The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-16
Revenge is Mine, Saith the Lord"

Senator Kittredge of South Dakota saw fit to
ercise his option in casting his vote against the Apos
eSenator Smoot when the matter of his unseat1ng
came before that body for consideration. He was
one of nine republican senator's who stood with the
almost solid vote of the democrats in the senate, to
unseat this representative of the Utah hierarchy in
the upper branch of the national congress.
Because Senator Kttredge saw fit to so vote, he
has fallen heir to the displeasure of this CONNER
cialpolygamous political sect, evidenced by the
fact that they have set aside liberal number of mis-
sionares to go to South Dakota to aid in the
defeat of Senator Kittredge who is making the race
as republican, to succeed himself as a senator from
this sovereign state.
The article below quoted is from the Sioux Falls
Argus:
Even the Mormons," declares the Lake Preston
Times, seem take active interest in the pollt-
ical contest in South Dakota If the funds to help
carry on the Crawford campaign come from this
source evidence indicates, the people will settle
the case in no uncertain sound in June
1t is stated that in at least instance IN this
state within the past ten days the Mormon mission
aries have had the temerity to criticize Senator
Kittredge for his vote the Smoot question, but
this was but a slip of the tongue for which the
elder who committed this indiscretion will undoubt-
edy be taken task by the head of the church, for
the Mormon church works largely behind the scenes
when it wishes to accomplish political purpose.
But there is special reason for the Mormon de-
sire to defeat Kittredge Since Utah broke its COM
pact with the United States by countenanc1ng poly
gamy, and since Reed Smoot, who was elevated
to the senate by Mormon votes, declared in his es-
tmony before the senate committee that If the time
ever comes when he must choose between his oath to
the Mormon church and his oath as SENATOR he
will leave the country there has been introduced IN
congress a proposed constitutional amendment by
which the punishment of the crime of polygamy will
be taken out of the hands of Utah. which is ruled
by the church, and will be vested in the federal gov
eminent.
The Mormon church, of course, is radically op-
posed to the adoption of the proposed amendment
Senator Kittredge is for it. Senator Gamble voted
with Smoot. The chief organ of insurgency, which
is also CANDLES personal organ has assaed Kit
redge for his vote against Smoot. Although Mr.
Crawford has spoken before the people frequently
for the past two years, he has never uttered word
in defense of Kittredges vote against polygamy
a syllable in condemnation of Candles attitude up
holding it. The inference is plain, therefore, that
he approves CANDLES attitude The Mormon church
has an income of two million dollars year. to be ex-
pended by the polygamous apostles, who never have
account for the money 1t is not at all astonishing
in view of these facts, that Mormon elders, termed
missionaries have been sent into South Dakota
No one but themselves and the head of the church,
and Mr.. Crawford's headquarters, knows how much
money they may have brought into this state to
help Mr. Crawford