The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-14
IDAHO CHAIRMAN
/, FLAYS GOOD|E
h. W. LOckhart Says His m
sage on the Test Oath IS|
y Not Sincere.
IS TRYING TO BUILD Up
A POLITICAL MACH
Railroad Commission, He {
clares, Should Be EIectiy,
if Created at All. /
h ". Lockhart Of Pocatello,

H ". Lockhart Of Pocatello, g
man of the Idaho Democratic
Central committee, is in the city.
is accompanied by Judge j. II. /,
ards of Boise, who is counsel forel'
proteetants IN the suit which has o
brought to disqualify Judge All
Bulge Of the Fifth district, on
ground that. as member Of the
mon church, he is ineligible TO holt
fee under the Idaho Constitution
cussing the Bulge case, Mr. Lockst
said: ''
"a complaint setting up IN
Budge's alleged ineligibilitv has tht
filed in the Fifth District court.u.
has been served on Judge Bulge. IN
he has interposed a demurrer to-,
jurisdiction of the courts, as we'll "a
general demurrer that the compBe'
does not state facts sufficient TO
stitute cause OF action. These
murrers will probably be heard beiR
Judge Stevens Of the Sixth Dist.
court. They must be disposed of
fore the merits Of the case can be q,
into. u
"The complaint against Judge B,sj,
is based on the ground that he hu
member of An organization which 7
yises and encourages the practice |,
polygamy. and the practices Of celesf
and patriarchal marriage; that he Q
tributes to the support Of that orgs
zation. and that he is member Of :,
organization which subordinates
civil to the ecclesiastical law. TH
facts, we contend, disqllalify him uni
our Constitution.
"The question Of jurisdiction, vi,
Judge Bulge raises, is, perhaps, a d
one. The Idaho statutes provide
such matters shall be heard In theit
preme court in the first instance, r.
the contention is made that such a {.
ute is unconstitutional; that the orig
jurisdiction is with the District cs
District court to the Supreme court7o
disposed of before the merits of
case can be inquired into.' -
Gooding Insincere. !.
Asked as to Gov. Gooding's re-.
mendatiou that the t'test oath, - u
which the Mormons Of Idaho were Y
6isfranchised, be re-enacted, Mr. le
hart said: 70
"We Democrats, of course, have
vocated the re-enactment of the !
oath. and Gov. Goodsng owes hi4s
election TO the Mormons who opn
It's re-eDactment. His message, q 9
fore, came as a surprise, and his 4,
cerity is open to the most serious i,
ton He recommended. however,
the law be so broadened as TO appli
every person who leads an immorali a
In this Connection it should bto,
membered that the test oath
framed In the Constitution to appl. !
pecially to the Mormons and to 81
the peculiar offenses of which theyhr
guilty. Nobody, before Gov. Goodih
time, ever suggested that it should,
ply to any other class of citizens.
has remained for Gov. Gooding to b
eest that immortality is so prevalent
idaho. outside Of the Mormon coma
mites that q test oath was neces,
to prevent the immoral people of
State from controlling elections.
imputat1on which he thus conveyel
a direct insult TO the people of !;
State, and Is so regarded. He has !;
tually said that unlawful eohabiJat
adultery and other crimes are as p
alent among Gentiles as among hl
mons, and thereby has cast stig
upon Gentiles in order 10 gain poi
cal point and play a little cheap p
tics.
No Commission for Gooding.
Asked about Gov. Gooding's rece
mendation that a railroad comrnlsS1
to be appointed by the Governor
to be vested with strong powers
created, Chairman Lockhart said;
81 know that great many pe9l
are in favor of railroad commlssle
but I think few people, outside OF d'
Goeding's immediate benchnen. 1aN
giving him the power to appolnt 81
q commission. IL created at all, 1T
nv Judgment that such commlss
should be made elective BY the peol
themselves, and not be merely mao,
part of the Governor 8 polilcal
chine.
Moreover, there is considerable g
timent in the State, among pusll
men and conservative men gsners
that railroad development in Idaho i
moi advanced sufficiently TO warrant
creat;on of commission; that y,
state should wait until it has m.
railroads before it starts 10 regn
tbe railroads. This is matter VII
The Legislature. in it's wisdom, Will tr
care OF, but I believe that the pass
Of bill placing the appointment q
commission in the hands Of Gov. &C,
inc would meet with disapproval by,@
people. II should be recalled that
majority of the people OF ldano,
side Of the Mormon counties, navel
ready placed the stamp of their 9is'
proval upon the Governor and
methods By voting against him al
~ Church Will Be Beaten.
As to the future of Idaho poliSI
Mr.. Lockhart said:
Conc has only 10 study the ietT
from the last election to see tna'i
political revolution is coming IN loa
| The Gentiles are weary or MOTIF
| domination, They voted agalnst
a bip majority this year, ana moIe !
| them will vcte against il III w
lieve that the fight against the Motrs
| church will be won two, wears ;.n
now. in fact. | have no douot o.
,Jndge J. II Richards OF BoisE;
il chief counsel against Judge bu"S
is ono Of the leading KepuoiicshSs - /;
The STATE, He is out of harmony W.
mis- Marty machine on account "a
aij;,pca Iii with the Mormon hlerascf
Two wears ago he was mem pSi MI \
LEGISLATURE, and introduced rS;a &
nnnish unlawful cohabltation. We
was defeated through Mor"'oH
Owing TO his position as eouase q
,hs Rn3oe case. Judge Rlcbatos