The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-28

any way effect -FOUR people" and also
were determined that every legisla-
tive act should be In the interest OF
the machine. The republican mem
bers of the house were not allowed TO
exercise their individual preferences
or to have any decided opinions, only
so far as they conceded with the ar
rogant demands Of the Mormon sa-
chem, Governor Gooding. In order
to try to secure legislation which
would make 1t possible for them to
face their constituency there was no
other recource left but to make
terms with the democratic members.
The machine has absolute control Of
the Mormon senators, and they are
getting even by defeating all legisla-
tion which comes up from the house.
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While the principal effort Of Gov
ernor GoOding, and his followers dur
ing the campaign was directed TO-
wards trying to make the people be-
lieve that there was no such thing
as a Mormon question, yet there are
few now but who must acknowledge
deep down In their heart that the
democrats we're correct In this par
ticular. GoOding now makes par
tial admission, in recommending that
a test oath law be passed. But he
goes farther than even the masses OF
his republican followers or dGpes dare
90 and insists that every chaste
woman in the state shall be made to
take an oath that her chastity has
never been violated. He also III
sists that every man, regardless of
what his life may have been, that he
take an oath that he is not liber-
tine. II the insurgents in the house
were not convinced during the cam
paign that there was nothing to the
Mormon question they surely have
changed their mind fy this time. 1t
was only Mormon domination which
induced them to align. themselves
with the democratic contingent.
They were brought to see that it was
futile to attempt to secure any legis.
lation which was beneficial to the
people unless they made terms with
the anti Mormon element of the
house.
1t is trite saying that time will
right all wrongs. and we believe that
this truism will be most conclusiv eIy
proven In the next state campaign.
These insurgents will go home from
this session of the Legislature as anti.
Mormon missionaries, and their evi.
dence will be taken without ques.
tion as to the fact that there is a
Mormon question in this state, and
one of huge proportions. McCrcaken
Of Bingham county, one of the
brightest members of the house and
a republican by the way, has no hes.
itancy In saying that the majority
members of the legislature has made
it impossible for the republican party
to win in Idaho In two years from
now. The writer has paid close at.
tention to most of the measures in.
troduced In both the house and sen.
ate, and believe that most OF the
votes of the minority members has
been cast for the best interest Of the
state regardless of whether the bill
which would in any manner effect
corporal on or minimize power
of the Mormon machine a majority
OF the republican votes were recorded
against 1T. Unless In the few re-
naming days Of the legislature there
should be very material changes in
The majority party every man and
woman who cast their vote for the
existing order of things will have
every reason to hang their heads In
shame for the betrayal of their con.
fidence.