The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-11-18

aud their allies, the Republicans.
The Rebuplican leaders and the Nor.
mons will have TO face their promises
Of the last campaign, and their 70
cord Ia the legislature. They passed
some laws under which you might
convict q Gentle who is living with
more than one woman. II is utterly
impossible, however, under the exist.
ing laws in Idaho, 10 convict q Nor
mon who lie living in Polygamous
I relation.
Let me illustrate this with the
case Of President Bulge Of the Bear
Lake stake. the head Of ths Mormon
church. aud the leader Of the Mormon
wing Of the Republican party In Ida.
hO: President Bulge not only WROTE
sn open letter to the people Of Idaho.
which was published in most Of our
papers, IN which be stated that be
Nas poiygamist. bat he testified.
under oath. before the senate com
tnittee on privileges aud elections,
that be was living With three wives.
and that they had borne him children
since the Woodruff manifesto. Il
would 10 absurd 10 attempt. even, 10
convict President Badge under our
Iaus. To begin with. Jesse X. S.
Bulge, prosecuting attorney Of Bear
Lake county where President Bulge
I lives l. bic son. ALFRED Bulge, who
10 judge u the district 10 which Bear
Lake county IL siiusted, 10 another
sou II some who desired 10 prose.
cute should run these gunntlsis. the
grand aud trial jurors 10 the case
Souid be- composed u Mormons. The
entire sympathy Of the community
aouid ~ With President Bulge.
-Four hfths Of the psopls Of Bear
Lake equity are MoFmoBs. aud you
cAnuoS tiBd = Mormon anyw here who
would convict another Mormon Of
poiysamy. They all believe 10 and
eudorss the doctrine ~ beipg deVine.
although all Normons do not prhc-
ties a.
Il use President Badge simply as
Al iilastrRIion. A subpoena was is-
sued BY the senate committee for s.
Is. Newton. lie Was found by the
deputy marahul Of Utah a. Sugar City.
Ffssmont county, Idaho. living open
ly uith bic plural wife. who bad a
youne baby. This wife was q young
uonmsn whom be had married about
-four OF lve years ago.
One % the apostles. Matthias =.
CoNley % Preston, has gone into
new polygamy and has been avoiding
. sub, .oena issued by the senate CON
utt,ee. one Of his Hises - a sister
Of George &. Parkinson Of Preston.
aud George G. Parkinson IL the pre-.
idsnt u the ObeidA stake aud one Of
the Appoiutees Of Governor Goodlng
There arc numerous cases o. new
polyRamy la Idaho among the young
or Mormons. many uf whom are &C.
tive To politics and ardent supporters
Of the present Iced sis Of the Repuhli.
can party.
There IL not only no effor, be.
ina made 10 suppress these polyga.
nous pfacticee, bat the Republican
/ administration seems au ious 20 dem.
oBstrats 10 every possible way its ab-
soluto superviency Of the Mormon
power.
Nearly every department Of the
state administration r. flIed With
Mormon attaches some OF whom are
polyRamists. There IL always At
least one Mormon on the board Of re.
gents Of the state University, who al
ways occupies high ecciesiastical pos.
itions In the church. and sometimes
they are polyeamists. George c, Park
inson, the president Of the stake, il
on the board Of regents At the pres.
eut time.
while the Mormous comprise
about one.fourth Of our population,
there has never been Mormon boy
or girl enrolled ne q student at the
University. They would not permit
their children 20 be surrounded by
the loyal American influences Of the
university.
AS To THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
The Mormon influence was strong
enough 10 enact legislation which
provided for the payment Of bounty
ON beet sugar. This bounty Of a
cent pound, aud halt cent
pound, on the sugar, aud which
would have amounted to at least
500, eco would have been paid al.
rectly to Joseph r. Smith, the presI-
dent Of the Mormon church. had it
not been for the determined fights
and exposures made by the Democrats
during the last campaign
In some states bounty has been
paid 20 the raisers of beets, and the
money taken from the people was