Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-09-20

they not resent IL! was IL pdTtiSau
or politics, when acting under their
constitutional duty, the judges OF
the supreme court of this state.
wisely suggested to the legislature
of this state that change of venue
bill be passed, in the interest OF JUS
tice? And yet was this democratic
politics when this measure advocat-
ed by the Supreme court (compos-
ed of two republicans and one de-
mocrat) and introduced by SO pro-
minent republican as Judge Rich
ards of Ada county in the House,
the Mormon speaker left the chair
and descending to the floor of the
House, characterized the bill as
the weapon of character assassins
and with passion. declared it an
insult aimed at the Mormon people.
Why? when this change of venue
bill was being discussed in the Sem
ate. Senator McBeth, in advocat-
ing its enactment, stated that If
this bill should be passed, it would
be the death blow to polygamy,
and on this statement notwithstand-
the recommendation of the Sup
RENE court of the state, and in
order to continue this abhorent
practice, the influence Of the Nor
mon Hierarchy in the Senate forth
with killed it.
Are the citizens Of Idaho who
are striving to lift Idaho to the
high place occupied by her sister
states in civic authority and public
morality, to be called partisan,
when they insist that laws which
have proved efiicacious in other
states in preventing disease and in
venting disease and in fostering
public health. be adopted in this
state? II in agitating against the
control of the affairs of Idaho by
the Mormon Hierarchy, be call
ed partisan, we point to the expert
ence of DR.. France, republican
representative from Shoshone coun-
ty in the last legislature. AS an
example Of the power of the church
to oppose and defeat the best inter.
ests of this people, DR.. France, at
the requset of the State Medical
Board, introduced Board of
Health bill which in effect, provid-
ed the machinery for stamping out
epidemics and contagious diseases,
and provided for the collection of
the vital statistics of the state.
Idaho is the only state of the
American union which has not
such law and to the credit Of the
medical profession of this state,
they endeavOr to place Idaho in
line with the best medical and scien-
tifc information by collating and
copying the best part of each law
from the different states on this
subject. DR.. France introduced
this bill and was thereupon told by
the representatives of this Salt
Lake Hierarchy that if he elimin-
ated the provision regarding the
registration of births, the bill
could be passed; otherwise, it
could not. Upon his refusal to
truckel to this plainly immoral de-
mand, the bill met the same fate
as its predecessors by being defeat
ed at the hands of the Mormon in.
fiueuce. Thus to hide the evidence
that they still preach and practice
polygamy, the Salt Lake Hierarchy
have exposed the people of Idaho
to contagious disease and possibly
death, by keeping the state from
having the necessary machinery tt
effectually quarantine against
disease.
There is but one issue to be pre-
sented to the people of the state
in view of these inconvertible facts
above stated, viz, whether or moi
the people of Idaho shall enjoy
political independence. anC
whether or not they shall cleanse
this state OF the crimes now beine
practiced within it's borders.
shall not permit the personalities
of the different candidates to enter
into the discussion, but | shall
insist at all times that the question
of the sanctity Of the home and po
litical liberty is greater than the
aspiration OF any candidate; thai
the great question to be answered
and settled at the polls in Novem'
Der. is whether vice shall be effec
lively suppressed and individual
political liberty be preserved t,
each citizen Of Idaho. We must
make sure that the state lives be-
ore we discuss the question O
politics.
l am not appealing to the par
tisan sentiments of the Democratic
party, but rather l am addressing
in this campaign all the citizens Of
Idaho regardless of party; to Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike, be.
cause their interests are being in.
jured in the most vital places; to
the women of Idaho regardless Of
party affiliations, because crime il