The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-06
Former Senator Dubois Points
Out Futility of Longer Try
ing to Hide Truth.
M0YER-HAYW00D CASE
NOT POLITICAL QUESTION
Right-Thinking Voters Will Not
Much Longer Tolerate the
Church Domination.
Special to The Tribune.

SpeCial TO Inc tribune.
BOISE, Idaho, June 4.-Former
United States Senator Fred 7. Dubois,
who had been in the city for several
days on business and pleasure, left late
last night for his home at Blackfoot,
where he will remain on his big ranch
for while and then go on the lecture
platform for the season. He talked
courteously and enthusiastically to your
correspondent, and in answer TO ques-
tion as to what effect the results of
the trials of the leaders of the Western
Federation of Miners would have on
the politics of this State, he replied
with decided emphasis as follows:
"It will make absolutely no differ
eDce, politically, in Idaho, whether they
are convicted or acquitted. 1t is not
political question and it cannot be
made one.
Governor Gooding endeavored in
the last campaign TO make political cap,
ital out OF the unfortunate affair and
succeeded with the aid of some of his
political dependents, in deceiving Pres
ident Roosevelt into believing that there
was a reign of lawlessness and disorder
in Idaho The President unwisely sent
Secretary Taft to the State to instruct
the people to vote for Governor Good
ing in order to uphold law and order.
The people of the State resented this
and resent it yet. There was but one
issue in the last campaign, and the
people expressed themselves plainly on
that. Governor Gooding was the rec
ognized friend, advocate and apologist
Of the Mormons, and he and the entire
Republican ticket were elected by the
Mormops. Had the Mormon vote been
eliminated, none of the Republican can
didates would have been successful.
Governor Gooding carried but three
Gentle counties in the State, and these
only by small majority.
Mormons Control State.
f'The significance of this can be ap-
preciated by the mere statement of the
fact that if the Mormon vote in Idaho
were eliminated, and the people voted
their party principles, the Republicans
with the possible exception of Custer
county, which casts the smallest vote
of any county IN the State Idaho is
naturally, and reckoned in percentage,
the strongest Republican State in the
Union, yet the Republican party is
doomed to disastrous defeat If the al
lance between its leaders and the Nor
mon hierarchy continue their attempt
to dictate and control in politics.
In the recent session of the Legisla-
ture, Notwithstanding the fact that
there were but thirteen Democrats in
the lower branch, majority of the
Republican members, some nineteen or
twenty in number, Joined with them
and passed a so test OATH bill, and also
an act against those living in the
polygamouS practices.
"The power of Governor Gooding and
the Mormon Senators prevented these
measures from becoming laws, vet the
issue has been made so plain and the
temper of the people Is so pronounced
that there will be no other issue in
Idaho, to speak of, until the Nor
mons are compelled TO live in accord
ance with the provisions Of our State
Constitution and to quit their polyga-
nous practices.
People Will Not Submit
"The people of Idaho will not sub
NIT to the continued domination of the
Mormon in our politics. No one can be
elected now, Senator, Congressman or
Governor, or even nominated for these
offices, without the sanction of the Nor
mon hierarchy. No one can receive
the support if he opposes the practices
of the hiearchy.
.'This is the undisputed political sit
uation, and it will not be tolerated much
longer.
'The Mormons are about one.t third
of the voting strength of the Republj
cans in State conventions and at the
polls, and if the Republican leaders
who make their combinations with
them, through their Federal and State !
patronage ard organization, can con
troll enough votes in addition to the
one.third to make majority in State |
conventions, and exercise that power,
the rank and hle of their party will |
not support the unholy alliance This |
was plainly evidenced by the last cleo
ton and by the last session of the Leg
islature
There will be strong effort made |
by the anti Mormon Republicans TO con
trol the next Republican State conven-
ton, If they succeed, they will de-
mand the re.enactment of the "test |
oath - and adequate laws to put stop
to polygamous living, The Democrats !
will have the same platform on this
subject. and in this way only can the
question be eliminated as the one CON
trolling issue in our State politics.