The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-09-29
MILLSAPS AND JACKSON DON'T AGREE.
Hot Exchange etteIs--State Central committeeman
Refuses to Advertise Dubois Campaign Speakers
in Fremont Col,nty--Es Called a Jack Mormon.
thermore we do not intend to do so.
Yours very truly,

Yours very truly,
J. d. Millsaps.
The following letter, which Is
self-explanatory, was sent Jackson
later the same day:
! St. Anthony, Idaho. Sept. Is,
| 1904.
Mr.. c. H. Jackson, Boise City,
Idaho.
Dear Sir
Since writing you this fore
noon and talking with you over
the phone, l have seen some OF the
Democrats here in St. Anthony and
talked with them about Heitfeldt
coming here and making some
speeches in this county, and have
not yet found one that is willing to
put up any money for the purpose
of paying the expenses OF such a
meeting, for the reason that we do
not feel that it would do our local
situation any good. We feel that
it would only be adding fuel to the
flame to have him here. At Lew
iston during the convention, you
people did not seem to have any
care, concern or consideration
whatever for the Democrats of Ere
mont county or what the results
might be to them and it strikes me
now as it did then that you did not
care one iota if it did disorganize,
disrupt and entirely break up the
Democratic party in southeastern
Idaho, so long as few men could
crafty their own personal ambi-
lions and desires, and we now feel
that you will confer favor upon
us by keeping your campaign
speakers out of here and letting us
work out our own destruction or
as the case may be and
more especially those who favor
and helped to place that iniquitous
Anti Mormon plank in the Dem,
ocratic platform and who would adj
the election of ticket which
is in sympathy with the same
Yours very truly,
]. D. Millsaps
On the 18th, the Salt Lake Trib-
une came out with hot special
from Boise, under the caption
'Jack Mormon is Hit Hard" and
Hot Letter Sent Committee
man., etc. The special which
follows reached St. Anthony about
"a hours before Mr. Millsaps re-
ceived Jackson's "red hot letter."
Boise, Ida, Sept. II. Some in
teresting correspondence has passed
between Chairman Jackson of the
Democratic State committee and ].
D. Millsaps, committeeman for Ere
mont county Jackson wired Mill
'aps to make arrangements for
meetings to be held by Senator
Heitfeldt at St. Anthony and Rex /
burg next week.
Millsaps replied by letter saving
he Democrats of that county would
lot furnish money to pay for halls,
ETC., and the State committee
would have to pay all expenses if
t sent speakers i'll there. He saws:
You will understand that fully
~ 11Pr cent o,- ,,,ora IS 4l,o ~
rats of Fremont county are mem
oers of the Mormon church, and we
cannot but feel that the resolution
II the State convention is a direct
'tab at them, and for one would
lot blame them if they refused as
init to support the ticket that has
oeen nominated by the Democratic
party Further he says: 1--WE +
low feel that you will confer ia
'or upon us by keeping your cam
oalgn speakers out of here.
In his reply Chairman Jackson
quotes the plank from the Demo
ratio platform as follows:
NSiIidilu tllc determination
II polygamy and unlawful cohabi-
alton within the State of Idaho
nd the complete separation of
hurch and state in political affairs.
Ne pledge the Democratic party to
nact such legislation as will effec-
ually suppress such evils
Continuing, he says: "You, |
'elieve, claim to be all American
ltizen and Gentle. 1t is sur
risingly strange to me that the
lormons can find such men as YOU
D put forward to write such letters
S the one l am now answering ,,
Mr.. Jackson states that all good
eople, whether Mormons or Cen
lies, can have no objections to the
lank. IF it is stab at the Nor
ION church." he says, then the
lormon church ought to be stabbed
D death. -
If the Mormon church does not
ractlce polygainy and unlawful
ohabitation, and does not under
AXE to dictate in political affairs {