Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-09-27
ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETINGS HELD
Senator Fred T. Dubois Talked on the
Crime Of PolySamy.
CALLED FOR Mr.. REECE HATTABAUGH
Borah thinks Public Sentiment
Must Handle PolyRamy.

Last Saturday night Senator
Fred I. Dubois spoke to very
large audience of both ladies and
gentlemen at the armory. Gillette's
band furnished music for the occa.
sion, and the democrats were very
enthusiastic throughout the entire
evening.
w. w. Brown, chairman of the
democratic county central commit
tee, introduced the speaker of the
evening in a short and forcible
speech, in which he referred to the
senator as the champion of the
American home" In his speech
Mr.. Dubois, after giving many in
stances of his work in congress TO
prove that the work in the national
government was accomplished by
the united force of the two leading
parties and that partisan feel
ing was of late years coming to
prevail in that august body,
launched forth on what he termed
the leading issue of the present
campaign--the Mormon question.
Upon Mormonism and polygamy,
the practice of which the senator
said was endangering the sanctity
Of the homes Of the people of Idaho,
he spoke plainly and fearlessly;
even making accusations against
many prominent personages Off
cially connected with the state
and church. Some of his time was
taken up in the discussion of his
opponent, Mr.. Borah, who, the
senator explained, was depending
upon the Mormon church for his
election and was therefore secret
exponent of MormOnism.
At the close OF the senator's ad-
dress Hon. M. Rcece Hattabaugh
was called for, and made an elo-
quent and very impressive speech
in few well-chosen words that ex-
pressed q meaning that can only
come from one who feels what he
says.
On last Tuesday night w. E.
Borah appeared at the armory
before an audience of about 500 or
900 voters. Gillette's band furnished
the music at this meeting also.
The republicans were apparently
more jubilant than the democrats
had shown themselves, and all the
local candidates appeared on the
stage with the speaker.
Senator G. II. Nugent was chair
man of the meeting and introduced
the speakers. Mr.. Nugent took
occasion to contradict some accusa-
tions made by Senator Dubois last
Saturday night regarding his { Nn-
gent's) work in the last state
Legislature.
Miss Sweet, republican candidate
for county school superintendent.
made a short speech, her subject
being the impossibility of woman
visiting the schools of the county.
G. A. Hastings, candidate for
state treasurer on the republican
ticket, made a few appropriate re-
marks in the way of introducing
himself to the people.
Mr.. Borah put forth very forci-
BILE and eloquent appeal to the
voters to stand by the old party
that had been so successful in the
past-the party that for SO many
years had been in power and
brought us to the prosperity We
now enjoy. He dealt some with
the political history of the state,
but great part of the time was
taken up in the discussion Of the
Mormon question, which he, con-
trary to Senator Dubois, declared
to be a dead issue-or no issue at
all. He claimed that public senti
ment and not legislation would soon
.ta n ont tho prac ctipo Of noIyuamv