Show IDAHO independents THE khz herald in ID commenting on the polli political leal situ situation atin in idaho scores several gcoy pointe but in defining the political leaning of tle the mor more maro in the state prior to their d die Is through the notorious test teat oath law it has not we think taken into account one fact that la Is there were a large number of the Mormon Mor mons sl in the then territory who organized as ae independents 12 in consequence of the attitude of leading men in both the ve great rest political parties on their question the independent party of idaho had no affiliation with either of those patties parties and therefore are no not bound now by any party ties to the democrats more than the republicans it is in perfectly true that principle should guide voters in their choice of party adherence they ought not to be swayed from one side to another by any such influences as are sometimes sometime se brought to bear in favor of or against a party movement peo people le who can be democrats today and republicans republicans tomorrow or vice te versa as interest or whim shall guide are not stable citizens and have but a poor idea of the responsibility of the franchise but in calculating the prospects to of either party in idaho allowance must be made as in utah for quite a number of citizens who are not committed either way and who should the be just juat as free to become republicans as demo crate and democrats as republicans be publicans public ans and could not be fairly condemned in either event we hope that in their choice they will be governed by what appears to them to be right leaving the past where it belongs and acting in the living present with due regard for the probable future |