The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-10-10
PERTINENT NEWS OF STATE
WITH OUR OWN COMMENT
Continued rom first page1

| Gle by Captain E. G. Davis. in which
| ne proves by facts and figures that thu
Mormons really had little or no in,
1uence in the last legislature. In the
hrst place there were only IS Nor.
mons in tshe legislature; these Is
were poorly represented on the com.
mittees; proportionately few of The
Dilis they introduced were passed
the bills which were. passed would
have passed with every Mormon vot-
ing against them with the exception
OF two bills; and in short that SO far as
influence or accomplishment were
concerned the Mormon members
might as well have stayed at home.
Saptain Davis is there and over with
facts and figures. We can readily adj
init every fact and figure presented
Dy captain Davis and be of the same
OPINION still. 1t is not the number of
Dilis but the importance of them
which measures influence. It is not
the vote of the Mormon member but
the influence he exerts upon non
Mormons that is important at this
time. If the Church could onlv han
die the members of the Church there
would be no menace. In order to as
certain the influence wrought bv the
Mormons we must know what nres-
sure was brought to bear on non
Mormons. Without this KNOWLEDGE
all discussion is futile SO far as prov
ing anything is concerned. +.
Let us look for instance at CAPTAIN
DAVIS hrst statement. He saws:
In certain parts of the state and
among certain newspapers the idea
seems to be more or less prevalent
that - Mormons out of total men,
Dersmp OF "a in the last legislature
completely controlled and dominated
the actions of that body in its con-
sideration of the bills which came
before it,"
There were in the last legislature
at least u members from Mormon
counties as follows: Fremont S, Bon
neville s.. Bingham 4. Bear Lake 8 and
Oneida 4. Now no one will argue
that member from Mormon coun-
~ who is not Mormon, is on that
account less valuable to the Church.
There are also counties with large
Mormon populations which are not
counted as Mormon counties
~assia, and Custer, for instance. They
ire very susceptible to Mormon in
iuence. Counting these three coun-
les the Mormons had in the last sem
tie . out Of 80 members; and in the
rouse 10 out OF 80 members. That
,ives very good block of trading
took and the fact that it could be II
orraled on short notice, no matter
whether the roundup ever occurred
n not constituted the real strength
u the Mormon church. In speaking
# the late legislature the Winchester
ournal says:
THE Brady election is too fresh in
he minds of the public of Idaho to III
eed any great exposition as to how
was ultimately brought about All
re care to say on this point for publ
alton is that Senator Hart and Rep
sentative Peter Johnson, both bish-
ps OF the Mormon church, held the
'umps,' and Mr.. Brady was made to
ccede to certain propositions, dis
isteful to Inn, before the unsigned
We. who assembled every morning III
the Office of the chief Of the land n
apartment, and there awaited the
as to whether things
al been satisfactorily arranged, were
'duced to cast their vote for 'Har-
lony jim 1t is such examples as
lis that cause the un-called for re-
'ntment against everything Mormon,
lat evidenced itself strongest in the
'ieat OF Alfred Bulge, one of the
'lest and cleanest men ever brought
rward by any constituency for Off
:. Thus do the people show their
sentiment to an ever present influ-
ice, which all aspirants for political
'nors hate and fear and but few love.
'dging from the tone of the press,
roughout the state, and the north
pecially. the end of the Mormon n
lestion is not far off, and the ques-
IN OF candidates fitness for Office.
u soon be passed up for another,
ne Mormon or anti-Mormon. Al
almost a quarter of a century in Il
aho politics, and meeting all sorts
crises in a manner indicating the
Ost astute leadership. the Norman