The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
The History Of he Plt Few Years Of he MamOn (lurd in
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was defeated for the nomination for
q second term.
Thee. Turner, Of pocatello, was In
the senate ut the time the g., 600
sugar bounty bill was passed, and
presume he voted for the passage OF
the bill. At the same session Of the
legislature he introduced and secured
the passage OF the bill, asking for
the founding and location OF the
state academy AT Pocatelln. Secur-
ing this educational institution for
bis home town so pleased his constit-
uents that he was elected mayor OF
Pocatello by handsome majority.
Afterwards he was elected state au-
ditor. IL we are not mistaken, on the
same ticket which elected Morrison
as governor. 1t Is generally conced-
ed that the state never had better
auditor than Tbeodors Turner, yet
he was defeated tn his own county
for the nomination for second
term.
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When the Mormon stockholders OF
the sugar company asked Auditor
Turner to pay the sugar bounty they
were told that lawyers had told him
that the bin was unconstitutional,
and he could not conscientionsly pay
the bill until the matter had been
passed upon by the state supreme
court. In connection with this mat
ter 10 Is notorious fast that since
then the Mormon leaders have paid
prominent attorneysof OF the state a
1 fee to give an opinion as to the legal
ity of the bounty bill, presumably for
the purpose of nnding who, to serve
their interests. would be eligible to
election TO the supreme bench.
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! While ii Is conceded on all hands
that Judge Stewart. the present
nominee of the republican party, Is
man OF the strictest integrity, un-
purchasable, unassailable, and whose
every day life Is above reproach, Jet
there Is a fear In the minds OF the
thinking men of the state that he
has been sounded and found In favor
OF deciding that this sugar bounty
bill is constitutional. At the same
time IL is not believed that he has
been persuaded 10 render a favorable
decision on this bill against his con-
yictions. but because he hrmly be-
lieves that IL is constitutional. IT
the supreme court of this state
should decide that the bill Is cons.i-
tutlona there Is no appeal from that
decision, but it would mean the rob
berry of the state by the Mormon
church OF somewhere near two hun
dred thousand dollars. II Judge
Stewart should be elected to the
supreme bench this fall. and he Is In
favor OF declaring the bounty bill as
constitutional, there is 10 question
but what there would be majority
OF the supreme bench In favor OF the
legality OF the bill.
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Governor Morrison and Theodore
TEruer failed TO please the Mormon
people. and when they came up for
reelection they went the way OF
every state Official who had pre-
yiousiy failed to please them In
any manner. II did not matter
how much they had tried 10 piaeste
the Mormou leaders In their admin.
istration, II they failed in single
instance. they we're sure Of defeat.
To sum II Ep In a nutshell, Governor
Hunt vetoed The lump sam bounty
hill. III came hls hsad. Governor
Morrison refused to appoint tool Of
the church az Goa. missioner Of emil
grafton. he sas defeated for ie-nsu,-
insiion: Theodore Turner refused TO
alloa the bounty bin unless passed
upon ty the supreme court. and as a
result was eternsliy damned snd de-
feated fn republican convention
which the Mormon Hierarchy abso-
luiely controlled.
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Goyernar GoodiDg has benefited
by the experiences Of Hunt. Morrison
ana Turner and as result has done
their bidding. lie appointed jack
Mormon az Iabor commissioned. rec
omnended By the Iong-tsil-costed
Mormon bishops of the Mormon eouu-
ties. and as result he has been IN
high favor with the hierarchy st Salt
Lake City. The only opposition he
had In the Pocateilo convention was
al the HANDS Of the Gentle eleDsnt
OF his party, but. having the unit
ed support OF the Mormon church.