Show THE MORMON PHANTOM IN IDAHO Is IN SPITE of their repeated announcements noun cements that they do not intend to vote at the approaching election and their openly expressed bleau q at the so BO palled organization in idaho the mor mons of that state are still held up as a menace to the republican party and journals at a Ji distance stance copying the nn sense uttered by persons and papers in the new state make ridiculous comments as to the help which the democrats will have from the cormons mormons Mor mons 1 in the state election the following editorial which appears in the bear lake independent the mormon paper of that region ought to settle this matter in any rational mind they republicans and democrats democrat have said to the mormons cormons Mor mons just stand aside and see us tight fight as we have never fought before we therefore find ourselves non combatants having no point nor lot in the matter in years gone by we were active participants and our influence was sought after by both political parties As a matter of political principle aiple our sympathies were with the e democracy and wa we supported I 1 in good faith their nom V iness at tap general election how we have been treated by that party in return for our fealty and devotion to its interests is a matter of history and the political position we occupy today is the result of its cowardice treachery and ingratitude the party to whick which we gave our allegiance and support and boosted into positions of honor honor and trust has within the la last qt decade produced a lot of degenerate scrubs who like unclean birds have befouled their nests and made themselves infamous and unworthy of decent and honest men we are not vindictive although we have been insulted and abused we think we deserve better treatment 4 t the hands of a people professing to be christians we have however the self respect to sever the connection and draw the he line sharp and decisive between olar ourselves selves and such in grates and dissolve our allegiance and alliance now and forever as we have no sympathies in common we wish it understood moreover that we do not take this position in view of obtaining any favors from their political opponents in fact we ask favors of no man or set of men we have asked for the rights and liberties of american citizens such as this great gi eat nation has guaranteed to every citizen of this republic but those c rights of humanity have been denied us as from time to to time because of our faittie in god and obedience to his gospel and the sentiment has been board beard throughout the land from the president of the united states members of congress and other classes of thoughtful a and nd intelligent men in answer to petitions petition and complaints presented by the latter day saints namely your cause is is just but we can do nothing for you this sentiment has been familiar to tho the mormons cormons for over fifty years and they have learned to put their trust in the great eternal who made the heavens and the earth the sea and the fountains of the great deep |