The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-11
Every Indication Is He v
Win at Polls in
November.
BLACkFO0T MAN TALKS
OF SITUATION IN ST]
Every Democratic Mormon
Idaho Is Fighting the
Senator. !

one oil Blaekfoot's most promi
and active business men, a resider
the State OF Idaho, for mors
twenty years, during all of which
ne has been and is now cons;,
republican and an active partic;
IN the great national Republican
tvs .trlumpbs and defeats. has
q visitor IN Salt Lake for few
on business. In discussing the :,
cal situation IN Idaho this year. he
10 a Tribune representative that q
alor Dubois by his insistence in
before the people for eudorscment'
Il platform built upon American
c!lples which measured every man 4
atty by his willing fealty TO tho
-stitutlon Of tho State and obed
to the laws of the country, has. I'd
first time, given that portion "A
Mormon church, which is owned
and soul by its polygamous, law-de
leaders and who are obedient to
counsel IN all matters political, a
portunlty 10 work and vote agaius
bols reelection. The leaders oI
Mormon church have it in for D]
Their acrimony and hatred OF him
back many years, and emphasiz'
contention that the lawless and
defying leaders of the Mormon q
III Idaho never were and are moi
loyal to the country or lovers
institutions. "When Fred T. d
first made his advent in Idaho, 3
this gentleman, she carried in
side vest pocket United States
shal's commission for the entire
ritory Of Idaho. IL obedience
oath aud the authority vested ID
as an officer of the government, b
ceeded to execute the laws Of the
ed States which made polygau
crime, and as consequence he
a lot Of the leading and more
polygamists into the penitentiary
sort OF action on the part of 4
was to them like q revelation ou'
clear sky. The idea OF enforciuJ
dlence to law from class of me-
had been law unto themsely
long that the memory Of man
meth not to the contrary, was pe
ton per Sc.
Incurred Hatred Of Hierarcl
''In discharging the duties d
Office in his efforts to enforce obe'
| to q United States statute forb;
polygamy, he incurred the hatr
the Mormon leaders in Idaho 4
they have not forgiven him yet.
only have they not forgotten a
given him, these very men, sol
whom are the active leaders anf
trolling spirits of the Republican,
| today, have, in raising their ch
during all the years that have,
elapsed, taught them to believe th|
bois is their enemy and the opE
of the Mormon people. To furth1
| phasize the truth of this statemt
is only necessary TO note that
| every Democratic Mormon in Id
| opposed to Dubois. in this cam
Notwithstanding that he is the
nest man in Idaho III the great
cal party TO which they beloni
| this is not clinchcr 10 the III
the content ton that the Mormon q
| est allegiance on this earth is
church, and that all other allegi
fcalty TO country, etc, are snbor'
and of minor consideration, L
know what is.
Here Is the Point.
fsThe only objection they have
have to Dubois is that he, In oba
to his oath of office, compellet
dience TO United States law. Now
hatred of Dubois for enforcing tl
| against polygamy is no greater
| their hatred and disregard Of tht
ernnlent that made the Law. Th
loyalty to the Government OF Tie
mon leaders IN Idaho, obedlent
tors as they are of the hicrare
Salt Lake. is, by their actions y
campaign, in the manipulations G
politics of the State, as clearly q
strated as is the successful solyl
a mathematical problem. The No
up there In Idaho. as here IN
are taught TO believe that this
| civil Government, born OF the al
sence of the wisdom of all the
is ephemeral In character and 4
eventually give way and be supn
by a Government founded up0'
principles OF the Mormon church,
polygamy and all other such like
nacks thrown In. These ara the1
Of men, robed IN the garments q
publicsDlsm, and as leaders OF the
Republican party. are asking, tn
fragcs OF the people for the eIect'
men 20 office whose lmplled pi
is. If elected. to use their inn
ability, and energy to protecr.'
masters In continuance OF lllegHl1
tees and immoral living, and cem'
possible, more closely the VI,
church with the State, so that a
time the Mormon church can no.!
balance Of power in the State OF
Voters Will Resent 1t.
"The good people OF Idaho cam
ford 10 stand FOR this sort OF
and. IN my opinion. they Won Z; 4
are beginning to ar"reciate tas
reason these peo"le are onposea y
fest cath in the Idaho Constltur
because many of them, on aceou'
iheir polygamous practices ana g
clements, csn It take it. They are
ing out the reason Tor the enosy i
WIS WI mado three years ago bv tm
rarchv OF salt Lake to ellminate
sacred clause, the test oath, ifei1
Constiturion of Idaho. because q
distasteful to the Mormon .peopie.'
people of Idaho also realize, III 4
live of party, that the defeat OF !
IN the coming election means
dorsement of Mormon lnsthods; !;
eLurch ard state in Idaho aIei a !,
that that polygamy is condo9ed and
amous o.,", practices indorsrd; that
Ssn principles are below, Pa Pa
lrowledge t of the people OF Idap
;ng ~ period of over twenty 2y,dS
ap7cge ~ them, leads me to eoaeluu3
:se tiffany which is s1ugnt
bsaned uplD the State Will DC 81
Inv the triumphant re-electi9D o.
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