Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06
INroLERANcE IN IDAHO.

Tho Boise Statesman has not only
'put It's foot into It." by It's Illicit con-
nubiatiou with the Dubois faction but
has fallen neck high into the hole set
as a trap for j., by inc Willy politician
who expects to work certain elements
al both parties In Idaho for his personal
interest That whilom Republican or
gan Is now playing local Democratic
strain to win over the hlgots OF an
partles TO an antl-"Mormon'' crusade
AZ first its aim was ostensibly nv sup
port OF an antl-polygomy movement
started By pretended purists who re-
fused to make provisions broad enough
10 include gross and widespread OF
fences against morality Nov II Is ready
10 proceed 80 far as To advocate inc
entire Acknowledgement OF the MOT
uonu citizens OF the state. This Is
made clear I'm its controversy win the
Lewiston Tribune, which has occupied
much space In both papers. The tol-
lowing paragraphs are taken ny 'he
Tribune from the statesmans atte'hpt
10 explain its position
orhe fact is that the test oath dis
frnnchised all members Of the MuIinol
Church II II should be re-ehactcu ~
would again disfranchise all oil uleh"
orhe legislature Of 1891, awaiting ltseii
90 tbe mower conferred upon IL ~
sactinu 4 article 6 Of the CONSERVATION
framed the qualification Tor Notlis
t,aI II would dehnr members OF Wy
church. Il provided that no one sioGits
vote who is on has been . polS sal, ., n,,
who teaches or has t0nght a9YisJS go,
has advised polygamy or VINO mas peSn
i'"n ~ w., n or has contributed to the
sunnorP of any organization WnlSn
,earnes or has taught advises OF hp9
adYised founsels or ha4 counseiou'
a,,ronroaed or aided any person 70 Sn
ter into bigamY, polygamy, CIV -,
'1tsf,~,chised all persons VINO nau sgen
,,,a,,,ners M the Mormon Chureh sinSo
'ianuary l. 1888. the date naine1 ~ so e'
ConvtitutlGn II viii reudly TO-
mat II the qualification shou'r =, ,,,,bsrs
,'tved II would disffanchlse an
uf the Churcn
va 40 not think the substantial po"'
eda yesidents Of Idaho, OF either po,
,,ucal persuasion, viii wish TO pio.e0,
,a,y sueh an extreme as that desired
nv tho Statesman. Indeed the pres' ~
,he state Is emphatically against ~
influential papers on both sides OF 'ho
,onpaign for the present year, il'"Ne
,,n Of the Boise straddler and sho" VI
Sc yaganes and inconsistencies as wen
es MS irrational bigotry me LeW.o-
Ton Tribune responds to the ioreso'hs
paragraphs IN this way
,rhis makes It worse and more OF
q, me nropOsal seems to grow more
s,nister and more Impossible the tur'heii
~ advocates 20 into the subject ~
Seams NOW that the whole mempershli
~ Inc church IS to be distrahehlseu
hocauee al some time In the past i
rommitted acts at that time iaWiul pu'
thnt were since made unlaWIul ns
The same token we whose ploIessloil'
as well as practices, are lhi'acu i,'l.'.
ought TO be penalized for the luuhs , uu'
,ri,,e nerpetrated by our co-rellBlol
49, - tba darker days OF course th'
randid mind that has no axe 20 grim
ana no political debt TO pay or 10 MAN
nv narticipation In such program, re
volts al the procedure ana the pun
The hopelessness of ever enactnB suCi
,egislation "a OF course, the minor par
az N. but that Is the very part oil II lhu
those who wish to use IT as cdllpais'
material seem unable TO understand
The Tribune takes up the question o
The attempted Acknowledgement OF tn
. negroes in the southern states am
shows how the laws there are eVaaec
ana then argues;
How white American citizens, charg
ed personally with no oitense ana ON
discrlmlnated against because OF w
mast offenses of others, can be leBhl'
disfranchised, even when there IN u
over,yhelming public demand for IT,
MT olhnr at this time. When there
no demand for H. but only a sporadl
and manufactured bias, with the iolh
naut political party aturdily orraye
against a. the movement seems u,
only futile but frivolous ana aclu"''
fa.uous'
AS 10 The attempt that Is TO be mad
M the state convention in August
commit the Democratic party to u
proposed anti Mormon onslaught
the Occur d'Alene sun expresses Il
views of many papers and citizens
follows:
almost the entire Democratic pres
of the state Is arrayed against Senau
Dubois In his fight against the Mo
mons and Il is Just possible that II
Senator may not be able TO malnta
his position at the Lewiston CONVEX
ton, which meets August 10. Not on
Is the party press opposed 20 the Sent
tors personal fight against the Mo
mon Church, but leading Democra
like Avery c. Moore are denouncng
without reserve. Il therefore becom
an interesting fight between IN SCI
ator and the press. Formerly In teri
torial days when a party desired
win an election, II courted the Morm'
vote" This too was In the days WI,
the MOrmons were more cohesive POI
tlcally than they are now, and wh'
they upheld and practiccd the NV
rencn The Senator then, as a del
gate in Congress, not only loved Il
Mormon brethren, but winked nc the
system az wifcry which was not co
ceaied. Suddenly. after years of undi
urbed growth when the Mormons ma
actually censed 10 compound marrle
relations. the senator endeavors to q
cite religious opposition I'm "a polite
way against his former fricnds-a sd
Of "A new application Of A. Il Assn
cannot be- considered IN any other llgl
We do not think politics can be ei
ployed that way now, because the ISIS
has been forced to the front merely
bolster up the personal ambitions