The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-01-27
news FOR IDAHQAAS.
Weekly Letter From Wash
ington, D. G.
SNoOT AND POLYCANY.
French ard Brady Testify in
~ the Case.

Congressman French was subpoen-
led Fast week to testify in regard to
the political conditions In idaho and
<thc Mormon Church. lie denounced
AS wholly untrue the statement made
fiy Chas. II. Jackson that there was
u combination between himself aud
Morrison prior to the last Republican
State convention, that the Latah
County delegates were not Instructed
to vote for Mr. Morrison and produced
the resolutions adopted by the. Latah
County convention as evidence of
that fact. Ii regard to polygamy he
said; .'There is no doubt but what
there are less polygamy c .ses by far
in Idaho than there were fourteen
years ago when Idaho. was admitted
into the Un,on." lie said that the
Younger element Of the Mormon
Church Is unquestionahly against
pnlyganly and that the sentiment Of
the entire State is a unit upon that
question. He was asked whether or
not the Mormon church attempted to
Influence the elections in Idaho and
said that he did not believe that it
did. lie produced the vote cast in
Mormon and Gentle countics since
1898 and showed from this vote that
whenever there had been a Repnbli-
can gain in the Mormon counties
there had beeu a similar gain In the
Gept.le counties. He showed that
B the Republican gain in the Mormon
counties between 1898 and 1000 was
III per cent while in the Gentle
counties itwas 1903 per cent; that the
Republican gain in the Mormon
K counties in 1902 over 1900 was GOA
per cent. while the Republican gain
in the GENTLE counties in the same
year was 20.58 per cent; that the
Republican gain In the Mormon
counties in 1904 was 1925 per cen,
and in the GENTLE counties it was
4l.09 per cent. '.In fact, said Mr.
French. "the gain is uniform The
State over, and see no reason fol
saying that the Mormon church ha.
in any way controlled the votes ol
the Mormon people. 1t will bt
noticed that the increase in the Re
publican vote is practically the same
in the Mormon and Gentle countie.
there has not been ten per cent diff
ference in the increase In vote, Will
the exception OF the vote on Presi-
Dental Electors, and in that insta nc,
the difference is in favor of the Gen
tile counties, which seems to prov
the opposite OF what Senator Duboi
has stated. 1t also appears tina
between the years 1900 and 100:
there was greater gain in the Re.
publican vote IN the GENTLE countie
than In the Mormon counties: Will
between the year 1902 and 1904 ther
- not one and one-fourth per cen
difference IN the increase OF vote be
tween these two sections OF the State
He said that the Republicans of Ida
b0 and In large par. the Democrat
OF Idaho, as a whole, believe tha
this whole question as it was raise
In Idaho is simply a fake question
that the Democratic party, under th
leadership Of Senator Dubois, fel
that they had no hope OF carryin
the State upon the National ISSUE
aud resorted to this method in tt
hope OF misleading the people. Pres
dent Roosevelt and the Nation;
administration generally are tho
oughly supported by the people I
Idaho, aud Mr.. Dubois knew that /
did not dare to oppose Mr.. Rooseve
in the Campaign of 1904; and hen'
he raised the Mormon question wit
the hope that he might secure u
votes upon that issue"
A very prominent and intercstis
visitor In the city Of Washingto ton la
week was Hon. Jas. II. Brady,
ppcatello, Idaho, Chairman of 81
liaho Republican Central CommI
tee. The record that Mr.. Bra'
made iu politics was something ms
velous, and has excited great de
OF interest outside Of Idaho. lie
recognized as factor to ic reckon
(coNTlNvED OK LAST rAGE.)