The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-24
The Outlook for the Demo
cratic Nominee.
THAT INFAMOUS TEST OATH
An IDcreas ed Mail Service Needed by
the People on the Western slope
or the Valley.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.

part of Idaho, around Malad an about
the hills and valleys adjacent, heard
little concerning the political outlook in
our neighboring Territory, which
have not yet seen printed in the
journals of this commonwealth All
your readers have undoubtedly heard
or read of the nomination of ex-Marshal
Dubois by the Republicans, of the more
recent nomination of John HALEY by
the Democrats, but not the exclusion of
the Mormons from the convention
which nominated the latter.
The assembling of the Democratic
delegates from al parts of Idaho was at
Bellevue, a couple of weeks ago, and, as
stated by one of those who were there it
was a gay gathering. The delegates
from Malad were Henry Peck and
W l.. Webster, who, with five others
who were recognized as MormOns,
were, after desperate struggle among
the non-Mormon delegates, expelled
from the convention, by vote of Is TO 10.
The action thus taken by the meeting
LETT the seven representatives who had
travelled some 200 miles to perform a
duty for nearly 600 citizens of South
ecu Idaho, at liberty TO act as thy
deem fit during the campaign which is
nigk at hand, and which will no doubt
terminate in the choice of Mr.. Haley.
But what their intention is it is difficult
TO determine, as Judge Hays, l was in
formed, had not yet ruled on the con-
StiLutiOnality of the infamous test oath.
He IS expected 10 render an opinion in
the early part of the next term which
begins in October. OF course, there is
no telling what that opinion will be, but
reasonable people incline 30 the belief
that his honor will be fair minded
enough to declare the test oath to be
void and of 10 effect, because unconsti-
tutional.
It's almost q settled fact. however,
that, decide whichever way he will the
election in November-uow q square
Republican and Democratic fight will
prove victory for the latter, and that
Mr.. Dubois will receive blast from the
nol-Mormon people of Idaho so cold
that it will freeze him out. Among Re
publicans the name of honest old John
HALEY is more pleasing and acceptable,
because of the interest he has in and
the work he has done for the Territory
curing his residence in it, than that of
the carpet-bagger Dubois, whose brief
career in Idaho has demonstrated 10
sensible people that he is nothing more
than an adVenturer, working for motor
iety and spells. He has earned much of
the former, but it is of the questionable
variety; of the latter be has secured all
he could while marshal, and that all,
we understand, Is a good round stake.
"Of two evils choose the least"
was 2 copI-bOOk heading we have
often written in our schoolbOy days,
and Will apply 10 the Idahoans in their
voting in November. Whine the result
in the election % Haley will not DO as
disastrous 10 the people Of Idaho as
wOuld that OF Fred. .. Dubois, there are
wiser and better men 10 select from
and who would have served them more
satisfactorily in Congress than old John.
Bat, as it is none OF our night, We can
but offer our best wishes Tor the success
Of the least evil.
There is a growing desire in the settle
ments on the west side Of Malad
Valley for a daily mail, and from
o5spIY atoms taken while in thatlocality
few days ago, we cannot but think IL
could / e easily gratiied. The Postofiice
D .partment, we believe, has been
pc iticned in this connection, and if the
ma ter has been fairly represented, we
have no doubt the service will not long
b. withheld. At present, Malad
C Is favored with daily mail, which
is carried from Coli: siOn, six days q
week, BY stage, along the eastern side
of Malad Valley, on which there aIe but
tWy small settlements, East Portage
and Cherry Greek, and farms along the
81 tr,- ,Nf, no
line being less than 500. Mali matter Is
carried that distance, Lhirty-two miles.
and remains over two nights and day,
when 1t is sent down 30 Samaria, seven
or eight miles distant, on the back
track Whereas, if the stage were to
cross the valley a. East Portage, over to
Washable ana West Portage, up TO and
through SAmaris, the people of those
places would be blessed with q daily
mail service. only one bit of settle
ment-C Cherry ~Teek-would be 81; GIFTED,
and the stage would travel but about
six miles farther than it does now.
The people of East Portage would be in
the same condition they are at present.
There are some $50 people in
West Portage and the same mum Der in
Samaria. with just as many farms and
places between towns as on the other
side OF the valley. In granting the
petition for increased mail service the
department W uld be democratic, in
doing the greatest good to the greatest
number.
In our recent ramble for recreation
we picked up several items concerning
the section of country just above the
northwest boundary line of Utah,
" Iilh may prove of Interest to many
o your readers, but they would lengtheD
ais communication out too much, so
we will reserve them for future letter.
the Industry, Improvements, thrift.
enterprise and endurance OF the early
settlers of Malad Valley are worthy OF
note and some of them will mention
when next write.
J. E. E.
SALT LAKE CITY, September %, SO.