The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-03

the refusal OF Moses Alexander Of roise
TO accept the nomination for governor
on the Democratic ticket, which he did
IN the Following eulogy to the momory
OF the passing of Chairman John +
Nugent:
Boise. Idaho. July %. 1910.
non. John r: Nugent. Chairman Dem
ocratlc State Central Committee Boise.
Idaho, Dear Sir II is with deep regret
that am compelled to notify you that
te ne nonor rendered me through our
TREND and fellow Democrat Mr George T.
tlil' ,Jr-. of Rigby, Fremont county, Ida
no. In nominating me for the office
nbssI OF governor Of this state. subject TO the
apProVai OF the Democratic party ut the
coming primaries. has been declined on
account or III health, with which il has
peen my misfortune TO be overtalSen of
,ate ,ons Ever since the political contest OF
1905. in which you acted as chairman
OIL our party, ii has been my hone TO
asaIm ioiio" your leadership. as you ex-
| empiliy the highest courage. honor and
qeSotloh that any man could bestow. and
l nave conceived the highest regard for
| you, The memory Of your friendship
| TO be forgotten
since then have watched your ef
i0r,S Iot TO- TO organize % the party and know
| YOU nave been efficient. impartial uD-
| seInsh and devoted TO Democratic prln-
cipes and good government and
us, u@, my 9ecIinlns the nomination OF
governor will NOT ernbarrass yourself or
the party and that. should be physical
~ able to work under your leadership
curing the coming campaign I Should
be so enlisted. W
with many thanks for the many sac
my behalf and in behalf Of our H pariv nu m
l am. Respectfully yours.
NJ ALEXANDER
The Passing of Nugent.
Down and out for Nugent. Presto |
change! Call new man TO the bal and
make room on the retired bench for |
one more "soldierl''
The Nugent regime was for few
days. and full of trouble.'' 1t was born
in the iniquitous decision of supreme
court verdict, and it passed naught
but questionable politics to recommend
1T TO the Democracy of the state.
This record is a sorry injustice to the
Agnai abilities of John F.. Nugcnt, who
Is endowed by some splendid attributes.
But 1t is the sure route of travel for
those who subverge the true spirit of
righteousness, and set up in its stead
false doctrines
The Nueent regime secured at the
hands of partisan Republican supreme
court decision that the Democracy of
ioano WAS not party, against the
of the national Democracy
ana OF the opinions Of nine -tenths of
the voters of all parties of the state,
and from that opinion there was no ap-
peal, They attempted to Justify them.
selves In failure TO nominate a candi-
oate Tor supreme court Judge by the
argument that the Judiciary should be
removed from politics; when, as a mat.
ter OF fact, within the past six weeks.
the same chairman Nugent went to
north Idaho; to Couer d'Alene City.
and arranged for one who had stood
with him in the defense of this false
doctrine to become candidate for su-
preme court Judge, and his nominati ton
is now filed and his acceptance of
record
Alexander Attractions.
Alexander had two things especially !
to recommend him TO Nugent two wears !
ago, and again this year, as tho Demo 1
cratic candidate for governor The =
one; his bank account; the other, his +
declaration that the constitutional pro :
vision should be repealed securing the
people against an Objectionable, bar
oarous practice of Mormons expressed
oy the state constitution in this Ian
yuage: Bigamy and polygamy are
forever prohibited in the state and the II
gislature shall provide by law for the s
of such crimes, T
IL Will be remembered that Moses
Alexander endeared himself to the Nor =
mons of all Idaho by this the boldest h
public statement ever made by any pro. S
'essed public man in Idaho since the v
ldoption Of that sacred document TWEEN. c
y'one years ago this fall. This qualified a
liexander for the leading place on Mr. :
\ugent's $ Mormon supreme court ticket
u Two years ago. n
Mr., Nugent is lawyer of extraordi- s
!nry ability and student of that a
fundamental law of the state. His u
'assing from power in the Democratic -
'arty of the state is an exemplification Fl
+ the swift overtaking by justice of Ii
hose who place expedient before prin- "
lple; In short, those who did cater TO
n illegal vote, at the expense OF the
law of the state.
II may be interesting. as 4 climax to =
he Nugsnt regime of the Idaho Demo .
racv. t1duote to that young man few
fords from an early exponent of Idaho "a
Democracy, whose words Of wisdom he
viii at once respect. as against the vile
ess of bigamy and polvgamy.
In the constitutional convention Hon
rable George Ainslic. who had pre- n
iously represented Idaho as its delegate
n congress, complained that the Re
ublIcan members of the convention
had posed as the champions of do.
my and polYgamy' - and to relieve his \
arty Of the stigma attempted TO be A
hrust upon them Mr.. Ainslie presented a
D the convention the very provision X
uoted above, which the provision says
hall be kept alive by legislative enact.
lent. which omission can, in entire n
aIrness, be laid at the door of the
assing Nugent regime Of the Idaho
IN
Remaining Candidates. a
John c. Rice Of Caldwell and James II.
lawley OF Boise are the TWO remaining N
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