The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-17

It's application. As an executive OF
existing law, the governor Is a fail
ure; and his remedy, seriously pro-
posed In solemn message to the
legislative assembly, Is as ridiculous
as the attempt TO multiply nothing
by nothing II he will protect men
against the present constitutional
provision, and II ne will direct that
challengers be thrown Into Jail who
attempt TO question the right Of q
prescribed criminal class to vote,
what Is the use OF enlarging proscrip-
lions and attempting other punish
ment~-unless the governor finds such
exquisite pleasure In multiplying the
law and violating his solemn oath
that no would gain additional Joy In
having more laws to nuIlify and
more opportunities to violate his OBJ
legation OF ONCE?
Governor Gooding proposes the
cheap trick OF loading down the test
oath with provisions which never be-
fore have been attempted In an
American state, In the hope that he
Will thus preserve his polyganious
friends; and the legislature of Idaho
Is called upon 10 Join In that insult
to the intelligence and the morality
of the people Of the state, or TO re.
sent II In behalf of the law-abiding
aud virtuous people Of the common.
wealth.
Governor Gooding has directly at
tackled the character OF 1daho's pop
ulation, rolygamy was well dc.
lined crime; those who practiced II
engaged In ID flagrantly and defiant
ly, they claimed and secured extra
ordinarily high honors In their COM
munity because OF their crimes.
When Governor Gooding demands
that all otienses against morality be
placed In the same cateeory--if he
be sincere at all--he is giving notice
to the world that Idaho Is 30 rotten
In her morals that special proscrip-
ton Is necessary 10 order to cure the
evil.
II the voters OF Idaho continue to
support this kind OF an insoleut ex.
ecutive who adyertises to the world
that the social evil Is so rampant IN
his state the only cure Is disfran-
chisement of part OF the popula.
tion, they are lacking 10 every es.
senttal OF self .respect,
Lest there be any doubt OF the Is
sue raised by Governor Cooling,
abe reader should consider this
plain logic;
The polsgamous practice vas so
common and SO we'll protected by
local community sentiment, by eva
sion and by perjury, that the only
remedy was a political disqualified
tion under the provisions of the con-
stitution, Of those who engaged In
polygamy and who sustained the
practice OF the polygamists That
was known to all the world.
Governor 6oodIng has, by his rec
ommendation, practically announced
that the social evil In Its general
sense Is so common In Idaho, Is so
well sustained by local community
sentiments and Is SO adroltly pro-
tected by evasion and by perjury
that the only remedy Is political dis.
qualification OF tho offenders.
When Governor Gooding, who nul-
lilies the state constitution which
proscribos polygamous offenders, rec
ommends that practicers OF the social
evil In general be linked with them,
he Indicates that be might possibly
nullify the added provisions OF pun
ishment. Thus his attitude is a dec
laration that immortality Is rampant.
aud needs constitutional and statut.
DRY .condemnations; and that, 10
guard bis Mormon friends, he will
permit the evil TO still run riot
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