The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-09
s.TEEHERALD AND IDAHO POLL
TICS,

4hetTHE HERALD is interesting Itself IN
Idaho politics, and because we advise
Mormon Democrats in that Territory
IN regist.r and vote. They are assert
ing and trying to induce people to be-
lIeye them, that bargain has been en-
tered into between the Democratic
leaders and the Mormons, by which the
latter are to support the Democratl0
ticket in return for fsvors 30 be shown
nv The Democratic officials 1t is
herdIv worth while to refer to these al
locations. Those who pr them forth |
know thew are lying, and they do not
exnect intelligent people to believe
what they say; but they hope to plav
nnon the bigotry and tanaticism of the
ignorant and thereby gain some votes.
AS to THE HERALD's positionin Idaho
notifies it is the same that it has al
wavs been and always will be. We are
for the Democracy first, last and all the
time, Two years ago some of the Demo
crafts of that Territory were frightened
nv the senseless anti Mormon cry
and they committed the party to a
b,nnder which lost the election. They
drove Mormon Democrats cut of their
conventions and kept them away from
the polls because Republicans made the
Democratic leaders believe thatit would
he dangerous to receive the vote OF
man connected with the Mormon
eburch. At the time THE HERALD de-
pIored the action as unwise and suicl-
deI and begged the party not to be
frightened into self-destruction by The
blatant cries of its enemies. When the
votes were counted and the rankest he.
nrblican in the Territory had been
chosen Delegate to Congress by the as
sjstance of disgRntled Democratic
voters. the Democrats saw the mis.ahe
,bev had made, and against which we
had tried to warn them. They coulo
+hcn see how the cunning Republicans
had hoodwinked them into giving up
their own. They could see how they
had allowed themselves to be cheateo
nv clever Republicans who had
scared them with the Mormon buga-
hoo. Two wears have given our Demo-
cratic friends wisdom, They are not
the i mid, distracted men that they
were before. Dubois and his shreWo
agents cannot set them to shlverlng by
shouting Mormon" in their ears. The
Democrats have found there is no Nor
mon problem in Idaho which cannot b
solved as other problems are solved
The Democrats have learned that
Mormons violate the law they can D.
pnnished as other violators of the Law
are punished, only with greater celerlt.
and certainty, and with less trouble
fo, there is only now and then an OF
fender among them who puts the Law
and its officers to the trouble OF prov
ing his guilt, the great majority con
fessiug the offense when arraignec
Ravinp gotten over their senseies
scare and freed themselves from To
dietation of their Republican enemies
THE HERALD is helping ID
Idaho Democrats to recover VIVA
they have lost, and regain
their political inheritance. We ar
doing this as a Democrat, intereste1
Democratic success. The bargain
the same that we have with Democra
evsrvwhere, and which comprises IN
terms our best efforts to spread Demo
cratic principles, to extend Democrat
mower and to place Democrats IN ONO
from the White House down to Il
constable of the most Insignificant pr
cinct in the Republic. The "bargait
contemplates leniency for neither MO
mon nor Metho list violatnrs OF L
law. It does contemplate strict al
literal enforcement of the statutes. /
that is what Democratic rule NEAR
II Mormons break the laws in Idaho
vo1ld he ashamed of the Democra
official who did not exercise his pow
and authority to punish them.
HERALD asks for Norm ons there
that it asks for Jews, Gentiles a
everybody, that they be held amena'
- and protected by the la
We have urged Mormons to re
ister and vote, not as Mormo
Init as citizens aid Democrats; and
sst them to vote the Democratic ticF
no+ because of any bargain" With
candidate On the ticket. for there
80 Init because We believe IN l
mocraey in all thai tie term lmpi
Offices as well as principles Al
same time. TIE HERALD would have
nan Mormon or non-Mormon, v
cannon truthfully and consideration
orhscribe to the oath required of vot'
stteuput 10 either register or vote.
-orld have 60 mar commit perjury
tie sake OF voting, sven Il MS
-orld elect the ticket. i there IS q.