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

Offices. The Republican leaders guarantee them
in addition that laws shall be enacted or enforce
to punish them for their polygamous practices, an
also that the Constitution of the state shall no
be invoked against them.
The Democratic party of Idaho insists that law
shall be made and executed by which those Living
in unlawful cohabtation can be punished, and ais
that the Constitution of the state shall be obeyed
The Republican leaders have been able, during TIL
last two elections to induce sufficient number of tn
rank and file of the Republicans to support thei
alliance to enable them to carry the state The
Democrats Of the state united and deter
mined than ever and the great of the Republi
cans are heartily ashamed of the disgrace which
this unholy combination has brought to their party
name. There can be question to the final out
come i'll Idaho, and the Democratic party there will
wage the battle until it is Our victory will rem
der certain your victory. They cannot long maintain
political control in Utah after we have DESTROYED
their political power in Idaho
Our fight in Idaho is take away their political
power. We are in good position to make this con-
test, and it is the only contest for to make We
cannot pass and enforce laws against poygamous
living so long as the combination between the Re-
publican leaders and the MormonS is effective
There is but one fight for you to make in Utah,
and 1t is a contest which you win provided you
keep IN view always and at all times the high and
sacred duty which devoves upon YOU You can win
Salt Lake County if you turn your faces to your
great obligation and you backs to personal amb-
ton When you have carried Salt Lake County and
elected men to Office who worthy of representing
the great principles for which you are contending
you will put the president of the Mormon church and
the polygamous apostles in the penitentary compel
them to leave the state or to actually abandon the
practice of poygamy When you have accomplished
any one OF these results you have DESTROYED the
union OF church and state, for you have taken
away the incentive for political control The remedy
is easier OF attainment for you than for us but it
will not come unless you consecrate yourselves to
your high duty and put away all striving for person
al ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Your victory will be our vic
tory, for when the leaders compelled to abandon
will not
control over their followers
You have your duty marked out for you in Utah
and we have ours equally plain in Idaho. We can
not, we must not finch for it is a duty we owe TO
American citizenship everywhere. You cannot de-
grade womanhood and submit to priest1y rule in
these mountains states, and hope to maintain high
ideals IN the balance of the country.
While in Utah and Idaho we must each make Our
separate and distinct fight we can unite in urging
Congress to provide for Constitutional amendment
1t the Edmunds law in force in the states and
vigorously executed, it would destroy polygamy
Ii Federal Government had the power to punish
unlawful cohabitation and would apply it with en-
ergy and persstenely, there would be an end of
ooygamy and IN consequence end of political dom
nation by the Mormon chiefs. We should organize
md urge this legislation on Congress- The Amer
can party should send delegates to both National
conventions, to contest the seats of the delegates
Who will be selected by the church represent the
and Democrats of Utah The Ameri-
an Republicans should contest at Chicago and the
American Democrats at Denver. | think | can
romise you that at Denver you will find ardent
hampions in the delegation from Idaho and unless
am very much mistaken you will find many ardent
hamplonS at Chicago
what we must guard carefully, both in Utah and
ldaho is the character of our own leadership
he best citizenship of both communities is heartily
accord with our plans and purposes, and will
blow and sustain provided they have confidence in
ur leaders So far as our imperfect natures will
ermit, all thoughts of personal reward should be
minated
In this general and discursive manner I have
'inted out the methods for to pursue in order to
ach the great results we are all laboring to ac-
mplish. There can be no higher mission than to