The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-11-01
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Senatorial candidate ". E. Borah
was h0nored with splendid audi
ence upon his appearance In Salmon.
The honest inQuIring voters turned
out to be instructed and the blind
partisans went to Teplenish their
prejudices and to fortify themselves
against the kicking OF conscience. 1t
is justifiahle to say that both were
disappointed. The speaker was not
st himself. His voice was good, bis
confidence IN his superior ability was
strong, but his cause was weak.
II was surely expected that the
strong man would at least make
strong denial even that MoTmonism
existed In Idaho and surely that he
would make strong denial that the
Mormon hierarchy controlled the
politics Of Idaho. The honest In
quirers and the partisans were alike
disappointed in this expectation.
He admitted the existence Of poIyg-
amy In Idaho rs cunningly as he
tried to belittle the Importance of
immortality that Is tolerated by the
state. His denial of Mormon infiu.
ence in politics was 30 glaringly false
In the face OF the facts that every
thinking man knows that he was
pitable 10 the plight Of the demand
that required the false statement In
the face of history and concurrent
incidents.
The candidate presented the illog-
ical position the two contestants who
fought bitterly for the control OF the
Pocatello convention each won de-
cided victory. His inimitable soph'
istry made the pa-tisans believe this
paradox. He said in 50 many words
that be and Gooding each controlled
that convention at the end OF thu
battle OF the ballots. Every observes
knows that the only contest was be
tween these two political enemies
and they both won decided victories
1t was the Mormon hierarchy tina
made victory for both out OF Borah'
defeat. Borah was defeated In thi
county, by the party organ and tn
other Mormon sympathisers. bu
even this home defeat was turned In
to victory by the Mormon interfer
ence ar Pocatello.
1t is a fact that this candidat
who claims bis victory In bis egotis
tical confidence without thankin
the voters In advance won that boast
ed victory in Salt Lake, and that !
why he can claim It In advance an
fiaunt his boast 10 the faces OF th
voters as he did from the platforr
last Monday night He told you th
victory was already won before yo
voted. He got that inspiration froI
Salt Lake. It would be acquire
from no other source In these time
of Mormon control.
| But how two political gladiator
won the same fight must be OF intel
est to any thinking voter. Tba
Borah and Gooding were bitter COZ
testants for the same object eannt
be denied. That. both won was pro-
| en- by figures and results. That boi
won Is equally apparent. 1t Is po
itive fact that not one delegate
the Pocatello convention favor'
both Gooding and Borah when cleo
ed. Borah lost In the fight In a
cordance with the sentiment Of u
ILemhi republican ring. He appeal
bis case to the Salt Lake hierarcl
and had the verdict OF the primari
reversed. No power but the Morm'
hierarchy could have. made victo
for both contestants In this confit
Borah went to Salt Lake and pie
his case personally. 1t Is general
conceded that natural laws can
, reversed only by supreme pows
The hierarchy is supreme In repub
can political matters, regardless
natural laws.
This candidate with an egoiistit
con tidence horn Of polygamous al
ance, or at least In polygamous Ut
J, tried to promote partisan preiudi
! by telling his audience that the par
back OF his alliance was too strong
be defeated In the name OF a reforl
He pointed to a majority for Roo
velt OF &c, 600 votes, and claimed u
D margin In support OF bis Mormon
y lance. Out Of this margin he sa
/ he could exact an endorsement
/ once In the face Of all reform sen
ment. That must have been s.
for the bonds that bind the sot.
as well as the candidate to the ms
dates of the Mormon hierarchy.
cited ancient party history to eni
support for the modern republics
ism that has been fec to decay
, stolen insurance funds and Morn
. alliances. His sense Of propriety Is
dulled py bis ambition that he yo'
Ioa Smith. of Utah with the saiDl