The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-15
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

1902, and the Legislature of 1923.
Mr. Dubois took his seat for six year term IN
the United States Senate March 4th, 1901. lie
was not candidate in 1902. There no mention
of the Mormons directly indirectly in any party
platform of 1902 There was mention of Nor
mons by any political speakers of any party in that
campaign.
Mormonism was in no sense issue. The Nor
mon people were either Democrats Republicans,
the majority voting the Democratic ticket.
Bear Lake and Oneida Counties pretty strong
ly Democratic, they being then now inhabited al
most entirely by Mormons.
Toward the close of that campaign Apostles Fran
els Lyman, NJ F. Cowley and John Henry Smith,
all from Utah. all Republicans and all polygamists
went over Southeastern Idaho admonishng the faith
full that the will of the Lord that they should
vote the Republican ticket. David L. Evans of
Oneida, who is exceedingly intelligent Mormon
and who would like to be an independent one, was
candidate for State Senator the Democratic ticket
His brother Lorenzo Evans was Chairman of the
Democratic County Committee. They knew and &C
knowledged openly that the polygamous apostles had
come into Idaho from Utah to instruct the Mormons
how they should vote, and they knew and acknowl-
edged that these instructions meant the defeat of
the Democratic ticket
There are no brighter men than Lorenzo Evans and
his brother David L. Evans. No men have better
right to participate fairly their merits for pot-
cal honors. On account of their ability character
and personality added political honors would natural
ly have to them. They belong to a large class
of Mormons however, or of those raised as Mormons
whose business and life is among Mormons. They
were compelled to make choice between fighting
the church quitting politics. and naturally and al
most unavoidably they quit politics.
Apostle Cowley-who it might be remarked in
passing has taken new polygamist wife since the
Manifesto-handed out to the brethren" in Oneida
County, slips containing the names of the Republi-
can candidates with instructions that they should
vote for them with the suggestion, you obey me
in spiritual matters and why should you hesitate
to obey me in political affairs" e.f @.~f->
So fragrant and uncalled for was this political die
tation of the Mormon leaders, that the Mormons
themselves in Idaho were dismayed
Mr. Donnelly the Chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee, sent Mr.. DeArcy to Salt
Lake to protest Joseph F. Smith, the President of
the church. Mr.. DeArcy consulted with some lead
ing Mormons in Idaho before going and was fully
fortified to the facts. He had an audience with
the President of the church and demanded that he
recall the Utah poygamist apostles from the Idaho
and warned him that if the church re-
sumed its former practices in Idaho it would renew
he conflict of past years. The Mormon chief paid
40 attention to the appeal or warning of Mr. DeArcy
The Republicans carried the state and the legisa-
ure in the campaign of 1902 and when the legisla-
ure met John Henry Smith, the polygamist apostle
rom Utah, went to Boise for the avowed purpose
If having a new Constitutional convention called
or the express object of taking the test oath" out
# the Constitution He consulted number of lead
ng Republicans in regard to it. among others the
ewy elected Governor Morrison, and Mr. VIM.
editor of The Statesman These Re-