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

'The Democratic party in Idaho is making fight
to wipe out the awful shame and crime of polygam-
Gus living which is tenet of faith of the Mormon
church and practiced by numbers of its members
in Idaho.
"The Democratic party is making fight to pre-
vent children being born into the world branded for
life not only bastards, but as beings who came
contrary to the laws of God as we'll as of man.
"The best sentiment of the State sustans us
The Supreme Court sustans us, and there has
arisen a coterie of attorneys and employees calling
themselves Democrats who say must have this
Mormon VOTE want the offices They insist that
the Democratic party abandon the high, the splendid
position they occupy and subject itself to this po-
ygamouS, un-AmeriCan organization in order to get
some of their votes. They not only offer to pros
trate themselves before the power of the poygamous
chief Joseph F. Smith, but say they will be more
abject even than the Republicans They invite the
Democrats of the State to turn their party to
this reasonable, lecherous organization and allow
Democratic machine to compete with the Repub-
Ican machine for their votes
"T1is coterie of Democrats, the most of whom vote
the Republican ticket, belong to the Ada County
Democratic Club at Boise At their last meeting one
of their number money changer, one Moses Alex
ander, who has stores scattered around in Mormon
communities, announced amid great applause and ap-
prevail that the Democrats when they got the power
by the grace of the Mormon votes will call con-
stituonal convention and take the test oath out of
our State Constitution
"This brand of Democrats are not only opposed to
the enforcement of Constitution, but favor its
abrogation, to convince the Mormons that they will
allow them to practice their polygamy in Idaho Tin
mOlested and that their political domination shall
be as secure and permanent here as it is in Utah
1T is gratifying to know that they represent no
one but themselves, and that the Democrats of the
State will not surrender their party to the Nor
mons. The Democracy of the State has won its con-
test at the bar of public opinion The best and the
majority sentiment of the State endorses their posi-
ton. All that the Democrats ask is that the party
MAINTAIN It's POSITION relterate its last platform and
demand the enforcement of the Constitution A SUR
render to the enemy would make us contempt
be IN the eyes of every decent person in the State
The party could never recover from the disgrace
And why, and for what would we surrender? The
cotere of attorneys and employees contend we should
surrender tor votes. A critical world would say we
mad not surrendered for votes, but sold out for
something more material. The criticism would be
plausible, tor the party would lose three votes of
loyal citizens for every one Mormon vote it gained
NO one can possibly believe that the six or seven
thousand Gentle votes which the Southeast casts
for the ticket would vote for the Mormon alliance or
tnat the seven or eight thousand votes which were
given the party at the last election would be cast
Tor Democratic Mormon ticket
Does any honest man believe that the Mormons
would desert the Republican party in sufficient num-
Ders to effect the result? Why should they? What
the Mormons fear is that sufficient number of Re-
publcans will repudiate the alliance of their party
leaders with them to turn the State to the Dem
ocratS Their alarm is justified, for the American
citizenship OF this State will not continue to sub
nit to the political domination of the Mormon or
ganzaton.
II the Ada County attorneys and employees desire
% be associated with partv dominated nv the Nor
non hierarchy, their wish can be gratified by openly
onlng the Republicans, Outside of Boise Lewiston
ma CALDWELL there are not and never have been
INV INV Democrats who desire Mormon domination The
lnt- Mormon sentiment is stronger and more de-
ermlned IN the State today than it ever has BEEN
very county seat III the State will elect delegates
the Democratic convention who will be as firm and
as those from YOUR own county of Wash
ngton; with perhaps the exception of Ada and pos
IDLY Nez Perce and Canyon. For every Democratic
ote tne party loses on account of its attitude to-
vdrd the PoIygamous organization, it will gain a
ozen loyal, Christian and sef-respecting Repub-