Show A PETITION belief front I 1 rom unjust aind il oppression pres slon Is desired alie F ae nass ww W gicla to re bently at valt atals apol appointed ted a committee who mho presented the follo following Nino saulo forth gile vances and petitioning for relief is which aich we tale take star den rak e Demor democrat rae to ills A grover iro vei Cl cleveland evelond am t of the united un cited sta stater fes your petitioner citizens of the county 0 bear lake and territory Teni tory of idaho respectfully represent present le that we reside lit in a county chich it at thelast election cast four hundred and one democratic votes led and seen 7 7 j republican votes that lie republican I piety aty of 0 this teri aitery headed by federal officeholders office holders into a conspiracy last tall fall to defraud the people tit at the be polls and by ballot box li tuffing bribery and other cot ru tit did daiil steal the list and thereby made it republican that said Ite publican legislature did enact laws cf 0 a most unjust nud infamous character cop lesof illicit lite are attached hereto so much so that tile the of tills county ly hy a jn ajol ity which cast four hundred bunar ed iud oue one 10 democratic votes Is to be turned over to file rule of an insignificant represented by beven 7 republican votes not Is this all of the cl c 11 effected by this legislation last jast week seek our district cobit was compelled to adjourn without colu doieg iny any cilin business wh vb etever because becaas e it was impossible under thelah the law to get enough grand aud petit jurors iu ili tyll tul county who can cali take the religious religions test oath pi described bed by said Kc publican legislature tor for jurors or clec electors tors and no one can be a juror unless lie be a qualified elector the sald said conk coin t did its utmost to lo ret get alnis I 1 and ij jury ll 11 y but WAS unable under tinder existing tiri laws 1 ll 11 r to secure one A band band of ches hie es aie at e bov lining upon their plunder stolen from us its and other settlers and wo arc unab unable lelo to prosecute them lite they feel per factly sate safe as they well know they lie secure fi tiam am indictment and trial even could be committed avith impunity I 1 I 1 unita and it would be impossible to bi bring 21 k the to trial we submit to lour bour excellency vi whether bother tich a state ot of affair ought to exist I 1 in it ti tico cc acci in it ill I 1 3 scar 5 carr issa we have paid aud and I 1 pay our butir taxes daxe arid and ale c gt giet in it return rind chaos ot a by tile alio people and for tho the people it may be said A tte e should appeal to lite coults coin is that ue have done and tootie to our legitt fluda lidid a judge Is a I 1 lentil sustain that a fraudulent frauda I 1 ent Ite publican legislature enacted wo expect to cont continue linic our appeal but i ie e ask aak your excellency N bat it 6 vve to do for foi county and ail pre precinct civet govean ment or the IHO thlen or more years cars it may lake n to before the lite supreme courts tuf t wa ii jei I 1 atory and untilled UtIl led states M 1 our case Is a i dechai dc paita wo pile rind demands immediate attel job it t Is riot not even claimed clil mcd by lilly any one that your petitioner petitioners ers bay b buaken 1 I 1 a ady I 1 aw ol of the land vi we c candid e however ild that thai pei bips one in thirty ot of the members ol of the crmim I 1 io in tills this ter I 1 atory to which shiell we belong do not confor in ill to KI tile the provisions of 0 the edmunds edmunda law but its as con ress ins legislated lully fully on oil that quest lou is it reasonable ica competent for or a ter rit orial legislature tl t to ent such congressional legislation l t by enacted enacting lews Nl which lich p punish i twenty nine little lun innocent dicent persons loc because cause one Is supposed 10 lo b be a guilty we believe belaev e your excellency ani III nil all good men dicu m will ill agree till us its iu in SO slang I 1 a ills un and any citizen for merely belonging to any sect or L lien whatever it la Is saying it aliu afen ifen supreme cobit only when his belief lends leads alim to commit any I 1 over t act against the peace and good order ot of society that lie ho can be legai but while out our alleged offense is that we bel belong 0 to said unpopular sect our rea acil 1 I 1 5 a Is that we aire III liina I 1 I 1 0 ili avs yet voted ed tile democratic ticket lye call upon the lenio cratic party of 0 this tel letory to bitnes wIt nes that tills this us is true had wo been republicans tho the present to c lilous test ont ORE lii il blell dl di 4 race idaho would riot not have bave led nit an existence fron tile the beginning it is a scheme to turn tills this teri ten llory ovar over to the ilie republican baity par ty during the ahne it will take to lencki a decision lit in the courts the republican conspirators will lima accomplished their purpose unless bulf s your excellency i ill at once give to the ten il ry honest democratic fedr ital officials odi ciali who iho will riot nut hold laws to tic he constitutional which law hirv ablaing citizens simply beenu ile they ire are members of at an unpopular religious organization no chui coui t call bo held to no jury obtained no criminal punished d in ili this entire county comity so go long us lails are dec valid your p CLIE implore your ex cellene vt to 0 give us its relief relict from sinh sin h ULI nu I 1 1 I lie ile c chief ill ef objector object ol 01 con was to secure justice to the atio elt citizen I 1 z ell ili crefo ic laws II 11 na ellich bring to pass pai such ich terrible injustice cannot be COBS i relief carl can only come to hosli sli All the lie of excellency N liti betot e it nc a bos eccli you to alve ive car caily ly 1111 favorable coob dora lion to lite kind ami il mailer latter of 0 lle ilia foregoing end as ii in duty bound your humble pot gyi a ciar er pay luction it waa agreed ft to lo send enil a copy to president cleveland attorney Getie getheral ral aud and ion hon john halle ll dilcy Y and to be to a petition which will be circulated ellout the county counts ant mal forwarded forward to tile tho proper destination dc ti nation |