The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-10-23
HOW MORMON POWER IS
WELDED.


side or the other of the Mormon
menace topic. Recently Editor Fores
man of the Winchester Journal deal
with the matter in his vigorous style
setting forth some statements in re
gard to specific transactions between
Mormon Legislators and Gentle aspir
ants that came as a great surprise
He said in part:
'Much has been said and written
of late about the Mormon in Idaho
politics, his culpability in matters of
legislation, pertaining to the veal or
woe of the state. The old bug taboo
'polygamy'' which formerly drove
church organizations, as well as all
decent citizenship into frenzy at
its mention, has been almost If not
entirely forgotten In the new crusade
being waged against the followers of
Joseph Smith. The hue and cry now
going up against the Mormons Is not
confined to any sect or political or
ganization. The sentiment seems to
have been growing in every nook and
corner of the state; it has no great
champion, as in the days of Fred
Dubois, but q thousand voices seem
to rise up as one man and condemn
it's insiduous influence.
Passing over matters of legislation
supposedly chargeable to the Mormons
which we think would balance, as to
good or bad results, the two most
glazing examples of the power exer-
cised through church influence, were
the elections of Senators Hepburn
and Brady to the United States SEN
ate. Everyone conversant with Mr..
Heyburn's first election remembers
the telegram that came to a certain
Mormon bishop, in Mr.. Heyburn's
headquarters, from Senator Reed
Smoot, then fighting for his political
life in Washington, stating that Senator
Smoot desired the election Of Mr..
Hepburn to the United States Senate
That settled 1t as far as the Mormons
In Idaho were concerned, and the re-
Quisite number of Mormon legislators
were promptly brought forward by
the self same bishop, and given q
chance. to sign the Hepburn caucus,
call. Just enough were signed up to
control the caucus, but it Is a well
known fact that all Mormons then
In the legislature, Of a republican
faith, could have been marshaled in
the same cause, IL the necessity had
existed. The only promises given
by the Hepburn leaders, in compens-
alton for this election, was the sup
port of Senator Smoot and looking
after Mr.. Wiley, soninrlaw of Bishop
Bulge, both of which were carried
out to the letter.
THE Brady election Is too fresh
in the minds of the public of Idaho
to need any great exposition as to
how it was ultimately brought about
All we care to say ON this point for
publication is that Senator Hart and
Representative Peter johnson, both
bishops of the Mormon church, "held
the trumps,' and Mr.. Brady was
made to accede to certain PROPOSE
lions, distasteful to him, before the
unsigned five" who assembled every
morning in the office of the chief OF
the land department, and there wait
ed the announcement as to whether
things had been satisfactorily arrang-
ed, were induced to cast their votes
for Harmony JIM
at is such examples as this that
cause the un-called for resentment
against everything Mormon, that evil
denced itself strongly in the defeat
of Alfred Bulge, one of the ablest
and cleanest men ever brought for
ward by any constituency for office.
Thus do the people show their res
eminent to an ever present influence
which all aspirants for political hon.
ors hate and fear and but few love.
Judging from the tone of the press,
throughout the state, and the north
especially, the end. of the Mormon
question is not far off, and the ques-
ton of candidates fitness for office
will soon be passed up for another,
Is he Mormon or anti-Mormon. After
a quarter of century in Idaho poll
tics. and meeting all sorts of crisis
In manner indicating the most as
tute leadership, the Mormon seems
at last to have overplayed his hand
to use the gambler Is parlance
From the success our nresident Ia