Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-08-06

pointed out the things | have done
which have brought me the con-
tempt and disrespect Of the people.
There is one sentence of your ar
ticle want to call to , our especial
attention, in which you say
"Wnen one ceases to command the
respect and support OF others, the
Mormons abandon him. 1t seems
to me that this is entirely TO the
credit of the Mormon people.
Let us look at the political history
of Idaho and see when the Mormons
abandoned YOU 1t was just at the
time when the entire state lost re-
spect for you when you entered
into the arrangement for the pardon
Of Paul Corcoran, serving sem
tence under a conviction of murder
the sole consideration demanded
by you for securing this pardon be-
ing the votes of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners.
The people have not forgotten
how well you kept that agreement
and disgraced the state Of Idaho.
Have you forgotten that when
asked what the people would
think of such an act, you an
swered: "Oh, they will forget it
all within the rext two years. -
| want to say, Mr.. Dubois, the peo-
pie have not forgotten, nor will
they ever forget your insult to
law and order and to common de-
cency.
Nor have the people forgotten,
MIR. dubois, the shame and dis
grace your private secretary
man who now edits your paper
brought on the state through his
nanae ement of the penitentiary.
1t is this class of men that seems
10 be at a premium with you, as
you picked Mr.. Arney up after an
investigation that was a stencil in
the nostrils of decency and made
him your private secretary. For
you nc is a fit associate. Let me
say something more to you, Mr..
Dubois, that if a leader should
ever be needed in Idaho for a
moral crusade, you would not be
that leader. Some of your own acts
are too well known to the people.
While others in this state have
( been willing TO give all for the fair
name of Idaho, you have dragged
4 that name in the mire from one
end of the country to the other.
You have vilified the state and its
people, and have caused the finger
{ of scorn to be pointed at 1t from
every state in the union, by giving
expression to the most villainous
falsehoods ever uttered regardig q
state and it's inhabitants You have
helC Idaho up to the ridicule oil
the whole nation, with only one
thought in mind-that il might adj
vaoe your own selfish political for
tunes. You have turned many
honest citizens away from the
state by the story you have painted
of alleged conditions here, max
ing l. appears as an unfit abiding
place for respectable Christian mer
and women. You have cast slui
on the state that will take year:
to remove, and you should be
branded as an enemy OF decenc,
and good government.
/ have a high regard for the
Mormon people. AS a body thel
may safely be counted as among
the good cit zens of the state
If have lost caste with John Hart
who tore up the anti-pass bill il
; open session of the senate ant
with his kind, am glad of it; TO
| know that he does not represen
the true sentiment of the Nor moi
people in that matter. L hope tina
: have the respect of the Mormon
, people as whole, for i prize /
, highly.
You will find that am not pass
ing" Mr.. Dubois. My health wa
never better than 1t is today.
feel very grateful for the hon
, ors l have received. l owe tn
( people of Idaho many obligation
that can never repay, but s.
long as God gives me strength
shall be found fighting for tn
advancement and fair name O
Idaho. have known only on
master as governor, and that mas
ter is the people of the state; an
{ care rot whether it be Nor
mons or Gentiles that have takei
exception to the stand hav
: taken, for my conscience is clea