Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-10-27

the anti-MOrmon plank as presented
by Fred r. Dubois at that time being
incorporated into the Democratic ma.
tional platform. 'e
The republican leaders in congress,
on the recommendation of Senator
Reed Smoot, struck out of the Arizona-
New Mexico statehood law an amend
ment of democratic Senator Dubois
which was intended to dsfranchise
the Mormons in that new state. .a.
The republican leaders in congress
on the recommendation of Senator
George Sutherland, struck out of the
new immigration law the clause placed
there at the instigation of democratic
Senotor Dubois, by which Mormon i'm
migrants were to be excluded from the
United States on the ground of belief
in polygamy.
The republican party leaders pre-
vented the consideration and passage
by congress this year-1906-of an
amendment to the national constitu
ton, framed by democratic Senator
Dubois, and intended to disfranchise
the Mormons in the United States.
~ Report in Smoot Case.
The minority report of the senate
committee on privileges and elections
which report Is a. compete vlndica
ton OF the Mormon people on the is
sues raised in the Smoot case, is sign
ed by republicans the .signers being
lamong the strongest brainest and mos
influential members OF the United
States. The majority report of the
senate committee on privileges anC
ELECTIONS in the Reed Smoot case
which report is an assault upon the
citizenship of all Mormons is signed
1by every democratic member of the
committee. This, case became prac
tically a party question with the rea
force and strength of the democrati,
party nationally lined up on the side
lof depriving Mormons of their right,
as citizens, while the real force apt
strength OF the republican party ma
tionally is lined up on the side o
maintaining the rights of Mormons a.
citizens. Democratic success in Utal
means the strengthening of the demo
cratic lineup against the Mormons
and the ENTHUSIASTICALLY tn
breaking up--of the republican line-u
in defense of the rights of Mormons a
lcitizens.
The republican party. being in con
troll in the nation, having the nationa
administration, the United States sen
ate and the house of representative
has the power (and the inclination
and courage to use it, to protect MOI
mons in their rights as citizens; whic
power, if alienated. or directed int
other channels, as advocated by den
ocratic leaders, wonld prove most dis
astrous to the Mormon people.
How It Is In Idaho.
The democratic party in Idaho. be
|, ing an integral part of the nationa
democratic party and therefore of NJ
cessity in accord with it's general part
policy, is openly and actively contend
, ing for the Acknowledgement of tn
Mormon people, while the republica
party of Idaho, being an integral par
OF the national republican party an
. therefore of necessity in accord wit
its general policy, is openly and ac
lively contending for equal rights {
Mormon citizens, in the face of an e,
tensive anti-Mormon prejudice. TIL
most prominent feature of the presen
political campaign in Idaho is the wal
!; fare which the democratic party /
waging there against the Mormon pee
pie, and the fight which the republ
can party is putting up there on b,