The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-27

hnu wipe out hha reject Ahis hiot upon
the American sscuteheon. lApplausel.
do not want to be misunderstood.
This plank 10 the soundest plank that
has been before you. II is the best
plank that has ever been before you,
aud after the exhibition, which we
always see, whenever the members OF
thls organization come out into open
debates, II must impress every Amer
lean citizen that each and every time
the plank should be stronger. ZAP.
pianss.
| believe as firmly ~ believe 1
stand before you, that the rank and
Gle are opposed 10 this church dietA-
ton IN their politics. NOtWitb-
standing The statements of their rep
FessntatiFss here, that this will drive
away the democratic vote IN that sec
ton, believe that many a young
Mormon democrat will go 10 his booth
aud With Joy deposit bis ballot for
our ticket. Great sppianse).
have more faith apparently In
the young MoFmons than their re-
representatives. here. Applause /
stand ~ their friend aud champion.
aud they know a. They know against
wh0m aud what have always Waged
ms fight aud against whom aud what
am vaging my eight nos. tApplA.
uss.
4 number Of references were made
to our test oath last uight, snd
pictures shown you Of the hardships
IL Indicted, Yoa would have been
led 10 think that u waa something
very unjust which We bad fastened
upon the people. wish TO shy to
those who have come 70 the state in
recent years that there Aas fcarcsly n
diesentiug voice 10 cur constitutional
convention, composed almost wholly
oi democrats aud republicans. against
pottinG the test cath 10 our constltu-
ton.
Delegate Rich. from Bear Lake
"How many Mormons did you have
Ia that convsutionf"
Dubois 1--WE hsd no MormoBs IN
that convention.
Delegate Rich, from Bear Lake
They had M yoiea. -
Dubois: "Bcauas the Mormous
could no, take al oath that they
did not belnng 20 an equalization
which taught them 10 practice polyg.
any, snd which put the ecclesiastical
law before the civil Las. Great
applause. And I cay 10 you nov,
and II lire. ! will try 20 carry u
cut. that whenever the Mormons again
say that they encourage aud practices
aud uphold polyRamy. aud put the
ecclssiastlcul above ths civil Law.
shall once more say that they ought
not to have the vote aud experiences
the privileges Of American citizens.
Applause and cheers.
but | contend again that the youns
Mormons do not want thia interior.
enoe by the leaders Of the church.
Conditions had bseome such IN
Idaho Territory In the early eighties,
that they we're Undesirable. 1 mean
The Mormon portion Of IL. ! vent
20 Oxford 10 witness u democratic
county convention Ia 1854. Th,
Mormons al that time we're ell demo
crate, without exception. Oxford
vas In my county Of Oneida, which
81 that time WAS = very large one
comprising what is nov the counties
Of Oneida, hammock, Bingham and
Fremont. AZ this convention saw
the then bishop Of the Mormon
church, Mr.. Kicks, who had been IN
the territory about elk weeks and
lived in the upper part Of the county,
far removed from Oxford. He sat IL
that convention composed of 35 Nor
mons and seven Reutlles, and mad,
all the nominations. lie had q list
from which he read. and would say
| nominate so.and.so for sheriff, 90
and-Ro for assessor, etc., aud BIZ
nominee was always successful, by
vote Of 80 to seven.
PolyRamy was everywhere, aud IL
thosa days openly preached and prsc
ticed. This condition Of affair
made the test oath necessary, and
say 20 the credit Of the great peopl,
Of the west, the loyal men and womel
Of Idaho Territory, regardless o
politics, rose mp and demanded thu
enactment Of the test oath. tAppla
use. And say now again, although
| am not a prophet nor a son Of
prophet, unless present condition
cease, the good moral men and womel
of Idaho state, viii rice and secur
such legialation as will put stop d
present praoticea lApplause.)
Now, ! don't want to be tedious
but there we're 80 many loose state
ImnntR made that 1 am FRYING 40 "a