The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-09
Southeast is Anti=MOrmOu.

article signed by w. A. Beakley, chairman of tn
democratic central committee of Bingham county
denying the accuracy of the proceedings of TIL
Bingham county committee as reported in their res
outions.
1t like folly to disprove the statements O.
this Mormon sheet, but Mr.. Beakey evidently does
not understand that no pays any attention tc
what the Brady Mormon organ says, and has written
the paper asking it to retract
Mr. Beakley presided over the committee meeting
and was one of its most active members in making
the action of the committee unanimous. Mr. Beakley
and the committee represent every democrat in Bng-
ham county
There IS no division among democrats of Bingham
or the southeast and they protest most vigorously
against being turned out of the party and forced to
submit to the control politically Of Mormons
When the statement cannot be contradicted that
all the democrats, and most of the republicans of
southeastern Idaho will not support any party or
candidate in combination with the Mormons there
should not be much for argument as to the
duty Of the balance of the state
Expediency alone, laying aside higher consider
ations should make the course of the democratic
party perfectly plain. The American citizens of
southeastern Idaho, of Salt Lake City, fully un-
derstand the menace Of Mormonism, and their fellow
American citizens should help them in wping it out
The resolutions unanimously adopted by the demo-
cratic committee of Bingham county on April 25th
follows:
Whereas The so-called Mormon democrats of
Bingham county have begged for opportunity
to vote the democratic county ticket, eliminating all
reference to Mormonism and have promised that if
they were given such opportunity they would vote
their party ticket in the county and
Whereas, The So-called Mormon democrats of
Bingham county have voted the republican state and
county ticket straight in accordance with instructions
from their church and in direct violation of their
laC0n and thai Eli.
Gratis and
Whereas The so-ca1led Mormon democrats at the
last election, after inducing some of their fellow
Gentle democrats to join them in placing a demo-
cratic county ticket in the field which did eliminate
all reference to Mormonism openly opposed such
democratic county ticket and voted the republican
ticket straight shown by the election returns even
the Mormon candidates the democratic county
ticket secretly opposing and voting against such tick
ct, and
Whereas, John Henry Smith, of Salt Lake Civ,
Utah, polygamous apostle of the Mormon church
came into Bingham county the last Sunday pre-
ceding election day with instructions from the Nor
mon church to the Mormons of Bingham county to
vote the republican ticket straight, and
Whereas, The Mormon bishops of Bingham county
after receiving such instructions and DUR
suant thereto, openly and boldly commanded the Nor
mons, whether democrats, socialists or what not to
vote the republican ticket straight and
whereas, Such command was cheerfully and liter
lily obeyed and
Whereas The influence of the Mormon church in
oohtIcs has become ntolerable to the Gentes of
Bingham county, therefore be it
Resolved: That the Bingham county democratic
entra committee duly and regularly assembled most
condemns such interference and that the
ommlttee ndorses the anti Mormon plank contained
the last democratic state platform and pledges its
earty support to Honorable Fred T. Dubois in his
fruggle against Mormonism in politics and that the
ecretary spread this resolution upon the records and
lail copy thereof to ex-senator Fred T. Dubois a
The correspondent of the Boise paper at Idaho f.
als sent the following perfectly plain and truthful
port of the action of the committee to his paner. p