Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-25
AS OTHERS SEE HIM.

20 Utah Tor several reasons 70 rs our
immediate noighhor and sister State.
A large portion OF her citizens are of
the rame faith us that which is held
by tho majority Of the pople ~ this
State. Their interests are mutual ln-
deed. the two states, apart from this
consideration are intimately associated
geographically. commercially and so-
cially. This city has recently been
visited by one Of the Senators ~ the
United States from Idaho he IS rec
ornized as an active politician. one who
has become familiar with an the
SCHEMES and devices 10 which persons
o. that class resort FOR the accomplish
ment OF their own ends aud ambitions
lie has made himself conspicuous, both
IN the Senate and ON the public plat
form az various points as Nor
mon eater Of the most voraclous type.
He Re therefore "a proper subject for
some remarks from q people and a pa
ner 10 which he has given q great deal
m his time and attention.
His various performances IN political
gymnastics have become pretty well
known throughout the West and should
he understood IN The East. Party has
been 10 him merely a means 10 his
personal ends Any party will do for
him which affords an opportunity for
the accomplishment ~ his designs.
Just now It seems that he Is really
without a party and therefore h.
aims to make q fusion NJ individuals
~ an parties who arc mbuod with the
anti-'Mormon" spirit by amalga-
mating such forces he hopes 10 be- re-
elected 10 tho United States Senate
n he succeeds he IS 10 frame such
measures as win disfrauchlse every
IA,er-day Saint or Mormon within
The state Of Idaho. II Il were possible
he would extend this movement 50 as
10 affect every member Of the Nor
mon" Church throughout the United
States. Sometimes he admits aud an
nounces this Occasionally however.
he limits his purpose 10 the Leading
and prominent members Of that Church.
This change u ayowals. however, does
not impress those who know him.
except as mere shifting Of position.
which Is characteristics Of mis- entire po-
liical career.
There was a time with him when the
Mormon people were too sweet for
anything The United states aid not
anywhere contain a better class OF ciu-
zens. The stories concerning them
which had been circulated throughout
the country were uuwarranted by the
facts. The practices which had been
obnoxious to some very good people had
become almost obsolete and were rap
idly passing away. There was no oc-
oasion for any objection 20 them and
they could be relied upon as honorable.
thrifty. yirtuous and Industrious build
'ers up Of the state. That was the Du-
hois statement concerning them when
they were helping him into high public
stations But when the time came thar
De sought 70 gain their favor by de-
mands upon leading Churchmen ard
they would not yield 70 his importuui-
ties but left him 10 his own devices. no
language az his command was too vile
or vigorous IN their denunciatlon.
All this is matter Of history. the
proofs are at hand whenever needed.
We do not think there is any necessity
10 produce them at present, nor IS 80
probable that they VIII be required An
The future Notwithstanding the boast
that he has recently uttered for the
press iu this city. which. by the way is
complete contradiction OF bis bathetio
wall in the Senate when he posed as a
martyr to Mormon opposition. We
hre not Of the opinion that the people
n Idaho in any great numbers regard
him as a live possibility. lie IS too
well known By every faction On the
state 20 be able TO gather around him
anything Ike q sufficient following 20
put him back into place and power.
There have been several pertinent
paragraphs concerning him in Idaho
papers, which we have not considered
necessary 10 reproduce, but iu a recent
issue 81 a Pocatsllo Journal there ap-
peared an editorial by a writer who
knows the Senator and bis career from
a 70 izzard. ne whole text OF which
would be interesting. 20 doubt. TO our
readers u We had space for II an. We
Will give some ~ The most applicable
portions 90 our purpose. and invite The
special attention OF our friends 90 Idaho
10 that which we here append. taken
from the Pocaielo pare:
Dubois IS fighting the Mormons now
because they refuse Co vote f0r him
This IS the same reason that PROMPTED
Im 20 night them az other times. Time
and space forbid "a proper consideration
4t his so-Cllltd question Of Church in-
nucnce IN poictcs. but 30 is me rur-
pose of MS paper to prove that 10 there
q a union of Church and politics in the
ioutheasten counties of this state. Du-
aois s ihe one man most su0uslIe Cor
same IL should 0s enough Cor tha
nti.Mormons % know hai during no