Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-17

whose principles you believe. and cast
your ballot for all of the candidates
on the republican ticket
Will Study Carefully Smoot Case.
referring to the contention of
senator Dubois on the Mormon cues
hch, Senator Hepburn said in part:
They talk about what they will do
10 abolish these evils of which they
complain. They forget that congress
Goes not legislate for states. I see
by the paper that my colleague ridi-
cules the idea that he can do nothing
to abolish polygamy in Idaho. and
talks about his vote in the Smoot
case and what he is going to do I
was asked the other night when some
questions were handed to me in writ
ing in Twin Falls, how I was going
t. vote in the Smoot case. I replied
at first that L was not going to vote
at Twin Falls at all, that the senate
vas not in session there, and would
not be, but when l did cast my vote
II would be a responsible vote. based
uTon my judgment as to the mans
rights under the law, and that l
should not be Influenced in any way
oy the prejudice of political talk dur
ing the campaign, nor by resolutions
passed by the democratic party. CAD
plsuse.) And that is my position.
And when 1 have cast my vote on that
question, it will be after have heard
aid considered the testimony. I am
not member OF the committee on
privileges and elections. / have never
attended session of it. l have been
busy attending to the duties assigned
to me in the ser ate. / have never
read the testimony except in a most
general way, but lille any other man
in the performance of any conscienti-
Gus duty, public or private, 1 shall
/ ring such thought and investigation
| to bear upon it as to satisfy my con-
science, and then 1 shall submit my
conscience to thu people of the state
represent. l am not going to be
guilty of the offense that they charge
the people of Utah with being guilty
OF. interfering with the politics of a
ncighboring state. Utah is a sover-
eign state. 1t has the right to select
its United States senators, and Idaho
has no right to interfere with it, Why
i tempting, and does attempt, and does
Interfere with the political action of
the people of Idaho and then in the
rext breath, they say that they are
,,oing to interfere and try to donin-
ate the people of Utah in the exer-
Csc of their sovereign right to elect
their United States senator. That
does not sound very consistent does
1t? There is a wall, the southeastern
/ oundary line of Idaho, between it
and Utah, that reaches from the earth
to the heavenA politically, land no
church can break through It, and no
hierarchy and no individuals can
freak through it.
No Mormon Voice in Convention.
"They are telling up and down the
land that in the Pocatello convention
of the republican party, recently held
that the Mormon church exercised a
dominating influence. 1t is as black
a falsehood as ever was uttered; it is
ss constituencies a falsehood as was
ever uttered; because they know that
H. is not true. It Is not true of those
things about which there can be a
mistake. A majority of the republic
cans of that convention acted, and
whether or not we were in sympathy
with their action, they represented
the principle that we propose to sup
port. The nominees of our party
passed upon the party platform, and
nc Mormon voice, nor no Mormon
hand, nor no Mormon influence en-
tered into that convention. And when
use the term Mormon, use it in
: the sense they use it in their plat
form. There was no domination of
. in this state since 1884. and I first
, sat in the counsels of the party In
Idaho in 1884, and / have been with
: them whenever they have been in
counsel, and 1 never have seen or
heard suggestion of. this dominat-
: irg influence or power, or an attemp,
to do that of which they talk. II
they have, perhaps they may have
teen selected as more likely targets
: than 1. But / never have found any
body that had the temerity to come
, to me and attempt to influence me in
my action in behalf OF or agains
: these people in the performance OF
my duty. Dismiss it from your rninds
as not worthy to be taken into con
sideration in determining the names
!, Of your ballot. We have nominated
!, . state ticket that you may supper
= heartily on its record. Governol
Gooding is the chief executive and af
: ter two years of an excellent bushes
: administration. he presents himsel
6 again for your consideration"
Lewiston and Open River.
e In his Introductory remarks Sena
A tor Hepburn referred to Lewiston AM
Tie onen river project as follows.