The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-09-29


have yours of September 15tl
and ha I'VE read the same carefully
and must confess that | am utterly
amazed with the contents of your
commit nication.
The plank to which you refer il
your letter, which you say will
cost us the votes, or ought to cost
us the votes of all Mormon Demo
Gratis j Idaho, is as follows:
eve demand the determination
of polyga1ny and unlawful cohabi-
tation within the State of Idaho,
and t be complete separation OF
Churcl and State in political
affairs We pledge the Demo
cratic party to enact such legisla
ton as will effectually suppress
such e wills.
You, l believe, claim to be an
Americ can citizen and a Gentle. 1t
is surprisingly strange to me that
the Mormons can find such men as
you to put forward to write such
letters as the one | am now answer
ing.
The Democratic party OF Idaho,
the good people of Idaho, the good
people OF your section of the State,
whether they be Mormons or Cen
tiles, an have no objection to the
plank in the Democratic platform.
If it is stab at the Mormon
church, then the Mormon church
ought TO be stabbed to death. If
the Mormon church does not prac-
tice polygamy and unlawful cohab-
itation and does not undertake to
dictate in political affairs, this
plank is harmless. If they do
these things, this plank is necess-
airy.
Our speakers will go into south
eastern Idaho just the same. Our
for Governor, Mr.. Heit-
feldt, will tell your people that he
stands on this plank of the plat
form. Our candidate for congress,
Mr.. c lay, will 60 into southeastern
Idaho, and tell them the same
thing. You and such as YOU may
vote t he Republican ticket OH &C
count pf this platform, but | will
wait u ntil the ballots are counted
before | believe that the rank and
lie of the Mormon Democrats will
vote t he Republican ticket on ac-
count Of it. | assume that YOU
want the Mormons to know eener-
lily tt at you have written such a
etter, ana therefore | take the liber
y OF publishing your letter and
ny reply Yours truly,
Cha tles H. Jackson, Chairman.
After being stirred up, first by
he special to the Tribune" and
'Iterw ard by the receipt of the orr
'lnal hot letter, Nj. Millsaps
q LIS otdte Analrman,
n Du bois sucking. with the fol.
owing communication:
st St. Anthony, Idaho, Sept. 20,
9o4. Mr. c. H. Jackson,
Boise City, Idaho.
Dear Sir:
y ours of the 18th inst. at hand |
md l was not amazed or surprised
II the least at the contents thereof
was not even amazed or surprised
II the tact that | received your re-
by, I early day before the letter
anne, through the Salt Lake Trib-
me- the accredited organ of bolt !
ng el ement of the Republican par
y IN an adjoining state and which
,aper is now not only supporting
he n ational Republican ticket but
$ OPT posing and fighting the Dem
'cratlc party of our sister state Of
Jtah. This | apprehend and take
0 De modern ''Jacksonian Demo
laCy OF the purest type.
lo'i need not have quoted that
i1tle innocent looking plank in the
'Jack sonlan Democratic platform,
$ m perfectly we'll acquainted
With It and there is nothing there
hat / urts or applies to the Nor
non people OF Fremont county b,t
he pS lrit and purpose of its adonl
ION !, q nd the things that were said
pout them both at the Weiser and
conventions by the peo-
rs who were responsible for the
uoptr on OF said plank and what
ney SAID was the purpose of the t.
allle IS what the Mormon people
esenf nd their friends join with
nen. II you will examine my
, ,,s q little more closely, you will
,iu mat l did not say that this
lanK would cost us the votes of all
ae mormon Democrats in Idaho
Ut did say that l would not
ialne them If it did cost us their
l NOT only claim to be an Ameri-
an citizen and q Ca,.;I