Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-26
POLITICAL PLANS
OF MORMONS
IOuth Idaho Citizen Says heyWant
the Agricultural College

McKinly & Larson, of Twin Falls,
Is been in the city for. several days
lending to legal matters in behalf
clients of the firm. Mr.. McKinIy
As speaker of the house during the
ssion of legislature of 1901, and
now, as he was then, an enthusi-
lie and staunch democrat. He is
miliar and conversant with the po-
ical situation as it exists through
t the estate, and possesses pro-
|unced views upon the issues that
II confront the voters and citizens
the coming campaign.
Mr.. McKinly predicts that Bryan
II carry the state at the coming
ection. He regards him as un-
ubtedly the favorite candidate of
e democrats for the presidency,
d Taft as the choice of the repub-
ans. He considers conditions good
d the prospects bright for demo-
attic victory throughout the state,
ID regards the Mormon question as
L. paramount state issue in the
mpaign.
'You hear former Senator Dubois,
republicans and a few disgruntled
mocrats, branded as a boss-a po-
ical Dictator" he said last evening
an interview with a representative
the Press. IAN accusation like
at is not only unjust, but inbound
in fact, and If those making it
puld pause and consider for a mo-
ent they would observe it to be SO.
y conception of boss is man
ho coerces, intimidates or hires
hers by reason of the possession OF
wer or wealth to do his bidding.
bat is my conception of boss, and
lbois has never at any time exer-
BED any of these methods. He is
BIT wealthy man, and he is not in
ssession of patronage that he can
BAL out to his adherents. He has
any admirers and friends, and they
ght shoulder to shoulder with him
ecause they have confidence in him
man and because they regard the
Ause he represents as just and right
e is a leader; in that light l regard
m, but not as a boss. 1t is otter
i'd also," he continued, that Du'
pis is fighting the Mormons, anC
at there is no Mormon question
at it is but a dead issue resurrect
from the cemetery of the past
bat is a mistake. There is a Nor
on question in the state, and thu
eople of Idaho have got to NEE
I'D solve it, and it is my opinion
at if the democrats will insert thu
ormon plank in their platform
gain this campaign that they vii
successful at the polls. Should
ley eliminate 1t from the platform
will never be an issue again unit
is taken up by an American part,
the state, and lit would take som
me before such a party could b
tilt up strong enough to give nue.
ective opposition to the Mormo
erarchy.
There are plenty of Mormons /
nth Idaho, and we know what the
d their power do down our way
herever the Mormons are in tn
ljority they control things CONNER
lily and industrially, as well as pc
lcally, and control and operat
I'm to the general detriment of tn
pd and welfare of the state and II
titutions. 1t is very unfortunat
It the people of the north are nc
ter informed on the Mormon quei
n, because If they we're there
doubt, in my mind, that the mel
ction would be a landslide for th
nocratic party. When we see u
pple of Utah, in Salt Lake. VIII
Fe lived among the Mormons f
hrs, Joined together irrespective
Fty Affiliations in opposition to tn
nmon enemy-the Mormons-
ms to me that It should be amp
Dof to the people of Idaho that sue
lion is necessary here. The r
bllcan leaders. and especially Il
liticians, are endeavoring to mai
people believe that there is
CHI thing as Mormon dictation
Affairs Of the state, but the IA
mains that in the coming republ
state convention the Mormon
We a majority and viii have abs
e control OF the convention. II
bate Of the last legislature v;