The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-01

OF the state fully iustiGcs an added cf-
fort to bring To these valleys of the
state that restless citizenship from the
cast which is undecided, vet anxious TO
CRAFTY their ambition 10 Join the gen
cral trend Of population from the
crowded east to-especially- irri-
gated sections of the new wcstlaud.
sam J. Rich Of Blackfoot. a Mormon.
i mentioned as a candidate for the po'
S'tion Of state immigration commission
cr OF Idaho
II is emincnllv fair 20 Mr.. Rich to-
state that he IL AZ much entitled TO
this distinction as any Mormon in the
state. il is. however. unfortunate shat
he should nave applied for this station.
!, was TO nc hoped ihai-undcr existing
coudIjions-nO Mormons would apply
for tho immigration commission port
folio Of Idaho.
Idaho faces the Mormon problem. II
has it to contend with. II is the one
great public question which finds its
way 10 the hearts of the people Of the
commonwealth.
Must Reckon With 1t.
They reason that this is system
with which the voters must reckon
now and until il is settled on a pure
American basis II is IN thc minds Of
the thinking population Of the state
and it is in the minds of the people Of
the nation, as IT. has not been for years
past
Conhning thc argument 10 Idaho. IL
is apparent To the people here that the
Mornons arc ever watchful OF the new
people which arc 10 come hero through
the aty3ction afforded by our many
and diversified uudcvcopcd resources.
They reason that the people already
here are anxious for an additional pop
ulation. That special attention should
be put forth 10 attract. by legitimate
prcscntat tion Of our advantages, the
best bone and sinew of the east. and
especially of the restless citizenship
Of the middle west
IT. is common knowledge among the
people here that since this Office was
created in Idaho the saints have
strivcn 10 dominate the policy of the
Office. and not without some f1agrant
evidences Of success. This bureau
Of state was created by the 1890
state legislature. when Frank Stcuncn-
berg was serving his second term as
governor. He appointed G. ]. Bassett
as his immigration commissioner. II
was during his term that the Nor
mons--without any apparent cause
entered politics in Idaho, and at once
were attracted 10 the benefits 10 he
derived by the control of this position.
lu the succeeding election John J.
Barrett, an elder from Bear Lake
county, was made commissioner. Fol
lowing him, Governor Morrison ap.
pointed Rees Davis, and later 7. C..
Egglestou. both Gentiles, and during
their respective regimes the Office has
been free from the taint Of suspicion
of Mormon domination, the only
time since the close of The term OF Nj
BassetL. During the four years of
the administration of Governor Good.
ing, Colonel Allan Miller was the Off.
cial head of tho department Of immi.
| -ostensibly-Bishop Hale of
Oneida county being his deputy. and
the active force in the department
! During the twoYcIr term Of Governor
! Brady, now nearing its close. Joseph
! l'allon has acted in the capacity OF
| immigration commissioner. but son.ip-
law of Bishop Frank Hunt. resident
of Fremont county (althouGh no one
| mp tbere appeared to claim HIND has
been tho assistant and attended to
what activities the department has
taken on.
Remonstrancc DiSrcsarded.
| l recall here the presentation and sub
| Scqucnt publication OF q remonstrance
! flied with Nh Brady. soon after his en-
! trance as governor. from the American
| hearted citizens OF Payettc. protesting
vigorously agains, the appointment OF a
| grafton commissioner OF Idaho That
! good paper. tho Idaho Daily Statesman
| published the protest. II placed the opin-
| ions OF tho people OF that section OF