Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-21
PRESENT OUTLOOK
FOR DUBOIS FIGHT
Judge W. H. King Says It Is
Doomed to Illuminating
Failure in Idaho.
DISFRAN EASEMENT PLAN
II Is So Radical and Bitter Says Judge
King No Large Number of Pco-
pie Can Follow II.

That the Idaho campaign conducted
by former United state Senator Dubois
is a monstrous attack on the most pri-
mary principles Of the United States
Constitutions. and must inevitably fail
on its own presentation on account
of the hatred and venom characterizing
Il, is the opinion of Judge William Fl.
King who was largely instrumental
in preventing the intersection of q
Dubois anti Mormon plank in the Dem
Yer Democratic platform
The question of the future of the Du-
hois fight, now that the national party
has refused to endorse 1t, is growing
one in interest, as the campaign opens.
For that reason Judge King was ask
ed I'm an interview this morning, con-
corning his view of Dubois future,
and that Of the matter on which he is
basing his campaign.
Senator Dubois assured the Demo-
cratic committeeman, he said, that
with his disCianchisement plank in the
platform he could carry Idaho for the
Democracy. In this | am confident hts
is mistaken, and has misjudged the
people of Idaho TO advocate whole
sale Acknowledgement of people is a
thing So monstrous that / can con-
ceive no possibility OF any large fol-
lowing being in favor of It.
RIDING TO DEFEAT.
MY opinion is that the senator Will
ride to certain defeat this campaign IL
he persists I'm pursuing his present pol
icy. His extreme hatred of the Mormon
people and the vindictiveness of his at
tack upon them will have much to do
with his undoing, Such a proposition
as he proposes does net appeal oven
To the most preiudiced, and certainly
the Democratic party can never endorse
plan which cOntempiates that the
federal government shall prescribe the
qualifications of electors in the various
states.
THE grounds on which the resolu-
tons committee decided to eliminate
the former plank of the platform, and
to reject the one offered by Senator
Pettigrew, at the instance OF former
Senator Dubois. illustrate the views
of tho committee majority.
GROUNDS OF ATTACK.
In attacking the resolution l point
ed out that his was an idle declaration,
that there was no statement as to how
polygamy was to be eXterminated, that
there was already law on the federal
statutes governing polygamy In all
places where the federal government
controls / urged that one OF the car
dinal Democratic principles is that the
states are not subject to congressional
legislat ion. and as this plank suggested
no constitutional amendment, II there
fore had no practical proposition for
consideration.
RIGHT OF STATES.
1T is absurd TO ask the nation to do
what II has no power Ia do. II Con-
gress may legislate in respect TO Of
lenses within q state, it would be
right for Congress to control the
courts. the schools. and all the internal
powers of the state. The result would
be the destruction of the states and
the consolidation of the states and the
federal government into monarchy.
/ would be as much opposed to the
federal government controlling mar
riage and divorce as to its going with
in the state lines to regulate the
criminal code.
RELIGIONS PLACE.
cor course, every patriotic citizen
opposes the union Of church and state.
Wherever such union has existed, II
has proven demOrallzing to the church.
The church exists. or should exist TO
teach righteousness, and teach code
of morals that man may be lifted 10
a higher spiritual plane. II has no
right TO enter the political arena or
interfere I'm the functions of the state.
The resolution did not assert that there
was a union Of church and state. or
how 10 remedy such a union, II II eX-
listed. OF course, il was obviously aim
ed at the Mormon Church, and / held
that IL could not be truthfully held
That there was union of Church and
state in Utah or In Idaho, or any con-
dition that would warrant federal in
reference,
THAT prominent eoclesiasts had been
and were conspicuous In behalf of inc
Republican party. l frankly conceded
said to the members of the conf
mittee. and l repeat 1t now. that high
clClcsiasts in any church ought not To
participate in politics. The fact that
they may participate, however, does
not prove a union OF church and state.
a POPULAR VICE.
zone of the vices existing today 10
the fact that many people appeal to
ne national government 10 correct
evils that are alone within the contro'
OF the states People are iaillnB 10
appreciate thc limit of The federal gov
eminent. aud are constantly inNltihS
the government to invade the states
and dopose the people OF their reserved
powers
The matter of the future Dubois polt-
cv will be threshed out at the Demo
cratic state convention I'm Idaho. ahd
Dubois IL now organizing his forces
FOR the strongest possible showing az
that convention.