Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-04
THE IDAHO ELECTION.


THE result OF the Idaho election
can scarcely be considered a sur
prise. as such an event was quite
clearly fJreshadowei some weeks
ago aud became plaiBer and palmer
as time advanced. The only thing
We care to mention in connection
with the Outcome is the part taken,
or rather that which was not taken,
by the 'sNIJrmons'' residing in that
state.
They have a voting strength.
when permitted to vote, OF well
nigh s)ll;under apressure OF fauati-
cism they have beea ossrsclssi AMI
iisfranchissd, the Outrageous meIs-
ure b. which the franchise was
taken from them being uphelI by
the courts. Howevc: mach they
may have com9iaiuei, as uniou It.
edly many did complain and
properly, they reoognizei the
fiat that hal gone forth, and
n in all other clses gave it
fall obeiience. This, however,
was not enough. Most OF them had
previously, for ressonsof their own,
been ve.ing for the Nominees Of tine
Democratic party, 50 the balk Of
that organization, fEst coerced into
turning agains. ol- people by the
fear Of being hell up TO the gaze Of
the nation as "Mormon" allies.
must be held s3lilly 70 their recrt-
ancy by constantly keeping be. re
their eyes ani in their elrs the
warning that the "AIormons" in
tended to vote Law or M law-that,
in short, their acceptance Of the
situation was a mere sham and de-
fusion; and the '-Gsntile-7 must
stand sylidly together 70 frustrat,
the illegal design"
The Illegal design was all along
and is the merest chimera, the fic-
ton OF malicious DISPOSE
ton rather thar a disoriered
mind. Our people in Idaho not
only did mol vote bat never attempt
ei to DO 50. That they -h1lid not
have a voice in the s=ieciDn Of at
least local officers when their names
figure As cOlsPicucIsly a cvrc on
the tax lists, Is al outage anl sis'5-
versive Of one Of TIE Lreat fgnia-
mental principles Of the C.y,.:.-
msnt. yet they submit with A. go5I
grace - people lIb5riBg under 81
unjust an imposition can. Perhaps
they wOIli not have cared - cxrr-
else the right CT slfase, il lhey
could, a to the parties at lssse fJr
the simple reason that b,:h have
Joined hands agalns. them; but that
We 10 not care to discuss any fur
Their.
That Idaho would BE- a R-plDli-
can State we all al3ay predicted.
For that We claim no extraordinary
prescience. The sigUs went that
way. Without the s-Norn5n'' vote
the Democrats could no; win. The
"Slormousv did not Intent
from the vers FIRST TO risk
anythins in behalf Of poll
tlcians without honor aui with
out b1ck50ne. We have reason
70 believe that voters with ..AiJr-
mon affiliations vino mai 4. legal
right = cast their ballots did e.
largely Tor the Republican n0mi-
nezs- Idaho will nov have % smart
unier the rule Of men who are first
non-"Mormons" and next Republic
cans-in their own interest. Gov
ernor Shoup IL perhaps the best OF
the class OF which he viii sand al
the heal. He wall probably go to
the SenIte. The other Senator is
in donbt with the chances in favor
Of DIb)is. II Idaho does not get a
sickener OF its haste into Statehood,
and OF most OF the men who have
fought and are fighting their way 70
fortuae oyer the change, We will
miss our reckoning. a short time
viii tell.