The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

Is not political issue nor should IL
be injected into campaign for the
reason. Those who care to aDalyze
their motives can so construe their
contention. Those who question
their motives might say that they
desire party success beyond every
other consideration.
An analysis Of the apportioDment
made by the republican state com.
mittee furnishes some food for
thought. BY sudy OF this appor-
tionment 1t Is EVIDENT that a great
majority OF the GENTLE counties OF
the state do believe that there is
some fear OF Mormon political dom.
ination. 1t does not take very
astute observer 10 see that there vas
a very material falling of In the re-
publican vote outside of the Mormon
counties and there was gain In the
Mormon strongholds. In Other words,
II we ~ere to eliminate Little
utah the democratic ticket had
majority In the GENTLE counties and
1t was only the Mormon counties
which saved the election to the re.
pub!icans.
The uniformed will no doubt I'M
dertake TO say that this falling OF In
the vote In the Gentile counties was
due to the unpopularity OF Cooling.
This construction OF the situation
Will not do for the reason that the
delegates were not apportioned on his
vote. a balance was struck from all
the majorities Oh the state ticket.
On this balance was apportioned the
delegates to the next convention.
BY peIusing the list OF apportion.
ments, published In another part OF
this paper. will be found that Ada
county, tue strongest republican
county. falls short OF what IL was In
1905. This Is true Of every other
strictly GENTLE county In the state.
This Is true OF Lemhi as well as Ada.
On the other hand Ii will he noticed
that every Mormon county In the
state has very material increase In
their DELEGATIONS to the conventions.
In this campaign, no doubt. 1t will
be urged that the revolt In the leg
stature last winter was due to the |
opposition To the Gooding machine.
In measure this Is true, but the
revolt was more against the dlctation I
CT Gooding and his Mormon followers.
In every piece OF legislation which /
came up either In the house or senate |
the Mormon members had the power
To say whether 1t should be passed or
not. This was true In the efforts OF
the Gentle republicans who were so
foolish as TO think that many OF the
planks In the republican platform
were put there with the intention of
carrying them out In place OF riding
on them into Office.
The anti-pass law was killed by
Mormon votes; The local option law
was killed by the votes of the Nor.
mon bishops being counted against It.
La fact we might 20 clear through
the republican platform OF two years
ago aud show that every promise to
the people was killed largely by the
Influence OF the strongly Mormon
counties. These were measures
which were demanded by the Gentle
OF the state. That tho Nor.
mon republican, senator's and renre.
sentatives dominated both the house
and senate and refused to. allow any
remedial legislation to be passed Is
why a large number of the members
left the party and worked rs unit
With tho minority members
The time to settle Mormon domino.
lion OF the politics OF the state Is
ibis year. II this can't be done this
sar II should be done next year. II
i can't be done next year 1t must be