The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-25
Mr Landia from Indiana.


OF Yesterday The galleries were almost
as crowd.>i. but the ladies were less
demonstratiVe The presidents past
Rev DR. Bristol. was IN the executive
gallery "a portion OF the afternoon listen.
Ing % the arguments. Mr.. Roberts was
not present during the day Had he been
he would have heard the most scathing
excoriations Of dhe Mormons ever de-
lvered upon the floor ~ the house.
Mr. lands Of Indiana, fta young ora
tor. who distinguished himself during
the last congress In an oratorical duel
with Mr. Johnson OF his state won new
Iaurels today he charged that Utah
had been Animated to the union as re-
suit Of a Mormon conspiracy ana review
ed the history Of the apostles Of the
church whom hc charged with living IN
open and dagrant violation Of the state
against polywamy, 90 show that they had
basely broken their solemn pledge TO tho
government
He conteuded that Mr. Roberts was not
entilcd Go admission because he had vio-
lated Utah's compact with the United
States
Mr. lands resented as unworthy Of be-
lief the charges made. he sau by Seua-
pointed notorious polygamous 90 office.
tor Rawlina that the president had ap-
The senator might ms we'll accuse the
house OF endorsing polygamy since Sc
had PASSED "a hili approprtaring Sf0U0
Tor the agricultural collcse at Logan
Utah.
"The president of the college, Doe said.
'Is polysamist living i'm open and noe
torl0us polygamy with three wives one
OF the leading professors is polyramist
living with Two wives. The Trustee is a
polygamist, living ia open and notorious
polygamy with seven wives and they
have blessed him with thirty-nine child
rem. The president IS innocent and we are
innocent. because we put faith In the
pledge and promise Of the pious cove
nant breakers"
"Mr. Rawlns might have said that JOS
+. Smith. second councillor 70 the presi-
dency, has three women among whom he
distributes the title Of wife. Mr Rawlins
might have stated that Lorenzo Snow now
prophet go the president seer and revelat-
cr and. al the time Of the signing OF the
petation for amnesty president OF the
apostles, Is also tramplng under foot the
solemn compact made by the govern
vajo. III. over thirty years ago. by one
and THE same ceremony. in "a block of TWO
as it were The elder OF the two women
has since died ana he has since married,
in the order named. Sarah. Harriet, Elm
or Mary Phoebe Minnie. and Caroline
Would you not like TO ait down to break
fast Ia that family? Snow is now llv-
ing with the youngest and las; wife by
whom ne had his youngesr child du4-ug
the winter OF ls96-67, six years after the
manifesto picdging the faith and honor
OF the church had been issued
Moses Thatcher, one of the apostles
who signed the petition OF amnesty. has
three plural wives, two Of whom bore
him children. one on January 3, 1S99, and
the other on January II, 1929. They just
lacked three days OF being twins. Mr..
Roberts truly said yesterday that Moses
Thatcher was by a majority Of the mem
bers OF the legislature rendered seat
In the United States senate and that
Moses Thatcher having more discretion
than Mr. Roberts or the people OF Utah.
declined the honor, stating that he would
add fuel 20 the flames already Cndled by
MT Roberts So YOU see we had mar
row escape from having trouble in both
ends OF the camp
Pages must be written" confined Mr.
Iandis "of the violation OF the compact
by which Utah was given "a senahor All.
Mr.. Speaker. the state is a fallen star,
IL does not shine with the brilliancy and
iustre Of her sister stars. II shines by
cunning and by deceit. by treachery 10y
fraud. II speaks o. crime ana OF vOla-
tion OF the most solemn covenant ever
made between territory and the union
we have As a representative from
Utah, "a man with three wives the last
one Gaiyen, the representative as near as
we can ascertain before 1890 H. ia I'm evi-
dence that he did not hold her out as hia
wife, nor she him as her husband. until
1877 Up 20 1885, lived unto the nameship
and under the roof OF shlpp believe
and he did not deny that that woman
became his plural wife after Utah was
taken into the American union And
charge herc that Utah came In as the re-
suit ~ deliberate conspiracy To free
that people from the heavy hand of the
federal authority which then lest them 10
live their religion unhindered I'm 1928
Mr.. Roberts was "a candidate for congress
and the church disciplined and defeated
him because the time was not then ripe
for a poly ygamist 90 come no the Ameri-
can congress. Ito became "A candidate iu
1898 and the man who placed htm before
the convention sad that he ran by per-
mission OF the church IN lagS We We're
engagcd In a war with "a foreign foe
American manhood was away from home
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