The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-07-11
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

constitution as above quoted, d1Squallfylng anyone
from voting who is a bgamst or polygamist or
teaches and advises persons to enter into bigamy
poygamy If the Mormon church and its members
not violating the constitution and laws of this
state against polygamy and poygamous practices,
then there is reason why they should OBJ
ject having the constitutional provisions as con-
tanned in section III, embodied in electors OATH
then there is for Gentle to object to such an oath
The Honorable Karl Paine in his address to the
democrats of Kootenai Latah, Bonner and Idaho
counties in speaking of section III says There is
objection to such an electors oath; absolutely
under the sum"
If he believes this then why is he so strenuousy
opposing the regularly organized democracy of the
in its demand that section III of article VI of
the state constitution should be enforced
AS matter of fact, Mr.. Paine knows, and every
we'll informed man in the state knows, that there is
serious objection on the part of the Mormons and
the Mormon sympathisers against any law being
acted which would require as publication to vot-
ing in this state the taking of an oath in accord
with said provisions of the constitution and
that the reason for such objection is because the
Mormons are still engaged in their polygamous
practices and could not and would not take such an
oath provided the penalty would subject them to
Imprisonment if they swore falsely in taking such
OATH
Mr. Paine further says that the decision in Ton
cray VS. Bulge by the supreme court has settled
the Mormon question, and that a result of such
decision the next legislature will reenaCt the second
constitution oath whether the democratic party
or the republican party demands its re-enactment,
and whether the legislature is composed of demo-
Gratis republicans.
If Mr. Paine sincerely believes such to be the case,
then his address to the democrats of Kooena Latah
Bonner and Idaho counties amounts to nothing
and there is why he should be opposing
the regular democratic organization Of this state in
its demand for the enactment of such an electors
oath. No one, however, believes that Mr.. Paine is
sincere in his statement because if he speaking for
the opposition, believes that the Mormons favor the
enactment of an electors oath in accordance with the
constitutional provisions, there could be excuse
for him. or any other democrat opposing the position
taken at the Twin Falls convention or that is pro-
posed to be taken at the Wallace convention Every
move up to the present time that has been made by
the Mormons dtheir sympathizers, proves
cusively that Senator Dubois was correct when he
made the statement at the Twin Falls convention
that Mormon could take the test oath without
perjury and none of them would dare take it.
In the Bulge case, it held that the prohibitions
in Section III are se1f-operatng and that
no legislation is needed to give effect thereto and
that every person coming within its provisions is
disqualified from voting This is all that the Bulge
case decided 1t did not decide that before
should register vote in this state that he must
swear that he a qualified voter under the
luirement of the constitution 1t is true that,
der the decision in the Bulge case, if votes who
IS disqualified by the constitutional provisions, he
may be arrested and punished for illegal voting.
The constitutional provisions however, do not
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taken before one, disqualified under its provisions,