Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-01


and one OF the leading and infnen-
tial democrats of Latah county. was
a business visitor In the city yester-
day. Mr.. Aronson Ii one OF the pio-
neers In Idaho politics. He is ia
mIliar with the political history OF
the state and It's institutions and
fully conversant with the political
conditions existing today which viii
confront the voters and citizens In
the coming campaign.
Mr.. Aronson expresses II as his
opinion that the prospects for demo-
cratic success az the polls In the
state this coming fall are bright lie
regards the Mormon question as the
paramount issue In the campaign and
believes that unless II Is again insert
ed in the democratic state platform
democracy In this state can not en-
terrain any hope whatever OF win
ming.
Eliminate this question from the
democratic PLATFORM he said. I'm
the coming campaign and II will
mean the elimination OF everything
that Is OF vital interest to the people
OF the state-the elimination OF the
entire platform. IL has been the
paramount issue IN two state cam
paIgns and political events that have
transpired since II was first inserted
in the platform, and conditions pre-
vailing today but serve 20 emphasize
and conelusively prove that II Is more
OF an issue today than Il ever was
before. To abandon this question
now means to bid farewell to princi-
pie and cause that rests upon a
foundation of right and justice; Il
means to abandon the battle against
an institution that Is a meanee 70
the state and its political institutions
dangerous to the entire common
wealth at a time when we ought to
fight harder than ever. and n we
abandon II. then we might as well
sell our democratic headquarters In
the state OF Idaho to the republicans
and the Mormon hierarchy. There is
Mormon question In the state of
Idaho today and nobody who has OBJ
served the trend of political affairs
and events will endenvor to say that
there is not. The Mormon church
controls over q third OF the vote in
the state. and they want full power.
To secure Il they win afiiliate with
any party and adopt any and all
means and methods. and, AZ | have
said. Il Is an organization that il dan
gerous to the welfare OF the political
institutions of the state OF Idaho. be-
cause when II speaks II lies, and
when II Is silent II steals, and while
the people are reposing IN a state OF
unsuHpicion and ignorance II Is grad
ually securing control and power OF
the government OF our state
The people are gradually bat
surely becoming awake to the fact
that the Mormon organization Ii
threatening the political existence OF
our state and are falling in line Il
make n fight against e. The Nor
mons themselves are becoming aware
Of the fact that the people are COINS
to rise up against them. and are send
ing missionaries into the northern
counties to work in their behalf and
TO create dissengion and discoFd IN
the ranks Of the democratic party
Charles Arbuekle. n Mormon bishop
recently made a visit to the would-b.
democrats Of Latah county. His yisI
was IN behalf OF the Mormon organi
zation IN the south and hia misaioH
was attended with little success Il
our county. We have IN Latah, a
they have In NeE Perez. a number o.
disgruntled and disloyai Democrat
Who are ever found posing as ioya
and true to the cause OF democracy
before the convention. and thef
found voting the republican tickle
after the nominating convention
The gathering Of a few disgruntle,
democrats at Lewiston the other dal
and the passing BY them Of resolu
lions against the Mormon question
and denouneing Dubois was done 70
political effect. They have Away
been found IN the ranks Of the en-
envy and were we to depend on thei
support in any campaign we wouil
never feel assured. no matter n VI
had . thousand and one live an,
burning issues. on democratic sue