Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-10-02
THE REPUBLICANS.
THEIR MEETING IN THE TuEATpR
LAST NIGHT.

"oS, Sass He Beatty,
). II. Harris and James Gum Dis.
cuss the Issues Between the Two
Great Parties-How the Democrats
Put the Mormons in Power BY Max.
Ing Brigham Young Governor.
The Republican meeting in HALEY
Theater, last evening, was largely at.
tended, the room being crowded.
Hon. James H. Beatty was the first
speaker. He proved, to the satisfac.
ton OF the audience, that the claim
that the Democrats had always op-
posed Mormonism was false. The
Mormons settled in Utah and COM
mitted the Mountain Meadows nassa-
ere and other atrocities during the Is
years lease OF power of the Demo.
cratic party which ended IN 1861.
When General Albert Sidney John
ston was sent out with an army by a
Democratic admins ration to repress
Mormon lawlessness, the army camped
some 70 miles south of Salt Lake. and
never molested the Mormons at all.
In 1861 the Republicans declared CD.
position to the "twin relics of barbar-
'sm," viz, slavery and Mormonism,
and have continued their hostility
ever since. They completely wiped
out slavery, and the laws framed by
Republicans would surely wipe out
Mormon treason, if enforced.
John H. Harris, of Bellevue, fol
lowed Mr.. Beatty. He had reputa-
tioL for saying mean things, and
would like to say mean things of the
Democratic party, bat he had a cold
and could not tonight. He hoped tc
get another opportunity before the
campaign was over. One fact over
looked by Judge Beatty in his ar.
raignment of the Democrats for theil
pro- Mormon policy he wished to state
however, and it was this: When Gen,
eral Johnston was sent out to subdue
the Mormons, he did nothing at all
and shortly thereafter Brigham Young
head of the Mormon church, was ap
pointed Governor of Utah, and thu.
given supreme power there.
Mr.. Dubois next spoke, and pledged
himself to do his duty, if elected.
James Gum, candidate for Auditor
and Recorder, then took the floor
He said he feared he would be unable
to finish the campaign at the presen
rate ofspeaking, as he was very hoarse
already. He did not want to say al
unkind word of the Democrats, a
many of them were his persona
friends; but he was compelled to ad
nit that in their attitude on the Nor
mon question there was hitch. Mr.
HALEY, as every one knows, had Away
been hand and. glove with the Nor
mons, and claimed to have denounce,
and opposed them; yet when Messrs
Dubois and Hawley went to Wash
ington to have Mormon postmistres
} reno ved-a daughter of the in(amou
Bishop Budge-for good and suth
cient reason, Mr.. Haley refused t.
have it done. Then, two years age
Mr.. Haley got his nomination throug
the Mormons, as without them Nj
Hawley would undoubtedly have bee
8 nominated instead of Mr.. HALEY
i. Again: Mr.. HaiIey's immediate friend
] in Ada county declared in favor
3 the repeal of the test oath law an
$ cheerfully sat on the Territorial Ger
, trail Committee with Spence, prom
g inent Mormon leader, and Alnslie,
n Jack Mormon; and Mr.. HALEY is nc
e known to have protested against tn
h there. But when he comes to A
;, ,uras he finds different atmospher
:. and he blooms out as pronounce
II anti Mormon.
g The speakers were frequently al
g plauded, and the meeting dlsperse
a after giving three cheers for Mr.. u
/. bois.
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