Show AGAINST till run TEST OATH the idalia im frore ras is pronounced in its views on tilt statehood movement and is ia clearheaded clear headed enough to ste ice e that idabo coill get into tile union ilia till the infant on oua test oath in its constitution it is opposed to tile di ot of five arid citizen and elpi ethics es ses sound opinions freely upon the ni matter atter the is oil an editorial front from its columns gov GOT Steven stevenson sour lus has issued it a proc fama tiou calling people to lo elect delegates to a convention which is ia to meet at al boise city cit vi july itlie to frame n for I 1 proposed state of idallia Idall ca ida Ii lilio it co 13 allotted allot tej three del coates under tins this 1 while the free desires stat statehood chood for adilio it cannot coll conscientiously ociell t ion 3 lend ell d its sanction tion or tile of its it ill iiron a u once in r of tile lie 1117 bolic scheme our opposition to it is ia based upon the llie fact that any election laws of this territory is a mock ery cry and it under theae laws X law abiding peaceful or derly arid tax tai paying citizens are arc deprived of all representation in in tile the govern government metat to w hose support they contribute it is to the subject under tinder discussion that I 1 lie people thus dis franchised disfranchise tl are ball allot of DUO political falth tint that they tire arc democrat the result would be the same if they were the one brond broad fact remains that tile alic people thus shorn of their political rights and privileges am ale to hive have no voice ill 1 lt the making of tile the con tion lion is aich is to be the organic law aw of our state anil and under chich vi aich these people anil and their are not only expected to live lire but RISO also to contribute to its support 1 11 t is a part of our code of political ethics t that taxation without tion lion is tyranny that govern meats derive their just from the consent of the governed cl equal and exact justice ro to all men of of n Nhat whatever ever state or persuasion ieli gions or political and a jealous care of tile the light of election by bv tile lie people tile the election laws ot of una this territory thus violates Tiola tei every fundamental principle of popular goi ern intent A constitution framed under air such a auspices would be a fraud on the face of it and to seek feck ramis adais tion sion under it would be equivalent to ti for statehood with it A lie upon our lips ve do not want statehood under such conditions dit ioni and we could cool 1 not get it if we did because tile the COLI constitution of the united states provides that the congress cou gress shall guarantee to every state a republican form of govern gofern merit 11 and at document such us as would be framed for idaho by the anti alati mormont fanatics would bo be repudiated ted by congress as no republic can the free part press lii ills ought fought that iniquitous test oath from its inception and it hus has enlisted for the war for its repeal and tile the anti mormon chumpi champi in the southern counties who pose as statesmen subell may as well understand that their desires for statehood will be blasted as long ions as aca that oath law remains ou oil tile the statute books tho the test oath has ha done good work for tile the republican party of e this territory but there ri me e plenty of indications t that lint it is ii about to evel lute into a 3 large 1 irac and angros ire boomerang |