The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-02
Bingham County Resolutions.


Whereas, The so-called Mormon democrats of
Bingham county have begged for opportunity
to vote the democratic county ticket eliminating all
reference to Mormonism and have promised that if
they were given such opportunity they would vote
their party ticket in the county and
Whereas, The so-caled Mormon democrats of
Bingham county have voted the republican state and
county ticket straight in accordance with instructions
from their church and in direct violation of their
pledge and promise to their fellow Gentle Demo
Gratis and,
Whereas, The so-ca11ed Mormon democrats at the
last election, after inducing of their fellow
Gentle democrats to join them in placing demo-
cratic county ticket in the field which did eliminate
all reference to Mormonism, openly opposed such
democratic county ticket and voted the republican
ticket straight, as shown by the election returns,
the Mormon candidates on the democratic county
ticket secretly opposing and voting against such tick
ct, and
Whereas, John Henry Smith, of Salt Lake City,
Utah, polygamous apostle of the Mormon church,
came into Bingham county on the last Sunday pre-
ceding election day with instructions from the Nor
church to the Mormons of Bingham county to
vote the republican ticket straight, and
Whereas The Mormon bishops of Bingham county
Immediately after receiving such instructions and pur-
suant thereto, openly and boldly commanded the Nor
mons, whether democrats, socialists, whatnot, to
vote the republican ticket straight, and
Whereas, Such command cheerfully and liter
ally obeyed, and
Whereas, The influence of the Mormon church in
politics has become intolerable to the Gentles of
Bingham county, now Therefore be it
Resolved: That the Bingham county democratic
central committee duly and regularly assembled most
emphaticaly condemns such interference and that the
committee ndorSes the anti Mormon plank contained
in the last democratic state platform and pledges its
hearty support to Honorable Fred II. Dubois in his
struggle against Mormonism in politics and that the
secretary spread this resolution upon the records and
mail copy thereof to ex-senator Fred T. Dubois.
Mr.. w. A. Beakley the chairman of the democratic
committee of Bingham county, induced to
cept the position for the last campaign by the false
promises of the Mormons, headed by Sam Rich.
Rich and the Mormons asserted that they were demo-
Gratis but could vote their ticket account of
the fight being waged by the democrats of the state
under the leadership of Dubois against their religion
The real democrats of Bingham as in southeastern
Idaho-had gone into American parties
Mr. Beakey had been in Idaho but a few
months, democrat, wanted to vote democratic
ticket listened to the plausible tales of the Mormons
and accepted the Craftsmanship.
The fact that he is Gentle, gentleman of char
acter, moral upright man, of good ability, good adj
dress and in every respect splendid citizen, gave
standing to the democratic" ticket in Bingham
county at the last election.
When the votes counted after the election,
Mr.. Beak1ey discovered that the candidates the
democratic" county ticket received the votes of him
self and the other deceived Gentle democrats only
and that Mr.. Samuel c. Rich who was candidate
for the state senate on the democratic ticket, and
who was the sponsor for that ticket had not
voted for himself
This was easily shown by the proof that the demo-
cratic state ticket received the votes of the Amer
lean party, (the true democratic party) plus the
votes of the Genes of the county democratic party
The democratic" county ticket in Bingham county
received the votes of the deceived Gentle democrats
and of none others.
The resolutions adopted by the democrats of Bing-