The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-30
Bingham County Democrats.

democratic county convention held at Idaho Falls last
week. are given below. These resolutions were
framed by men of well-known character and stand
ing who have known democracy and the Mormons,
for many long years. Their advice and counsel
is we'll worth the sober consideration of men and
women of all political parties in Idaho.
These are resolutions:
The Bingham county democratic convention passed
the following resolutions without dissenting vote at
Idaho Falls Idaho the 22nd day of May, 1908
l. Resolved That the representatives OF the
democratic party of Bingham county, Idaho, in con-
venton assembled reatfrm our allegiance to the time
honored principles of democracy as advocated by
Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and William
Jennings Bryan.
IT. On the eve of another presidential election we
nstnctively turn to the peerless Bryan, the beloved
friend of the people to again become our standard
bearer and we pledge every effort to secure at
the state convention the election OF delegation TO
the national convention pledged to vote for the nom
nation of the great conmoner first, last and all the
time .
III For the first time in the history of the nation,
a so called religious organization has absolute con-
troll of the executive, legislative and to great ex-
ten the judicial departments of a sovereign sister
state of the American Union. The same organ
izaton is making a vigorous effort to control the
political affairs and policies of our own state 1t
already dominates the official organization of one OF
the great political parties of the state and is now
with the aid of money wrung from its conhd1ng
and hard working devotees, seeking to beat down
cratic party of Idaho is able to exert.
W. The organization has become national poht-
ical factor as we'll as state and local We view with
no pleasurab1e emotion the acts OF high ohc1als III
BARGAINING with Apostle Reed Smoot for the cleo
toral votes of the states of Utah. Idaho and Wyom-
ing the price being seat IN the United States sen
ate for an apostle of the Mormon church, advocate
of the usurpation of civil government by reIg1ouS
hierarchy and a supporter and teacher OF the crime
of polygamy. -.
v That we deeply regret and view with alarm
of 1ortIT
the action of those misguided members OF our parry,
who are contendng for the abandonment OF our
patriotic struggle for the enforcement OF law ana
morality and believe that they mlsunderstand the
conditions that rule in this and other counties OF
southeastern Idaho where the masses OF the people
are controlled by so-called religious organization
which is now and always been an open organized
revolt against our government and IT'S laws. we
challenge the honest but misguided members OF tne
party to produce parallel in history where crime
has been for years practced, taught and maintained
bv the hierarchy of Utah, awless band OF political
conspirators and oath bound traitors by working on
the ignorance of its votareS, and the aspirations
of the politicians of both the great political parties
and who are themselves living in crime openly no
torously and confessedy, yet controlling the nomr
alton and election of the officials who are to enforce
the laws. ,
VI. We express our great confidence in the Hon
orable Fred T. Dubois a stateman OF ability and a
man of integrity and we hereby endorse his pu3hc
record as having been clean and able, and who mas
made a gallant and patriotic fight in Idaho and the
United States senate against the union OF church
and state and practice of poygamy and the enforce
ment of every provision of our state constitution and
we challenge his bitterest enemy to dispute Such
record It..
VII. We endorse and reiterate the resolutions
passed by the Bingham county democratic central a
committee at B1ackfoot IDAHO on April oath, 1908.
VIII That the delegates from this county to the
Twin Falls convention, that present in person at
said convention shall have the right and are hereby
instructed to cast the entire fourteen votes OF Blng
ham county for the election of the SIX delegates 10
the Denver convention, who are known to be III ac-
cord with the foregoing resolutions.