The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-08
ADDRESS TO IDAHO WOMEN


are not baptized into the Mormon
church they can not see again the
dear departed who have passed over
into the realm Of the immoFtals.
''Yon are appealed to whether it is
not high time to call halt to these
denominations.
1.-THE democratic party of this
state has taken up the battle for you
and your children, for the purity Of
the home, for the we'll being Of
society. Il has come out clearly and
declared In its state platform that
We demand the determination Of
polygamy and unlawful cohabitation
within the state Of Idaho and the
complete separation of church and
state in political affairs, and We
pledge the democratic party to enact
such legislation a. will effectually
eupress such evils.
''What good citizen can take any
exception to that resolution? Ought
not polygamy and unlawful eohabIta-
ton to be extermiuated in Idahof
Should not you, as a wife, daughter,
mother, or sister, vote for members
Of the legislature who will enact laws
TO suppress these evils, and for a
governor who will lend bis strong
arm as an executive to the enforce
ment Of these laws!
KNEW FULL WELL THE DANGER.
The democratic party of Idaho
knew full we'll the danger from a
political point Of view 1t must face
In thus throwing down the gage of
battle in behalf of the Christian
homes in this state. Ii knew il
would be confronted by a hostile
hierarchy that claims the right to
dominate the votes OF its members
and does dominate them as veil as
by demogoguss in both parties who
want to carry favor with the Mormon
priesthood 70 secGrs political ends,
selling the glorious heritage Of
American citizenship for a mess OF
pottags. We think you are able to
defy the one and exercise just con-
tempt for the other. Already evil
dences point that the Mormon vote
Ia the southeast will be massed
against the democratic candidates
because they stand for the rights of
childhood, the purity aud glory of
wOmanhood. If you will not come
to your own support. to whom can
We look for succor:
Women Of Idaho, the eyes Of the
womauhood Of the nation aud the
world are upon You. A Napoleon
said TO his soldiers, in the shadow Of
the pyramids, FrenchmsD, / 0 genera
tiOns look down upon you, 20 with
equal truth aud force may IL be said
that not only generations nov living
and struggling under this atful
shame Of debased civilization that
the advance Of Christianity has
placed under an eternal ban. bat
generations yet unborn look to you
to turn back this tide Of evil, rebuke
the brazen viOlators Of Law aud cast
one ballot for the American home,
for the purity Of the family relation
and the good Of the state.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE ON TRIAL.
Woman suffrage itself is now on
trial not only in this state, but In
the nation. II the women Of idaho,
who have the ballot. allow party
fealty TO prevent them from record
ing their condemnation of a great
evil, If they will not vote for the
suppression Of polygamy and unlawful
cohabitation when 1t 10 direct issue
before them, then it is useless
further 10 press the doctrine of women
suffrage ia other states on the ground
that women If given the ballot will
vote on all moral issues regardless of
politics.
'Will you vote for the candidates
of party that Is too cowardly to
declare against these well known evils
that are a menace to your homes and
the atate, and that would fain, by It's
silence, when the very stones should
cry out against these debasinR
practices, commit you to a policy at
war with your every interest and
those most dear to your
CALL TO WOMEN.
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