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Newspaper
The Idaho Scimitar
Location
Boise, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
12
A retrospective critique cites the Boise Statesman 1904 editorial stance on polygamy and Mormon influence in Idaho politics. It argues the paper once supported popular sovereignty and later aligned with a Mormon-backed push for a constitutional convention to exclude polygamy clauses, noting the controversial legislative steps and eventual denial of certification.
The Idaho Scimitar notes farewell to Elder Gittins of McCammon who departs for Salt Lake and Kansas on a Mormon mission. Citizens, led by Tom Edwards, donate funds and praise his civic service as president of the brass band and irrigating ditch company. Gittins will carry church works and polygamy materials to supporters in Kansas.
Edwin Gittins, a prosperous McCammon country rancher, was in Pocatello yesterday to finalize preparations for a forthcoming departure to Indo. The Tribune notes this church organ item from January 4.
Oklahoma enacted a legislative deposit guarantee requiring state banks to back deposits with a fund. The move caused rushes from national banks to state banks as customers sought insured security. To counter the shift national banks in multiple states consider a voluntary agreement to pool protection for depositors, seeking authority to act.
A group of Idaho Republicans tell The Scimitar they will campaign against polygamy and church influence, seeking to align with morality and public sentiment. They say they prefer a losing party to one tied to church hierarchy and vow to support pure government at the polls next November. The Weiser postmaster resigned after public funds were used for private purposes.
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