The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-17
|R|CH AR0USES
IDAHO FEARS
Evil Results Expected From
Acts of New immigration
Commissioner.
REPUBLICANS INCENSED
AT DEMOCRATIC SCHEME
Crisis Is Precipitated by Con-
frmatiOn of Mormon
Politician.
BY G. E. ARNEY.

4 Special to The tribune.
BOISE. Ida, Jan l6.-The senate has
confirmed Rich. That was to be expected.
The Republicans had no political right TO
refuse 10 confirm him. Such a course
would have been the acme of ingrau'
tude in that the Republican party has
been receiving the support Of the Nor
mons for eight years. through its pro-
lection OF the Mormons against the enact
ment OF the test oath. which the funda-
mental law of the state says shall al
ways be respected In the statutes. but
which is entirely ooliterated.
II should be remembered and never
forgotten that with this test oath out OF
our statutes as it is Idaho would no,
be state today. 1t was only through
the direct pledge that this statute should
ever be maintained inviolate that this
state was endowed with statehood robes.
This 'est we forget"
The Democratic "Trail.'
Again. It is refreshing to see the Demo-
Gratis begin their trail after the Nor
ture for them.
It is at this time called TO the atten-
tion OF the legislative members that the
.
some legislature OF nerve and of courage
and OF patriotism assemblies I'm the capital
OF this state. and with a devotion To the
4. constitution OF Idaho, carries out the
pledge which was made to the congress
OF the United States in section three OF
article six OF that document.
IT is again called TO the attention OF
the state Legislature that the Mormon
church. with headquarters in Salt Lake
City. desires the immigration commits
sioner's office in Idaho. They care not
. ,l,., II.
Republican. 1t is OF the utmost in
difference TO the heads OF this system
whether it be Sam Rich or some other
saint In charge OF the settlement af-
. fairs Of the attractive lands of this splen-
4 did growing commonwealth, but that
he be Mormon is the crucial point with
them
Unprecedented Action.
II will be remembered also that thus
far in the history Of the immigration Of
flee in this state the Mormon plans have
4 been blocked In the naming OF a Nor
mon as the head of this bureau. Not
until the conditional confirmation Of
Elder Rich Ito take place February IL
next, have their plans to name the chief
in this office met with success. True.
they have heretofore controlled tho Of
first term OF this office closed, the deputy
4 in this office, 1t is with an evident
political relish now that the supreme
court wing OF the Democratic party, rush
II
total demand Of the Salt Lake City Nor
mon powers.
With the Republicans. it will be inter
estiug TO note whether they will strive
/ 10 meet this condition on high patriotic
basis or on "A low political basis II Is up
TO them to act. They have the votes, and
upon their acts will rest the honor or
the humiliation OF their party,
BY this nomination and consequent
confirmation of Rich q immigration com
missioner, the Mormon question lifts
again It's head in the politics of Idaho.
IT is UP TO the Democratic governor and
those who have thus assumed RESPONSE
bllity with him TO this end to see the
Il appointment and this confirmation the
Democracy assumes all the odium which
viii follow the path made over this state
and over this country attending this sub
1cct, based on the advertisement which
has been and will be given TO Idaho.
Danger in 1t.
4 II will be thus far observed that Re
publican papers, many Of them hereto.
fore silent on the subject. have come out
/ In clear tones OF apprehension against the
4 Mormon system and the imminent dan
gers attending the management of III,
4 tentative Of the Mormon system
A II Is as clear the rays OF the noon
i day sun that the unfortunate transac.
NJ lions OF the past state boards could never
II have come into existence. save through
II the intoNication of "A party top heavy
NJ with power, and this through coalition
III With the directed vote of q system which
II Is pleased 10 place Its church above the
III state.