The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-10-18

of Idaho, which is In close alliance
with the Mormons OF Southeastern
Idaho and Utah, is rapidly going to /
pieces. The organization is COM
posed of the bosses which dominated
the Pocatello convention. The ma
chine constructed by Gooding, Brady
g. Company rode rough-shod over the
state from the day OF the organiza-
tion of the state legislature two
years ago until the middle OF last
summer, when Mr. Borah made an
onslaught against 1t and threatened
to smash it. His friends all over the
state denounced the methods OF the
machine vigorously. They insisted
that these self constituted leaders
we're not giving the people Of the
state show to exercise independence
of thought and Of action. With Mr..
Borah as the leader OF this machine
smashing brigade they went TO Poca-
tello to the August First convention
determined to unhorse these leaders
and to smash this machine.
Here 1t was that the power Of the
hierarchy got In its work, ana placed
the halo of the Mormon church over
the situation, brought together these
contending forces. made MIR. Gooding
and Mr.. Borah exchange the Judas
kiss, and Mr.. Borah deserted his
friends and became a part also OF
the machine. Mr.. Borah's friends
were Inundated and aggrieved be-
yond expression at the abandonment
of their leader, and many OF them
denounced him openly. Others nurse
yet feeling of resentment towards
him for making use of them to foster
his own selfish ambition rather than
to accomplish some good and noble
achievement with the dignity OF a
statesman, which the republican
party had made him by nominating
him as their candidate for senator of
the United States.
The Gooding Brady machine hate
Rorah as cordially as they did when
he, with his following, was on the
rampage up and down the state OF
Idaho In a pretended effort to smash
this machine.
The rank and file Of the party are
day by day awakening In great mum
bers to the condition In which they
lind their party. The Brady-Good-
ing machine, with Borah as its ad-
junct, Is more powerful within the
republican party than was the Quay
machine In Pennsylvania during lts
best days. The ticket which 1t has
placed before the voters OF Idaho Ii
not a ticket of the republican party
: but a ticket OF the Gooding Brady
, machine, with Borah attached to II
: by the grace OF the Mormon church
which forced the machine to admit
him as a part of 1t. There Is not .
nominee on the ticket but what was
, part of the G0oding Brady machine
+ which has been constructed In Idaho
!. for the past two years. Lansdon
candidate for Secretary OF State, wat
much a part of 1t In Washington
: county as was Hastings, Of Nez Perez
!, county, or Burrell, OF Bear Lak'
county, (whose only,recommendatior
to advancement Is that he is a par
/ OF that machine and ST bservient Il
: the will of the BudRes and tb'
> IIoges, OF Bear Lake county who rep
!, resent the eccleasiasts there.
This is true of all the nominees OF
!; the republican ticket, and the ranl
and fle of the party are breaking
] from it and preparing to do TIN
y bouse-cleaning job in the state thi
q fall, for the sake, first OF the homo
! and integrity of the citizenship o
r Idaho, and, second, for the sake o
d cleansing the republican party OF tn
!, state Of Idaho OF ring rule" and 0
: an alliance with the Mormons tina
the practices OF this un-American or
d yanization may cease In this fai
state. There can he no higher Cal
/ to citizenship than this. The ranl
;, and tile OF the party recognize IL ant
!. are steadily heading for that goal
: There is no reason why this machin
! should not be smashed and why tn
i Mormons should not be put out o
business in Idaho.
i This state machine has had its ef
d feet all down through the county con
). yentions In most, II not all, OF th
! counties OF the state In the maxim
!. of county republican tickets. Thi
:, machine has its representatives II
+ Nez Perez county in the persons o
n Thompson, Hastings & Company
II 1t has its representative In kooteDa
y county In the person Of lieitman
d Company: In Canyon county In tb
!. person OF Stone, Campbell & Com
e pany. in Washington In the perso
}. OF Lansdon, Moore & Company; i
o Blaine county through tine SullivaDs
u In Bear Lake county through BurfelI
n Bulge & Company. IN Pannock coun
d ~ through Hays, Hyde, Guheen
=. Company and in Cassia count
through Bishop Smith. Bishop BOYD
q Elder Day & Company.