The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-13
spector can rest comparatively easy in

spector can rest comparatively easy in
his mind.
MORMONs SAVING WOOD.
There can be no Disgusting the fact
that while the rank and file of the
Mormon people are quiet in their po-
lftical utterancss. they are just now
Saving wood in a way that will
,astonish some people They do not
forget the Idaho .'test oath" and
how the first Republican legislature
told against them. not alone disfran-
chising them, but actively going after
them as far back as 1889 Il hash
been a great while since these things
were, and the persecution so ruthlessiy
melted out to them is Sacoming fresh
ened' in the minds Of tie Mormon peO-
pie. A Mormon church leader ms.y
here and there advise them 10 vote tue
Republican ticket, but in so doing re
only advertises the fact that he is out
for political preferrent, and not IN
touch with the people VINO shared the
vicissitudes in times of persecution. ard
when to be q Mormon was to be ostra-
cized from all politics. These are the
cold, unalloyed facts in the case. and
they are bristling all over with points
that Idaho Republicans would fam zet
bv. if possible, in this hour After the
bsIl is over" then viii my conception
of things be verified. change tae
status of nothing-I merely state what
exists. The Herald always prints the
news!
A REPUBLICAN, DODGE.
Governor Mcconnell and his Repub-
lican associates are evidently in the
thrOes of despair. and DESTROYS OF re-
sorting to measures that Will turn the
tide of local public opinion to matters
beyond the confines of the great state
of Idaho Senator Shoup HIS early al
vised that the campaign here be touSh I
out on national party lines, and avoid
all local issues so far as possible There
is good Republican methods in the re-
solve, but I CLEAN that the DemocratS
will none of it, The following appeared
in the Statesman, and shows to what
desperate straits the s q. D. IS driven
to in order TO divert attention from
state issues:
sept. 10. 1S94.-The World, New York
City, n. " am in receipt OF your
telegram of even date, as follows:
Governor McConnell-EngEsh COM
mittee has been sent here to investi-
gate and denounce southern lynchine,
VIII you please telegraph us what you
think of English meddiing with our
affairs THE WORLD.
I'm reply beg leave to say that as
the president seems to be in touch with
the English people on the tariff and
coinage questions, apparently taLi!s
his cue from that astute nation 1t may
be possible that the committee to which
you refer is coming here on his invita-
ton or that of the secretary of state
In that case, courtesy would impel me
to withhold my opinion, which might
be offensive to the distinguished Wis
itors. Very respectfully.
w. j. MCCONNELL"
Important correspondence in this is
sue is crowded out. and UnayOidably so,
though hereafter we viii make spe-
cial endeavor to get Idaho matters be-
fore The Herald readers on time. Utah
and Idaho people are just now watch
| ing party movements, and so far as
Idaho is concerned, there are some racy
developments on. These viii later on
be given through The Herald exelu-
sively, and will furnish good reading.
RAY RAYTOND.