Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-22
ONE JACKSON,
The following ls from The Pocatello
Tribune Of Dec. 10;

The following is from The Pocatello
Tribune Of Dec 49,
"A most remarkable story Is that
which C.. Hervey Jackson, chairman Of
the State Democratic committee and
rlght-hand man OF Fred r. Dubois In
the latter's anti-Mormon crusade.
worked OF on the senate committee. in
vestigatlng the protest against Sena-
tor Smoot OF Utah,
When Mr. Jackson told the COM
mlttoe that The believed that not ore
Mormon voted the Democratic 'icket'
In Idaho, we believe that Mr. Jackson
stated what ne ala not believe TO be
true, 10 seems impossible that he
should entertain such a belief. especi-
ally DO the light Of the fact that the
'eolidly Mormon counties" as he de-
nomnates them, aid not cast any
greater per cent OF Republican votes
than ala the non Mormon counties In
Ada county whore there are no Nor
mons the Republicans pollcd 70 per
cent of the total vote In Bear Lake
county which comes the nearest to be-
Ing solIdly Mormon of any Of the coun-
Ties, The Republicans polled only &C
per cent of The vote
Mr. Jackson is attempting 10 de-
ceive when he argues that because IN
the non Mormon counties Mr.. G0oding
Republican candidate for governor
ran behind the national ticket and In
the Mormon counties ahead of the ma.
ilon1l ticket the Mormon Church was
therefore In politics In that cOnnec-
tlon, he failed 10 explain that In Idaho
Mt ieifteldL the Democratic candl-
daie. made strictly anti-Mormon cam
palgn that Doe attacked the Morm0ns
from every platform In the state and
that ha lMr Jackson) as chairman OF
the Democratic state committee. made
the most rlbIl anti-M0rmou speeches
all over The state, often from the same
platform with Mr. uaitfeldt lie also
failed FOO explain that Mr. Hcltfeldt was
universally recognized ms simply the
tool of Senator dubois.
For the Mormous. aR individuals. 10
resent This attitude 10 was certainly
not uece slry for The Church TO take
any hand m politics The only sur
prising thing ln the situation Is that SID
many Mormous supported and voted
me Democratic ticket as ID careful an.
alyis OF the vote proves they must
When the Individual Jackson s,ys
lNal hc does not know whether Cover
nor-elect Cooling is q Mormon ar not
ana iusInuatcs that worry likely ne rs.
he % simply nasty The lnslnultIon As
n dirty piece of business and could
come only from "a plnhoad os Jaeksrn's
Gunner u really makes mo- difference
whether Mr. dooliug is Mormon or
not liut Mr. Jackson knows that he ls
nol Mormon and never has been Nv
| ,If other man and woman I'm the state
knows lt too.
ON tne sugar bounty matter Jackson
! .F.ln showed himself n triokster He
,,l noi say in 40 many words that
| Io no hod u1Id out S1G0o0 for bounty
/ ln l'O5 ana $4,000 l0 1904. Not an alI
| ACCORDING 20 thc report De simply mar
,t'el lhe bounty per pound Tor these
! y,dIs ana lhfn with ChorcterIst "a
| gofo'iness De stated the estlmoted
! n0unty for th' two years amounted h
| tho ngures given OF course ne know.
| the state has never paid cut "a cent IN
| bounty ana that n does not propose ~
tls entire testimony before fba com.
| lnlltee WIS made up OF adroIt insinuo-
| uohs, half truths ana palp9hia ov9.
slons. HIs purpose was % knowingly
| lf,sent tne situation In Idaho In n
| ialse lrht for the purpose cf damac.
NIX ne Mormon peorlc II was Inte1.
! uohal Misrepresentation"