Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-12-18

dormonism, openly avowed arrayed all
he corrupt clements of the Mormons
md those who sympathize with them
against him. Bear Lake and Cassia
counties, whose people are all Mormcns
voted against him almost to man, and
by their votes alone was he defeated. In
Oneida county more than half the people
are Mormons, and his avowed opposition
to their creed, lost him that county by q
few hundred votes. lie carried all oil
the northern counties, but not by SC
large najorities AZ he would have had
had not Haley, his opponent, profsssed
10 them that he would work for annexa-
ton, and induced some Of the democrats
to believe in his professions, which we at
the time believed, and now believe, were
all shan, to deceive them. Haley car
ried Alturas, Boise, Owyhee, Ada and
Washington counties BY small majorities,
because some Of the observation-disclosures
voted for him, believing tina. HALEY
would not work for annexation 10 con-
gress, although he told the people Of the
north he would, and they knew that
Singiser would do as he had promised
he would, and they had rather hazard
Mormon rule than to submit to have the
northern counties 80 to Washington.
This is evidenced by two apparent facts
one is, tina. they profess to abhor Nor
monism, and yet voted fer the man who
afliliates and is check by jole with them
in all political matters. Another is, that
they elected mostly republicans on their
representative and county tickets, while
they voted for a democratic delegate in
congress--no because he would oppose
Mormouism in congress, but because they
had q secret understanding with him
that lie should do what he could to de-
feat annexation of the northern counties
to Washington. There is no other ra-
tional conclusion to be drawn from their
acts and votes than what we have named
above. The facts are that Singiscr would
not profess to the north his faith and
then throw off on the north when in con-
sress, they refused to vote for him. But
they found HALEY willing to do this; he
was their fitting tool TO do their bidding
They professed "a desire that Singiser
should make these pledges to the people
of the north; then because he done 20,
and was ready to carry them out in con-
gress, they we're ready to sacrifice him
and take up man full of duplicity on
this northern question.
In the esteem of all honorable men in
the. territory aud elsewhere, Mr.. Singiser
stands in his defeat "hcad and shoulders
higher than his competitor, who has been
elected by such means, and through the
influence Of srch traitors to principle. II
the republicans of the central coun-
ties hereafter find that the Mormons en-
crcach rapidly ppon their political organ
iEations in the counties of the south, they
alone can blame themselves for the hy-
pocracy which they have used towards
the north and towards Singiser, who has
been the friend Of the north, and they
deserve tho fate which threatens them
1t would seem that now, since the cleo
tlon is over, as well as before the clee-
ton, they foster and encourage every spe-
cies Of indignity offered through the pub
lie press to the personal character of Mr..
Singiscr, without establishing any fact to
impeach it, and for no other purpose than
to cripple his influence in congress upon
the question Of annexation during the
remaining session Of congress he has to
serve.