Show THE MANIFESTO cormons in idaho take the test oath the san francisco examiner says editorially tori ally the order of president woodruff of the mormon church forbidding his followers to practice polygamy has been ratified by a mass meeting otten thousand cormons mormons Mor mons the act may hayo immediate and weighty political consequences quen ces it instantly enfranchises all cormons mormons vrho are not actual mists or at least enables them to take the oath which is the test of citizenship in idaho and utah when a citizen of idaho is challenged for mormonism he must swear that he is not a nieu ber of any that teaches any practice contrary to tle laws of the land and that lie noes not contribute ti the support of any organization heretofore those mor mons who have wished 0 take the nak of voting have withdrawn temporarily from membership in the church but this haa been held to be an iune aud lias them to punishment the can boldly take the catli while remaining in full fellowship with their organization the murman church no longer teaches polygamy nobody can prove that it comes under lie ban its acred books will testify in this favor the of mormon condemns plural mar biages ye far as the records go poly gamy is a mere episode in the history 0 the church an efflorescence of the brigham young period no docot the attempt of the mor mons to exercise political privileges in idaho will be desperately resisted the constitution of that state vesta an arbitrary discretion in the election officers in the matter of the rejection of votes they may choose to disbelieve in the mormon cliance of heart and refuse to allow the oath to be taken but the votes are sure to force themselves in time if they persevere beginning with localities in which their friends have control of the election mo chinery they can gradually extend their operations until they are able to vote all over the state there may be a political revolution in idaho before long |