| Show TIM THIS IDAHO ELECTION LAW TIIE THE new idaho election law which was approved last tuesday was accompanied compa nied by the following message messa q when returned to the council by governor bund bunn after be he attached his signature to it E EXECUTIVE OFFICE boise city feb 3 aw S to the president and members of the council gentlemen gert Gent lement lemeni i have this day approved council bill no 5 an act to provide for holding elections and prescribing the qualifications of electors and I 1 lon lor or other purposes poses this law will in my judgment go far toward solving the mormon problem it is the first move toward bringing the question of polygamy to to an au issue within the mormon organization the emissaries of that immoral institution who have been in the capital I 1 for the past two weeks endeavor endeavoring ing to defeat this measure have argued that the young men of the organization are in t the e majority and that they are opposed to all bigamous bf gamons and polygamous polygamous teachings and practices I 1 if they have been telling the truth they have an easy remedy and need never be chased by the provisions of this law if they them are in the majority as they represent they can easily crush out poli polygamy gamy and all other violations of law and morality taught advised counseled and encouraged in their orp org organization ani there Is no disfranchisement of any man in this act who prefers the law of the land before f ore indulgence in crime and salacity it t simply declares that any man who prefers refers banded crime to the duty of the honest onest citizen shall not hereafter help make or administer the laws only that and nothing more any suy considerations or modes of af reasoning that place the tile adherents of an avowedly hostile and law scoffing institution upon an equal ednal plane with loyal and law citizens and their ineth methods of association and action are not only illogical but unjust unius tand and radically wrong the mor alor mons must either purify their organization or cease taking part in the affairs of the government it Is claimed by them that the provisions of this act invade their ri lits it does not it itoney only demands that they hhall not be law makers and law breakers the opponents of polygamy in tit the mormon mornion church should not longer submit to the polluting of their religion by the lustful minority the well meaning should no longer tolerate this crying ev illand no cajolery no taunts no threats should prevail upon them to longer permit such palpable wrongs and outrageous violations of law as s blamy niamy and polygamy amy I 1 congratulate your honorable body upon ti the creation of this law and am atu respectfully yours urs 1 NV W 31 BUNN bux governor this message drew forth in reply the fol foi following lowin AFFIDAVIT 1 I W 11 II homer of oxford bindham Bin charm sharo county been shown a copy of governor bunns message of feb ad 1885 to the council no notifying tham of his approval of C B no 5 message he be states that certain emissaries of that immoral institution have been at tha tho capital for the past two weeks endeavor endeavoring ln to defeat this measure and as I 1 am one of those who are disfranchised franchised dis by the said C B no 5 and as I 1 have hava twice been to governor bunn to plead with him not to disfranchise say thirty innocent persons because one out of of such number may have broken the united states law against bigamy and poly polygamy and as endeavored endeavor ec to defeat ami the said sald law that dis franchises me and thousands of others who have not broken the law referred to I 1 may safely consider myself as one of the aforesaid emissaries and as governor bunn makes public the alleged reasons given to himl have thought nt lit in justice toi to myself y to make public the last interview v I 1 had with gov bunn relative to the subject which was on feb ad the day he approved the said act I 1 asked him if he had considered C B no 5 lie ile said he had that he had bad devoted devot bl a great reat deal of attention to that bill that dat ho he had considered it carefully and had bad decided to return it to the council with recommendations to amend that part of said bill which deprives any person of his elective franchise because he belong belongs sto to an order or organization whis whig which teaches bigamy or polygamy said that he had bad looked up the law and authorities on the matter and had them written out showing why the bill should be amended but owing to pressure brought to bear on him in the shape of threats and public talk to the effect that he dare darc not sign the bill and that he would be compelled to veto it that he had therefore fully made 4 up his 1114 mind taint to sign the said bill subscribed and sworn to before me this ath day of february ILS JULIUS C notary public to make very black drawings wl with th indian ink iak a corres correspondent t suggests that the pigment be cracked into guestis emall pieces and soaked in dilute ammonia water when with tv th an occasional shaking it will soften in two lays days but if the ammonia Is too strong it will turn i tle ink brown i y s ya is t T |
