORR
ginal;
Both Mr. Roberts and myself were
overwhelmingly elected by the same
constituency and by nearly the same
majority. / am not aware Of a single
Instance OF a Democratic member az
the class which IN former days WAS
commonly designated GENTLE having
voted against Mr.. Roberts n0tWilh-
standing the charges so widely spread
since his election were currently made
against him In the campaign by his Re-
publican opponents.
That the movement against Mr. Rob-
erts Is political Is shown by the facts
that other members of the Mormon
Church against whom like charges are
made continue 20 hold important Office
NAANA Alif appointment vi Nih hilAliN
Yet not a single word OF objection 70
their continuance In Office Is heard
from the Republican politicians. who
IN this State are most active in the
effort 20 array public sentiment
throughout the nation against seating
Mr.. Roberts.
one John c. Graham. the editor Of
the Provo Enquirer a rank Hannaite
sheet, rs postmaster az Provo city
which Is among The principal cities Of
the State. He was appointed by Nc
kinley. one Orson Smith Is also post
master under an appointment by MI
Mckinley, Of Logan, another principal
city of the State. These gcntlemon's
appointment was opposed on the same
grounds urged against Mr. Roberts, but
the administration evidently did not
consider the objection sufficient grounds
for Withholding the appointment.
Against both OF these postmasters in
formations have been filed and are
pending In the district court charging
them with the same odcnso OF unlaW-
ful Capitalization as Mr. Roberts, by in
formation. Is charged with. yet no ef-
fort whatever is being made by the Re-
publicans who are so active against
Mr. Roberts, 60 have Mr.. Mckinley de-
pose either Of these postmasters.
Mr.. Speaker, much misreprt
has taken place over what is called the
Roberts case
Mr.. Cox. VIII the gentleman from
Utah allow me 10 interrupt him?
Mr. Roberts Of Utah. ] decline 10 be
interrupted. II is charged that poly
gamous marriages are now going ON In
defiance Of the laws and the compact
between my state and the United
States, This supreme court Judge In
this letter, in continuing, says.
Another Of the Misrepresentation
made by the Republican politicians OF
this St9te 10 create a public sentiment
against the seating OF Mr. Roberts is
that new polygamous marriages are be-
Ing covertly formed under the sanction
Of the Mormon" authorities. There rs
no foundation for such q charge II was
first made boy the Salt Lake Tribune
che Republican organ) during the cam |
paign previous 70 MI Roberts's cleo !
ton.
At the time 7 visited every part of |
the State, attended many political |
meetings, and took special pains 10 IN /
quire % the reputable citizens OF both |
parties with whom I came in contact |
regarding the truth Of this charge. and |
from the information then and since I
obtained there is no doubt In nay mind |
aut that such marriages since MILFORD I
Woodruff. as President OF the Nor |
mon church. issued the manifesto pro- /
hibitlng polyEamy, plural marriages I
have ceased and the masses Of the I
"Mormous' understand that such mar /
rlages are no longer sanctioned by the I
Church. While such Is the case, II Is I
true that some of the old p1ygam1us /
relations are Kept up not however by /
permission or connivance Of the Church /
authorities
The revolution regarding polycamy /
which has followed the Edmunds-TuCk-
er law is much more radical and effec-
tive than M the time ~ the passage |
Of said law / imainged 1t could posi-
bly, be. Time was fast celebrating all I
traces Of polygamy. and Ii was a sub
iect regarding which the people had al
most ceased 10 think or talk about until /
this crusade was started. Polygamy ia
doomed in this State and cannot Doe res
tored by the Church. even II q desired
TO do. The exceptional eases IN which
the old relations NJ pnlygamy are Kept
up are coincidents which are Of no more
than the irregular sexual
relations among other classes. II in
stead OF cohabitation having been made
a misdcmcanor. decapltatlon had been
made the penalty, human nature Is
such that there would have been exc
ceptional violations of the law notwith-
such penalty might follow.
Now. Mr.. Speaker ! thought o. prop
er that this statement hy this reliable
man should be made here for the pur-
pose ~ meeting the accusation so
recklessly made. I deny that the State
Of Utah has broken her compact or has
any intention or desire To break the
with the United States In
asking Tor my political rights upon the
floor Of this House / do not champion
the couse Of polygamy, There Is no oc-
casicn Tor championing that cause
II Is n question that Is settled. and.
sir. 7 hold Il an honor that IN the an-
nq1c ~ tho state ~ fftuf [ VIII ln ]