The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-11-18
THROW OUT NORAONISM
THE ONLY ISSUE IN IDAHO
ssHaIoT Dabsis Rsitsralss Charges Of
New PoiyEAmy- Question Mast be-
settled Bsfsrs state Has Political
Liberty.

The Mormon question oveFshad.
oWs all others said Senator Dubois
20 u Capital News correspondent last
week. 'And 20 far a. be Demoera-
tie party IL concerned, everything
else will DO snbOFdinated 20 that.
have been over the state somewhat,
and am ia touch With the sentiment
u the State Democracy. have
had = fair opportunity TO judge the
political conditions 10 Idaho for the
past twenty years, and 10 all my ca
psTisncs | have never seen a party 80
united. 80 harmonious and aggressive
as IL the Democracy Of Idaho today.
This is beeAuss Of the determination
10 make an American State out Of
Idaho. and 10 take the domination
Of our politics out of che hands Of
ths Mormon hierarchy.
AsPIRANT's FIRST QUESTION.
Wherever ycs bear. Ia converse
tion, tbs chances u any Republican
leader to become a United States ecu
AAANE MWNNNA0N " GAAEAN%A&AAAA Wv
Guessed, aud The question Immediate.
~ arises, Are the MoFmous for
hlm!" aud II the answer IL that they
aFs not, IL IL accepted as settled
fact thnI be hsa no chARecs- Every
Republican politician Who aspirss 20
= high once relies on this support.
No one IL Idaho can be elected a
United States senator, governor os
Congressman who oppos~s the pEHc.
iloos oF even otitielsss the practices
q the MoFmon hierarchy.
The qassiion which ounfFouss the
people Of Idaho, who are not aspir.
sng 70 high ottios. 10 she'heF o. not
they intend 10 make q second Utah Of
Idaho, and subject the state 30 the
absolute domination Of this CONNER
eiAl and political organization.
shich uses the name Of religion ss q
CLOAK 10 u. unisutui practices
TRIAL or A PuLi1AMisT
In she last cAmpaiFn the DVno.
crate demanded legislation against
unlawful cohabtta,iou and insisted
that the polyeamist Murmons should
bs tried BY = Jury Of American ctii
Hsut without Legislative enactments
providing tor . change 81 venue, or
the sHrlurioH Of A0Fmons from she
larry 10 the trial II polyRamisi. and
suactmsnts against the crime Of IN
auful Capitalization. it IL Impossible
to convict pelygamis'a
"DuFiug the early days. under the
Edmurds act. both IL Utah and Ida
hu. out % the thousands 81 couvic.
tlous had. there we're not hoiy dog
en for poiyramy There were = few
convictions for adultery. There
never uAs = conviction IN either ter.
ritory. eacsp, whsu the marshsl had
an open vpnirs. aud summoned ~
jurymen men who we're sell known
- non Mormous. II vas imuossihls
10 convict no matter how clear the
evidence. " there weEe Mormons on
the jury. Il would he equally i'm.
possible 20 convict nos, with Nor
mons on the jury. No one knows
this better than the MoTmons aud
their alice. the leaders Of the Re
publican party in Idaho
During the lac, campaign, the
Republican organization. through
lie leaders, sent the statement out
broadcast that the Mormon issue Wal
= huRaboo. gotten up for the cole
purpose Of returning Fred T. Duhio'
90 the United States senate. TheS
proclaimed loudly that IL was poll
teal trick. and they would not die
Cusp IT, Before the campaign wa'
over, however. they did not discuss
anything else. scarcely. Their speak
ere, from Governor GoodiuR down
the line, assured the Republican,
that II there were any evils tbey
would correct them. They promised
the people that they would enact leg
tslation which would put stop tc
polyRamous living. aud warned theil
Republican followers not TO trust tbs
Democrats, but TO rely on them.
LAWS THAT FAILED.
when the legislature met, Gov.
ernor Goodlne aud Chairman Brady
used their great power openly to Sc
cure the election Of Elder Franz
Hunt, the recognized leader of th,
Mormons In the legislature, rs speak
or, which officer appoints all Oh,
oommittaes. This election Of a Nor
mon speaker served notice, at th,
start, that no legislation would b.
passed Of which the Mormons did moi
approve. Billie we're introduced, Of
course, by Republicans, providing
for change Of venue and the pun
ishmsnt Of The crime Of unlawful 90
habitation, but they received sCani