The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-17
BIG BRAINS AT BOISE
Camping on the Trail of the
Illegal Convention.
ITISALITTLE FARCE BY FREDDY.
The Astonishing Gall Displayed on the Nor
mon Questionable Entering Wedge
All is not Harmonious.

BOISE, Idaho, July IA, 1SS9.-[Special
Correspondence OF THE HERALD. The
constitution makers of Idaho made their
first reports on Saturday, and all of the
day Sunday type settlers were in demand,
so that such reports could be presented on
Monday morning. Committees were in
session all of the day Sunday, for this
illegal body has no assurance Of getting its
pay and the hotel keepers and saloon men
have dreadful repugnance to making use
of states. Some money has been raised
from parties who have hopes Of advance
ment through the medium of a state gov
eminent, but it is not at all likely the mem
bers will get it. 1t is probably designed
to pay incidental expenses such as print
ing, paper, pages, etc. Under circum-
stances like these the desire is but natural
to get away
BEFORE GOING DEAD BROKE
and have to foot it home-for by some
strange oversight, or perhaps because the
railroads did not consider the body Of
enough Importance, passes were not dis
tributed, as has been the custom with
legislatures. No instrument they will or
can form viii ever be the foundation of
at all likely they ever will be paid. Had
the assemblage been authorized by Con
gress or even the territorial legislature
the case might have been different, but as
1t is it is mere mob suggested by Fred 7.
Dubois, acquiesced in by Governor Steven
son and afterwards by Governor Shoup,
neither of whom had any legal authority in
the premises more than your correspond
emit; and yet this illegal assemblage never
elected by the people but appointed by
county committees, who were never con
sltuted for such purpose, have
THE ASTONISHING GALL
to define the qualifications of voters who |
are native born American citizens and |
have exercised the right appertaining
thereto for many years. Thus in the bill |
of rights they declare: THE exercise and |
enjoyment of religious faith and worship !
shall forever be guaranteed, and no person |
shall be denied any civil or pol teal right |
privilege or capacity on account of his |
religious opinions, but the liberty of con |
science hereby secured shall not be con-
strued to dispense with oaths or affirma- |
lions or excuse acts of RIGHTEOUSNESS or
Justify polygamous or other pernicious |
practices inconsistent with morality or |
peace or safety of the states, nor to permit |
any person, organization or association to
directly o, Indirectly aid or abet, counsel or
advise any person to commit the crime of
bgamy or pOlygamy or any other crime"
This is but
THE ENTERING WEDGE.
1t is intended to be followed up by the com
mittee on the right of suffrage with the
test oath itself, provided the opinions of
Ed nunds, Teller, Dawes and some other
senators are favorable. 1t is reported that
those gentlemen think that the idea of
for posterity and binding an
other generation with what might, perhaps,
be the proper subject of statutory law. is
an utter obscurity, and that they have so
EXPIRE SSed themselves. No immediate action
Is looked fOr-not at least, until answers |
have been received from the senators ad-
dressed From our standpoint, it does not
seem proper for the senators to return an
answer any more than it would be for a
Judge to intimate what his decision would
De before a case has been heard. We can
readily conceive how subsequent investiga-
ton and argument
MIGHT INDUCE CHANGE OF OPINION.
The Democrats are willing that the consti-
tuition shall be loaded down with all the
absurdities the fruitful imaginations of the
can conceive, until it shall be
repugnant to God, man and Congress, and |
will assist in doing so. Our people are al
ready becoming very suiky and embittered.
The little Statesman, published in this city,
spoke of the Democratic members in one of
its recent issues as jack Mormons, and the
Salt Lake Tribune, in a recent issue, by its
correspondent charged that the Demo
cratic members
WE'RE IN CONS ULTATIoN
with shop Hoge, of Bear Lake county
This accusation was false, but If not, no
fair-minded man would be able. to see more
fhnV, hnN IN, -,
ton with a Methodist, Episcopalian or
Catholic bishop. The gentleman from Bear
Lake alluded to was a member of the Re
publican territorial central committee not
more thar six years ago. Those little filings
are creating S rancorOus spirit, and when
the debates begin it will be fully developed. ,
The constitution contains much infiamma-
Die material, and a spark may ignite the
1yre. No intelligent man believes such
5waddle The only cause for anger is that
i is intended to deceive the simple and ,
,redulous.
1t is given out that Mr.. Hoge carries the
sack
THERE ARE MANY FOOLISH FELLOWS
n Idaho who believe the Mormons have
oceans of money, and in some way if their
ruin is effected they are certain to get
part of it. They cannot tell exactly how,
out they believe such a result will trans
oire This is more especially the case in
he eastern countless where the Republi-
AN leaders encourage the belief, and it has
proved more effective in getting votes than
Ill the ballot boxes that were ever stuffed
IN Bingham county. Many others believe
each Mormon has great many wives, and
f they can break up the religion an oppor-
unity will present itself for them to get
mated. AS absurd as all this may seem, it
s as true as holy writ, and has been made
use of in obtaining votes for the Repubi-
an ticket The leaders of that party who
lold up their hands
IN HOLY HORROR
because of unlawful cohabitation,n do
not scruple at am place, time or occasion
o appeal to the vilest passions of the ignor-
INT and licentious TO procure votes, and no
me had better opportunity of observing Z
d than your correspondent during a two
years. residence in eastern Idaho. If the
est oath finds its way into the constitution,
IS it may, unless it be upon the conting-
ency before mentioned-why not the natur-
llization law! 1t will be remembered that 4
he last legislature passed a law that Nor
non might appear before clerk of the
district court and declare his intention of
'enouncing his creed, which being done, in
we years after he might bring with him
5wo witnesses, not Mormons, to prove he =
had lived up to his declaration and receive
papers of naturalization. When Idaho
passed this law she essentially
DECLARED HERSELF INDEPENDENT
If the United States, for the right to make
;itizens was never before attempted to be c
by state or territory. 1t is an !
lct of sovereignty and we, therefore. in
jist that the present convention is out of E
place and this territory should be annexed a
rs we would annex Honduras the Sand