Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-09-21
THE FIGHT IS ON
Line Of Battle Has Been Drawn by
Leaders on Both Sides.
THEIR METHODS CONTRASTED
Hepburn Discusses Issues In Issues In
Statesman-like Manner, while Du-
bois Harps on Mormonism.

The political campaign is on, and
the lines of battle between the con-
tending forces have been drawn by
what may be termed the comman-
ders or each side. In his speech at
Boise, Senator Dubois, plainly stated
the democratic position as it would
be fought under his leadership. He
was followed few evenings after
wards by Senator Hepburn, who
sounded the keynote for the repub
llcans
The essential difference between
the two men could plainly be seen
in the manner In which each ap-
preached his subject. Senator Du-
bois began his discourse by a dla-
tribe against the newspapers of the
state, and especially the democratic
newspapers, accusing all of them of
having been under pay BY the re-
publican committee during 1904,
and by intlmation pointing them
out as cesrupt and disreputable. He
was particularly worried by the fact
that as he put it, they would not
give him fair play, and had declined
to tie themselves as a tail to the kite
of his senatorial aspirations. Hav-
ing annlhilated the press, Dubois
turned his attention to make known
to listening democracy how good
a republican he was, explaining in
detail how he had followed the
course of Senator Hepburn and
Congressman French with entire
approval, and had voted with them
for all republican measures.
Throughout his address he at only
one point approached democratic
policies, and at no time mentioned
a democratic candidate. His only
allusion to the democracy, either of
Idaho or of the nation, was when he
read the Mormon plank from the
platform adopted at Occur d'Alene.
Of the two hours consumed. at
least two-thirds was devoted to the
discussion of the religious warfare
that he desires to wage against the
people who are Mormons. His
principal opposition to the mormons
seemed to be, that since they had
been attacked by the democratic
party IN Idaho, with a proposition
to disenfranchise them, large ma
jority of them had refused TO vote
his ticket. This he claimed could
only have been produced by church
dictation in politics. He charged
that polygamy was still in existence
and being coyertly taught by the
Mormon priesthood, and that there
were large number of new plura
marriages being celebrated every
day.
Senator Hey yburn, on the contrar,
gave an address conspicuous for it.
craftsmanship. He defined republi
can faiths and republican policies il
the nation and the state, pointing
out with startling elearness how th,
nation and state of Idaho had pros
peredtinder the fostering care o
republican principles, and how unde
democratic rule in Idaho, its princi
pal Industries, the production o
beef cattle, horses. sheep, wool, hay
grain and lead had laagu shed under
the retrogressive policy of the dem
ocratic policy Of President Cleve
land and the democratic party.
Approaching state issues the ser
ator pointed out the beneficial result
to all departments and to the pee
pie of the state through the sterlin,
honesty and unswervlng integrlt,
of Governor Gooding and the othe
state officers. Abiding to Senate
Dubois claim Of Mormon dictatio
an politics, he pointed out the at
burdity of that claim. He state
hat the republican party was no