The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-26
PRIVATE CITIZEN ROBERTS
NOW MAKES A FINAL STATEMENT
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
tory Is Closed and lie Will
Accept His Marty rdom.

Washington. January 2o.--Brgham n.
Roberts gave out the following statement
tonight in relation to his exclusion;
our grlefs are past when remedies are
ended
BY seeking the worst which late on hope
depended"
II was elected by the people OF Utah as
their representative by tie substantial
plurality OF $685. votes. An effort was
made by what ! believe to be an uncon-
stitutional and Unprecedented process 10
exclude me from the house Of represents
lives. On behalf OF myself and my con-
stltuents, comprising the entire population
OF the state Of Utah, did all coull TO
nIainiaip the position 10 which tdey had
| elected me; but the house OF representa-
tlyes, under the whip and spur OF popular
/ sentiment, have decided to exclude me
| from the house. | have contendcd Tor my
I rights and the rights or my Constituents,
ansle- minded and alone, to the best OF
/ my ability, but have been overwhelmed
by force OF numbers.
| Notwithstanding all that has been said
the people OF Utah are not a lawless pea
Z pie. Those OF them who have been in.
tl., w. w ps9t ~ p'utfl ,nht ''5e ~
cbnrch ~ taesa GU ~ s',"t ~ ~ ,"o
sstn,s ~ 80 t',s -,
laws but Riding themselves IN the posi-
ton whore The law commands to do en-
ching. and moral obligations, sacrediy
entered into under tho sanction OF the
Mormon church command to do ano her.
they are placed In very rylle s,tuatioo
NAV ba, ,o, t,'7,n 1nelun'"e ny w
- '''uu y uV'Vsa"I3 70 s"iu
No., - ~, a. u"'tsalious - NY u,nr "
otsS, ,a'el' 'Vpssleuoes eupp putit unl'n'
III W. ga, u'viE IsN' SUN po-
a, a1 uoNe4el, 10 out tr'nnsllQry IN va
| ni'u Uoluct uoWh 10 the mormon peo ne
from conditions growing out o. tha pl ral
,91l system of the past Tue conl
/ lloD hefe referred TO- however, Us 70 lily
passing away From authoritative dgnge9
nptalned recently by the Mormon church
W. mas been aacertaine1 that q. the time
Of discontinnarce OF plural mar. lages I'M
der the authority of tho late preaf5elL
Woodruff's manifesto in september. iSyQ,
there were 2i5i polygamous lam lies
throughout the Mormon church Sllce
then a. has been ascertained that 9o8 O,
these families nave ceased 10 exist IN o1vh
death. divorce ar abandonment l.2vinv
al the present time hui i543 pnIvpanoi,s
families In the church throu n ~ IN,
world. ard as most az thase n 80 waG nd
panred IN vnars and ali bovo,i n,,ad a
life III evstrn, Vii, san,, ~. 49, "a
from HE nnrth. ana nndor ~ ,i..,,,,'
staneo. - - ~, ~.
The cytraorS,nary 'gg nort t.''' vn'"' ~
thro,,sh.,'t snV' - XIV " -
~ r,ar.t. ~ OV'i'ts w .treN q stsu
~ 80 'e"'s Pi'N'iVaHS eUS'uV"e'
en-
~, ,ost'ou ol Menper iIonl o'tI
~ ~ must WIS no euort on fhe plIt OF
.ne ' avr !, nioh cnu.ch 10 revive ny
" stun u COM the throais OF INC AnleFN
eau eouslesS OF people Nohsress mas De N
ns"uV 70 ueueFe, however th'I sneh WIS
~, ,. i",oh,lena OF MOT honlsm OF az le N3t
u"Ne pten hWen mo aequlesceuee that
sHvu we're i'e Intentions ihare is not
Nh'ue enough II appears IN tne American
nouse 70 stand tor we oo4Yictlon3 as 20
VIA VIA Is rlgat III TINS mttter
guy ,nls morning the representative
rom utah teceiVei communication fro n
PTiHon VINO Is eViuentlY me nber OF
ne po 'lter IS written UP n
nuuse otholai stationery. and sent TO him
u an oIho'al envelope Ok 'he houfe OF r'p-
l5spa,I,t'VtS' nf'oi,%h tAf s'ENn ure Is a
nepupiIunn fr..nu AFTER ciilnS me
,lel',uer non, van = q sp'eoh de'iveret
ny tns hon. james @ Blaine N 1872 WV
.s'tr'hce 70 poiygany, he sara! I regret
Rnbsrta ca,a, sa q" .u's Ius'. Won llpN