| Show STILL THE IDAHO MORMONS THE new york post of the dinst contains a long communication from idaho signed G frederick wright which takes up the question of mormon influence in the politics of the new state barring a few inaccuracies such as the existence of a hierarchy and I 1 I 1 mor mons being under the complete power of their bishop it is a well written statement of the situation and concludes with the following paragraph but for all this the mormons cormons Mor mons as we have met them thein seem much like ordinary human beings who are laboring under a temporary religious delusion their congregations are not materially different from others in the vicinity when called out as the laymen habitually are to give in public meeting i g a reason of the faith which is within them they invariably respond with arguments that se m sincere if not always cogent or logical the great mass or of the families could not be distinguished in their homes from those of the gentiles it certainly seems a hazardous experiment in popular government to attempt to punish a large body of such people ignorant though they be for the specific sins of their leaders and hence we cannot regard the mormon question as settled in idaho |
