The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-21
Another Patriot

j. II. Brady is another Idaho man to
suocumb 10 the clamorous demands, by
his own statement. OF the Idaho public
He, too. sitting In his office engrossed
with private affairs, has been rudely
ousted from his quiet by a concourse of
eminent citizens demanding that he sacri-
flee private business, come from his re-
tiremcnt and throw himself into the
breach and save the State Like other
true patriots. he has acknowledged vox
popult as the supreme command and
luctantly given up his personal hopes TO
devote himself to the cause of his coun-
try at the behest OF a helpless and
troubled people crying out for savior!
He, too, takes the Descret News. official
organ of the Mormon church at Salt Lake.
as the proper medium TO propitously
launch his candldacy-or rather sacrifice
for United States Senator The polit-
clans evidently think this Is Mormon year
In Idaho, as so fan, the only man to APP
pear In the field TO represent Idaho at
Washington in either branch OF Congress,
who Is not completely identified with the
Mormon political alliance is Senator Du-
bols- There Is no question but what there
Will be candidate brought out by the
Democrats at least, for Congress, who Is
opposed TO Joseph Smiths finger in the
political affairs of Idaho. and, notwlth-
standing the great adverse majority
which the past brings up for clean men
to face, there Is every indication that
political decency will arouse Itself in
Idaho this year and higher citizenship
will step To the front to place the stamp
OF dsapproval on all disgraceful political
alliances. To those outside OF the holy
circle Of tho church In politics, it Is. In
a way, amusing to watch the antics OF
the self-seelers playing for the favor of
Gods agents on earth There's Borah,
who signed, IT Is declared, without denial,
a written agreement with Brady, Gooding
and George c. Parkinson, one Of Gov,
Goodings chief Mormon political pets,
that he would help Gooding into the Gov
ernors scat at the desire Of the church,
in return for the support of these gentle
men and the church for Rorah IA Senator
to succeed Dubois. Borah well carried
out his part OF the agreement, believing
like the famed bull OF Bashan all over
the State that there was no such thing
as Mormon Issue or church commercial
ism or political dlctstlon or poygamy In
the State, and declaring that he would
prosecute any case of polygamy that
could be found-but remaining stoical as
a sphinx when twenty cases were pre-
sented him and one hundred more prom
ised. He has well won title TO church
favor. But, 10 and behold, every other
ambitious Jack Mormon Is putting out
the sly imputation in the press and by
other means that the Mormon church
has no confidence In Borah' thus admit
ting in the public print that church favor
Is a consideration necessary 10 success.
There's Gooding and Brady, both want
ing to step into Senator'S shoes and 60
ing back on their contract with Borah.
each believing he has the strongest pull
with the yiccgerent OF the Lord. and dem
onstratinR that while there's honor
among thieves" there's none among this
ring of blooming exotic beauties growing
In the I.atter-Day Saints back garden.
French has danced attendance on the
Mormon throne until It Is evidently
thought wisdom VIII dictate the expedi-
cncy OF processing to tho voters that a
change is lntended-and consequently
there ia a new crop Of possibilities who
feel close enough TO the holy see to get
Frcnch's place But the Republican pa
pers down among the Mormons in the
south seem TO all stand for French. But
when IL comes TO the final test, there VIII
| be no church Interference King Joseph
| VIII mot send out instructions" OF take
| any part against any friend Of our peo-
pie %" but Just the same there VIII be an
| undercurrcnt which Will set to the man
| whom these influences -'huvc the most
| confidence in" 1t Is a charming mess.
| and tho course for Idaho dccency 10 pur-
sue Is 10 hold aloof from this simmerinR
stew and quietly select set OF state OIL
| clals and national representatives whose
| skirts arc untaintcd I'm any way or de-
| gree with ecclesiastical association.
| Idaho can do that and rise up mighty
| before the country as a great state, the
| home Of high minded citizens. the abiding
| place OF clean political life which sets
| principle above all odorous political com
| binatlons, where only the best, purcst and
| politically moral motives obtain In pubic
| life and elections. That VIII set the State
| right before the country. and do more TO
| call TO us the army Of State-builders NOV
| ing westward than any othcr one lhllle'-
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