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Show JHE CASE OF ROBERT8, SlnCo the lato olccilon nil Idndp of stnlumcnts, itiHtlgntod by tho Suit Luke Trlbjine, have liunn fftmlu by news-paper news-paper eorrespondeuts and the tmiiteru pros fn npitd lo linn. H. II. Knlicrts und his light to bold n su l in tliu United Stale Congress. In our opinion alt this talK amounts to nothing. t U purllirtn and only pxpre"es the ohng; rin of the Itt publican puny at the failure of I's nttf mpt to elect the g. o. p. candidate nt the late election. Tho Wellington V'St- shj'8 In part In re-gaid re-gaid Ullio sltuntlon li Utah: Tho Washluifton Post 1ms more fnltli tliiiu many of Its eonKuupnrarlo lo the inoKicH-ivti force f our elvlhza- lion. It duos not lmdevu t hut Jim polyn'iiny tenet, formally dropped out f i he Mormon creed, will ovir bo put back. It doe not bulluvo Hint polygamous polyg-amous mm i limes are now vouiraoU'd lu Utah, and It docs firmly and with great cheerfulness Mluve that Cluls-tulii Cluls-tulii flvlllzitlim H not ifidnc t sulfur a knockout at the hands of any wot. or loliglnn If Hie churches of I lie United Slulin believe there Is Hanger lu Utah, It N for thiMii to itvort It. The United Sntcs gqvernment Hinrendereil lis rhxlit to dlctatn to I he Mormons in Utah wl'cu it ltd ml Lied Imr Into the fmiiily of Sialtw. To the federal eye atl churches in the Suites look alike. Ever since Iho election talk has been made In regards to contesting the sent of Mr. Roberts In Congress, llrst by or for Wnrren Foster, tho Into Popnlln cntiilldulp, then by or for Kldredge, Iho g. o. p. aspirant. Till" "tnlk has now been abnndoiied as Its promoters Dud Ihoy havo no grounds or prutuuso for a contest. Now Hie tnlk is that Hobeils will bo expelled from Congress after taking his heat, mid the Tribune will) grenl glee reported Unit twelve or (If-teen (If-teen Republican Congressmen-elect I have said that Roberts should be expelled. ex-pelled. There Is not n question about such a matter. It requires two-thirds votu of the Iloiifc to expel a member, and no such rjould uvtr bo secured. Tho whole fact Is that Hon. II. II. Roberts Ih etentid next Congressman from Utah, that he Is able and quail-lied quail-lied and that ho will tako his seat despite de-spite the Jealous ellorts of the defeated and disgruntled collect Ion o( Utah golduugs. |