Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-10-25
STATE POLITICAL HISTORY.


The leading editorial in the
Statesman few days since purport-
ed to be the history of some ancient
political deals in this state, with
Senator Dubois as the villain and
star actor According to this
statement, sometimes ne failed to
win out, but more often he made
good The Statesman, however,
fai ed to say that that paper was
usually in the same boat with Du-
bois; not working with him within
party lines, tits true; but to accom-
p1ish the same purpose After lay
ing the false foundation to its lik-
ing, the Statesman springs this
piece of prize winning driveling
idiocy-
Those who are new to the state
will recognize, in this historical
record, the reason why republicans
of longer residence refuse to follow
Dubois on any platform he can con-
struct. They know him too we'll,
and he cannot rniSiead them into
supporting him by appearing in the
new guise of leader of public NOR
ais Moreover, these recent set
tiers will understand why it is
that the republicans who have
been identified with the state
longer, hold, with practical una
ninity, that their partyvis perfectly
ton that may arise; to determine
whether any subject at any time
needs political attention, and to
proceed in the proper way, and at
the proper time, to give it atten-
ton -
Unless the citizens of this
state who are more or less recent
arrivals, whom the Statesman seeks
TO influence, are proper subjects
for institutions Cor the feeble mind
ed. they Will disregard this silly
conclusion from the alleged facts
given and will proceed to investi-
gate the states political archives
their own account One of the
first things the earnest seeker after
truth will encounter, to shake his
faith in the bona fide nature of the
Statesman 5 free advise department,
is the indisputab1e fact that that
paper has changed front on the par
amount state issue For instance,
in its issue of June g, 1904, urging
republicans to pull the fangs and
clip the claws OF the Mormon
church, to announce its intention
in the party platform, as the demo
Gratis had previously done, it says:
ITO this end the republican party
should adopt resolutions at its forth
coming convention similar to those
passed by the democrats lat the
weiscr convcntion). 1t should gt
little farther, demanding that oui
cmascu1atcd election laws b'
amended TO harmonize with TIN
constitution on the subject of cx
ercisc of the right of franchise b,
polygarnists-
Republican citizens should taxi
this matter in hand, make them
selves heard in every way possible
including primary action, and see t
it that the resolutions adopted b.
the state convention of the part
shall ring true on this great ques
ton.
Let 1T go forth this fall the
the people of Idaho are preparin
to force the Mormon church to kee
its promises, that they have take
the control of political and legisls
tive sction out Of the hands of tn
agents of the Mormon church, anc
as one people, though differing O
party questions, are determined
bring the church to a realizatio
Of the duty 1t owes to the gener,
public and to its own people.
If this is to be aCcomplishe'
nothing can be taken for grante
Nothing but persistent agitation AZ
tireIess work can accomplish II
result, p
How do these utteranoes oonfor
to the first above quoted paragrap
advising the new corners to tn
state to accept the republican par
on faith, that 1t viii attend to ar
properly regulate all questions
due time
The truth of the situation is tn
the republican party of Idaho
controlled absolutely by the BE
hive temple IN Salt Lake, not
candidate for a state office can
cure nomination nor election u
less endorsed by the hierarch
That is dangerous condition
affairs that republican leaders ha