The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-11-04
Dodges the Issues

veed Boise the address of James Brady Monday nigh
Sifted down there absolutely nothing excepting weak Dc
ndeensbe position practically admitted the charge
made against the administration OF the states landed interests by tn
land board but blamed all Robert Iansdon
He spoke glowingy and elogcay Miss Chamberlain Nc
Douga whom he claimed endeavored all
OF the people, although he knows Miss Chamberlain
cured much valuable Carey Act lands did Lansdo and tina
like Lansdon she went office poor and coming RICH
he also knows that Attorney General McDouga got tn
first Carey Act segregation that aside after McDouga
entered Office and that he also the Fruand Orchard
In both OF these the Goose Creek project governor
openly asked question whether McDouga paid
land he secured there the Fand orchard thu
charge openly made that the books OF the show ne
Of these officials paid the company for these
Brady vouche for these officials and attacks Iasdon In Other
words he stands against the official who with he
with the officials who support him regardless OF worth unwoh
There can be attack Lansdon for acquiring Carey Act lands
that does hit Miss Chamberlain McDougal And if Miss
Chamberlain and McDouga faithful officials what does Brady
attempt to lay the blame for the land boards shortcomings upor
Lansdon amount to? Surely the three of them should
match Tor Lansdon In defending Miss Chamberlain and McDouga
Brady all responsibility for the
the three constituted an overwhelming majority
In the matter of the Makay DAM Governor Brady asserted that
he made the contractors quit work and personally Maca
his attention called the This
absolutely false The was called to the
fact that work being done upon the dam
the specifications long last April by S Roberts,
engineer overseeing and vet the land board
took action although Mr. Roberts frequent reports to the
same effect And the very resolution sspndng the
the frequently warned the contractors reoardnp
the work What tomyrot this then that governor
soon as he heard OF the true conditions And what of
who to wait until whole community holds public meetings. and
raises funds by popular subscription defray the importing
an engineer OF national reputation look dam that proves
menace to their lives and property? Could more n ne
OF ncompeteny have been made than this which given by Brady
as to his action In regard to the Macay dam And then he
that he going to have the dam built fifty high with pway
and that the people will have This spite of the
declaration OF Engineer Lppnco who advised the people Maay
that they wished protect their lives property they must
resist any attempt the dam that absolutely worthless and is
fundamentally faulty in that is built upon gravel deposit and
way connected with solid stratum and fhis renort i en-
dorsed by the state engineer and other engineers practically its
entirety Any attempt of Governor Brady this dam
will endanger the lives and property of the citizens M and
II does he
Regarding the oanng of the school funds Moseley the sum
OF $4,000 being loaned upon lands that Moseey paid $500 for
the governor would have the people believe that Moe bought the
ranch but this also absolutely false Moseey
bought the property 1907 and obtained the loan 1909
thus oanng him the entire purchase price and Governor
Brady asserts that he offered Mr. Moseey the property
for the that he thinks is undead with hot What
do you think OF that? is tacit admission that unless
hot water gold something the land it is not
worth the that the loaned upon Then Brady
under the circumstances will be taken with sack of salt
The governor stated that the charge the Portland dinner
himself and staff wasinadverteny charged the had
instructed his private secretary to call his attention the upon
his return to Boise from the trip and he would pay The COVER
evidently thinks the people of Idaho gube imagine that
he travels without his open check book which has been the only
open book his administrations and the governor orge that
ne sat the board that examined this signed voucher
Dries
As to the Goose Creek project governor asks the people to
believe that the irrigation company forced by him build
railroad upon the God knows people paid when
he price of rights placed Forcing the
,ne OF the strong indictments which the Capital News against
he Goodng land board and here the papers patron public
declaring that he did the same dirty trick o
The deceptive character of the governors speech in
violence when he referred the King Hill enterprise There
ee no criticism of the King Hill project excepting that
uced to dispose of leo Of the the King Hill Extension
company which has left it with practically for the original
eerS the canal will carry than 1874 feet through
au construction But there has been criticism of the
Whole King Hill Extension enterprise 1t organized by Joe lat
eerson assistant attorney disregard of the COVER
ors oft repeated assertion that any subordinate official spe
ltes Carey Act enterprises will be Immediately discharged
he governor his official approval all of Mr. Petersons
ons in the matter thus being the position of endorsing action
the subordinate that should be made criminal oense In adj G
lon although appears that there little less than 10000