| Show it A m T Time 10 for Cor January published at Masa I hs has on an or r tide on current oven events Is and famous J pl pie In which appears n ci portrait ot of lion Hon 1 13 I II Roberts end one of 01 Ils his I daughter Ma Some Home particulars or of on an Interview wih with that cn ar are lyen In the Magazine tD and that nO mistake might b be made t as to the 1 tion taken b by Mr Roberts on the ques questions ues no now In dispute h ite furnished over oer his own signature t fl brief which is 18 published with hIl his portrait and Wo se cOY copy It H verbatim M as follows It needs no comment I nees n house ot of U S 8 WahinGton Washington D C Dec 18 1899 1819 Joe Joo Mitchell A representative ot of your our magazIne hande handed me loda today your leter letter In which you ou ask 1 Would you vote volo for I t con can ak amendment prohibiting p Ismy 2 Po you stand on time Is II Issue sue BUU n YOU ou n an infringement u uon Up on oil the tho rIghts I of at fre free religious bUet belief ni un Ameria American citizen standing ready Nady anti amenable to the lairs 0 of the country Answering your OUr first question I 1 would say that I 1 would have bac no IW particular ob to votIng for lor a constItutIonal amendment prohibiting polygamy Not at 1110 all so rl far as affecting the mator matter ot of polygamy Is concerned Any objection that I 1 would have bae to Juch such an amend I meat ment would t be purely for tor the reason i itha that tha t J I would such action JS as un on necessary mid nt at the tho same little It would bo be taking from the State govern goern governments ments 1 a matter that should b be lef left to regulation or of SLate law In othe words It would alNor appear to Ie me to L he an entrenchment upon uon the rIght of the th States b by the g general norl government on art enlargement of at the general government nt and a reduction ot of thu tho powers of the State 0 Such Suh nn an am amOnd nd ment Is only regarded as In order to reach tIle supposed polygamy ot of Utah That mattel however Is al already I Ir r ready ad mora completely under the lm ban ot of I constitutional provision anti and State stat Hat statutory taw law In Utah tItan In any other Sl State t In the tho Union Unton Ild there Is 19 no ne no for fn ony national legislation so 80 tar far Q as Utah is II to your second ond I would sa say Iha that t I it Is not n a question ot of upon my religious rights at al all TIme Tho simple question lB Is whether a pern person of nl nil the tona prescribed by the Constitution for lor lorn fora n a member of I Congress t an Is gUity guilty of oC no offense which acts as I a tile qualification caton for the he hod ought to 1 be denlo denied th the rl right h ot of bing being sworn In M the functions ot of his oIce Tul is III th the whole question questioner Wr er truly yours oun Ii |
