Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-18


the country, asking us 20 reply 70 those
resolutions ana show up their false
hood and absurdity II We we're TO re-
" ond to an these requests, The "Ncws'
would be hlled with those rofutailonR
ana the public would BE tired with
their repetition, We have therefore de-
ollncd 10 pay any great attention to tho
stories put In circulation ana 10 m our
lngcs with old straw which has been
throshod over hundred tlmos or moro,
II N to be depl)rod that respectable
and benevolent ladies In tho East have
been hoodwinked ana cajoled, by dis
reputable political Adventures and de.
fcatcd politicians, into taking part IN
assaults upon people ana a fulth
o; which they know nothing except the
misrepresentation OF preachers and
platform decmmcrA bent on casting
odlum upon "Mormonsm" and the
"Mormons
We see by nm editorial In the Pocatollo
lda) Tribune, chat Governor oooding
has been replying TO an attack made up.
ON him In Boise papeEOnd that among
other things he took W thls Mormon"
agitation an II affects the state OF Ida
no. The Governor omphaUcally donled
That he had disseminated against cl,i-
gems Of Ms state on political grounds
ana called FOR specifications, II any
could be furnished IN regard 20 that
matter lie lhon referred TO the slo.
rios that had been published concerning
tho subject We have here alluded 10,
ana we therefore copy bis remarks,
as they are quoted In tho pocatollo
tTrlbuno, which are as follows
Il VT ls the common understanding that
'fonator Dubois IN getting money ana
other assistance from women IN tho
east IN order 10 effect moral ana pollli.
cal reforms In the state Of Idaho, !
thlnk this Mormon agitation deserves
treatment and strong treatment,
ihlnk Idaho has been outraged at home
ana abroad by the ISLANDERS that have
been uttered against Us people ltr poll
ties ana lts institutions. ] believe Ida
- "
purer ballot, n cleaner code than any
state IN the Union, am satisfied
Idaho has loss vice, immortality and
crime, and moro homcly virtue, Indus
Try pence ana prosperity than any Ike
number Of people anywhere under the
canopy Of heaven, ! regard with lndlg.
nation and contempt the effort TO On.
list the good and misguided women OF
the east In u crusade for morality and
political deooncy IN Idaho, These wo.
men can md near their own doors more
real sorrow ana wrong that needs ale.
Walton any moment In the day or nlght
than In all Idaho, with years search
Ink, I wish TO be emphatic ana plain
on those points hut II the time would
ever come when Idaho has q problem
and IL unable TO master that problem
J would not then 10 for assistance to
lens oyory day 10 deal WITH
but who Ignore or shrk them IN
u qulSoto crusade against distant
ghoslA and wlndmlla, Idaho has today
the most comprehensive and severe
code against moral ofionses Of any
state In the Union There II no phnso
Of sexual crime or lndocenoy but what
II made n felony IN this state, The
southern counties, where the Mormon
sect N numerous also have all den0m-
nations, with churches, preachers, 500
clcties, w, g, +, us and other ngen.
cles that seek out local Vice, and II
there were any there calling for special
treatment or opprobrlum, why do not
those earnest, Christian men ana wo-
men rise mp against ~ on the contra
~ the gentle people OF the Mormon
| counties, In both and all political par.
| ties and In al churches resent ana de-
| test the effort made 10 foment see.
| tartan strife, 10 bofoul the name Of the
| state merely I'm order Ia grailfy the
| consuming political ambition of n man
who has run his course and IL grabbing
NJ any straw IN the desperate hone of
landing lust once more, have no par
tIcle OF fear that "A man can ride into
power by lniurlng and OBTAINING MS
own state nH N NOW being done, nut NJ
the executive Of that state, charged and
sworn 10 the honorable administration
~ itR laws and institutions ! feel II
my duty 10 dCnOuncc the false ANA de-
| fnmatory nnmo ore ~ ils senators "
| giving 4, abroad ANA do douounco II
rs malicious, contemplate ana inhn,e'
| ~ mean" y
Governor Goodlie IL 10 be commend.
cd FOR his straightforward and manly
attitude ON this subject, and we are
sure that ne will be supported IN It by
tho great body Of tho citizens Of Idaho,
regardless Of party or creed, Tho people
Of that state should pull together IN
upbuildmg the commonwealth and In
placing II before the country IN It's true
light, There is no Mormon" question
to settle. and there would be no ogla'
ton IN relation 10 II, were II not for
the blltor scctnrans and ambitious
politicians who dcero TO crush that
which cannot be perverted TO their In
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