The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-02-01
A Patriotic Course.

In reading its lecture Republican members
of the house who have joined with Democrats secure
legislation demanded by the people the Statesman makes plea
for Mormon domination that demonstrates how abe has been
surrender the hierarchy. The Statesman says
Suppose just illustration the Mormon members of the
body had gone combination with Democrats would
have been thought? What would have been said them they
broken away from their party carry particular
in which they particularly interested? Their Repub
Ecansm would have been challenged their patriotism would like
have been challenged the split been recognized
the interests the state"
Translate this in plain English and that the Nor
having secured the peakehp by of bargain with
the bosses and this speaker having appointed
interest of the Momon the Gentle Republicans bills are
slaughtered and eascuaed with contempt by these committees
must submit and pass only such legislation the Monons per
init McCracken for instance sit idly and his bills
the interest of labor neered and eeed consideration
Bishop Frank Hunt and his Mormon allies Wyman was oI
tw his thumbs while the antpass bill all
that there might be party harmony
WHY ARE THE MORMONS ARRAYED AS ONE MANI
AGAINST ALL REFORM LEGISLATION?
There is the question that all times those who want
beneficial legislation and bill after bill in the interest of the peo
pie killed emauated by the Mormon controlled committees
patience ceased be virtue There Democrats in the
house of exceptional high devotion to the peo
pies and to these American representatives the free Repub
leans turned for that there may plain large
the statute books the laws demanded by people prom
ised by the two political parties 1t the highest duty
and uest patriotism There course for free men
representing free people If
There freedom among the Mormon they
would not always present solid front upon questions upon which
individual differences OF opinion honestly The Mormon
members OF house and stand like buwar corporate in
e against the rights OF the people and because of
committees seek to crack the whip the free representatives
the people The attempt doomed failure was the
fall thereof The atmosphere rapidly clearing and the house
OF representatives gives evidence that it will pass demand
cd by the people of Idaho and the Mormon controlled senate
refuses to much the the senate a
The poor old Statesman itself must bow to the
VIII OF its Mormon allies who adopts budozng tactics when
ever they possess the power. in
As to the Stateman real opinion of Mormon dcaon and
he necessity OF both parties getting together following extract
from its columns published in 1904 is comprehensive:
Since President Bulge rushing into print has taken the lid tn
' and shown us things they WHY NOT GET TOGETH pI
-R IN BOTH PARTIES and adopt resolutions as have
zen proposed THE PEOPLE ARE READY, and if the polt-
cal leaders will the word the program will ratified with
hout from one end OF the state to the other" no
There the warrant for the action the free representatives
Tree people in both parties getting together to pass the laws de-
eeey for the welfare of all the people of Idaho
Inc Citizen predicts that President Roosevelt will take the b noe
ms teeth appoint of