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Show IDAHO'S 1XFAJJIFJJ. Another Outragcens Scheme ofCor-rapt ofCor-rapt Politician;. BLACKTOOTldaho, JuneO. Special to the Deseret Nevs. The United Slates grand jury was discharged dis-charged today. They reported one hundred and flfty-threeindlctmeuts, mostly against';JIormons."Someare for unlawful cohabitation and adultery, but tnostly for Illegal roUng. This is a political racket to continue the political life of Fred. T. Dubois and the supremacy of therctiublican party in Idaho. The following gives other particulars par-ticulars regarding the Illegal voting proceedings noted In the foregoing: On Saturday, SIy3I, there developed de-veloped In tlnj Third District Court of Idaho, sitting at Blackfoot, au abominable political plot. Almost a week 'previously certain parties who had had official connection with the last election in Idaho, at which territorial ifllcers and a delegate dele-gate to Congress had been voted for, were summoned to apiar before the grand jury at Blackfoot; lll booksof precincts where "Slormons" were living were sent for, to 1 produced pro-duced before those Inquisitors. It was at once surmised that some scheme was afoot to make political capital at the expense of tlie "Mormons, "Mor-mons, "oruf those who had resigned their membership in that Church prior to registering, but it was for a time uncertain what the procedure was to be. Doubt upon this point was soon removed. Aliout the middle of the week it became known that a number num-ber ef "Mormons," whose resignations resigna-tions as members ol their Chun-li had been tendered, and who hail thereupon registered and voted, had lieen indicted. Now the offense thereby committed acainst the territoral statute, it ollense it was, was misdemeanor, barred at the expiration of one year by the statute of limitations. It wasknown that more than a year had elaed since the election, and it was further generally supiiosed that thedi-miss-al of a large number of indictments at Malad, three or four months ago, which had been found again tt resigning re-signing "Jioraions" "liad been accepted byall concerned as a final settlement of the vexed and trouble--some matter. But ilitlcal exigencies which have arisen since the dismissal of those Indktmcuts have iiu.-!Icd a certain cliipie of conspirators to It-sin these iTosceutlons aalu. Thlscoifld not be done under the territorial lair, Ui-ausc under It. as above stated, the offense, if any had lieen committed, was liarreil. I.uta delegate to Congress had lt-en voted for at that election. Hence a congressional statute designed to secure fair elections of members ol Congress, Including dehgates, could, it was hoped l.y the conspirators, conspir-ators, lie made to apply. The In dictuientsaere therefore fuund ii ndir Section Soil of the Itevbol Statues of tlie United States, .1 violation o? which constitutes a misdemeanor which is not barred by limitation for two years. The clause in this section whlrh the prosecution relied - upon makes It an offense for any person ntt having hav-ing a lawful right to rote for a delegate dele-gate to, or a merulicr of, Congress, m to rote. One of the defendants who had lieen indicted wns. arrested, and .his case made a test one on demurrer. James 11. Hauler, liq., of the law firm of Hawley A Hecres, Blackfoot, aaml ior Ihe defense, and United Stabs District Dis-trict Attorney Wood for the prosecution. The demurrer to the Indictment was argued last Saturday forenoon and was based on the proposition tint an act. to constitute con-stitute an offense under the section under which the indictment was brought, must boa violation of some law of the United Suites relating to the qualifications of electors. Mr. Hawley made au excellent argument argu-ment in support of tlio demurrer. He showed how nbsurd it would lie to punish a violation of a territorial law under a iienal section of a congressional con-gressional Law. There was rlo pretense pre-tense that any law of Congress forbade for-bade the "Mormons" In Idaho to vote; hence, If they had dono so, no law of Congress had In-en violated by them In ra doIn'S. Mr. Wood held that Section 5511, United States ItevL-ed Statutes, made it an ofleme for any person not having a lawful right under the territorial law to vote for a delegate to Congress to cast such a vote; and tliat a person might, therefore, lie punished under this lawof Congress for violating the law ot Idaho relative rel-ative to elections. Judge Berry, after helping Mr. Wood with his argument, ar-gument, rendered a decision in his favor, and adverse to the demurrer. It Is expected that, under this de cislon, a large number of indictments indict-ments will lv found, crhaj as many as 203. Of course those who weie indicted undertho Territnrlil law, but whose cases weredlsmls.sd alTcr live taking or their plea, cannot can-not be re-Indicted. But all alleged "Mormon" voters at the last election elec-tion for delegate to Congrcs, except these, arc liable to indictment. Several objects are fought lo b? gained by this wholisa'e indicting process. It is no secret that, if the accused will pledge support of certain cer-tain prominent republican p-ilitl-clans, the cases against thtm will lie dismissed. Conversely there Is au implied threat In this proceeding that if the reslgulng "Mormons" support the democrat, the cases against them will lie iihed. Thus It Is toucht to make laud brandbh a glganUc club, w lth the hope that they can be Intimidated. The more criminal prosecutions the more fees. Tlili financial pn position also has its welzhL wlillt. an unreasoning and unjust hatred of ,t!1.e "Mormons," their religion and their friends, Is doubtless a factor fac-tor of thowheme. Idaho presents the drploraWe sight of a commonwealth whose courts and goremmental machlnerr are tun by and In the iuterest of corrupt and conspiring politicians, at the expense of justice, good order and lhciubllc welfare, and at an enormous cost to the taxpayers. |