Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-03-26
A Communication,
Mr.. Editor:

Communication.
Mr.. Editor;
To again submit to the leader
ship OF ex-senator Dubois and
adopt his policies, We believe is
political suicide. We cannot win
on the Mormon issue nor with
the Senator in command. At
two general elections, the people
have said by their votes, (and the
women vote in Idaho) that the
homes are not in danger. The talk
of sacrifice Of principle, in consid.
GRAFTON of political spoils, is . bug
aboO.
In twelve years, Senator Dubois
has dominated three political par
ties, republican, silver republican
and democratic and in the last cam
paign stated in public speech in
Grangeville, that except the Nor
mon issue there was no difference
between . democrat and = republi.
can and attempted to prove it by
citing NationalL Legislation. At Boise
be caused the executive committee
to invite the American party to
send delegates to the next State
Democratic convention.
We believe it is time Q real de.
mocrat should assume the leader.
ship Of the democratic party.
Democrats who dare differ with
him on the Mormon issue, he calls
Jack Mormons and in an editorial
in his paper, the Scimitar, Of March
7th, 1908, at the close Of q veno.
nous and fanatical attack on those
who oppose him says: "It must
therefore be admitted that 90 ex-
treme . moral monstrosity a. the
Jack Mormon OF Idaho has teeu
produced in the far away perverted
moods Of nature and handed dowr
TO the present time through q long
line of degenerate ancestry, to de-
monstrate the phenomenon Of stav
isms in mentality as we'll as il
physical construction"
Many Of these so-called Jacl
Mormons have voted the democra
tic ticket years before Senator Du
Bois began to wear the swaddlini
cloth of democracy and while be
not yet regenerate, was proclaim
ling as Republican Senator in Con
gress, there was no Mormon issue
Senator Duboise is esteemed th
shrewdess politician in the state
is it possible that back Of his mora
issue there is an American part
which will be the victim Of hi
leadership and make the fourt
political organization, to becom
his vaesalP
The future is pregnant wit
promise that, with United part
Bryan will carry Idaho. Must il
fruition be blighted by one mar
We have no personal criticism ,
the Senator, he has a pleasing pei
sonality and in private life is
model gen tleman as far as we kno'
and we may add hs is . politics
athlete. Two years ago . fe'
gentlemen, ardent admirers Of th
Senator, controlled the conventio
of this county and would not pc
NIT democrat, however sincere /
might be-, however conscientious
his views, to attend the State col
ventiOns unless he was . "Dubo
man." Some Of rs could not agr'
with the proposed policies and wei
unceremoniuosly left at home.
This is not democratic and Y
suggest that in the selection Of d.
llegates to the State Convention
that it be not required that {
bended knee we pledge to stifie o.
opinions aud adopt those alreat
prepared (and none genuine wit
out the Senator's trade mark b.
that representative democrats
selected, regardless Of Senator D
Bois and that they be permits
if they 90 desire, to declare in :
councils Of their party, that th
love it's principles, believe in
traditions, sincerely desire to
tain ito name and maintain its (
gsnization and are fully persuad
that Q more loyal exponent Of tn
political faith may be found.
In Thee, Oh Senator, do we
hold . Dictator willing TO rule o
dethr,ned, we fear, willing
ruin!
Let us have Q full, fair and Il
exchange OF ideas in our pal
: councils, agree to abide by the
suits and whatever 1t may be
main faithful to the end.
Respectfully,