The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-03
THE IDAHO DEMOCRACY.

The Jeffersonian Democratic club of
Boise City, at its first regular meeting fol-
lowing the maudlin speech by Mr. r. S.
SPENCE, took occasion to em2hatically re-
pudiate the MANS utterances and to prop
erly characterize the Republican schemers
who had worked" SPENCE. The follow
ing preamble and resolution were unani-
mously adopted and the secretary was in
structed to send copy to every Demo
cratic newspaper in the state
whereas, The Jeffersonian Democratic
club OF Boise City has learned with great regret
that certain leading Republicans of this city
conspired with, advised and induced one r. S.
SPENCE, who has heretofore been identified
with the Mornons in tho southeastern part of
lhls state, to attend an open meeting held by
said club on the night of the 18th inst; and
whereas, Said Republicans accompanied
said SPENCE to said meeting for the purpose, as
we believe. of having him called on to speak,
and
whereas, This club has since learned by the
most conclusive evidence that this was plot,
deliberately planned, devised and carried out
by the aforesaid Republicans with view to
ana the Republican scheme now on foot in the
southeastern part Of the state to organize sep
arate and distinct anti-Mormon party for the
purpose OF detracting and dividing the strength
OF the Democratic party; and
Whereas, This club recognize the Mormon
question as forever settled and eliminated from
politics in this state by the provisions Of the
state constitution; be it therefore
Resotoed, That this club deprecates the
action of the aforesaid Republicans in their rem
rehensible attempt to revive the vexed ques-
ton OF Mormonism. which has been put to final
rest by the state constitution, and do most en-
phatically repudiate the said SPENCE and all
Ms utterances, and also condemn all such Re-
publican schemes and tricks as uniustified and
dlsgraceful to any political party that resorts
to such practices
AS the Jeffersonian club of Boise City is
the leading Democratic club of the state, its
utterances may be accepted as those of
the Idaho Democracy. The Democrats are
making the fight for control of tho new
government on legitimate lines. They
recognize the fact that the Mormon cues
ton has been solved so far as it relates to
the politics of Idaho. They understand, as
every intelligent man understands, that the
constitution and laws of Idaho deny to
Mcrmons the right to vote, hold Office and
sit upon luries, and that while the proyi-
SIGN in the constitution exists and
the laws remain, Mormons can neither
assist nor oppose either party
at the polls. The Republicans
realize the danger there is of losing
the election. They fear that in fair con
test the Democrats will outnumoer them
ana win, hence the effort to make it appear
that the Mormons are still an element in
the fight, and in this way lead off few
antl-Mormon cranks. The SPENCE
episode was part of the Republican dirty
scheme, as exposed in our telegraphic
columns the other morning.
We do not believe the game will be
played with any degree of success The
Democrats see through it, and are refusing
to draw chestnuts from the fire for FRED
DUBoIs and his fellow conspirators who are
planning to carry Idaho in their trousers
pockets, using it for their personal gain
and benefit. We do not believe any intel
lgent Democrat will be duped and led
astray to the injury of his own party, and
we do not believe there are enough of the
ignorant and fanatic class to cut any figure
In the contest, no matter how they NAV
conduct themselves. We believe the
Democrats are in the majority, and that
they will win at the first state election.