Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-09-13
REPuBLIcANs---WAKE UP.

The live Mormon counties cast an
almost solid vote for the republican
state ticket at the last election, and
will, of course, be entitled to represen-
tation in the next republican state con-
vention in proportion to their over
whelming vote. This will give the
Mormons almost absolute power in
naming the next republican ticket, and
also allow the Mormons to control the
republican party of the state. A nice
situation for the republican party Of
Idaho to facel 1t means that the
Mormons will write the next republi-
can platform. And it is cinch that
there will be not man, from con-
gresham down, who can get nomina-
ton without begging it from the
hands Of this church. The republican
politicians, the fellows who want some
thing, admit they will have to reckon
with Mormonism.
II is state of affairs that is no
credit to the republican party Of Idaho,
and one for which the present party
leaders are entirely responsible. For
Office the republicans have coddled
and petted the church, and for votes
have gone over the state and told the
people there is no Mormon issue "
Every one Of these republican leaders
knew they were deceiving the people.
This is plain talk, but the truth. The
News is willing to stand on that.
Now we are on the eve Of another
campaign, and again, those who have
groveled in the dust at the feet of
MorrloniSm will ask the people to per
nit them 20 do so again. Latah
county will be asked to lay aside every
principle of decency and send to the
next republican state convention a
gagged and bound delegation, instruct
ed TO vote anything, accept anything,
and line up with the Mormons-if the
Mormons have the most votes-and
against them if they don't.
To the majority Of Latah county re-
publicans this may be rather startling,
but it is true. 1t has been true, and
those who have done the trading in
the past, those who have been deliver
ing the goods to the Mormon church,
will endeavor to do so again. The
News urges the republicans to wake
Ut. The time has come to take a
stand on the side Of right, and demand
the passage Of laws that will make the
Sc alto o. church and state in this
at a reality. 1t is time to serve
notice on republican Office holders and
Office seekers that there is not one re-
publican vote in Latah county that can
be battered or sold.
If you desire a reason for this go
read the last republican state platform,
and then look up the record of the last
session of a republican legislature.
Tell us why at least three planks Of
that platform were repudiated with the
republicans in absolute conuol2 Ex-
p in why it was necessary for every re-
p Iblican member, not under control Of
the Mormon church, to bolt outright
and organize that they might get any
Ta-ty measure passed. Why was this
necessary? Where was the power that
made such action necessary 1t was
Mormonism, the power that has held
the controlling influence in the repub-
Ii an party for the last eight years.
The News is not of those to whom
vic ory is everything. We are not of
that class who will willingly accept
anything if only it is passed out with a
republican label attached. If success
must be purchased at the sacrifice Of
everything worth fighting for we prefer
to see the republican party go down in
honorable defeat.