Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-21
IDAHO POLITICAL fErrERs.


place been convicted Of treason, felon.
smbeSzlemcnt Of public finis, barter
ing or selling, or offering 10 bstier OIL
sell his vote, or purchasing or oficfini
10 purchase the vote Of another o.
other Infamous crime, and who has no
been restored 10 the right Of citizen
shin, or who NJ the time OF such olec
ton IL confined In prison on conviction
Of a criminal offence, or who, ate
passing the age Of eighteen yeari
and since the first day Of January
1858, has been or Il polygamlsi, or u
living or has livcl in whit IL known
ms patriarchal, plural, or celestial mar
riaxc, or In violation Of my law NJ
Idaho or the United States, fofhiddlnp
any such crime, or VINO In any manner
teaches, or has taught, advises or hnl
advised, counsels or has counseled, aids
or has aided, encourages or has encour'
aged any person 10 enter into blgamy,
polygnmy. or such Iatrlarchal, plural
or celestial marriage, or 10 live In Viola
tion Of any AZ, II law, or 10 commit any
such crime, or vino has been n member
of or contributes or has contributed u
the support. aid, or encouragement OF
any orier. Organization, association, cor
poration, or society which teaches, or
has taught, advises or has advised,
counscls or has counscled, encouraged
or aided any person 10 enter polygamy,
blgamy, or such patrlarchal or plural
marriage, or which teaches or has
taught, advises or has advised that the
laws Of this State, or Of the Territory OF
Idaho before IL admission IA u State
into the Union, or Of the United States,
applicable 10 the Territory Of Idaho,
prescribing rules Of civil conduct, are
not the supreme law"
The foregoing Il the text Of the pro-
visions In the third section Of the cleo.
tion law which has just passed the Ida
no State Legislature, relating TO tho
"Mormon" citizens Of that State. Par.
ticulap Of It, passage will DO found
IN another part Of this paper.
The design Of the measure Is plain
on liz face. II Is 10 prevent any per-
son who has been member Of the
"Mormon" Church since January,
1855, from taking any part In the political
affairs Of the State.
The bill only awaits the signature Of
the Governor 10 make II u law. That
will DO appended, no doubt, without
delay, and this singular sample Of Ida.
no legislature wisdom will acquire tho
name aud dignity Of n statute. whe.
ther II will pass Into history and nac-
tee as law, rcmains to be seen.
There is provxion In that ancient
document, fast becoming absolelo
among many so-callcd Americans,
satSl, 8rSiyiass Ihs 81 enactment nae ;,i, d
any ca pos .Jacso law. There Is n
judicial body expressly established 10
determinc whether laws passed by the
nation or by any State OF the Union Is
In accord with tho supreme law OF the
land. II this measure does not come
before that tribunal TO be tested, and n
II shall stand the test wo will lose two
confident gueszcs.
ifthls law is not er poa .facto, Il
seems 10 US that there cannot bc an
enactment when may 10 properly no
designated. II Is not only n person
who is member OF an organization or
society that does certain things who 4.
TO be- ~ an alien, but one who has been
since January lat, 1855, n member Of
such church. And II IL not only
such present or past mcmberahlp tina,
~ to destroy NIL political privileges, but
present or past connection with, or
support Of AN organization which has
done or aided In the doing of such
things; no matter what may be- Ia
present acts or status or teachIngs.
Our friends In Idaho hayo tbia IN
console them. They aro no worse Of,
than before tho passag. Of this crystal.
liHation VI blgotry and folly, Tb,v
may still occupy the soil md an 4,
pay taxes and breathe the air I'M th,y
die. And they may have IN. 6ollcl,y ~
tho prospect Of being buried ON Idaho
soil, endeAred TO them by tho mon,orv
Of such eminenLy republican and
liberty laden legislation IA ia. m.asnr.
lust enacted. They haven't last n,y-
thing by It.
Iftho time does no, soon come when
decent people OF all parties a.hn,noJ
OF such scheme. MA mi. n wul a,',,,.
very poorly for the proeres, Of td,n"
We DO not think the promoter. NJ ,h,.
h,aha., i,,,.' Wv u'u ,' 'es. oil The