The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-03-05
ATTITUDE OF DUBOIS
SCARES THE DEMOCRATS
EX-SENATOR AssAiLs MoRMoNs
AND WILL RUN FOR THE
SENATE.

or II this time was an article IN the
Washington Post in which 1t was pos
itively asserted that Fred T. Dubois
was to be candidate for the United
States senate in Idaho this year on an
anti Mormon democratic ticket. This
issue Of the Post Of February % was
rushed from hand to hand among the
democrats Of the community, and with
bated breath they read the announce
ment that seems to blast their politi-
cal hopes for 1914.
There it was under bold, black type
AFTER Mormon Scalp-Dubois Raps
Latter-Day Saints-Assails the Ad-
Observation-Disclosures Appointments
Are Strengthening Church's Political
Power-Says Democrats Have Moth
ing to Gain and Much to Lose There
by-Will Head Movement to Save the
Party"
Tells the Whole Story.
The first paragraph of the Post ar
ticle tells the whole story 1t is to
this effect:
SAuA 6iH6 tAdb ZIG 40
counting the political support of the
Mormon church in Idaho and Utah,
former Senator Fred T. Dubois. who
was one of the managers Of Speaker
Clark's campaign for the democratic
nomination, announced that he will be
a candidate In Idaho for the United
States senate on an anti Mormon dem
ocratic ticket"
Tale Of Two Cities.
| Dubois terrific broadsides launched
against the Mormons in several state
papers last Monday morning seems to
have been turned loose in the national
capital at the same time Special Sig
nificance is attached there to the for
mer senator's Introductory note, as
follows:
There can be nothing more damag-
ing to our state-morally, materially
and politically-than the continued
political domination of this Mormon
organization. l can not be party to
this Democratic Mormon political COM
bination, nor will l support it, and l
am asking that you publish the cor
respondence."
Reason for the Attack.
The Washington Post makes no Sc
cret of the reasons that seem to be
limpelling Dubois to enter the senator
ial race. It says:
THE determination Of Mr.. Dubois
to become a candidate for the senate
was brought about after lengthy cor.
respondence with Secretary of the In
|ter,or Lane. Mr.. Lane last July wrote
to Senator Dubois asking the latter il
he had been quoted correctly regard
ing the Mormon domination of politics
in Idaho"
Following this is given the main par
of Dubois correspondence with Score.
which shows his bitter antagonism tc
the MOrmons. In this he charges tina
the Mormons are debating practically
all federal appointments in Idaho, ant
he further charges that Postmaster
General Burleson and Secretary Bry.
an are parties to the scheme.
Will Go Down the Line.
The Post Is the property of Johr
)R. Mclean and seems to be antagon.
istic to the present democratic admin
istration. For this reason it's espousa
Of the couse of Dubois Is rendered
doubly interesting. The conclusion o.
the local democrats is that Dubois as
a candidate for the senate in Idaho
would make the race In an open fgh
against President Wilson's admins,
tration from top to bottom.
Up to this time 1t has been taken
for granted that the fight for the sen
atorial nomination in the democratic
camp was to be between John F. MI
gent and former Governor Hawley witt
Dubois throwing his influence on the
side Of Hawley. This is what makes
this latest development in Washing.
ton SO startling and disconcerting.
This last announcement would seen
to put an end to all talk also of Du-
bois as a bull moose candidate for the
senate.