The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-04
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

assured that he desires only the enforcement OF the
Idaho constitution Such idea originated in his mind
long before the American party meeting at Salt
Lake. If invoking the constitution means disfran-
chisement, is he to blame?
Mr. Flenner tries to shift the cut" He is made a
part of the old Jack Mormon crowd. So is
Alexander and Nugent and Perky and Paine. Frank
Martin is and always has been the leader He repre-
scented Smoot in Washington He represented the
church in a Capital News deal He always repre-
sents them, defends Them and is loudest in apollo
gies for them. Flenner & Co. mere adjuncts to
Martin and the Mormons The Dubois campaign is
the exact one it always has been; the same when
Paine and Perky campaigned for it, and when
Martin & Co. and the Mormons did NOT support it
There is no such thing running a fight that does
not stand for principle, or which compromises with
wrong This wrong can only be proven in Idaho
by the enactment of an illegal Capitalization law!
Martin & Co: and the Mormons (of which Flenner
and Alexander and Paine and Perky have just be-
come willing alles) stand with the Republican ma
chine to stop the enactment Of any effective law in
this behalf
The Ada County Club Democratic is we'll brand
ed as a "Jack-Mormon" organization. It's leading
members use arguments which Mormons always use.
They oppose any effort to enact effective legislation
and offer such excuses for the Mormons Jack
Mormons" have always done when they desired
thing from the Mormons
Mr. Flenner insists that these elements within the
Democratic party opposed to polygamy; then
sets about to decry Dubois for insisting only
the enactment of a law to make a constitutional
provision effective.
the Idaho constitution. Editor Balderston, of the
Statesman, before the Smoot committee.
So did Mr.. Cobb, of the Statesman. Both
of them involved Borah and the then Governor
Morrison two with whom Apostle John Henry
Smith confirmed the statements in his testimony.
What willing Subservient tools these hierarchs
find in Flenner, Nugent, Paine and Perky, all late
perverts to the old Martin crowd who have been
during all these years the standing recognized de-
tenders of the Mormons.
Dubois and his friends will do up this crowd as
they have always done heretofore, since this fight
began.
Flenner avoids mention of the plan now being
carried out by this crowd that of getting Mormons
all over southeastern Idaho to write Democrats in
Gentle Counties, expressing their great desire to
for Bryan IF they only be assured that the
fight against THEIR RELIGION will cease!
In Fremont County the Democrats (Mormons)
have already tipped their hand by meeting and
publishing a statement that no matter what the
1908 Democratic State platform shall contain; they
will support it"
These same ELECTORS refused to support Heit-
field Stockslager for Governor because of the de-
sire to enact election oath in words exactly like the
constitutional provision
Judge Hart of Logan, Utah, of the Presidents
of the seventies is presumed to have gone to St.
Anthony to advise in this action
1t is hard to recognize the voice of sincerity in
the declaration that those who stand support of the
Mormon arrogance and 1awessness are 'just as much
opposed to polygamy and church interference in
politics" Dubois is, while those making this dec
1araton join hands with that law1ess element in
defylng and Spurn1ng the constitution OF the State
and in every way possible encourage the polygamous
law-defers in their obnoxious assumption of right
to rule and to live outside the purvew of the law. In
this matter, profession and practice are as opposite
as the two poles.
The people of Idaho have a good opportunity pre-
sented to them to deal the death-bow to poygamous
awlessness and ecclesiastical rule in their state.
Will they rise to the occasion and deal that blow?