Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-21
Uncle John anu the Idaiin Democracy
in tHe Role or Anti H0rmoBs

and only sincere anti Mormon party,
and Delegate HALEY, so it is stated, |
saws that but for his efforts In behalf |
of the Edmund's law, and punching
up the Republican authorities off
Gals on whose shoulders rested the
duty of hunting out and convicting
polygamists-the muchlv-married |
saints would have gone on in polyg-
amy and the worship Of God accord
ing to the dictates Of Chief John Tav-
Tor and other high muckamucks of
the Mormon Church. Mr.. HALEY
threatened to have these officials,
Fred I. Dubois among them, remov-
ed If they didn't wake up and 90 gun
ming for the polygs. The fear of
removal stirred them up and they
forthwith began to haul poIygs out of
hay stacks hy the heels, found em
hiding in cellars and other dugouts.
and when the saints Began to file in
to court before a Democratic Judge
aud Democratic Z. s. Attorney
polygamy dropped its hitherto high
standing tail and looked sad-evcd
and sorry, for it WAS severely dashed
with the singing whip of the Ed
mund's law, and got such a betting
as it never got before. Mr.. HALEY
boldly asserted to a Wood River
Times Reporter the other day that
he was the chief instrument in the
accomplishment of all this. The
people OF Idaho, in the language of
an ancient, classical poet, say, with
Ebroad-guage, hooking grin, ''too thin,
too thin, old Uncle John 1t is not
doubted that ex-Marshal Dubois did
his whole duty in hunting up polyg-
amists, nor that L. 5. Attorney Haw-
ley and Chief Justice HAYS were
prompt IN administering to polvgamy
the bitter doses prescribed by law.
But that Uncle John has been a
staunch anti Mormon right along is
fresh news, startling news, the truth
fulness of which can not he backed
by actions of his that have been Wis
IDLE to the naked eye. The only
friSnds the poIygamsts have had in
, Idaho for many, many years, were
the Democrats. All Democrats, we
admit, were not jack Mormons, but
all Jack Mormons were Democrats.
The anti Mormon Democrats were
read out of the party, and that party
has been run by jack Mormons and
c Ipolygamists, and polygamists, after
being disfranchised, were full. nedged.
active members OF the Democratic
convention that nominated Mr.. HALEY
two years ago. They were not
spewed out of that convention, for
J., the reason that their slaves were then
:, allowed to vote. The Mormons are
no worse now than they were tive
:, years ago, yet they were kicked out
: of the Democratic Convention the
other day in Bellevue. Why? Be,
cause n law was enacted at the last
r, session of the Legislature Of Idahc
n which says in effect, no Mormon shall
: vote. The Democrats petted ana
l favored the Mormons, and knucklec
to them when they were on their fee
politically and able TO give blow for
d blow, and now when they are down
they kick them, kick those who hav,
i long been their tirm, strong politica
: friends, 10, these many years, anC
:, whose friendship has been answering
J. As the Democrats can no longer use
them, they give them a merciIes.
l. kick to get them out of the wa,
;; and gain favor IRON the other side
y the long-standiug enemies of polyg
|, amy and Mormonism. That's tn,
= way they are paid for past services
when they can be used no longer
d Bad principle. If you have friend