The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-10-02

out flat-fOoted on the Mormon
question the carpet-baggers are at
a loss for an issue with which to
enter the campaign. The time has
come when the citizens of Idaho
will take care of their own affairs
without the interference of inter
lopers.-Nez Perez News.
With Mr.. Haley, we prefer to be
charitable and honorable - only
regretting that he is so completely
wrapped up in the Mormon tolls as
to be unable to sympathize with
the people in their grand struggle
to free themselves and neighbors
from the bitterness and dregs of
such priestly slavery. - Shoshone
Journal.
We have the assurance of Col
Wall in black and white; and we
have the unqualified assurance of
other prominent men in that Con-
vention-men who are prominent
for the part they have taken against
the spread Of the Mormon faith in
Idaho - that they unanimously
selected John Haley because they
have confidence i'm him, and believe
he is the best man this Territory
can send to Washington Eagle
Rock Registers Democratic col
umn.
Mr.. Haley and his friends may
think it is a nice bit of political
strategy in their game of snake
believe " that they are opposed to
the Mormons in politics, or any
other way. The reverse of this is
true; Mr.. HALEY has always been
the friend of the Mormons and is
to-day. Not that he has any SYM
pathy with their vile practices, but
he courts and pets them for their
votes and political influence. Mr.
HALEY favors the repeal of the test
oath. and he would, if necessary to
secure his reelection to congress,
turn the territory over to the DOM
ination and control of the Mormon
church. We do not believe that
the people will be deceived by
Hailey's little game of make be-
lieve. - Boise Statesman.
The issue Of annexation has
never died with the people nor
been killed by a vote, nor has it
died or been killed in congress, nor
has it been killed in either of the
conventions, and we have no reason
to suppose or infer that the two
parties now up before the people
have changed their position upon
this question since 1884. With |
the question so prominently before
the people and congress, it would
behoove the two candidates for
delegate, if any change in their
mental status upon this vital ques-
ton has taken place, that they
apprise the people of that change. |
If they come North they will doubt
less be closely Intercepted by the
people, as we'll as those who speak
in their behalf in their ABSENCE
Lewiston Teller.
There is now in Idaho an issue
of more importance than any po-
litical question that has ever arisen
in the past. 1t is hardly necessary
to state that the question is the
proposed repeal of the test oath
law. legislators, being represent
atives of the principles of a ma
jority Of the voters of their res
pective counties, it is all important
that candidates for the Legislature
make public the stand they will
take on the question of the repeal
of said law, SO that the voters will
know what they are voting for, and
will be enabled to vote their princi-
pies; then the voice of the Legis-
lature will be in reality the voice
of the people. Let the legislative
come out and announce
which eide of the question they will
take in case of their election. Let
US hear from Boise county candi-
World.