Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-14
HONEST JOHN, y
HON.J0HN RAILEY'S DIVORCE FROM
THE MORMON MAGDALEN.

ossihs iOT shelter from
Her Lovers Abuse.
The ZINES man met Hon. John
HALEY yesterday and was kindly and
gracefully granted what bohemians
call an interview" The distinguished
gentleman is in full health and high
feather, and was as light hearted and
gleeful as a school boy at the begin.
ming of his vacation.
After the usual pleasantries that
drop from the lips of old-timers like
luscious fruits from parent trees, the
stalk" drifted to the affairs of State
Tor Territory, and the popular rep.
resentatlve of Idaho's Democracy and
Mormonism, with a we'll practised
politicians wink which said, Swallow
all this, If yon WILL" said: 81 am the
original anti Mormon in Idaho. Two
years ago, or Whereabouts, | spoke in
Bingham in the presence of Repub-
iican federal officers, the present can
dldato of the Republican party for
Congress among them. told them,
and pointed to this officer to call his
attention, that if they did not go to
work and catch, try and convict these
Mormons, | would, upon my arrival in
Washington, send somebody here who
would. | did have a Judge and
Prosecutor appointed, but gave the
Marshal little time for trial. He
saw he had to do something and at
the courts order began catching
these people-polygamists. He was
obliged to, you know.
81 am anti-Mormon on principle
always have been. Irefused this year
to accept the nomination until these
fellows were declared out of the party
and driven from the convention. |
did not want the nomination. Now
have it don't want to be beaten.
The Republicans are shamming when
they cry AMT Mormon" Why, they
had two Mormons in their convention,
the other day. The fact is, both par
ties have, for six years, played to
catch the Mormon vote. We got it,
or the greater part of it. don't
know how or why, but | suppose be-
cause they felt our party is the best
party in the country. ] don't know
what these Mormons will do now. |
don't know if they will vote, or if
they do, how they will vote.
GAS Delegate have been impartial
so far as my constituents asked favors
of me, except in the distribution of
Offices. Those I gave to Democrats,
of course. That's fair. In this con-
neetion, let me tell you that the true
cause of that man Watson Kicking
the other day, in Bellevue, was be
cause | did not give him the U. S.
Marshalship. He thought odd Hal
ley did not amount to much, so he
went to Washington to get the place,
despite 'Old Haley He did not get
it. So with the new convert-Smith,
of Blackfoot. lie wanted me to make
him Receiver of the Oxford Land
Office. | refused and now he is in
the Republican camp. recommend
ed Baird for Marshal, because | knew
he was the best man. He was APP
pointed. l had Beams appointment
rescinded because the man he had
taken the place of in the Land Office
was good man and crippled Union
soldier. If the appointing powers had
refused to do this, | would have had
the Republican Senate reject Bean.
1t would have been done.
81 shall not interfere with any
county ticket. Really, l don't see
any use to make canvass. If Mr..
Dubois is willing, iii 60 with him
over the Territory and speak. If not,
I'll go it alone Tuesday (to-dav) |
shall go to look at some mining prop
erty of mine in Resurrection District
and Wedn. sday go home to see my
wife and babies. l have not been
home to stay for a year, you know.
81 don't think the people will be
changed by speeches; still 1t may be
we'll to 60 around and see the boys
I shall be elected, | think, by a larger
vote than before. There ought to be
$4,000 or 10000 votes polied this year
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