The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-14
YiyE IA DU BolS.

of things, it begins to look as if the
Mormon Democrats who deserted
Dubois, had jumped out Of the
frying pan into the fire. The
Dubois conventions resolved that
legislation was necessary in order
to stop the practice of polygamy.
The leading Republicans of the
State took issue with Mr.. Dubois,
holding, first, that there was no
polygamy in Idaho except few
moribund cases; and, second, that
the laws now in force fully compre-
Blended the subject. Because of
the attitude of Senator Dubois and
his following hundreds, if not thous
ands, of Mormons deserted the
Democratic party, and because of
the position taken by leading Re-
publicans, those Mormons came
over to the Republican party.
Now that the campaign is over,
what do we fnd7 Republican
State Senators and Representatives,
rushing headlong into anti-Mormon
legislaton-vieing with each other
for the distinction Of carrying out
the Dubois program. Senator
Crum is a very Hotspur in
pursuit of polygamy, and now
comes Judge Richards, fierce on
the trail Of unlawful cohabitation.
Such actions on the part of Re-
publicans Is so inconsistent as to
brand Republican campaign profess
sions with the stamp of insincerity.
The Dubois method is altogether
more honest and manly. But, it is
said, the Mormons themselves ap-
prove of those measures. Do they,
indeed7 Then there is another
sorry lot Of hypocrits. Why, then,
did they denounce and traduce and
desert Dubois for promising the
same thing?
1t may be argued that those
measures against polygamy and
unlawful cohabitation are not d.
rected specifically to the Mormon
church. Yes, and it may be argu-
ed that the moon is made of green
cheese. And, moreover, the bills
may not pass. Then will the Re.
publican party be doubly damned.
There is a Republican legislature.
Bills are presented to it which are
designed to punish crimes against
decency and morality. The people
suspected of habitually practicing
those crimes inform the legislature
that the measures meet their ap-
proval. What, then, in the name
OF common decency, can the legis-
lature do bat pass the bills? And
what, then, has the Republican
legislature done! It has issued
proclamation that the Republican
party was wrong on the only local
issue In the late campaign: that
Dubois was right, and as he was |
right, and brave and honest to
stand for the right, truth demands
his vindication by the adoption of
his platform and the consummation
of his program.
@. And the Mormons approve of
this Is it, then, sweeter to be
scourged by Republicans than
Democrats? Say the Mormons,
we want to show that we have,
IN good faith, abandoned the pratice
ot polygamy." May we ask if this
happened subsequent to the Lewis
ON convention? If it happened
before that, why did not the Nor
mons exhibit some good faith bv
the Dubois anti-polvg-
my resolution
AS we view it, there needs hap
zen but one thing more to place
senator Dubois at the head of the
Republican party in Idaho. Let
'moot be ousted, and it will follow
. the night, the day, that a consti- ,
'ittonal amendment will be pro. ,
osed' empowering Congress to ,
cal with the Mormon question,
nd the issue in the next campaign
nil be as to the ratification of the
roposed amendment. Dubois will