The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-11-30

is In Boise as a guest at the subug-
ban home Of ". II. Ridenbaugh, Is
greatly pleased with the result of
the municipal election In salt Lake.
la conversation with representa-
tive OF the Statesman last evening.
Senator Dubois responded as follows
to the query; what Is your opinion
of the significance Of the American
party victory In Salt Lake,"
81 have not yet had time 10 an-
alyze the result, hut conditions have
l,een growing worse and worse In
Utah and the surrounding country.
and II Is not surprising that the
snti-Mormon population of Salt Lake
should have arisen and put down the
Mormon hierarchy which has resnm-
ed Its position of other days since the
admittanee of Utah To statehood.
The hierarchy dominates politically
and commercially In that state, so
that unless a non- Mormon is subser-
Went to ana connives at Mormon
practices. he Is Disseminated against
by the Mormon authorities and his
life Is made unpleasant.
1.-THE practices of the Mormons are
abhorent te Americans and contrary
to the spirit Of our laws In Utah
the Mormons have invaded the public
schools and have classes In religion.
They collect large tithes FROM their
followers, amounting to something
like 5000, 600 per year, which the
hierarchy uses In ali kinds OF husi-
ness enterprises in competition with
non- Mormons. The only road u
political preferment In Utah Il
through the favor OF the Mormon
.hurch and the same rule applies t.
commercial life.
added to this condition OF Affairs
Is the open and fragrant practice o.
polygamy by the leaders OF the hier
archy. The president Of the church
Joseph Smith, Is living openly Will
his live wives and Is raising children
by each OF then. He so testified be
fore the senate con- mittee at Wash
ington at the time OF the Smoot In
vestigation, and explained that tn
people of Utah condoned thes,
practices.
They have laws In Utah, yet tn
power OF the Mormon hierarchy !
, such that they control the judicia
machinery OF the state, So that 1t !
almost impossible to secure convic
lions.
"The Americanism, the patriotism
! OF the Mormon population Q
, Utah has been aroused. They hav
: been SO wrought up over condition
! that they joined together, regard
, less OF party aud sent word to I'll
/, people OF the United States by thel
victory OF Tuesday that they protes
In the most vigorous manner possib
against conditions In Utah. The
sent word to the balance OF the cour
try by the election of the anti-Mo
A mon ticket that they want the hal
Of the United States congress to pl
! a stop to polygamous practices
J Utah and that they desire the enac
1 ment of legislation restricting I'll
. political and commercial power of Il
4 Mormon church.
This anti-Mormon victory
, Salt Lake Is the more signit icai
n when you remember that 20 per eei
: OF the anti Mormon party are republ
i. cans. As result of the electit
10 there was not a republican elected
% Salt Lake, which indicates TIN
a practically all OF the non- Mormo
, deserted their national party for d
n time being and voted the anti-Mo
Is mon ticket. The democratic and I
"A publican tickets Mt the salt electi,
y were both composed OF Mofmons, al
!, each OF them had subseryient &c
:. tiles on both tickets and each "
70 supported by this class.
- THE result OF the election was
N rebuke to these servile Gentiles
~ well as 10 the MoImons.
IN The anti. Mormon victory tho
~ was great personal tribute to 4
Senator Frank j. Cannon, who
10 making the grandes. fight ever ma
IN In America for American principl
he The courage which he has display
a. Is little less than sublime and I
90 ability and resoufcefulness be has I
| hiblted are marvellous. All The
10 who believe In the highest type
Q American citizenship aud who |
ga contendlng for civic rlghteonsne
= purity OF home and square de
i should pay tribute TO Frank j. q
a non.
ne 1.-The effect OF this victory In 3
me Lake viii be most beneficial In Ida
We where the same conditions, with
spect TO Mormonism, prevail as
ais Utah. The Mormons are not 80 nu
IN erous In this state. being only abb
he one-fourth Of our population. III
he control our politics, however, q
practice polysamy as openly here
In Utah. because Idaho's politi
IN leaders who are not aormons are 81
We seryient to their power.
iat II ani inclined TO think, bowes
eat that they will he little less open