The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-03
THE IDAHO SOL0NS.
Republicans as Well as Re-
publics are Ungrateful.
BILLS BEFORE THE HOUSE
A Combination of Demosthenes and
Cioero-The Senate Halls Ian
guish For Him.

Cicero-The Senate Halls Ian
guish For Him.
Boise, IDAHO, January /, 1889
Especial correspondence of The
HERALD. MANY years ago the dis
tinguished David s. Dickinson ad-
dressed an assemblage of Dem ocrats in
the Empire State, and during the
course of his remarks said: DO you
know the use Republicans make of
you when you apostatize? As the
butcher adorns his fatted OK with rib
bons and drives him through the
public places Of the town to slaughter,
so they treat Democrats who prove re-
creant to their principles. The
great man foreshadowed in those
words not only his own fate but, reach
ing far into the future, that of the
anti Mormon Democrats of Idaho. All
the favors the present Legislature
had to bestow were given to
veterans of the Republican line, and a
Democratic auxiliary who had been in
duced to follow in the wake of their
clans, found no favor in their sight but
were laughed to scorn for their folly.
A notable instance of this might be
mentioned in the case of julie
B., of Bingham County, than
whom no man in Idaho has done more
efficient service for the ant!s-otherwise
the left wing of the Republicans-who
come here in expectancy of certain
position - sergeant-at- aims of the
House, and went home with his index
digit in his mouth. This is only an iso-
lated case. All snti-Mormon Demo-
Gratis were treated in the same manner
THESE PARTISAN ACTS,
together with those that we know are
to follow upon the reassembling of the
Legislature will have coed effect. II
will consolidate the Democracy OF
Idaho as with iron bands. Men who
| have believed in the principles of the
Democratic Party have taken pride in
being considered to a certain degree
Independent and made it their boas
| GAdb IAON fOLSu III bAS UOSb lQdus = u6Sc
will henceforth consider the judgmen
of its best men assent led in convention
superior to their own convictions.
Hereafter, We venture to say, that
there will be no State or Territory in
which party lines will be more closely
| drawn. Never again during the present
generation will confidence be placed in
the protestations of the Republican
Party of Idaho by members of the OBJ
position. Why men are more untruth-
tul because they belong to one party
| than another it would be hare to tell.
! The facts seem plainly to indicate it.
| It seems to require different qualities
| of mind and heart to constitute an in
| telligent member of either party. Thus
the Republican of the west votes for
New England, Pennsylvania and her
| interests, while the Democrat votes for
the good of his section The one is the
willing slave of capitalize other the
friend OF the people.
LOOK AHEAD.
On Wednesday of this week bills will
be presented of various kinds inimicsl
to the interests OF large majority of
the people of our eastern counties. Are
! they designed for the public good? Not
at all. For more than twenty years
every effort was made that human in
genulty could suggest, by the Republi.
| can Party, to capture the vote of the
Dsonle. These new enactments are
designed to affect this. Failing in this by
! dinE of deception and fraud, they in
duced certain members Of the Demo
! cratic organization to assist them until
they find themselves at the Jaws of the
manitauras engaged in struggle to es-
cape from its power The design is now
to prosecute those who have been found
to be beyond Republican control. Does
any rational man believe for one
minute that such legislation would ever
find its way out OF committee could that
party by any manner of means capture
the vote of the great mass of the people
of Bear Lake. Oneida and Cassia Coun-
ties? OF course not. Did the Republic
cans ever refuse to allow
vote to find its way into
the ballot-box offered by a member of
the prescribed people when it was in
their favor? Not at all. It has been
openly charged in the House that Mr..
Kurtz, member from this county,
was elected by the votes of Mormons
engaged in working upon the irIigat-
ing ditch. 1t has not been denied. Wby
not expel Kurtz and prosecute such
part of his constituency Here is a case
where The honesty of the party could
be tested. The truth is there is no
principle underlying the proposed
persecution. 1t is strife tor power
carried on by men who regard neither
God, justice, man nor the devil SO long
as they are able to accomplish party
ends.
gHE OBJECT OF THE MAJORITY
in the Legislature at the present ses-
sion is to enact such legislation as to
prevent the Mormons from voting at
the next election in case the Supreme
Court of the United States should pro-
nounce the test oath law invalid. This |
would seem to be quite an undertaking,
but the ingenuity of these men is not |
to be sneezed at. The slightest pretext,
no matter how unreasonable it may be |