Show IDAHO republicans AND THE MORMON QUESTION last Thur the republicans of idaho assembled in convention at hailey reported a string of resolutions devoted mainly to a solution of the mormon problem in that ferriton Ter riton and the whole country generally these resolutions arc a model of consistency as any person with a spark of judgment will readily perceive we produce that part of ho platform touching the mormon question resolved that we remain unalterably opposed to the cormons mormons Mor mons their priest rule and poly pamy that we favor the idaho test oath and pledge ourselves to strenuously oppose any interference or repeal of the same and that we view with contempt the action of the democratic convention at boise city resulting in the formation of an unholy alliance with the cormons mormons political profit resolved that inasmuch as the mormon people have in no wise renounced polygamy and the other practices practises which have hitherto deprived them of their franchise and yet defiantly declare their intention to vote at the coming election even though they commit the crime of perjury we call upon alie territorial administration of idaho tu see that the election laws of this territory are BUS bained resolved that we are opposed to the political of the mormon church and therefore are opposed to the admission of utah into the federal union until the ecclesiastical power in that territory shall have been finally deprived of the controlling influence in its affairs resolved that we are in favor of the admission of idaho as a state and that the power of the mormon church allied to the democratic party of idaho is the onla obstacle that can prevent the early success of our efforts to that end |