Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-27
SENATOR HART ON MoRMoNS.


At the Lincoln banqueut given IL
Boise and attended by over 200 rep
resentative republicans from all ovel
Idaho, Senator John w. Hart stirred
the assemblage to high pitch of en-
thusiasm, such as has been rarely
witnessed at any function here, wher
ne defended the Mormon voters from
malicious misrepresentation in re.
spending to the toast, Republicans in
the Southeast" 1t was the closing
talk Of the night, and was punctuated
by enthusiastic applause. At the close
men got on chairs and yelled for Hart,
who was compelled to stand and bow
to the applause which lasted for some
time. Senator Hart said in part:
First, | will state that have always
been a republican and that was born
md reared in the Mormon church and
feel that am not misstating the facts
when ! say that the majority of tho
members of that faith in southeastern
Idaho are republicans, and it is moi
strange that this condition prevails as
It has been the doctrine Of our church.
ever since can remember, to cncour
sge and support home industry and
that the home market was better than
any other. We believe this is good
business for communities, the state anf
the nation, and this, you know, is gooe
republican doctrine.
"The people Of the southeast occu
py very peculiar position politically
for when that section goes democratic
we are asked to explain, and when il
goes republican we are also required
to explain and great many unkind
and some untruthful accusations arc
made against u.s.. Some times we arc
referred to as being the old stand-pa
reactionary southeast" notwithstand-
ing the fact that many people in the
southeast, including myself, supported
Colonel Roosevelt. for the nomination
before the convention, and Away sup.
ported our worthy senator, William E.
Borah. We are accused by some Of re-
ceiving our political inspiration from
high church men at Salt Lake City. !
most emphatically deny that statement
as being untrue, as have been actively
engaged in politics ever since was
old enough to vote, and no man in the
state Of Idaho holds a higher church
position than myself, that being presi-
dent Of the Rigby Stake, and say here
and now that no man holding higher
church position than myself ever init
mated to me in all my life, how l should
vote upon any question. Thank God
the people of the southeast are intel
igent.. enough to know what they want
politically without having to be told by
anyone. The republicans of the south
east were united in the last election.
II such had not been the case, we
would not have had as Imany republi
cans in the lstatehouse as we have to-
day. l might state further that they
are united today and ready to assist
the party in every section OF this state
to become in the same condition. We
have always been true to the party oil
Abraham Lincoln. This was evidenced
during the last election when our hon.
ored and favored son, Judge Alfred
Bulge was defeated for the supreme
bench in the primary. Some thought
we should turn upon Judge Stewart,
and wreak vengeance at the polls, but
this was not the case.
81 have listened to Mr.. Buck, of
with interest, who has told
US Of conditions of the republican
party in north Idaho, telling us how
many offices the north wanted. II
wish to state in his presence and be-
fore you that the southeast in this d.
rection is just like the north, the only
difference being we are not asking for
offices. We are willing that you nomi-
nate good, straight, honorable, clean
for office and the south
east will help furnish the votes to
elect Them"