The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
BI|u|r.r ed P;

but the Republican party has fallen into the sad
DISGRACE in that state of being practically the church
party The Democratic party has avoided this so
far and has stood for the Constitution of the State
demanding that all citizens shall abide by the law
and tender their supreme civil allegiance, far as
state affairs concerned to the civil authority of
the state 1t is just this attitude the part of the
Democratic party that the church is now seeking
to break down
According to the further information set forth bv
The Tribune, the church has entered upon deal
with men in Idaho who consider themselves Demo
cratic leaders and through them it proposes to pur-
chase the honor of the party and prostitute to the
same base purposes that have fastened disgrace
upon the Republican party organization. Should
the hierarchy find itself able to accomplish its de-
sign it would have the organized politics of the state
under complete subsection and it would no longer
need to give voice to the demand that religious
and political issues be kept apart" for in Idaho as
in Utah. politics and civil government outside the
hierarchy would be dead.
Naturally the people of Idaho will resent inter
ference in their governing affairs from another state
Most emphatcally will they resent it when the inter
ference comes from a state that is reekng with
the rottenness of decayed morality and seeks to
fasten the degradation of infamous system the
christian and women of the state it assails The
degree of emphasis be manifested will extend itself
with uncertain effect to those men of Idaho
who seek to prostitute their own state to the base
of priestly oligarchy
Continuing its discussion of the designs of the
unholy conspirators, the Salt Lake Tribune says:
Those Idaho Democrats who are listening to the
siren song of the church with the idea that they will
be carried to victory by the church vote this fall,
have good deal to learn about church manipulation
and church treachery in politics. The church uses
the politicians OF one party the other indiscrin-
1naely to serve its purpose and then ruthless and
without the least regard to their feelings inter
estS, or standing, throws them into the gutter after
1t has used them doormat to wipe its feet
upon.
10 such fate the disturbers might conscientously
be commended being of very little value to the rep
resentatives of decent civilization.
This awakened interest of the Mormon newspaper
organ comes at time when the political atrnos-
phere laden with vague reports of coalition be-
tween the hierarchy and the monopo1istic brother
hood OF the east to advance by stealth upon the
western stronghold of Mr. Bryan and betray him in
to the hands of the Phi1stines of the capitalstic
circle
There are sufficient surface indications to greatly
strengthen the suspicion that the tories of the Dem
acracy of Idaho have a part assigned to them in
this great political drama and that they stand ready
TO enter upon the role of Judas that will receive
It's pieces OF silver in the shadow of the convention
at Denver if it succeeds in carrying out its part of
the disgraceful conspiracy
All of the true Democrats of Idaho are sincere
followers of Mr.. Bryan and The Scmitar adnon-
1shes them to keep watchful eye on the Mormons of
Salt Lake, on the Mormon newspaper organ and on
the Jack Mormons that have their abiding places
in Idaho