Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-20
THE "HORMON, ATTITUDE IN
IDAHO.

e@usi'tc 4easJn Tor u. anu what n
agitators expect 70 accomplish by
Is somewhat Of n puzzle 70 those VIII
know the facts. That the s.AIor
mons, Of whose votes 50 much fea
Is pretended, have no intention o
attempting TO take part in the com
ing election, has teen establishe,
beyond all reasonable doubt; vet tn
and-"Morm0n' agitation is KEEP
up, false rImors are spread and tn
telegraph is employed to misreore
sent the situation. The following
which We clip from a special to thl
Salt Lake Tribune, dated Mont
pelier, Idaho, Sept. 10, is a samsl,
OF the stuff which is being sent owe
the wires:
The Mormons arc still refusing rc
correct the registration lis.s. anI ali
the registrars are holding them selves
liable TO criminal prosecution and in
dictmcnt by the United states. The
hormons have nominated taxpav-
ers' ticket in this county, and claim
that they Will beat the Republican
State ticket. The ne cessary steps will
be taken by the proper officials to see
that every Mormon vote is kept ont
OF the ballot-boN. Judge CIagre,t,
in his Pocltello speech, declared tia;
this must be done, and the ballo.-box
protected against the Mormon steal.
IL it required the entire executive
authority Of the State to accomplish
it.
''rhe speeches OF Judge Clagge.
and Judge Sweet have thsroughlv
aroused the Gsn:iles OF the Southeast.
and the Republicans are sure Of carry
ing these counties by the old-fash-
Toned anti-Mormon majority"
Now,seeing that nos'NI9rmon''can
either vote or hold office in Idaho.
the stupidity OF the foregoing is self
evident. What have the slI3r.
mons" to 90 with the registration
lists? How eau they correct or re-
fuse to correct lists which are not in
their possession? The nonsense OF
all this is only paralleled by the al
ledgei statement Of Judge Clagzett
about the "Mormon steal''. No
mormon, eau be an election off,
Ger, anu II the ''Nformons', do not
vote, they cannot ';steal'' or in any
way turn the tile Tor or against
either party.
Bat the closing sentence Of what
We have quoted above, throws some
light on the reason why 50 much
work has been done to fosteran anti |
"Iormln" feeling in Idaho. /
"Fhe ola fashioned anti-ATormon |
majOrity', il seems, IS the object to /
be gaineI by all this. This means
departure from strict parry lines.
and an attempted fusion Of persons /
in both parties wh5 have been zen
dered partially insane on the ssAIor-
mon question. We DO not l,ellev..
At will accomplish much. IL may
catch 4 very :sx vos=.s from fine
Democratic rauks, bat EVERYDAY
who knows anything about the mat
ter, undsrs-auis perfectly wei tna.
the politics Of Iiaho cannot nos, q.
affected by the Mormon, att;tu5.
whatever it ncy nave been ia the |
past.
This morning We hui the pleas
ure OF N setins Presiieu. William
Bulge, Whose name has been made
prominent Ia recent press dis.
patches, aud VINO Il known 10 hens
good an authority on ..AI3-mou,,
atiirs in IiIho = can b. found !
on qles-ionins MIN closely We
learned these facts:
There is no "Mormonv in Rear I
Lake County acting as a reEistra- d
ton officer. The registrar at Paris /
had informed him that though he
had been r;i-iy, AZ his oIIic.. to rezis. i
Ter applicants according T. law. notI {
one "dornol7had appeared Tor the y
purpose. That c deputy MARSHAL hal a
requested him 10 make n clean o
sweep OF the registration liss by ex- =
punging all the names therefc5n d
Inis he had refused, beause that =
Woald have been contrary 10 law -
But he had signified his willingness ),
% do what the law requires; that Is.
o strike or the name ofany person
rom the lis who could be shown 70 /,
ave no right 20 vote. :
President Bulge sail The .Afor. r
mons" are not registering or At =,
emPting to register. rhey do not a,
intend 10 vote or alsem5 y t. vote. 7,
te hai empha.icai y expressed hi. y;
Jews on this matter 70 all with -,
Thom lac hal converseI or COM ~
aunicatei; namely, that after A.
making every Legitimate effort q.
D preserve their civil and AZ
olitical rights, Of which they >,
ad been deprived through stat an
les OF which the whole country 70
al Yet bs ashamed, there is no an
Irther reason for contention or in n,
,rterence in political affairs by. or dit
behalf OF, any member Of the fin
hurch in Idaho. As to the ssFax- A,
ayers ticket7 he explained that 5if
he Delegates who We're rejected at CO,
he Boise Dsmoc-atic Convention tn.
ere bona fide taxpayers and pron- IN.
u owners, and on their return rio
icy started the Taxpayers ticket. Z
OF enc of them is 4 member of the To-
Mormon" Church, nor are there All
y members Of the Church I'm the his
ca party they have Organized. for,
'me Of them were once members tha
hers never were, and there Is no use
'od reason for saying the ssAlor- con
ons" have anything TO Do with va,
al or any other ticket, as thew are act
King no practical Interest what ma,
Ter in this election. -,
we have received privat. inror- unJ
atien on this matter, from which ~.
learn that some at least of the -;
axpayers' party are 50 oppose.i 70 -.
&c pretended Democrats who have t,o
'trayed them, that they desire tb,. -.
feat OF the party even II It seats b,,,
ubois. -
IN further conversation with Mr.. VAR