| Show oP N LETTER TO F BOIS BOISr 1 r Representative Burton L L French 1 Issues a Document Re Reit t J it Past History i i POLITICS SIMMER IN IDAHO 1111 io lu ts in tin 1111 lt Hc I fir 1111 1 r I L Krench lit has etl nn open lottor ad 1 1 cd d to 10 U H 1 Ie T tl w hot bin o The has hils been q t i past in pamphlet form and mailed In UiO Ui III TH rill 11 IS u ilK f Feb rd 23 9 JJ n f red T Idaho Scimitar Idalio lly WI Sir Homo limo lima IIA 01 hl In your UK th the 1111 th un t purporting to tn I Ic iv Il from mo hr upon Hie hc of lenders of tho pirly of oC which t I turn urn wm u Il hE I lo 10 the th III noli Church ChurchIn In un of or more oti oll hav hf vt seen Beell III to tl attempt to 10 dK me tho of Idaho und I feel f cl U IL my duty to call to 10 your ut tho and ml of or your In this thin Jn In onu on editorial you 11 to 10 ulvo ho a 0 of my testimony on nd of the United In what In Is known liS tin case Your is Jn port UK 1111 follows durInG tho ot oC tho thu of Ml Tr French tho tt Jt to th of that committe to ul of Idaho l from tin till would hf be thi upon On po 10 should h maUo T pump of tho Mormon hutch us n ho would a l to tl do under constitutional have him arrested Air 1011 French l 1 think It would bo b ie re by hy the Ihl very Yer of the Church 1 think BO o Tile Chairman So It l If quite nary al lu In not to o ft ml the tha Church by cuch uch n 11 sUP p as u that Mr 1111 Krench Well I think they thc regard It as rather a II breach of faith Tho Chairman Yio Mi Ml Fr J they tho would The rC Naturally Mr n French hI I do not menu menn on my I pait lart nit a It breach brench ot f faith entered Into si with tie tLe lenders IS of or political parties Mr 11 tho Iho plural In his reply r I hut but It Is not nol to 10 bo 00 pro rc Mimed that Jie JIt would bo over OVel the tho effect of a n breach brench of oC faith on the tho pait of tho Iho Democratic party part which has h ll not boon guilty ot of placing him in Ho according to 10 a I worn confession not nol dovold of sensational featured the tho leaders ot or the UIO political party that opened to Mr tr French tho doorway lo to Into a It com with the Church that would bo be violated should ono ot lt o officials Invoke the tho law Ja upon n II of the Church and ar arraign him before tho bar of justice for fOL fora fOLa a crime crimI Willie you have havo quoted my Ian guage no ono on better b ter you that Ihal my had no relation whatever to the tho lenders of or any parl at a II ditto later than 1840 when willm you ou and other leaders made certain assur assurances ances or to tho Mormon n peo people PI O lIle No one ona known bettor hetter than do you rou that In that portion of oC my testimony ny which you ou l I J referred plain plainly plainly ly to the agreement rit which you refers cd to In your speech In tho Iho lob C ti 1003 1903 Con nee Rea Con on session At that time you spoke s Oko as M follows I 1 live among people and so 1 0 far farM as I 1 know In Idaho Idalio there has not been b tn n h celebrated nt ed Id since sineI was Issued I have yet 01 to iv 1 man limn In Idaho or else who will nay Any that n 0 1 lUll born hn cele cela anywhere Uio of that 1 O OMI Mr MI Senator Hate Thru it must follow from that HH 1111 the tho years BO go by a RII tho i i o OH ill n II will bo practically Mr Ir Thorp U 1 no 1111 question about Hi 1 1 will way to 10 tho Bim tl to 10 tho part which u 1 look In Unit fhIl contest t In III Idaho I J with othorn who made tho we WI were in to In Iho Mormon 1 01 1 Vr WI hud hII no lilt of law In but hul II lo luo k kit it Il upon to assure tt tn that Iho I older 1 men who were Hi lite th polygamous relation wh had ro InA which they tho find before Iho rf Issued and at lit a II when hon thought thy had a n right under tho n to 10 enter th relation that thI those older old PI men and wo women men should nut nul ho disturbed that the should bo to support Ills hl nu 1111 numerous wives nUll and children The Tho polygamous relations of oC course should not nl continue but ve wo would 1 not cum com compel pel a 1 man to 10 turn t hta hili families adrift WI V eO the tho older ones ou who Imd contracted thoo relations tho manifesto to R would not bo be persecuted by b Iho th gentiles that limo would bo Riven for them to pa I away hut but that the tho law 1111 would be enforced II any Rn mar e which bo ho contracted In Inthe the tho future u t In fn you ou refer to II promise which you ou mid you ou with others well Justified In making The Tho testimony which 1 I refers cx ex to and does not nol refer to 10 either political party at a alime 1 lime later lator than limn You u lire as Il tin Un In this quotation In my testimony I us lIs the man who at lIl attempted tempted to III Justify stealing by b the lI al words Let I him that stole steal omitting the th words no more You have Indeed quoted my III exact but you 01 have taken It II away 1111 every everything thing It II refers to 10 as IN you 01 must know fully rull for tor you were wert prevent and heard my m testimony In a more editorial i In speak speaking ing I nl of or me Inc you Oll say 1 Ho Mr II French Is an rill enthusiastic litho promoter 1 r Whenever ho he can a Il tnt Into the saintly lap lie he liedo do dOo 3 not noL hesitate or bungle Some ono one who can cui read lead his title cleat cleal to a po polygamous Od Gets gels the Job ln to this statement which fi I tho lh Kist of your editorial I to pay that thal your statement has hilA no foundation tion whatever hi III fact Y u have made this statement doubtless C with lIh the Iron Idea of or discrediting mo In the sections ot DC the thc state where there ato no 10 Mormon peo people eo pl You should know If Ir you do 10 not know knol already that I have hll never re Ie recommended commended anybody for appointment to any position because he was ns a It mem member ber bor of the Mormon or 01 fa O till fat as u that Is concerned of any un other othel chuich chulch I have never made Inquiry as to the religions conviction on of any applicant for any appointment I do donot donot not to 10 My sa however that at atno atno no time In III the l past t L have I 1 to tu recommend an nn applicant for r appoint appointment ment to any upon the tho ground that thaI lie hI was a II member of the tho Mormon lormOn or Ol any other oilier church and frankly T I shall follow the same coul e In the fu future ture because I 1 believe It 19 i absolutely ly right In closing I T would call calIto to your our at attention tho Iho remarks you ou made on Feb 13 1903 1003 in the senate of the tho States Appendix Con FIrt seventh Congress second session page As ono of the th representatives of a 1 stale where the Mormons are one ulle fourth of the tho people I Join with tho from Utah who Is 19 In part n Ii representative of a 11 sUllo where three fourths are In that tha t there 1111 Is no polygamy that Is IH new po in lu tho o parts of ot tho country eol u uI I doubt If IC the gentlemen on the other ildo RIO are in quibbling over oer proposition 1 believe you ou were right then und and I 1 commend your OUI words of that day a to your our present consideration Very VOl truly trul yours Signed BURTON BUnTON I J CH |
