The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-10-04
HARNESS INTERVIEW.
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about by the action OF the party lead
ers.
SIN the southern tier Of counties
the Mormons largely piedoniratc.
The leaders are Mormons and the
local Offices are filled by Mormons.
They are 10 the majority and by the
assistance of nom Mormon republicans
they control those counties aud boast
that they bold the balance OF power
In the state. This is why the Brady
Borab wing OF the republican party
bows to the Mormon leaders and ac-
cedes to their demands. The true
American republicans are getting
tired Of voting, as they have been
doing, to sustain these Mormon CO.
horts and keep them in office, know
Ing, as they do now, that the men
whom they have been unwittinRiy
supporting as republicans 10 Office
are but tools OF the Mormon HER
archy In Salt Lake.
"Tbe republicans will no longer
stand for 1t The present campaign
offers the first opportunity to cut
loose and declare themselves, and II
YOU don't think they will do 1t at the
coming election you don't know OF
what material the patriotic republic
cans of Idaho are made. We all
know the promises made by Borah
and his friends to secure for him the
Endorsement OF the republican state
convention. We all know that Borah
entered into an implied promise that
in the event of his election he would
protect them and represent their In
terests to the best OF his ability In
the senate of the United States.
"The way many Of US look at Bor-
abs candidacy Is this: He purchased
their influence at the expense Of his
American manhood, and now he
parades the state, as the republican
candidate, asking the men and WON.
en- of that party to elect him to the
senate to do what? 10 protect men
Ia their criminal practices, to shield
crimes more infamous than felony,
to perpetuate the dom ination OF the
Mormon church in the political af-
fairs of the state, and to palliate and
deny the statutory ogenses OF which
the leaders of the Mormon church In
Idaho are guilty.
"Will they do it? Well hardly
Not this year. Not when they have
the opportunity to vote for that in
trepid leader and devoted representa-
tive Of the peOple-Fred T. Dubois.
Ii Dubois's only claim for political
preferment was that he had been the
means of bringing tie heinous prac-
tices of the Mormon leaders In poll
tics and In morals to an issue, so
that it can be squarely dealt with
by the people, he should of right and
In all good conscience be triumphant
ly successful"
Mr.. Hardness continued: "Of
course, In this contest, Mr.. Dubois
has an apparently large majority to
overcome. But the influx of voters
to the state has been enormous with
In the past two years. These set
tiers comprise high class order OF
citizenship from the Eastern states,
and it Is safe to say that their hor-
ror OF Mormon practices will impel
them to vote for Senator Dubois's
election, irrespective of party.
Looking through republican eyes at
the situation, as do, it looks to me
as II Dubois's chances for election
we're very good, indeed. In my sec.
tion Of the state Dubois Is very pop
ular with the people of both parties,
and so far as l can learn his popular
ity extends to every county in Idaho.
1.-The independent republicans must
be relied on for success in this great
reform movement, and II they fail 1t
Will be the first time In the history
OF the grand old republican party
that 1t failed to condemn wrong and
support right when opportunity Of
fered. Salt Lake Tribune.