The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-12

rangement of former lines. Nor
rison took the place in the Borah-
Statesman combination formerly |
occupied by Gooding, and Gooding |
broke completely with Borah and
the Statesman. Later came the
Senatorial contest, and a new ele-
ment was introduced. Some of the
bright men Of North Icaho saw the
situation and determined to take
advantage of it. They proceeded
to combine that section of the State
in Heyburn's interests, and showed
themselves to be master hands at
the business. They made extensive
soundings and satisfied themselves
that the breach between the Morri-
son-Borah forces and the Gooding-
Standrod forces was of a character
that would not yield to ordinary
treatment. It had developed into
personal antagonisms, and so bitter
was the feeling that either side
would go to Hepburn rather than
to the other. The Northern men
saw that all they had to do was to
maintain the status quo, and they
were bound to win if their combina-
ton held together. 1t was altogeth-
er as legitimate and well-managed
a political game as was ever played,
and worked out beautifully. After
Heyburn's election. there was a
disposition on the.part of the North
ern leaders to break away and ac-
cept any new alignment that might
to them seem wise, and it is difficult
to tell what would have happened
had not the Statesman raised such
a row over the Woolley incident.
The bitterness of the Statesman has
naturally driven Hepburn, French ,
Standrod and Gooding into the
same boat, and, in the popular es-
timation, Borah and Morrison are
placed together. The factional
alignment that now promises to
continue for some time will be de-
termined by the view taken of Mr..
Woolley's appointment. It is, we
belieye, unfortunate for Morrison
and Borah that they are classed
with the Statesman in this contro-
versy, for, the way things look, the
Statesman is almost alone in its po-
: sition. The Republicans of Idaho
sincerely desire that the Mormon
question shall not be resuscitated,
= and especially do they deprecate the
attempt which has been made to re-
: open it for the purpose of trying to
make it appear that one faction oi
: the Republican party is more viz
! tuous than the other. The super
S ior holiness of the Boise Statesman
/ is not questioned, and the convic.
ton is strong upon the people o.
e Idaho that the political arena
e would be turned into a temple O.
S purity, if the Statesman held thu
= crank; but there is also a well
l. grounded belief that when men 81
l. forth seeking public Office, they dc
= not discriminate against Mormon
n support. In connection with tn
a Senatorial contest of last winter,
d may be said that not one of the as
;e pirants was averse to receiving tn
= vote of Mormon legislators an
,e probably not one of them disdaine
e. legitimate traffic for Mormon II
O fluence. 1t is in the interest
le wholesome party sentiment ths
a facts should be plainly stated, anc
IN therefore, there should be no equ
e. vocation as to the attitute of R
i'd publicans towards the Mormon PEI
at pie. There is not a Republica
IL Office holder in Idaho, having re
r. erence to State matters, who has n
earnestly sought to make Republ
cans of Mormons and thankful
- received the fruits of his effort
That is the plain, notorious and II
deniable fact. And one step fart
All er, there was not at the time of M
al Heyburn's election candidate f
9'' the United States Senate wi
Id would not have gladly accepted Il
baraHt of oil the influence. real