The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-04

Democratic victory, should the tory faction succeed
in carrying out the scheme for which it is plotting.
1t would be merely Mormon victory and the state
would be cursed with duplication of the admins
trations that have been given it by the church oper
ating under the auspices of the Republican party.
'You hear former Senator Dubois, by Republicans
and few disgrunt1ed Democrats, branded as boss
"a political Dictator" said Mr.. McKiny, referring
to another phase of newspaper discussion. can
cusation like that is not only unjust, but unfounded
in fact and if those making it would pause and con-
slider for a moment they would observe it to be So.
Continuing in this vein Mr. McKinly said:
Ny conception of boss is man who coerces in
tmidates hires others by reason of the posses
sion of power wealth to do his bidding. That is
my conception of boss, and Dubois has at any
time exercised any of these methods. He is not
wealthy man. and he is not in possession of patron
age that he deal out to his adherents. He has
many admirers and friends, and they fight shoulder
to shoulder with him, because they have confidence
in him and because they regard the cause
he represents as just and right. He is leader; IN
that light regard him, but not boss. 1t is often
said also, he continued that Dubois is fighting the
MOrmonS, and that there is no Mormon question:
that it is but dead issue resurreCted from the
etery of the past. That is a mistake. There is
Mormon question in the state and the people of
have got to meet and solve it, and 1t IS my opinion
that if the Democrats will insert the Mormon plank
in their platform again this campaign that they will
be successful at the polls"
Mr.. McKinly considers it unfortunate that the
voters in the northern portion of the state do not
fully understand the general state situation in
relation to the Mormon establishment which con-
structs government for all sections of the state.
Not being placed in immediate contact with polyg-
amous practices and the political control of the
hierarchy they do not view conditions with the
seriousness that ought to be exercised i'll section
that has the power to infct injustice upon entire
commonwealth.
Celebrating upon this theme he says:
The Republican leaders, and especially the po1iti-
clans, endeavoring to make the people believe
that there is such thing Mormon dictation in
the affairs Of the state but the fact remains that in
the coming Republican state convention the Nor
have majority and will have absolute control
of the convention The Senate of the last Legisla-
ture was composed of a majority of Mormon bish-
ops and they exercised absolute control of its egS
lation. Such condition of affairs in state
government is monstrous, and how intelligent cit
liens who are proud to boast that in this country
there is eternal separation Of the state and church
can close their eyes to conditions like these and be
led by few peanut politicians to assist III building
up such a rotten combination of church domination
in politics is something that [ cannot understand
or explain
Nearing the close of his interview Mr.. McKiny,
strong i'll the Democratic faith gives ample evidence
of the sincerity of his purpose in the position he
occupies by declaring:
AS far as am concerned, l would be most will
ing in order to prove my sincerity upon this ques-
ton to Republican voters in the north, to have the
Democratic candidates for the legislature instructed
to vote for the reelection Of Hepburn 1t is far
important that should rid ourselves of the
Mormon control than it is that any particular man
should represent in the United States Senate.
1t is good seed that the from Twin Falls has
been sowing in the north and it ought to yield
abundant crop of hard-headed sense. 1t may be
needed this time to counterfeit the furious efforts