Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-04-24
Democrats Meet.

Latah county met in Moscow Saturday.
The attendance was large, there being
put one precinct not represented. The
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved (D, That we reaffirm our al
egiance to the time-honored principles
Of Democracy as advocated by Thomas
Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and William
Jennings Bryan.
(D, That we favor the nomination OF
w. ]. Bryan for President at the Demo
cratic National Convention to be held at
Denver.
)3), That we favor the adoption Of a
strong anti-polygamy plank in both
national and state platforms and also
strict enforcement OF the provisions Of our
state Constitution requiring all electors
to subscribe to what is known as The
Test Oath.
(4), That we commend the Supreme
Court of Idaho in the case OF Toncray VS..
Bulge, for upholding the Constitution
and for declaring that great instrument
self-operating, and thus sustaining the
Democratic party in the position it has
taken as against the republican party on
the Mormon question, in its fight for
the purity OF the home and the separa-
ton of church and state in political al
fairs.
(5), That the delegates from this
county to the Twin Falls convention,
that are present in person at said con-
vention, shall have the right and are
hereby instructed to cast the entire IL
votes of | atah county, for the election
of the six delegates TO the Denver con
vention who are known to be in accord
with the foregoing resolutions and that
ex-U. S. Serotar, Fred 7. Dubois and
Henry Heitfelt be voted for the said six
delegates.
R. M. Walker, after the meeting, made
the following statement;
"The committee extended the floor to
their "Jack" friends, who for most two
hours strenuously endeavored to con-
vince the delegates that it would be bad
politics to adopt anti-mormon resolu-
tions. Recognizing their inability to do
this they pretend that it is because OF
the leadership in the person of Senator
Dubois. 1t follows, then, that these
"Jacks" are willing to receed from a
position the democratic party has as
sumed, as a matter OF principle, in order
to try to defeat Senator Dubois. They
also say it will operate against the IN
terest of Mr.. Bryan in Idaho. The
Jacks" themselv 8 are the ones that
are doing Mr.. Bryan injury and an in
justice when they try to make the peo'
pie believe that this great American
statesman, Commoner and Christian
leader desires the Democracy OF Idaho
to receed and 90 into competition with
the republicans for the barter and sale
of the virtue of our American woman
hood for the doubtful vote OF these de
luded Mormon criminals and lawbreak
ers. The men who will do this are no
desirable citizens even though it mean
Brady, Cooling, French and others OF
the one hand and Nugent, Tannahill
Denning Fleenor and other Jacks OF
the other hand
every member of the committee, how
ever, expressed his opposition to receed
ing from the mormon issue.
I "Another objectionable feature t
( Choking up" with these Jacks" ar
! they have not been in democratic hal
ness for the past four years and we ar
afraid they might fly back when it cam
to going against cold collar on a lon
heavy drag.
'sBut why should the 'Jacks" use tn
Mormon issue as areason for not votln
for Bryan? Even though they do nc
wish to play in the backyard of the ma
iority of the Democrats of Idaho, the
can vote for Bryan, even though the
have not supported the democratic stat
ticket for the past Jour years.
1.-THE accent in thiscampaign should
on Bryan, first, and then discuss the no
ten, grating republican state admin
tration as it is now connected with, al
dictated by, the Mormons and in the i
terest of these criminals and LAY
breakers"
The delegates elected to the Twin Fal
convention we're: ]. w. Lieuallen, WI
Il Hunter, Glen Sanders, J. j. Day, F.
Mix. Moscow: j. J Campbell, Potlatcl