Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-24

substantial justice Will be done" Gre
newed laushter.)
Mr.. Roberts gave notice that he
should appropriate the arguments Of
the majority against expulsion, and
those Of the minority against exclusion.
His constitutional qualifications were
admitted by both the majority and mi
nority OF the committee, and he de-
clared that the members Of the House,
IL they had regard for the Constitution
OF their country, would call him back
TO the bar from which he had been I'M
properly turned away.
He warned the House that nations
fell because they departed from their
traditions. IL nation INDUCED in
constitutional immortality" 1t died as
did the individual VINO was guilty Of
physical immortality. He beseeched the
House not TO yield TO the clamor OF UNI
thinking people.
What was the emergency for this
proposed departure from the Constitu-
tlon? A man who had married In the
sancity OF the Church q plurality Of
wives had been elected to Congress.
The cry had gone up that the American
home was endangered, and these ex-
traordinary proceedings had been IN
auguratei q sai.n& him. lt.ts -
For few moments" said Mr.. Rob-
erts, Il want TO pay attention TO the
nature Of this crime, not with view
Of showing that the American people
have not the right TO establish monoga-
my as a system OF marriage that shall
prevail, and not for the purpose Of de-
Tending polygamy either for In the
early debate that took place with refer
ence 10 this case on the floor of the
House then declared that | was not
here TO represent polygamy, nor TO de-
fend IT,
I'VE have long ago passed that stage,
and the thing is out Of the reach Of dis
cussion. / do not wish my remarks
construed as a defense OF polygamy.
but | do want to call attention to the
nature OF this crime. In order that we
may ascertain whether II Is so awful In
its aspect as TO warrant more lawless
act than polygamy itself, In order to
rebuke a man who has been elected to
the House Of Representatives.
Take the Jewish people, who were
made the repository Of Gods revelation
to humanity. You shall not find the
crime Of polygamy referred to among
that people as OF the character II is de-
scribed here In the report OF the COM
mittee. Evidently II Is nahum pro-
hibtum. II is not mala In Sc II II
were you would not find the Jewish
law enforcing II under some clrcum-
stances, regulating II under other cir
cumstances, and men after Gods own
heart sustaining those relations which
are now supposed 10 justify you in
closln. the doors against the member
from Utah II you go to the teaching
Of the Great Master. whom take Il we
all revere. although He denounced every
crime, every sin that man can commit,
you shall find no word OF His In con-
demnation OF the conduct Of the patr-
archs or the law as II was given 20
Moses and ancient Israel.
Last week, when taking a walk In
the resident portion Of your city
passed a magnificent heroic statue Of
stern old Martin Luther, whom the ma
tons OF western Europe and America
owe no man more than they do him for
the religious and civil liberty that they
now eypress-the founder OF Protestant
Christendom. And that man, upon this
subject that Is here so much denounced.
declared In the early days Of Protestant
Christendom. when he was Informed
that his disciple Carlsbad was teaching
polygamy, I indeed must confess that