The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-27
DUBOIS GREAT SPEECH
He TELLS SOME COLD FACTS
Ehs moFWaa Qasation Discussed ~
Senator Dabeis ~ the Lswlstsn
CoRvsntiaa- Poiysamy AHa chureh
nmteFfaranea Hava Issae.

fore the democratic state convention
said:
Mr.. ChatEmsn. gentlemen Of the
convention and ladies and gentlemen.
1 had not attended addressing this
sonvention u all. aud would not do
90 NOS had not learned after "a
touFumant that > number Of delegates
thoghl that my silence meant aoqui.
eacaBes Ia the platform, 90 far Is IL
relates 10 polygamy, which was adopt.
ID last evening.
We are making 20 eight ON the
Mormon church OF the Mormon
people We are making a fight on
soms of the vices OF the Mormon
organization, aud upon some Of the
claims Of ths high authority which
controls that Organization. tAppla.
49, In their hsaFt Of hearts and ~
I look them IN tbs face. ! usssFt there
10 not q Mormon here Who does not
Wish mo 0Sd-spsed 10 my efforts to
pot tho leaders Of tbs MoFmaa church
90 Salt Lake, cut Of Idaho politics
forever. lCFlea u good aud aaeh
applause.
Nov, ~ Senator Evans really thinks
there h 20 difference bstussn this
resolution and the one offered last
aighi. whieh uas adopted. b., of
s0urss. viii support u Feadily. Hos.
ever. be- wiil opposs u vigorously. l
uill point out TO you very easily the
diHoFanea, what ia necessary 10 the
Idaho platioFn and shat Was necen'
cary In the platform In toe national
democracy The resolutions IN tbs
platform of the national party.
though sdeqaals foF national par,
Doses. does not satisfy ~ all. nor sp.
pFoach. nor touch local conditions
Oar fFisnda. Who are always very ob,
serving. we're entirely coutsBt with
chs plank of The national platform,
90 far ~ IL conserved idaho. They
obiccs TO u very much however, ~ =
aaliobal declaration. uill shop
yoo The litiegvses 10 q moment b..
tween Ihs nstlstaI declaration and
thia declaration Lsrs. althOush iirrs
ls bot the change Of q Wntd 81 he
aFBt part aud the addition - ar, lie
81 lines 81 ths end
Tho national platform Rayu we
demand the liberalization Of polyg.
amy within the Jurisdiction Of The
United States, aud the complete
espaFAtIon Of church tand state IN
political affairs. - The Fualolution
which Ws are noe considering says
''ws demand the decentralization of
polyRamy and unlawful eohabitatlou
within the state u idaho" OF course
u Ia absurd that tho state OF Idaho
should pass : resolution 10 sxteFmIn.
ate POlysamy within the iurisdIction
0f the United States We ell admit
that that would be absurd for ne.
= So Il 10 necessary 10 prohibit Il with,
10 the state Of Idaho. The last part.
land tho complete separation Of the
church and state In political affair"
10 Identical With the national plat
form. aud We add 90 this 'we pledge
the democratic party 90 enact such
legislation as will etfeOtually suppress
such evils
Nov, Ia the early days, there were
hundreds and hundreds, running np
10 the thousands, Of convictions.
throughout these polygamy infested
regions, but none for polygamy.
They we're all for unlawful cohahl.
tion. Why3 In order TO prove polyE.
amy, you must prove the second
marriage, and the second marriages
are performed within the sacred con.
zines Of the Endowment House, and
no record IL kept Of them. Il IL i'm.
possible, and the officers we're unable
20 prove pOlyRamy. They could prove
unlawful cOhabitatIou, which means,
according TO the Interpretation OF ths
courts, the holding out BY one mar
Of more than one one woman aa biz
wife.
You can readily ses the difference.
We need, OF course. national ieglsla,
tAVat NaAeh VIII eo1et huu u viii
come through IN amendment to tbs
constitution. There 10 not a demo,
cratic United States senator who II
not familiar enough with this question
10 vote for it.
share the opposition 20 oonstitu
tional amendments generally, and
the encroachment upon the rights o.
the state, but when a state says VI
are unable 20 suppress theae crimea
because a majority Of the peopl,
belong 10 an organization which up
holds them he theie crimes aeaina
American citizenship, this grea