The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-27
Mr.. Hear.t,- Able Representative.

! In yesterdays edition of the New York
Journal Mr.. Robert W Tayler. Chairman
Of the special committee of tie House OF
Representatives on the Roberts case. pays
tribute of praise to that eE :erprising
metropolitan newspaper for its effective
work in stirring IN the pubic sentiment
which led to the action OF the House in ex-
Guiding regularly elected and properly
certified member from his seat. On the
whole we think that the admiration and
thanks OF Mr. Hearst are the rather due to
Mr., Tayler for his faithful adhesion to the
cause of the Journal in the committee
room and on the floor.
For purposes of its own-and perhaps
excellent ores-the New York Journal"
undertook a crusade against the pOlygamist
member of Congress from Utah. Mr..
Hearst was shrewd enough 10 see the pop
ular possibilities in the case. and we trust
that we do him no wrong in assuming that
he no more cared fer the infraction of the
Constitution that might be incidental to the
carrying out of the purpose to exclude Rob
erts. than Mr.. Tayler, or Speaker Hender-
son, OF Mr.. Hanna care for that instrument
when it happens to stand in the way of
any pet design OF theirs, either partisan or
personal. However, there is this distinc-
ton: MIR Hearst is not an officer of the
Government sworn to support the Consti-
tuition, while the others are.
The crusade having been inaugurated
with greet vigor and attention 10 detail, it
women without number, who demanded
that the House of Representatives should
never allow a pasta Of three wives TO see
its inside They took the strict construc-
ZIONIST view of the Constitution SO universal
among the fair sex from time immemorial.
and with the efficient aid of Mr. Hearsts
advocate on the floor, they won their case.
The smoke Of the battle has passed away,
and Mr.. Tayler, in the Journal" counts his
dead He says: THE verdict of the House,
which is the sole judge of the qualifca-
tions OF its own members, is a just YER
dict. and neither Mr. Roberts nor the State
OF Utah has any appeal" The truth OF the
last clause of that sentence is as undenia-
bic as the inaccuracy OF the one preceding
In fact. there is no appeal from decision
which. unhapply, goes a great way toward
showing that the Constitution of the
United States is no longer living force
of sufficient power to hold the House of
Representative to its plain letter and
spirit
Mr. Tayler considers Mr. Hearst. and
himself, Of course. as exemplars Of truth.
Justice, and constitutional rights in the
Roberts case" lie claims to have received
the education OF a lawyer. and TO be con
sidored a lawyer now. We will wager the |
best nat in Washington with Dir. Tayler I
that III private conversation with any
Justice Of the Supreme Court he would |
not for a moment think Of advancing the /
iiaphanous arguments with which he APP |
pears 10 have been able 10 befog fye-sixths |
Of the House Of Representatives and to in |
1uce them to forget whatever abstract |
views OF right and constitutional duty they |
may have entertained previously !
But as Old Casplr would say, 1T was a .
glorious victory" Il tends to mend the
vacuum in the House caused by the resig-
nation of Thomas b. Reed, and % nh II
with public clamor and the enterprising
W r. Hearst