The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-10-03


The Scimitar recognizes the authority of the
court and bows to it and does not impugn to
the court any but the purest and loftiest of motives
in reaching its verdict
Having said this much The Scimtar claims the
right and will exercise it. of stating the effect of the
decision on the people of the state.
The republican party of Idaho is under the com
plete domination of the Mormon church, a lecherous
aw-defying organization. This party received prac-
ticaly all the Mormon votes at the last election,
owing to the contest the democratic party was max
ing, against the practices of the 1aw-defying organ
izaton. Governor Gooding was the Mormon choice
and candidate for governor two years ago. The
people OF the state in rebellion against Mormon
dlctaton, against Gooding's candidacy and against
the corruption which attends and must accompany
this Mormon rule. Gooding lost nearly every Cen
tile county in Idaho in the election and was beaten
5000 votes when he reached the Mormon belt
On account of the attitude Of the democratic party,
because of their unmistakabe declarations and in
tent1ons to destroy the political power of the Nor
mon hierarchy and to suppress polygamy the Nor
mons rallied to the support of their candidate and
voted solidly for him. This gave Gooding majority
of something like eleven thousand in the five Nor
mon counties and reelected him governor The
legislature which followed was the most wretched
the state ever witnessed One republican pledge
after another broken and scoffed at At the
end OF the session. the people were more deter
mined than ever to put end to Mormon donn-
alton and its consequent corrupting influences.
Mr. Jas. H. Brady was chairman of the republican
state committee during the campaign and during
the session of the legislature He was an important
factor in making the party pledges and must bear his
full share of the odium attached to the breaking of
them Mr.. Brady in full accord with the Nor
mons then as now. Mr.. Brady was not the choice
of the Gentle republicans for governor. He is not
their choice He was the choice of the Nor
mons, and his election will mean repetition of the
disgracefu politics of the past few years The
republican state convention which nominated Brady
and his associates controlled by one lofty or
ennobling ideal 1t was mass of trading delegates
who gave thought care to the good name of
the state Not one utterance was made by any mem
Der of the convention in condemnation of the dis
graceful traficking which characterized the meet
ing from the beginning to the end of its sessions
Each trader and party to a trade consoed him
self with the openly expressed thought that no
matter what done, the Mormons would elect
their ticket. The Mormons were in full control
The poyganist Walter Hoge was much in evidence
so was President Parkinson. The spectacle was
to the people of Boise and the state yet
no one uttered word of reprova1 The se1f-respect-
ing people of Idaho would like to repudate the
Mormon controlled party and its unworthy candi-
dates. They would like to rebuke the entire out
it
The supreme court, by its decision gives the peo-
pie no choice They cannot place the ban of their
disapproval upon the republican Mormon machine
party without endorsing the Mormon-d democratic con-
rolled party.
The strife now between Brady and Alexander is
% secure Mormon votes. The Mormon republicans