The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-20
UTAH DIC1ATION IN IDAHO
MoREOEs CONTROL STATE
SOVerRoT Hanr, Demseraa. aad Thsodors
TarnsF, Republican, Prevent sEsrnnsn
PiandsT % Public Tr~asary-Psspas
May Revolt


boss be iE. He not only demands
political submission Of his Gem State
subjects. but be imposes a hiiRhtihg
commercial trust policy upon bis vic
Tins and q vicious moral code upon
society,
So potent lie the rule Of this boss
that every public man Of the state
who has opposed bis political, com
mereial or moral demands has been
Immediately retired to innocuous
desBetnds de has visited his ven
geanoe upon both Republicans and
Democrats with the same fatality.
There Was no definite beginning
Of this mans policy Of ruin, nor is
there q probable end. The effects
have been a. certain AZ death, in the
past, aud the perpetual fate is q dark
blot on the horizon Of the future.
The Democratic governor, Frank
Hunt, was a conspicuous victim Of
Mormon vengeance. The specific act
which visited the decree OF fat upon
Hunt Hss the veto OF the first uncon-
et:utiunal Mormon sugar bounty Law
that ives forced through the Idaho
legislature. That brought caIamny
enough through Mormon channels to
have KILLED . political giant. Hunt
went down, martyr 20 q noble canse.
Another example Is Borah, the bril-
liant sspira4t foT the senatoTship.
When be was Just as brilliant and
more sensitive TO turpitnde be de-
olined 10 sell biz soul for political
preferme0t. He Was administered q
Mormon sedstivs. from which be
seems 10 have revived With all Of his
desires and mot $ EestRge OF the sensi.
tiveness that caused bis former great
disappointment.
Cor. Morrison is q striking exam
die Of the cause and effect Of Jossph
Smiths political motives and his
power There vas an air q cleanness
about Morrison's administration. and
that alone Was s seroius coudict With
Mormon torpitude. Morrison was
droEned out of Idaho politics by the
slush from the sewer that laads from
the Mormon Temple dosn tito Idaho.
There Sss Tbeo. Turner. Is clean
g. politician could De-, Who had been
nutuned on Repubiicanism uusdul.
terated with Mornonism. Ee refus-
ed 70 pay that sugar bounty that nox
awaits the culminsIion of q policy TO
subornata courts. He refused 10 L.
sue the warrant i favoY ef the MGR
mon church that would have robbed
the state out Of 5000. Uoo. So Turner
vas retired from political life after be
tad earned a denomination from every
element Of the party that could be
influenced By honesty, ability and
party fealty, except that be refused
to be a party to q glsrinG Mormon
graft.
Yes, Joseph Smith Of Salt Lake Is
q ruthless political boss over all Ida
ho. HE influence extends TO every
Republican politician IN the state,
and be has designs upon the Demo-
cratic organization. he controls all
Of the Republican newspapers He
has strings on every Republican pap
, er Ia the six southern counties. =.
because be controls their patronage
! by bic effective commercial orgauiza-
tion. Aud be reaches, by some means
far beyond bis logical jurisdiction,
aud Influences some IL the so.cslled
Democratic papers.
Senator Dubois Is the only poIitI-
eisn Of the state Who has teen sorti
fed against the power Of Joseph
Smith in his opposition to Mormon
ageraudizemeut. or course, smother
Republican success would retire thu
aggressive opposition to Mormon
graft aud immoral teachings. Il Il
surmised at the Utah teadquarters
that TIE people may reEs.nt the old
|, scheme II control through the Repub.
lieau party aud revolt, a. they did IL
salt Lake aud other rotten borough.
y at last election. This fear Of revolt
has brought forth a multitude O
traitors who are instructed TO prosgi
tute the Democratic party to tie de
sirss Of Joseph Smith. 50 there ma,
,, be no possible relief from this accuFs
ed Mormon influence.
Is the spirit CT the pioneer deas
With the voters 81 ldaho. that thel
sheald brook the dictation Of a for
eign boseY A moral dictator
commercial grafteFl Salmon Cit,
Recorder.