Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-30
WOOD RIVERS RECORD.
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the balance of power in this Territory
for years past, is becoming more ag-
grcssive Of late, and striving by every
means in its power to extend its inAu-
ence in Idaho. 70 that end it is col
onizing every section which it can
reach with IA class of ignorant fanatics
who look upon its mandates as far
more binding than the laws of the
Territory or of the United States. AL
ready the Church holds complete sway
in Cassia, Oneida and Bear Lake
counties, and its power is so great
throughout the Territory that it can
impose its candidates and its doctrines
upon nearly one-half of the voting
population!
This was exempli6ed very forcibly
at the Democratic Territorial Conven-
ton recently held in BOISE. Mr.. Haw-
Icy went To that convention with 80
out OF the Al votes secured to him,
MI. HALEY having only seven votes,
and the general opinion naturally pre-
vailed that Mr.. Hawley would be
nominated on the first ballot But
that gentleman not being acceptable
to the Mormons, he could not get the
nomination which his party wished
him to have. Bishop Bulge, one o.
the Twelve Apostles of the Mormon
Church and a four-ply polygamist, ar
rived at BOISE, and from that time
everything was changed. The con-
vention was actually WHIPPED
INTO THE MORMON TRACES,
the anti Mormon platform Of tho AL
turas Democrats was TRAMPLED
UNDER FOOT, and John HALEY.
the fe-iong adviser and most humble
servant of the Mormon Church, was
nominated by reclamation under the
operation of Mormon gag-law!
The Mormons, made bold by their
long enjoyment of power, have laid
aside all restraint, and now deGantly
avow their purpose to be the subjuga-
ton OF Idaho and her citizens to the
rule Of the Church. DO the people of
Idaho know what that threat means?
1t means that, in every way posi-
BILE, in the courts, in the precincts, in
the towns, in the counties, polyga-
nous Mormons are to be treated like
superior beings, and favored in every
possible way, to the prejudice and
ruin of the "Gentiles."
1t means that they will buy all the
goods they can from the Gentiles, and
refuse to pay for them.
1t means that they will elect Nor
mons or Mormon sympathizers to
office, who will use their offices for the
sole benefit of the Mormon polyga-
mists.
1t means that, for instance, their
Assessors will assess the property OF
Gentiles away above it's value while |
permitting the Mormons to go untaxed. |
1t means that no Gentiles will be
permitted to serve on juries, and that
they will be compelled to beg for
justice at the hands Of those ignorant,
law-defying, false-swearing,
dirty Mormon scrubs.
1t means that when Mormon
wishes to fail he will first fill up his
store with every cents worth Of goods
he can obtain from the Gentiles, by
lair means or foul, and then make his
Mormon friends preferred creditors,
so as to rob the Gentlles.
1t means, in a word, that the Nor
non church, through its paid servants,
'ss determined to capture this fair
Sem of the Mountains and its inhab-
tants, for the sole use and benefit of
tself and adherents.
If the Mormons should succeed in
heir attempts here, it would be i'm.
possible for any Gentle to ever pros.
yer in Idaho, and they would have
'othing left but the alternative of
'acking up what few goods the Nor.
mons would permit them to take, and
saving the country.
Are the presant Gentle inhabitants
t Idaho willing to sacrifice their
ONES and everything they hold dear
} the dirty Mormon poiygamis,s?