The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-04
Speech by a Delegate.


member of that convention delivered the following
address:
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention
shall heartily support the clause in the constitu-
ton which deprves sect of people of the elective
franchise who pay their first allegiance to church
theocracy.
Since this child of lust and depravty (po1ygamy)
was conceived and born into the world, the decree
has gone forth that slavery and polygamy the
twin relics of barbarism and must go.
Since that decree went forth slavery has been
swept down into the oblivion of the past and dis
appeared with the rivers of human blood that were
poured out on the battlefield in defense of liberty
and freedom.
Today we find ourselves confronted with the twin
brother slavery (polygamy) and that issue the
State of Idaho must stand or fall
A few days ago [ sat in a Mormon church in
Bear Lake County, and heard one of the bright and
shining lights of that church, one whose very words
divine law with that people, deliver himself of
the following in defining their position church :
I'VE (meaning the Mormon church) gov
eminent within government wheel within a
wheel"
Gentlemen of the convention what does that
mean?
1t means, gentlemen, that they as a church and
as a people have carried out that idea in word and
action since they first organized as the Church
of ]. c. of L. D. S.
At the last general election the Mormons, like
Saul of Tarsus, received light this subject
of franchise.
1t is also true that in Bingham, Bear Lake and
light insomuch they swallowed the test oath
without grease, voted and delivered the goods as
per contract.
Now gentlemen when they purge themselves of
the PRISONS when they to live and cohabit with
but lawful wife; when they obey the laws of
the land in letter and in spirit, and become Ameri-
canized, then and not till then will I believe they
in earnest; and then and not till then will we
give up this warfare against creed whose day and
night dream is the overthrow of the Government
of the United States and on its ruins build up
theocracy, ruled by remorselesS priesthood
| here make the assertion gentlemen of the con-
wention and [ believe without successful contra
dction, that history repeats itself in this case
They have been at war with the system of free
government ever since their first organization.
They have been driven out from among every
community they have dwelt with on account of their
proclamation that the earth the Lords, and they
the Lords people and entitled to all the SWag.
This Moloch, called church. is always very hun
cry for political power. It's NAV is one of vast
aggregate.
Like huge octopus it is reaching out its entacles
all over this mountain country, planting colonies here
and there with view to strengthen the parent
ganzation, and if not checked in its growth of po-
ltca1 power it will grow and broaden on the poiti
cal horizon until some day in the distant future
it will rise up in its might and overshadow the
whole land.
Thus far I have spoken of this institution
church. and will proceed to strip it of its sacra-
dotal robes and call it by its proper name: huge
machine, organized for the purpose of gaining tenn
poral and political power
It's rami6cations extend over the whole civilized
world, excepting Ireland, and very sensible people
are these Irish for they do not take kindly to this
nasty institution Their missionaries go out to
nearly all the nations of the earth, and proselte
among the poor the ignorant and the superstitious
people of those countries holding out the most glow
ing promises of homes on the public domain and
harems filled with wives of their choosing.
Their organization for carrying out this program
is complete If the converts have not the means
to defray their expenses the machine comes to their
she's
up to their account, thereby having claim to their
newly acquired subjects which draws the chains of