The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-03

carried the state in the GENTLE coun-
ties. What party carried the state of
Idaho in 1896? Why, the Democratic |
party. They carried the state in the |
Mormon counties and they carried the |
state in the Gentle counties and there |
were scarcely a greasy spot left in either |
places of the Republican party. Uaugh- |
ter) Who carried the state in 1898?
Why, the Democratic party, but the Re
publican party made gains. The Repub-
licans gained In the GENTLE counties and
the Republicans gained in the so-called
Mormon counties l remember there
were about dozen Republican members
of the legislature elected to the lower
house at that time. happened to have
been one of that number, but remem-
Der also that there was probably not
more than one Republican elected to the
house from the Mormon counties. The
northern part of the state-five coun-
ties-sent four Republican members to
the house and they scarcely had a Nor
mon in that entire region. Does this
look like Mormon domination? In 1900,
who carried the state? Why, the Demo-
cratic party. but the Republican party
again made gains. They gained in the
GENTLE counties and they gained in the
Mormon counties. The difference in
their gain in both OF these classes of
counties is less than one per cent. Now
does 1t not look that If the Mormon
church were in this wholesale vote dis
tributing business, that they should con-
troll more than one per cent of the vote
OF their counties? Yet, l repeat, the
difference in gain of the Republican par
|
counties was less than one per cent
In 1892, who carried the state? Why,
the Republican party. and In that year
the difference in the gain in the Gentle
counties as compared with what we
gained in the Mormon counties was less
than one per cent. and. strangely enough.
this time, in spite of all this church
domination" that Senator Dubois talks
| about, the gain of less than one per cent
was in favor of the Gentle counties and
| not the Mormon counties.
| Now is Senator Dubois sincere or is
he not, in the issue which in the last
election and in the present election, ne
is forcing upon the people OF this state?
have given you the figures for eight
years in Idaho prior to the injection by
Senator Dubois of this new issue. Is
| lc SluCtIc VT 10 ho nut nut now iSN uo
| go step further. Our opponents say
that the Mormon church dictated the
ticket of the Republican party that was
nominated in Moscow, Idaho. two yeai
ago. Now let us stop and see This
is broad statement which, If q person
does not stop to analyze, may prejudice
him against the Republican party. 1t
is true there were some members of the
Mt hat Ian lQakf
let me say that If every Mormon who
was there should have been taken out OF
the convention han and removed so that
his voice could not have been heard,
that same ticket would have been placed
in the field by the Republican conven-
ton two years ago And yet our oppo-
nents say that the Mormon church die
tated the ticket OF the Republican party
at that time.
The Pocatello Convention.
Now about the Pocatello convention.
| They say that this convention was also
dominated by the Mormon church and I
am sure the statement, If possible. can
be more easily demonstrated to be false
than as regards the convention of two
years ago The vote upon the candi-
dates for superintendent of public in
struction and mine inspector. and for
this last place there were three candi-
dates, was very close and / shall not
mention the vote on these offices in this
comparison. The conventions vote on
the other candidates and upon the ques-
ton of instructing for United States
senator, the vote was so decisive that
had the vote of the Mormons In that con-
ventlon been subtracted from the vote
of the candidates that were nominated
and added TO the vote OF the candidates
} that were defeated. the same ticket
would still be placed before the Repub-
; licans OF Idaho as the one that Is before
: them today. And yet our opponents say
: that the Mormons did the whole thing
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