The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1904-10-13
Mr.. CIay's Speech.
wrru EDITORIAL Comment.


large and appreciatiye audience
at the Opera house last Monday
evening. The address covered the
range of campaign issues in an i'm
pressiye style. While the speaker
was not eloquent, he was logical and
his appeal honestly carried convic-
tion to every nearer.
The republican record In the state
on the eight-hour issue was present
ed In way that left no possible
room for doubt that conditions here
are the same as In Colorado, The
popular sentiment In this state or
in Colorado was demonstrated by a
vote for constitutional amendment
in way that 1t became a popular
demand OF the voter for an eight
hour law.
The mine owners OF the Occur
d'Alene by compact with the Nor
mons forced the republicans OF the
legislature to override demand aud
defeat the will of the people. This
fact shows that the republican plat
form expressions and popular vote Of
the people is held In utter disregard
by the republicans, when such de-
mand Is not popular with the Nor
mons and their allies who are Joined
together to rob the state, enslave
the labor class and promote Mormon
J practices. He cited the fact that the
! labor class is effectually out Of all
I republican politics to such an extent,
! that the party this year RETAINED
! from any platform declaration On the
1 eight-hour issue. The glaring dis
} regard OF the vote on the subject
: two years ago, would OF course have
4 made any such declaration ridiculous.
2 Then the speaker turned to the
3 sheep question. AS Mr.. Gooding
owns 10000 sheep. and has been
2 fighting for law that would give
: him monopoly OF public ranges OF
\ the state for many years, this sub
2 ject is glaring campaign issue. The
: sheep men have prostituted the re-
\ publican party TO their use In this
. fight for all the grass on all the hills
= and valleys, as have the Mormon
4 lead mine owners for their especial
b benefit.
g He asserted upon the authority o
II tie supreme court OF the state tina
y the sheep men have the cattle men
g the rancbers, the prospector and al
Il other classes who wanted grass, for
n ests, and pure water just where the
g wanted them under the present law
q The two-mile limit law has beer
n effectually nullified by the suprem
& court, so that sheepman can graz
4 his herd every. day past your yer
& door, over every Hill and through
g every dale of the unfenced domain
II The Mormon issue was rightly bel
- up as the paramount one OF this cam
paign. He fixed the alliance OF tn
republicans with the Mormons eve
to the encouragement OF their sin
by the national party. He produces
record evidence that the Roosevelt
managers, through Mr.. Clarkson, G
Iowa, had pledged the coveted seat !
the U. S. Senate to Reed Smoot !
consideration Of the delivery by Oh
Mormon church of the electoral vol
10 OF Utah and Idaho TO Roosevelt
% the coming election. This compa'
proves church interference with
vengeance. The Mormon apostles
- Utah have bargained, sold and wi
deliver Idaho's vote for seat In u
u. S. senate for a Utah polygamis
lie also gave names and instances
prove that Idaho was locally at u
mercy OF the Mormon church al
that as long as the republicans We
In power, men and measures must
acceptable to the Utah apostles I
CARELESS OF the will Of the people
this state. The election OF Mr.. He
burn to the U. S. senate was fore
over that OF Mr.. Borah by Jol
Henry Smith, a political missioha
from Utah. Mr.. Borah was the U
NV doubted choice Of the masses OF repu
ljcaps in this state. The sue
bounty is also Mormon issue. Tb
of not only forced the bounty b
through the republican legislator
but they are In a position to prohii
oS, the establishment Of factories by q
an competing company. The sugar tn
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