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Show ".NO MOItMONS NKKIt AI'PLV' IN IDAHO. In the Tribune of Wednesday there appeared a telegram from Monlpclicr, Idaho, stating: Much iixllKiiHliiin Is expressed anionx the Mormons at the speech o( K. H. Hpence before the democratic club at Ho!ne City. In which he stated that the Mormons would vote nt the next election. They admit that Hpence has given away the Church programme, and realize real-ize that the republicans will now be forearmed. fore-armed. They openly state, however, that Hpence was correct, anil that the Mormons will voto the democratic ticket. When the Tribune reached Idaho it croated considerable indignation among the democrats, as the above dispatch was not true. It seems that Mr. Hpence was falsely reported, as will be seen by the following dispatch: liuisu City, Idaho, J uly ). To The Salt Lakh Timks: The account of the speeches made by 11. S. Spence before t he (lemocrnllc oliih. published iu the Tribune, is false. We want It thoroughly understood that our club motto Is: "No Mormons need apply." S. 11. Hays, Secretary. it will be remembered that in organising organ-ising tho new state of Idaho, in the framing of its constitution, and in all other preliminary work, tho democrats worked hand in baud with the republicans, republi-cans, and that they were closely united so far as the Mormon question was concerned. con-cerned. Both democrats nnd republicans republi-cans agreed that the Mormon church, or any other church, should be entirely eliminated from politics. The telegram from Mr. Hays indicates indi-cates that tho democrats do not propose to go back on the principles which they fought for ouly a few months ago. They do not propose to countenance counte-nance auy fraud that would permit a Mormon or any other man to cast an Illegal vote. Any victory won by the democrats of Idaho will be won ou the square. Such is the impression conveyed con-veyed in the dispatch from Mr. Hays, who speaks with authority. |