The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-16
In a published article MIR. Rob-
srts thus fortifies his beIief.ihepo..

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First. When polygamous
vie deserted the family of which
she was a member, the Lord sent
an angel to bid her return to that
family, and promised to make her
seed a great nation. s
Second The Lord heard and
answered the prayers Of polyga-
nous wives, blessing their mar :
riage by granting them children;
and, in the case Of Rachel, the
second wife of Jacob, performing
what men Gala miracle, making
the barren fruitful, in attestation
Of His approval Of her polyga-
nous marriage with Jacob.
''Fhird. The men who prac-
ticed plural marriage by no means
forfeited the peculiar blessings
promised to them before they
were polygamists ION the contrary,
ktt1e promises were renewed to
Ithsn1, and greater blessings added,
Sod continuingito be their friend,
and revealing Himself and His
purposes to- them. a,
{ Fourth, God Himself gave
unto David a plurality of wives,
thus becoming a party to the evil,
ii polygamy be sinful.
Fifth. God owned and blessed
the issue Of polygamous marri-
ages, making a marked contrast
between them and illegitimate
children.
Sixth. So far as the earthly
percentage of Jesus is concerned
He came of apolyganious lineage,
which certainly would not have
occurred had polygamy been I'M
lawful and the issue spurious.
"Seventh, The Lord gave I'M
to ancient Israel a number of
laws under which polygamy was
not only permitted; but in some
instances made obligatory"
| The action of the Kentucky
State capyassing board in issuing
a'certifcate Of election to Will
lam S. Taylor. Republican can
didate for governor and to other
Republican candidates, is a graft
tying evidence Of the American
sense of justice and honor. Ii
will be remembered that the Dem
.ocratic candidate for governor
Mr.. Goebel, succeeded in forcing
through-the State legislature ,,ons
Of the most infamous election law
that was ever enacted, Upon it
face the law was little short of al
open avowaf that its purpose wa
to place all the election machinerl
in the hands of the Democrat!
for the purpose of counting GU
Republicans if the occasion re,
qpired. This law Was,so fragrant
1 ly vicious that it caused a seriou
| rupture in the Democratic part
itself,ee and when, later Goebe
succeeded in forcing his own nom
nation upon the Democratic con
Vention, there was open revolt
the respectable Democrats refus
ing to submit to such method:
In this connection, occurs one c
tbe most2damagipg incidents !
! Mr.. Bryan's political career. II
went 10 Kentucky during tn
campaign ostensibly for the pun
pose of trying to.mend the breae
in the Democratic party, but ]
the face Of the notoriolisly, corruI
). 'nethods. and purposes of the Cos
bel faction, Mr.. Bryan prompt
j espoused their cause and lent th
power Of his influence to. the cor
.tenplated, fraud. It is needles
to say that Mr. Bryan left a yer
unsavoryY impression onthe mind
5 of the best Democrats in the Bit
! grass Slates One of the feature
! ofthe Goebel election law proyic
} editor three State commissioner
!, approximately legislature whit
: was Democratic. These const
5, Etuted9 The State canvassing boar