Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-26
lDAno'S SILVER T0NCUED ORATOR
SCORED SENATOR DUBOIS
Hon. Vim. {. BOrah Delivered one of the Most
Eloquent and Inspiring Addresses Last
Night Ever Heard in Lewiston

Il called Senator Dubois attention
Saturday night a week ago in Bon
ner's Ferry to the fact that if he
would file q complaint against any
man living in polygamy by reason of
4 plural marriage contracted by him
since the manifesto of the sixth of
october. 1890, that l would prosecute
that man to conviction. Now what has
but he has got another importation
from the state of Utah by the name
OF owen, and he sends me a list of
gentlemen, every one SO far as know
gentlemen who were living in polyg-
amy at the time Of the issuance Of the
manifesto, having plural wives. and
were by common consent of President
Harrison and Senator Dubois permit
ted to remain in that condition. Why,
he names one man "a years old, who
married his last wife in 1S49. Laugh-
teri Now l ask you, ladies and gen.
tlemen, why do they not proceed and
20 into a criminal court and file a
complaint? 1t is very easy to have
gentlemen are, but when they file
their complaint in "A court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, 1 will not have to
prosecute them alone-the republican
party and the entire moral courage of
the state OF Idaho will be in favor of
the prosecution. l say to you tonight,
that it is my candid opinion, after in
vestigating the matter, that here Is
not a single case Of polygamy in the
state of Idaho, wherein the marriage
has been contracted since October 6,
1890 My challenge to Mr.. Dubois
stands good that we will prosecute
the man to conviction if he will file
the complaint
The above words We're spoken by
Hon. VIM. E. Borah Of Boise last
night in this city at which time he
swayed the large audience in the hall
with his eloquence. Mr. Borah spoke
for three hours on both National and
state issues and there was not one per-
son in the large hall that did not listen
in rapt attention and admiration as
the choice flow Of language dropped
from the voice OF distinguished silver
tongued orator of Idaho. His appear
anoe on the rostrum was occasion for
burst of applause from the audience
Perhaps no other man in the state Is
better qualified and able to deliver an
address on the issues of the campaign
in Idaho than he and his method in
imparting to the audience last night
Information that Is vital to the IN
terests of republican success left nc
doubt to the voter as to the proper
course to persue.
In opening his address he took ul
the national issue Of the day and COM
pared the prosperous times under re-
publican rule since the. time Of Aofa'
ham Lincoln to the present day with
that of the administrations of Presi-
dent Cleveland under whose admin
istration a deficit had been created
in the treasury Of the government and
that business all over the country was
at standstill, leaving many homes
in distress for the lack of work OF the
fathers. brothers and husbands Hs
dwelt at length on the comparisons
between the protective tariff and the
free trade bills.
He paid glowing tribute TO ,h'
memory of Lincoln and his words nae
that musical eloquence that charmed
his listeners with rapt, and profouh'
respect for man who could 50 por'
tray his feelings es to keep his audi
ence spell bound. When he delved IN
. to the Mormon question there was
Eeneral settling in chairs and II Wa
evident that the audience were muci
: interested to hear from him his siu'
of the controversy that was opene'
by Senator Dubois and the democrat''
party. He spared no words In co'
demning Mr.. Dubois. Mr.. jackson
and others for their efforts in cam
paigning the state endeavoring
make it the paramount issue. He sal'
that Senator Dubios always nad
paramount issue and that this 'in
Il was the Mormon question. he san
that he was sppossd . polyEamy' -
Whole repubiican party ana that q
whole people were opposed to ifs prac