The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-22
HITFELD'S GREAT SPEECH
STATE ISSUES MADE PLAIN


Hon. Henry Heitfeld addressed .
large audience ct the Auditorium
Wednesday evening. IL was one OF
tbs best meetings held here so far
this fall. The speaker passed over
national Issues without discussing
them and confined himself to what
be deemed Of more importance 70 the
people Of this state, covering very
thoroughly and lucidiy the Issues Of
state and local nature. He showed
bis audience that the republicans had
defeated Governor Morrison for re-
nomi nation after endorsing his ed
ministration and that his defeat was
accomplished BY q deal with the
Mormon counties which gave their
SUPPORT to Cooling, being assisted
BY Congressman French, who turned
over the Latah county delegation 10
the GoodIng crowd for a renomina-
tion. He said that State Treasurer
Coffin had secured the defeat OF the
state depository Law In the courts,
which lost to the people Of the state
$50, 600 annually ia interest on
balances Of public funds deposited 10
hanks. The inference is that this
interest nov goes into the pockets Of
Cofiin. Colin was renominated for
state treasurer.
He showed up the beet sugar
bounty robbery which would have
cost the people quarter Of million
dollars but for the refusal OF State
Auditor Turner 10 issue the warrants
for the payment Of the bounty to the
sugar kings. The sguar bounty Law
was passed by the last republican
legislature and gives q bounty Of one
cent a pound on all sugar mannfact-
uned In the state during 1903, and
one-haIf cent ON all sugar made in
1909. The passage Of the bill was
due to the influence Of Mormon
leaders and the three sugar factories
now running ia the southeastern
counties at BlackfOot. Sugar City
and Idaho Falls, are owned and
controlled by Mormon officials,
Joseph Smith. president Of the
church, being president Of one Of the
companies. State Auditor Turner,
for refusing 10 issue the warrants TO
take money from the public treasury
aud pay Il over to a private corpora
tion Was defeated in the republican
state convention for denomination,
although his official acts were en-
dorsed as a part Of Governor Nor.
rison's administration. Congressman
French WIS threatened with the same
fate unless he turned Latah county
over 90 the Mormons.
The speaker asserted that Goodin
had promised, il elected governor. 60
appoint George Parkinson. q Mormon
bishop, Rs immigration commissioner
In which case the public funds would
be used to oolOnize the state with
Mormons. The money would be
spent In Strengthening the hold of
the MOrmons on the state,
Mr.. Heitfeld named a number Of
individual cases of polygamy that
were notoriously undisputable, and
showed why prosecutions could not
be had under the present laws. He
also said that BoTah, who is now
defending the Mormons, went to the
national republican convention for
the purpose of securing the adoption
Of an anti Mormon plank 10 the plat.
form and was prevented by influences
from this state. He quoted largely
from the testimony Of Joseph Smith.
who admitted that the Mormons
practiced polygamy.
With all these evidences OF polye-
amy and church interference In pub
lilo affairs even to the extent of at
tempting to take bounty money from
the taxpayers aud using the immigra-
tiOn commissioners office for the
of the state with Nor.
mons, be wanted to know IL the PEG.
pie thought the Mormon church on.
cials were not interfering In public
matters and pFacticing polygamy.