Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-04
p,oublican Candidate for Governor
Answers His Challenge in
Plain Terms
SPEAKS OF CHURCH INFLUENCE,
s...s Where Dubois Stood on the
Mormon Question a Year Ago
statement Of Facts.

srsolal to the Boise Statesman
,.or couer dAleue CITY, Ida says
oHon. Frank r. GoodIng, the Repub-
,,., candidate FOR governor opened
.,s campaign for his party in Kootenal
county last evening in the opera house
rbo house was packed to the DOORS
oysr 500 being present After discuss
,og national Issues and after paying a
,tovlng tribute 10 the resources Of
idaho. Mr.. Goodlng took up the Du-
hoIs. Mormon question. lie stated That
,,ben no stepped on the stage he had
,oen handed a list Of questions that
senator Dubois wanted him to answer
a. that he might know the speakers
position on the Mormon question Mr.
Goodlng said he would try to make his
oorltlon and that Of the Republican
hariv very plain. Continuing, he said
~ understand that Senator Dubois
.,ated from this platform a few days
ero that there was no law on our stat
uie books against blgamyi polygamy
or unlawful cohabitation,
The speaker then read sections of
the Idaho statutes defining the crimes
oi blgamy and Illegal cohabitation and
orescrlblng punishment for such Of
lenses. lie asked
aWlll YOU take Senator Dubois word
for IL or the statutes Of our own
slater
WHAT DUBOIS SAID LAST YEAR.
The speaker stated that II the laws
now on the statute books were Insult
Iclent others should be enacted. Pro-
ceedng, he said he desired 20 call at
tention to the position taken by Seno-
Tor Dubois IN the discussion relative
20 The admission Of Arizona and New
Mexico to statehood last year He
ouoted the senator's words al that
lime Deb 8, 1908 IN the United
States senate) as follows 81 live
among those people and so far as
know in Idaho there has not been IL
rolygamOus marriage celebrated since
that manifesto was issued, aud ] have
vet to find a man IN Idaho or anywhere
Else who vii say that a polygamous
marriage has been celebrated anywhere
since the Issuance OF that manifesto
Then Senator Hale said Then IL
must follow as the years 60 by and AS
the older people disappear polygamy
as practlsed WIN be practically re-
moved
Dubois replied, There is no Ques-
ton about IT,
DUBOIS CALLED UPON TO ACT
Continuing, Mr. Goodng said. ~
wish to say ladies aud gentlemen. that
there Is no one In Idaho more anxious !
10 protect the morals and fair fame of |
this state than myself As ] have said !
60 YOU there are ample laws on our |
statute books for punishment of all |
crimes connected with sex relationship |
except adultery. II elected governor I |
shall try 10 see that such law is
placed on the statute book
The Republican party takes the !
stand Dubois did little over q year ago !
that no polygamy exists In Idaho. and |
that no new marriages have been con.
tacted.
IT pOlygamous marriages have been |
contracted, as Dubois claims. II is his
duty 70 file infonna.lons against the
offenders and have them punished for |
blgamN Mornons are as amenahle to |
laws against blgamy and illegal cohab.
taton as Gentles, Mormons may not
be all angels. Some Of them may and |
have undoubtedly committed crimes,
but how often do We hear of some |
eood man or woman going wrong IN
our own community? / do not think |
one church should be held responsible
Tor the acts Of individual members
more than other churches dos
QUESTION OF CHURCH INFLU-
ENCE.
Nov We VIII talk about Church In
lluence' I'm regard to any influence be.
lhg used there must be results or IL
uon count unless there Is something
10 show for Il. The question is whether
you are going 10 take Dubois state
ltents or the official vote OF the state
j nave here a list Of the percentage of
som OF the Republican party in each
county IN Idaho at the election two
staTs ago over the vote of four years
ar Goodins then made a comparison
ol gains In Mormon counties as COM
islea with those In Gentle counties,
Growing that the gains where the Nor
, ,n, make up O large percentage OF
5 Ce population We're less than those In
',nlIe counties. He said:
nhat IS the matter with Koolenal
,ouUly which made q greater gain
wv years ago than any Mormon conn
fiuences?' 'y Nlo''''oh NJ
e.,. Ieules were submitted that show a
salh IN kootenai county IN The Rennh'
Nlan lOln OF an NOR nn,A - f'"