The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-30


The democratic party has de-
manded change Of venue Law In or
der that the polysamists might he
tired In counties aud before judges
who do not believe In the divine
right of polygamy. To fool the PEG.
pie the republicans passed a change
Of venue law, leaving the sole dis
erection In the hands OF the Judge,
and allowing the prosecuting attor-
ney OF the Mormon county alone 10
present the case.
The democrats have demanded
registration OF births In order to as
certain when polygamist children
we're torn. After repeated attempts
and failures 10 secure such legisla.
ton. the republicans finally passed a
cumberson and ineffective Law, and
In order 10 completely nullify IL,
Governor Cooling appointed Dr.
Hyde, a Mormon, and reputed new
polyeamlst, chairman OF the board.
Public sentiment Is awakened.
The MormOns cannot take the test
oath. They cannot swear that they
do not belong To an Organization
which encourages polyeamy and
which puts the ecclesiastical above
the civil law. Every one OF them
belongs To such an organization. The
supreme court says that the ties,
oath Is binding. that 1t Is the su.
preme law, that 1t cannot be set
aside by legislative enactment, 10
use their language that IL Is 'self-e
ecuting. Everyone knows, however,
that "hile 1t Is self-executing Il will
| not execute itself. There must he
some force, some legal power, some
organized effort to make IL operative.
You might as we'll expect man sen
fenced to death, 10y iunge, after a
fair trial and conviction, To 90 out
and execute himself IL the Officers
were To turn him loose and leave the
enforcement of the judgment TO him,
the chances are decidedly that he
would not carry out the Judgment OF
the court. IL IL absurd Ia suppose
that the Mormons or their allies the
republicans, will carry out the de,
cree OF the supreme court. IL left to
them. the test oath will not be nd.
nlinistered.
The democratic party In Idaho is
making a fight To wipe out the awful
shame and crime OF polyaamous iiy-
| ing, which Is tenet OF faith OF the
Mormon church and practiced by
numheIs OF Its members In Idaho
The democratic party Is making
fight 10 prevent children being born
into the world branded for life not
lnly as bastards. bot as beings who
zane contrary TO the laws OF God as
selI as OF man
The best sentiment OF the state
,ussains us. The supreme court
sustains us, and now there has arisen
coterie OF attorneys and employees,
| calling themselves democrats, who say
we must have this Mormon vote, We
want the oifices. They insist that
The democratic party abandon the
high. the splendid position they &C
cupy aud subject itself to this poiyg
lmous, una merican organization In
rder 10 get some OF their votes. They
not only offer TO PROSTATE tbemsel YES
iietore the power OF the poiygamous
chief, Joseph +. Smith. but say they
sill be more abiect even than the re
publicans. They invite the demo,
crafts OF the state To turn their part /,
oven u this reasonable, Iecherou,
irgauizatiou, aud allow a democratic
machine TO compete with the repuDli'
can machine for their votes
This cOterie OF democrats. the
uost 81 whom vote the republican
ticket, belong to the Ada county
democratic Club at Boise. At tn,
asst meeting one of theiir number. I
money changer, one Moses Alexander
Who has stores scattered around IL
| HhiiHoh CuinDuHitit>, AbHouuCet
amid great applause and approval
that the democrats when they 40
The power by the grace OF the Nor
non votes will call constitutions
convention and take the test oath
Iut OF our state constitution
This brand OF democrats are no
only opposed TO the enforcement o
our constitution. but favor It's abroga
ton, Ia convince the MorDons ths
they will allow them to practice thei
polyRamy In Idsho unmolested, ant
that their political domination shal
re as secure and permanent here as /
is In Utah.
1T IS gratifying 10 know that the
represent no one but themselves. an
. that the dem ocrats OF the state wi
not surrender their party to the MOT
uons. Tue democracy Of the stat
q has won its contest at the bar OF put
&c opinion. The best and the ma jol
lty sentiment Of the state endorse
their position. All that the demo
J Gratis ask Is that the party msintal
5 It's position, relteiAte its last platoon
e and demand the enforcement Of th
D constitution. A surrender 10 IN
enemy nuN would make Us CONTEMPT