| Show SHALL B 11 ROBERTS BF SEATED for a subject that has been so BO touch much discussed disc used and so BO much tossed about on tho the pitch fork of public opinion bp few subjects have shown more ino ianca on the part of the writer than this thia one hits has in fact i tt a might blabs the roost of the discussion in this thi case as the re bult of a gross dense loss s of mis inis formed informed Im or unmitigated poeju dice and in either case casa no writer can do justie justice to any subject to answer tho the question pi opeil bhalla B 11 II roberti bo be seated lot let us take a view of tho the cao us it really stands elands at it a state stale conven lion duly called for that purpose pur pote mr air roberts was wa as the regular nomi nominee of the democratic P party arty and Wild electo I 1 to by a majority of over votes it at t a st saito ite election held for that and purposes aea t the ibe aad lati of the state no n reulo I 1 ity Is IB chiu chiti ped at the election slid hd his majority over hii stands un challenged hallen 11 ged cred besides he holds the certificate of election elert elef tion lon from the governor Gov einor of the tbt state and Hs record of election is complete As AB an off set get tu clr a clear cleith littly of lof elec election tiou cellar ti harges are ard made that mi ali It roberts is living ir in polygamy gi a tondi condition tion that is it a L rime against tho laws of the state but all 1111 these charges so far have not been pio pid etil en find the law presumes that thai overy every mati ch charged argeI with a ciline is innocent innocent until he Is pi oven guilty and that too an d anal be e ft aury u ry and this ibis part of the question as it stands stand a is bri red from putting cutting any aigule in a decision in this case now nov this brings this question directly into the rights of states rights which alewell defined denned in the iho constitution of the united states and the law by which jon con grees must bd goNer in this watter matter article 4 and ana seek sect i 1 of abl the constitution tiya tull pull fa faith 1 atti and nd credit shall be given in bach tt titter to the public acts records rec and edical proceeding ti of every other state and sect lof 4 of the same article says say the united states shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican korm orni of government nothing is so clea clearly I 1 aly defined antho in tho whole constitution than this plum plain I 1 compact of the united states under which we lite ive first full faith and credit SHALL bo giyen given to iho he public AOI act s of every other oth e r state secord A bif 1 FORM of gover shall be 10 guill antee inte edby dig the ignited united states state to STAT in lne unon 03 B II 11 roberts wf s elected ly lly the acts acta of the people and a republican forni form ci of government Is that the acts of the people I 1 shall be carried ot out C united now the united states must guarantee all tine this to we the state of utah or tha compact of these united slater would be broken a condition condill ion thai no american citizen dare 0 of not olitipa how bow much their political or ous brej prejudices i cus may inay be against r any anana met et of men placed in the same position that fi 11 I 1 H robot tit now is the utah aih that elected mr air roberts robe rt a io represent congress knew ne w the he i tion and th s t 0 of f the th voters oters elected him to re thia 9 state in and ana anat t at is 3 tae fie will of the people and i a pe publican voral form vor al of co zo is i that tu the will va all e people B stall liall te be carr le A a out outa or tho the united states mut must abrogate abio ablo gat gate the guarantee riven given to the baale of utah alen it became one of the united states with this thi view of the matter and these facts before us can be only one answer given to the question hhall hall 15 13 11 roberts HRober lB be seated Bea ted and the answer is ii lie he must bo be seated or the compact between these theme united baates and that cements this cation together ether would be broken |
