Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
WHAT DUBOIS AIMS TO DO.

There need BE- no misunderstanding
and There ought 90 Doe mo- m.srcpresenta.
lion. concerning tha designs of sena-
tor Fred T. Dubois OF Idaho upon the
Mormon citizens ~ thls country
wherever they reside, and inst now
particularly as 90 hose who live iu
Idaho % seems That thcy are coming
TO a pretty good understanding in rela-
tion to hir auimus ana intentions and
what he aims % accomplish iu the COM
ing political campaign in that State.
We took scclsion when he made his
petulant speech on his failure to inject
his anti Mormon" virus into the Arl-
zcna and New Mexic, statehood bin.
10 show the g.st OF his amendment
which tho conference committee threw
out in disgust. llis splteful remarks
on that occasion exhibited his true sem
tinents and showed the effects Of
something more than the 'ptomline
poisonng" with which he seems To De
frequently afflicted
His purpose n the provision be en-
deavored TO insert In the bill was 10
shut ont from the franchise every citl-
zen Of the new state. who Is living in
what Is known as patriarchal. plural
or celestial marriage" or "who IN any
manner teaches advises, couusels, aids
or encourages any person 10 enter into
blgamy polygamy on such patriarchal.
plural or celestial marriage or who
is q member Of or contributes TO the
support aid or encouragement Of any
order, organization. association. cor
poration or society which does any OF
those things.
Those quotations are from his amend
ment TO The statehood bin and are 20
he found Ia the Idaho anti-"Mormon'
provisions The words celestial mar
riage' are the nub n the whole plot
The Mormon Church a. Il Is COM
monty called teaches, advises, counsels
and encourages It's members TO enter
into celestial marriage. which means
eternal marriage, or marriage for
time and an eternity" This without
reference 10 plural marriage or bigamy
or polygamy. which 1t now forbids Any
person who is "a member NJ an organi-
cation which teaches celestial or eternal
marriage or contributes 10 It's support
would under such law, be barred
from voting at any election and from
holding any clvil Office or serving as a
juror. Is it not plain ana beyond fair
dispute that this was intended TO dis
franchise every Mormon" IN the
State?
II is no secret that this Is what Fred
Y. Dubois wants 10 establish as law in
Idaho, The power 20 do e is in the
State Constitution, In SO many words,
and be, knowing that he has Topped
from the Republican party into the Sll.
Yer party then conuublatod with the
populist party, and fipaoppcd into the
Democratic party with evident sly
elances IN the direction Of the Rcpub.
lican party again and thus having no
secure standing in either OF them. hopes
by stirring mp the anti Mormon ele-
mcnts Of all parties and factions and
churches On Idaho. and fusing them IN
60 one Heterogeneous mass, 10 stand
upon d as candidate for reelection
10 the senate and no the same time re-
venge himself upon the Mormon ciu-
gems Of that State because he cannot
manipulate them according 20 his Will
nor gain from them by Church influence
that support which he once begged for
and sent his agent TO- this city TO try 10
obtain and utterly failed.
We take mp This matter solely be.
cause The intention ut Dubois. openly
manifested. j. 90 deprive of the common
privileges Of citizenship our co-religion-
lists whom he finds an opportunity TO
assan After making nasco u his
anti Mormon raid ou them lu Arlzo-
ma and New Mexico. Notwithstanding
the falsehoods Do told about alleged
prosecutions there by which ne expect
81 10 deceive Congress concerning them
Nc means 10 try his hand an similar
work in Idaho. And we ara outspoksn
an expressing our or.nion that any
Mormon" who aids him in that shame.
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