The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-02-29
Dubois at Salt Lake.


Fred T. Dubois by the American party at Salt Lake
the evening of Washington's birthday and it
a largely attended function Mr.. Dubois addressed
the gathering, saying:
Mr.. Toastmaster and Friends: Banquets are be-
ing given throughout the country tonight to renew
the inspiration and the love Of country and to
kndle the fires of lofty patriotism we'll illustrated
in the life and service of Washington. Eminent
speakers will make it an occasion to discuss the
duties of citizenship For the most part as will
read i'll the press dispatches tomorrow, the orators
will deal in general principles, in noble sentiments
and in denunciaton of wrong and wrong-doers, and
in appeals for civic righteousness such broad and
safe lines that all will agree and be offended.
In looking around this board in the faces of this
assemblage, know that you do not expect plattudes
from This goodly company is made up of the
very highest type of American citizenship. You
engaged in a great contest. You have suffered and
sacrificed much for American ideals and are pre-
pared for greater sacrifices.
Under the very shadow of the tremendous power
of the Mormon hierarchy which absolutely controls
Utah, here in Salt Lake, the seat of its despotic
strength you stand forth in bold relief, holding high
the beacon light of personal freedom. Millions
of good and in the East see its steady
glow and it is perpetual cheer to us, your neigh
bors, who are making our protest that Idaho shall
not be made permanent vassal to the poygamous
organization of Utah.
Your courage is sublime and contagious, and there
can be but one ending to the contest which this
time is to be fought to finish You and the HER
archy antitheses. The issue could not be more
fairly clearly drawn. You contend for one home
and one wife-the home where loves children come
the home where is elevated and woman
nobled 1t is in such home only that boys and
girls be brought UP with just appreciation of
their duties to society and to country. Upon these
boys and girls the very perpetuty of our republic
depends
They sanction and endorse five homes and five
wives; the degradation of man and the debasement
of woman. The republic is doomed if entrusted to
the keeping of children who accept the teaching
that such system is in accord with Gods COM
mand.
You stand for the complete separation of church
and state in political affairs. When republic
was founded we invited the oppressed from all the
world to make their home with us, guaranteeing
to each the liberty to worship God according to the
dictates of his conscience, coupled with the
most solemn assurance that there should be
ion of church and state
They represent the closest union of church and
state. The constant tendency with them is to make
the church and state one with the church IN con-
troll This has been completely and so 1ngenlouSly
carried out that it is impossible in any affair, tenn
poral, spiritual political, to tell where the au-
thority of the church begins or ends 1t IS 1mpos-
sibe to separate the ecclesiastical power of control
from the political power of control
All authority in temporal, spiritual and political
affairs un1teS ana is cenereQ IS absolute anu Du-
ing in the hierarchy The organization of the church
is very complete in its arrangements The power be-
gins with and ends with the hierarchy. Nearly all
members of the church given some office and
some responsibility, and there is opportunity for
advancement in all directions, ecclesiastical, temporal
and POLITICAL if the Mormon is obedent to his lead
and accepts without question their counsel There
are but comparatively few lay members of this
church The smallest officers such teachers, are
selected by the bishops of the various wards Com
mencng with the bishops and going up in eccesas-
teal authority all the officers of the church