The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-29

federal authority and thus enable them TO
live their religion unhindered In 1896
Mr.. Roberts was candidate for con-
gress, and the churcn disciplined ana
defeated him because the time was not
then ripe for a pOlySdmlst 10 come 10
the American congress. lie became
candidate in 1898. and the man who placed
him before the convention stated thtt
he ran by permission of the church. In
1898 We We're engaged In a war Win n q
foreign foe. American manhood was
away from home and all ABSORBED IN
country. Valor was at war ana virtue
was at prayer. The north ana the
south under one flag, They hopcd IN
this general condition of mdgnanlnltN 70
come back. and II was then this per
1ured cheat attempted TO crawl IN Sll;
II came hv itself but IL Will he hurried
back boldly and in the open daE oE .,..,7 t1'e
outraged Indignation OF the American
people (ApplauseD And across Eol
threshold will be written in letters idIEy1
enough to be read from the natlotdi
capitol 10 the Mormon temple; 40 Pn--
lygamst shall ever sit as mennnet u
the American congress- tApplause)
why Roberts Was Severe.
"The gentleman from Utah Mr. Rob
erts. has been particularly severe on the
missionaries. do not wonder at II.
The missionary has given attention I"
the polygamist has stood I'm MS path'
has scattered thorns along his way anu
for this he Is branded as a Spotter, an
infOrmer and a spy. History VIII pe'l
out this statement. that although these
fanatical priests and their deluded FOL
lowers put a thousand miles of track
less wilderness, a thousand miles oi
desert waste, infested with savages' oe-
tween civilization. between their camp
of bigotry and crime. yet the distance
was not TOO great nor were the ma
ahips too severe to daunt the spirit o.
the missionary OF the Christian cnurch.
He tracked pOlygamy ana laceu II '
its lair The Daniteo as cruel ana pitt-
less a band of cut-thrOatS as ever h1.' ,
died the glittering steel, carried on & &.t'V
murderOus work of the churCh. o''I, ot
the missionary toiled on. me oloIa %
atoners sIenced forever in death the
voice of apostacy, but that hiudered ho'
The missionary. The government pFac-
tically abandoned the neld, Con71oeIli5
that il was pOwerleSs 10 hlhhtr ina
monster. forti1ed In those h'rsl,i.',, ,pLl,i'',,
fastnesses; but the American ChrlstlaIl Il
missionary, with courage thal nov
seems sublime. with a hdehty 10 iu.
pose that is now an inspiratlon' b%at- %
tied on in the fear Of God ana LOT 'he
love of humanity. CApplausep
BUT the gentleman says. we 'oOS !
these women in good faith. and we sh0uId
not abandon them There are 2Veo polE5-
anous Families In Utah Provide for
yCur plural wives. take care OF your
plural children. but refrain, Tor Ir'u .
sake refrain, from multiplying tht liSstC
mates In the new state Of Ctah. Tap
pIauseD Continuing Mr. Lands SAID
Has Sneered at Helen Gould.
''NIr. Roberts has sneered at a good and
roble woman CIiss Helen Could. who
helped 10 organize this movement AGAINST
him. When our boys fell from disease or
i'm battle. her millions Wcp,. And who
knows but that today the same adme
that was spoken SO reVerently at Sanu-
ago, at Montauk Point. by American so'-
diery, is lisped in reverence out there IA
Utah by those women. doomed by bfuiaI
bisots to the belief that their ceiesual
cNaltauon Hili oe in proportion as .hey
mlnistered 10 the rotten and lus tul mo-
lions of a. corrupt priesthood. (Appldh~'-l
II will say that tine people OF tals c"Ni'- p
try expect us To turn hiE1 Dach, atld
MIR. Lands IN conclusion = pro t7-
against his coming i'm ! protest on De
half az a constituency that mas redd tn'
Ten Commandments ana The sermon ON
the Mount. | protes. on pehatt - ,-io
American homes made beautiful 10y love
and devotion and holy by the virtue oI
our wUmanhOod. / protest on benah "l
the American mother and her child ana
the American father who VIII never con-
sent to the euthrOuement and delucaUon
OF human passion and of those doomed
to inegitJmaCy. The country Is walt
ing for us 20 act. from New F-hSlhIu'
whose homes have been made a pai tern
for this continent 10 way down south IN
Dixie. where honor IS religion. where gal q
lantry is law and virtue is the high local
Of beautiful wOmauhoOd states are
waiting today. waiting for the American
chivalry To speak, loud applause
Mr.. Lacey. of Iowa. argued in h. half
OF his proposition for the expulsion Of
Mr. Rober.s without swearing him In.