The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-30
Hon. Z. w. Johnson of Boise,
Leading Republican, Voices
His Disgust.
WILL NOW SUPPORT
HON FRED T. DUBOIS
Sees Time to Call a Halt on Tn
American Practices in
Gem State.
Special 70 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
BOISE, Ida, Sept. 29.-Eou. L. ".
Johnson, of Boise, member of tho
last Idaho Legislature, in an interview
with The Salt Lake Tribune represen-
tative, in response TO an inquiry as TO
his relations with an independent
movement in Ada county, of which
Boise is the county seat, said:
Yes, I am a party to the Indepen-
dent movement now being inaugurated
in Ada county. The shameful cxhibi-
ton of the machine gang at Pocatello
on August ! has been repeated by the
Ada county Republican convention. It
is enough TO bring the blush of shame
to any true American citizen, who is
devoted to the principles of the Re-
publican party as outlined by Presi-
dent Roosevelt when he says that every
man shall have square deal
81 have been q resident OF Idaho
for nearly a quarter of century.
have always believed in the tenets of
tho Republican party, but when it
grows SO corrupt and its practices be-
come so vile, must certainly enter my
individual protest with all the strength
I can command.
Time 20 Cali Halt
eft Is time IN my Judgment to call
halt, when q party is so absolutely
controlled by machine, that an Amer
lean citizen cannot place his name be-
fore convention for Office without
first having made his peace with few
accidental leaders, who have sold their
independence to church organization
which is at present debating in a great
measure the policy of Repubhcanism
in this State, and will continue to do
SO as long as it can find allies who,
when elected to Office, will carry out
the wishes of the heads of the Church
Of Latter-Day Saints at Salt Lake City.
''I studied the matter over for some
time before deciding to Join in this
movement. Two years ago there was
q desire upon the part Of thousands
Of good and true Republicans in this
State, who felt that they should at
that time start a movement 70 prevent
further the encroachment5 Of the Nor
mon hierarchy in Idaho, but we were
confronted ct that time with Nation
al campaign which had at its head
Theodore Roosevelt, whom we al loved
and believed in, and who had done so
much for the country. that we could
not think for one moment OF leaving,
for in so doing there was a possibility
OF ieopardizing his chances for becom-
ing President. For such reason and no
other, thousands stood for the Repub.
licar standard because OF the National
campaign, which swept into Office in
this State a machine which is now so
mercilcssly riding over the heads of
our splendid citizenship. Two years
from this fall another National struggle
will go on.
Going to Clean House.
''We are now going to clean house
in Idaho SO that when VIC 60 into the
pered by dark lantern methods of State
| manufacturing emmissaries. We are
going to support with all our power
that splendidly equipped and fearless
| leader, Judge Stockslager, for Cover
nor and the Hon. Fred T. Dubois fol
/ c{.
squarely upon q platform that can be
endorsed by any true citizen Of thi:
State; they have both been tried ir
positions Of the greatest trust and re
sponsibility, and the people Of Idaho
are not afraid TO trust them again.
"The Independent movement i.
growing hourly in Idaho and predicr
that when the votes are counted il
November, there will be a. band o.
astonished candidates buried beneath
deluge Of ballots, welded by an indig
nant and outraged people.
YES, I have been member Of TIVE
\ sessions OF the Idaho Legislature an,
the blush OF shame that was more thar
once brought TO the checks Of the citi
zens of our young commonwealth b,
the action Of the Latter-day Saints
has, l am sorry to say, been shared b,
me. I do not wish to go into detail
in these matters any further than t.
remark that if there is yet the man
hood left in our State that / believ
there is. that it will arise to q hig
point of patriotism at the coming cleo
tion and wipe this stain from of th
escutcheoD Of our door
"We are going to ask not only tn
citizens of Ada county to join us i
this Independent movement. but th
people of the entire State The move
} ment is on. 1t cannot be stopped an
all those who are interested in the out
come Of our fight are watching it wit
more than a passing interest,"
Fairbanks in Denver