The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-01

senator, those WHO "eio s"i"e
vote the republican ticket can no"
change their vote to settle the MOI
mon question for all time to come
This is a matter for the state leg
islature TO handle. The Deseret
News. which Mr.. Borah quotes as
the organ of the Mormon church'
says to place the test oatn In Cne
state constitution and enact IL into
law. would disfranchise the Mormon
people. There is no reason why tne
people should not eliminate Doth
Borah and Dubois, since the latter
made this statement, but elect tbe
democratic legislative ticket VINO
will re-enact the test oath, pass tne
change of venue law and pass other
much needed legislation to forever
settle the question OF the hierarchy
of Salt Lake City controlling the
politics of Idaho.
Or. Wbitwell and James Kirtley
have gone on record as to what they
will do In case they are elected TO
the legislature, while their opponents
are distressingly silent on this sub
ject. If there is any voter In THIS
county who can tell The Recorder
what they stand for, but to vote for
Borah for the United States senate,
they would be comforting a great
favor Mr.. Borah told us that there
was no Mormon issue In this CAM
paign, which is contrary TO the
opinion OF. half, II not more than
bali, OF the people Of Idaho. There
fore 1t Is safe to assume that In case
there was a republican legislature
elected there would be no laws
placed upon the statute books which
would in any way injuIe their present
colleagues Mormon voters.
This Is question which should oe
considered by the voters Of this couD-
ty when they come to vote for the
legislative ticket. The democratic
nominees for these important posi-
lions are not ashamed to state to the
people where they stand upon TIE
questions In which the people are in
terested, while their opponents are as
quiet as the darkness of the Silly
night.
On political and moral questions
|
there is always a wide divergence Of
opinions. The ladies who came to
| this state from the East, as the rep
resentatives of The Mothers Con-
gress, and kindred Christian organi-
cations are undoubtedly sincere In
their opinions and consider they are
performing the work of the Great
Teacher. Mr.. BOrah stands before
an intelligent audience and makes
sneering remarks about these ladies
as he did the other night, he insults
not only the intelligence but the
womanhood of every true woman In
the sound of his voice. In this con-
nection we are inclined to believe
some of the stories In circulation con-
corning his moral character and the
little value he places upon the love
of pure woman.
In trying to answer the garbled
questions, which Mr.. BOrah undOubt-
eddy was led to understand were pro-
pounded by Mr.. Dubois, hs side
stepped on many Of them. In many
cases he equivocated and placed en-
tirely wrong construction, placed
many things In the mouth OF Sen
ator Dubois which he never said,
and quoted from the speech which
Mr.. Dubois made In 1903, concerning
polygamy, but neglected to give the
following qualifying phrases, which
entirely changed the tenure Of MI.
Dubois speech and the assertions he
made in that speech.
Mr.. Borah Is an able lawyer, one OF
the best In the state, as he Is the
best orator In the state and it is his
training which makes 1t possible fol
him to make some of the people, not
all by any means, believe that black
Is white. So far as his speech Is con.
cerned In this city we do not believe
he changed single vote, but we dc
believe he disguised many in his eff.
forts to falsify the position of hall
OF the people of Idaho.