Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-29
THE PAssING on GoopNo.
Deserted by the Mormons He VIII
Return TO His FIOcks.

luB dS y pouIlcdi IdcIOF tSdcHes MANY
lessons.
The plainest object lesson conveyed
is that Mormons have no gratitude.
1t would be profitable to many as
pirants of both parties, who would
trade away their honor and self-re-
speet and the good name of the state,
for Mormon support, to review the
brief career of Governor Gooding.
He was a comparatively unknown
quantity in Idaho politics a few years
since. He had acquired a Compel
ency by paying close attention to a
band of sheep, and herding them un-
til they had grown into numerous
bands. Political ambition of the
worst form took possession of him,
ambition, or more properly, vanity
to hold public Office. He had paid no
attention to public questions, had no
fixed ideas as to civic duties, was
neither an educated man nor a stu
dent. He had not appealed to the
people as their well-wisher or friend
and offered no particular reason why
they should elect him as their repre-
sentative.
Having plenty of ready money, con-
siderable energy and much assur-
ance, he sought and received the APP
pointment of state chairman of his
party.
In his conduct of the campaign he
discovered how valuable Mormon sup
port would be to him in the further
ance of his desire to hold office. Hav-
ing no ideals himself, and being pos
sessed of native shrewdness, he real
ICED that the Mormons were the very
adjunct he needed. His study of
their methods taught him that obed-
fence and servility to those in au-
thority was the essential to prefer
ment In all lines. He correctly fig
ured It out that the only necessary
thing for him was to gain the sup
port of the Mormon leaders. This
he correctly argued to himself could
be done only by abject submission
to them. His plan worked. He was
nominated for governor over Cover
nor Morrison who was a candidate
to succeed himself. His nomination
was brought about by the solid vote
of the Mormons in convention, and
against the wishes of the non-Mor-
mon republicans.
He was re-nominated and re-elect-
ed by Mormons against the wish OF
/ the non-Mormon republicans.
During his entire life as governor
he did the bidding Of the Mormons
He went out of his way to protect
and defend them. He endorsed their
polygamy and lawlessness. He was
entitled to their loyal and lasting
support. At the last election, how.
ever, the Mormon chiefs discovered
that Gooding had no support except
theirs, that his power for usefulness
to them was gone.
While the poor, deluded and dupeC
Governor Gooding still retained the
vanity to hold office, and be promin
emit, and appealed to his Mormon
allies to aid him. the orders had gone
out from the hierarchy that all Nor
mon support should be Withdrawn
from him. He begged that he nigh
Re allowed to close his public career
by being made a delegate to the ma
tional convention. While the Nor
mons had complete control of thu
selection of the delegates, Gooding'l
name was not even considered. Hi
own district was left out. Six com
paratively unknown and Obscure
members of the party were selected
as delegates. A Mormon bishop
named Hart, state senator, who ha,
shown his contempt and the contemp
of the MormOns for Gooding, wa
selected as delegate to Chicago in
stead of Governor Gooding.
Gooding through his subservienc,
to the Mormons forfeited the respec
of the Gentiles OF the state and cal
never regain their confidence. Be
cause OF his loss OF non-Mormol
strength the Mormons have brutal,
discarded him.
One can gain Mormon support 70
his own ambitions only at the cos
of self-respect. When one loses re
spect for himself. he quickly lose
the respect of others. When on
ceases to command the support o
others, the Mormons abandon him.
There is no asset equal to respec
for yourself. II one is ambitious poll
tlcally.
We commend the passing of Gov
ernor Gooding, and Mormon methods
to those who are unduly anxious 4