The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-18
Need Educating.


Gratis in Boise regarding the Mormon question
see a few are advocating very strenuouslv the
elimination from the Democratic platform of anv
reference to polygamy the union of church and
state. 1t would appear they that the Mormon
element of the state will be offended thereby and
the ticket will lose many votes that would otherwise
be cast for it, in short they urge that the mon
strous and degrading crime of polygamy in South
eastern Idaho be overlooked and that the political
and commercial organization known as the Mormon
church shall continue to control the political affairs
of the state.
have lived among and been in contact with Nor
mons and their church for 80 years. Twenty years
ago | thought [ knew all about them-their religion
and practices, but I deeply impressed with
the fact that at that time I knew very little about
them-have learned much since then and am still
learning. am not surprised therefore that Demo-
Gratis whose geographical location in the state, and in
some cases brief residence therein necessarily pre-
cludes their gaining such knowledge of this propa-
ganda as would enable them speak act intelli-
gently in important matter as the construction
of a party platform under the existing conditions.
Permit to you gentlemen that the Nor
mons will vote the Republican ticket this year,
trely regardless of the kind of Democratic platform
you may formulate.
The bargain was consurnmated when Smoot was
permitted to retain his seat in the Senate The evil
dence accumu1ates that the conditions that the
church was to contract the election delegates accred
tied to the Republican National Convention from the
states of Utah. Idaho and Wyoming and that they
were to go pledged to vote for the Roosevelt cand1-
date for the Presidential nomination. and in adj
dton to this the electoral of the three states
was to be secured, if possible for that candidate
This is an example of of the many evils of the
of o,;d uh of
vile devotees of a so-ca1ed religious organization,
are ever ready to surrender into the hands of the
hgt-priest Their political convictions deprving them
selves of one of the most sacred essentials to gov
eminent of the people.
Every good Mormon will yield to the wishes of the
great "seer and reve1ator' A good Mormon is one
who pays his tithing and obeys counsel They are
of two kinds, namely: The commercial Mormons
and the religious superstitious Mormons, the lat
ter dominating The commercial Mormon cllngS to
the church because it for his pecuniary interests to
do So He scrupulousy pays his tithing and obeys
counsel Some of them faithfully attend church, but
many seldom enter it. yet the authorities rarely
rebuke them long they continue to pay their
tithing The religious superstltlous class dare not
disobey the mandate of the President of the church,
fearing his occult power to punish IN the next Word
for their dsobedence in this.
AS matter of fact, in important campaigns IS
per cent of the Mormons do not know how they are
to vote until within day two before the election
The promises made candidates by the rank and hle
as to how they will vote election day amounts to
nothing; fact made plain to Gentlles through the
logic of the returns in many elections of the past
Our Mormon politicians complain that they can't
vote the Democratic ticket because the party IS per-
scouting them on account of their religion
The word Mormon I am quite sure, has never been