Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-30

have acted and voted with that party
in the Senate, but seeing inevitable de-
feat ahead, you have again trimmed
your sails, fully intending, and with ev
cry chance of success, to disrupt the
Democratic party of Idaho, as you so
successfully disrupted the Republican
party almost a decade ago. You have
now fathered the so-called American"
party.
This makes about six political parties
you have belonged to and have led in
Idaho within the past twenty years,
with strong tendencies toward others.
Is not that rather weighty political
record for one man? Can you change
your political belief as rapidly as a
chameleon changes color? Have you
any political beliefs at all? Isn't your
anxiety to ride in on the crest of each
popular wave only the morbid longing
to hold political Office, instead of pure
patriotism and the purity of the
American homer
1t is admitted that you are an astute
politician, but you have overshot the
mark this time. There are few indeed,
VINO do not know that you entertain no
1dea OF winning the present contest in
Idaho for political supremacy. You
1SDAAAS Uhoo JOulO lS ~ uODGl0SS
tight; SO does Chairman jackson; ST p.
Donnelly; your candidate for governor,
Mr.. Heitfeld, who seems to be a willing
sacrifice; G. J. Bassett, and, in fact, ali
or those who have any inner knowledge |
OF your intentions. But that is not the |
question with you and your immediate
followers. Your intention is to create
formidable breach in the Democracy
and two years hence, when your sue
tcessor In the United States Senate is to
De elected, ALLEVIATE enough Republicans
from that party-men who had followed
you Beforehand join with what is left
OF the Democracy and make a supreme
effort for majority in the legislature
winch will assure your reelection.
Less than two years ago you were on
extremely friendly relations with the
Mormon people and in reply to Senator
Hale In your speech, delivered February
o 1903, when he asked YOU That. as
the years go by and as the older gener-
atlon disappear, polygamy will be
practically removed?" you replied:
.,Ihefe is no question about it; and I |
VIII say to the Senator owing to the ac-
i've part which we took in the fierce
contest In Idaho, |, with others who had |
made the hight, thought we were iusti-
fed in making this promise to the Nor
mon people. We had no authority of
law, but we took it upon ourselves to
assure them that those elder men who
were living in the polygamous relation.
who had growing families which thew
had reared and we've rearing before the
manifesto was issued, and at time
when they thought they had right
hnder the constitution to enter the
pOlygamous relation-that those Older
men and women and their children
should not be disturbed: that the nolvu-
amous man should be allowed 70 snn-
port his numerous wives and their
children.
And again you are quoted in the Con
gressional Record as follows:
i say there is no polygamy. and no
one commended more vigorously apainst
THIS tenet and practice of the Mormon
church than myself 1t was fierce
lght for years, and in my feeble wav
1ld all could to suppress it. and this
helped us to do it.
1t is folly and waste of time for San
itors TO undertake to demonstrate here
low that polygamy is live issue, II
And once more referring to Won,
memorable speech in the United States
senate: 0o'0oo
am not anxious for the amendma,+
ma do not want it, because il i NOT
necessary. Polygamy is dead and can
lot be made more dead" 0''i'
Now, my dear Senator. since wban
ms wonderful change of heart and -
Vhat purpose? There has been no state
,!eetion In Idaho to Indicate that 60 il
utlOnS have changad since 49, h