The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23

IL must be CALLING to the better
class OF republican papers of the
st ate To have the word go back Fast
that the leaders Of the republican
party OF Idaho are in collusion with
the Mormon hierarchy at Salt Lake
City, and are forced to consult with
this power before ticket is placed
In nomination or a law enacted upon
the statute books. IL Is humiliating
to confess II. but 1t Is not many
years since the democratic party was
in the power of this octopus. so much
so In fact, II the leaders OF the party
did not do their absolute Kidding,
they were retired to innocuous desue-
tude.
When Hunt was governor the sugar
bounty bill passed both the house and
senate, and all 1t lacked Of becom-
ing law was the signature OF the
governor. While this bill was pend
ing. the leading bishops OF the Nor
mon counties, as well as some OF the
leaders OF the Mormon church 10
! Utah, wore holes In the carpet OF the
governors roonIs at the state house
/ by their frequent calls. aud were So
/ licitous as To the governor health
and welfare They sought to impress
I upon Governor Hunts mind the fact
that he was considered very good
fellow, and "'stood very high with
their people," Governor Hunt was
told by these long-coated saints that
] stheir people, we're more than
pleased with his administration and
would elect him to the governor s
chair again and afterwards see that
/ lie went to the United States senate.
Before leaving the presence OF the
4 governor, however, they always had
/ a little favor to ask, and that was
1 that he would not veto the sugar
bounty bill.
The Mormon people own most OF
I the stock In the beet sugar factories
OF the state, and IL Is said that a
good share of the stock was pur-
chased with the accumulated fittings
of the church. When this fact is con-
sidered, 1t can readily be understood
why the Mormon church was work
/ ing so assiduously through their
bishops to not only get this bill
through the legislature, but TO see
/ that the till was not vetoed by Gov
erpor Hunt. This bill only called
for an appropriation by the state OF
a lump sum of s25, 900. Hunts polit-
ical fortunes began to wane from the
yeiy day that he vetoed this bill.
There was no vituperative abuse
that he did not receive from these
long coated and Shiny Mormon lead
ers from the very day that he vetoed
this hill. They forced fight In the
convention which placed him In nom-
lnation for a second term, and when
they could not defeat him 10 the con-
I vention they got out and defeated
hin for the election.
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The ss5, 900 sugar bounty bill was
passed by barter. intrigue and CHI
caneTy of a fusion legislature. but the
later. and uniiu tied bounty bin was
passed by republican legislature
during Governor Morrison's admins
tratiop. The terms OF the last bill
permitted a revenue to the sugar
manufacturer OF one cent per pound
for the first year. or Isas- and one
half cent per pound for lso4. Unfor-
tunately for Governor Morrison. he
permittcd this bill TO become law.
sad should have had the everlasting
sratisane - I the Morm0ns-
=.
Voder previous administrations IT
had s~en the policy To allow the Mo-
nn,,t, Is dictate y b0 should be ,he
commissioner of emigration, and
thus Ae in a position To populate the
state with Mormon folloseis at the
. expense OF the state This is one
ease where Governor Morrison antag-
onized the hierarchy at Salt Lake
city. and the result was that he vas
defeated for the next term, and Gov
! errnr Gcodiug vas nominated Ia his
place. In his case IL simply showed
that II did not matter hos much q
! man in Official life conceded H. ths
wishes OF the church organization, II
he should cross them In one single
! item he began to dig his o~n politi'
cal grave. Governor Morrison stand:
high in the estimation OF the peopls
of Idaho as a msu Of cIeanly life and
irreprcachable character, yet he wa
: damned by the Mormon church anf