The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
Bear Lake County Officials.

The Scrnitar this week takes up for analysis the
list of officials that the people in Bear Lake
County, Idaho the extreme southeastern county of
the State 1t has stated many times that Mormons
and polygamsts were prominent in the politics of
Idaho and that it customary for them to seek
their reward, and to it when they allied them
selves to a political party
They are managing affairs and serving the
church under the auspices Of the Republican party
and it will be that they not at all modest
in their demands in Bear Lake County Of four
teen county officers, eleven Mormons; of twenty
seven city and precinct officers, twenty are Mormons
and of fifteen other officers, ten Mormons Of
the entire list of ifty-sx officers forty-one Nor
mons Some of them polygamists.
The aggregate of salaries paid to county officers
Of the Mormon faith is $4,000. Of this the Mormon
church takes one-tenth-$S2O per annum The sal
aries of the other Mormon officials not stated,
but of whatever is received, one-tenth goes to the
church. The money comes out of the taxpayers in
general, whether Mormon or Gentle, and through
a system of churchly oppression, in violation of all
constitutional protective provisions, the property of
the county is made to contribute to the support of
religion
No other church is thus favored, nor would any
other church ask to be- for other churches respect
the principles which our government is founded
ouch q CONDITION would not exist IN Bear Lake
County if the people would rise superior to party
tyranny and shake off the incubus that politics has
placed upon them.
1t will be that of the nine postofhce officials
named, all Mormons, showing conclusively how
the Mormon church stands at Republican headquar-
ters and with the Republican member of Congress
whose recommendations gave these Mormons posi-
tons under the Federal Government.
The six postmasters named receive salaries ag-
gregatng $2,505 each year and one-tenth of that
goes to the Mormon church. Most, if not ALL
of the other postofices in the county are served by
Mormons. The people of all the United States are
taxed to compensate these postmasters and the
church takes its infeble one-tenth out of the pro-
ceeds 1t is probable that the courts of the land
would not sustain such diversion of the public
funds
The list of the officials in Bear Lake County is as
follows:
Auditor-William Holmes, Mormon, salary $1,000
per annum
Assessor-Mr Floyd, Mormon, salary, 81 200 per
Treasurer-Fred Bunn Mormon, salary, $3.50 per
Probate Judge-David Kunz, Mormon, salary, $3.50
per annum.
Sherif-Frank Wright Mormon, salary, $1,000
per annum.
Deputy Sheriff-Joseph H. Denis Mormon, sal
airy, $500 per annum.
Deputy Auditor-Mrs. William Holmes, Mormon
salary, $500 per annum
School Superintendent Hermoin Hart, Nor
mon, salary not given.
County Attorney-De Mead Austin, Mormon, DO
lygamists son, salary, $1,000 per annum
Surveyor-Ed Butcher, Gentle, salary, $500 per
annum.
Coroner-Mr Vincent Gentle, salary, $500 per
annum.
County Commissioners-Lew Severich, Gentle;
Samuel E. Hymas, Mormon; Edgar Alfred, Nor
mon; salaries $500 each per annum
Judge Kunz, Sheriff Wright, School Superintendent