, 1879-09-06
The Mormon Question.


question is one that IS puzzling the wisest
brains. For long time past the Mormons
have held the balance of power IN politics,
and IN every instance their unanimous vote
has been the means OF placing their man In
power As general thing he has been a
| democrat, and TO gain their vote he has to
/ promise in every instance to do their bidding
or lose their support. This Is OF course very
/ CALLING to the party who are naturally IN the
majority in Idaho II is a necessity for the
reason that the republicans are ready and
eager TO take advantage OF any hesltancy
the democratic candidate may show, to gain
| the Mormon vote for themselves. This has
( been proved time and again beyond doubt.
That the MnrnOns are Overrunnlng portions
OF Idaho is likely to have, at no distant date,
a very serious effect on its economy both So
cially and politically. Already in the past
four years two new counties have been
formed solely by reason of the influx OF Nor
mons. These new counties, Bear Lake and
Oneida. are adjoining the Utah line, and OF
course TO all Intcnts and purposes belong to
1t. We advise the citizens OF Idaho to use
all their influence, irrespective OF party, to
assist the present administration by every
means ih their power Of stopping The great
influx of pol yga:nists, who threaten TO over
run their territory. Polygamy Is Properly
termed 1.-The twin relic OF barbarlsn.. OF
late it has assumed such huge proportions
that the government hes been forced to ap-
peal to foreign governments for their support
Ill preventing any more such emigration from
their countries. While all this is going on,
would it not he as well if our suddenly vir
i INTO .,,I
try to cleanse the Augean stables of their
own immaculate republican senators and
other officials; Tie scandals that have of
late years so shocked and disgraced the coun
try have emanated IL almnst every instance
from those who have been more thoroughly
identified with the god and morality" party
than all the rest OF the nation combined.
The potily Beechcr was the first to cry ''let
loose the dogs OF war, and his case disguted
the christianity OF the civilized world Then
came the affair OF the venerable NnneblgO
chief and his Eason with the widow Oliver;
he was truly 4 nice example for the rising
generation. and OF course Will be rewarded
IN the usual peculiar manner. kalioch was
another hot gospelIer ard sound republican
who never wayered in his belief that it was
at once his duty and privilege to care for the
wives of the people. Thad Stevens never
ceased to lit mp his voice over the horrors
OF ccncubinage In the southern states In
which the sweet and innocent negresses were
the victims of the brutal lasts of the whites
and of course the divine Thaddeus exercised
his full rights as a republican by living i'll
open cOncubInage with al African wencli
The latest ana newest development of repub-
can morals Is chief fav0ritc for the next
presidency In the person of Lord Roscoe
Conkling. It's has never been anything If
Lot loyal. he has resisted foot to foot and
breast to breast the advance since the war
of the haughty Southernors Who, louder
than he, has hoWled defiance at the rebel
hosts, and made the heavens tremble with
his words OF cheer. No. one and there
fore Las not he the right to arrange and to
care for the domestic affairs OF bis neighbcrs:
Most assuredly. 1t is for this grand reason
that he assumed TO regulate the married
status Of Mr.. SPrasue. lie did it from the
lofty height of his political convictions and
from the republican, standpoint he did no
more than he had perfect right to do. Now
the question that arises III the minds of all
intelligent watchers OF events Is, simply, can
a party which has been, and Is COMPOSED of
such leaders. consistently hold the mirror up
to nature, when hy then OWN example they
set the fashion true, they do not follow
poiygamy in ali the word implies, but by
their actions III parading their mistreSscs be-
fore the eyes oi virtuous nation they show
their contempt for the marital relations that
oaght, above everything else, to he held sa-
cred. Polygamy ought to he suppressed ;
and so had the harcms q the republican
headers III Washington. Haycs and Evarts
are right III announcing thai they are going |
TO commence on the much married saints |
at the same time he says nothing about |
ab"iishing the seraglios of the .'staIwarts |
Of his own party. The Iiebers, Youngs, |
kimballs and Canrons ought to be sup
pressed, and So should those rotten knaves /
and Is carat hypocrites Conkling, Beec cr,
Cameron and other leaders Ill the republican
ranks. Unul this las SIS accomp plishe.l the /
country viii only lool, upon their puny efforts
Tor the suppression Of Polyga:ny as a lit illus
tratlon OF satan rehuking sin