The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-27

let lease to the Big Four Sheep COM
panies OF Fremont county, all Mormon
concerns. for sum less than the lands
could be leased for, through which act
'he state school fund bas been deprived
OF thousands OF dollars annually The
he maintained, and still maintains, as
one of his assistants attorney general,
Joe Peterson, Mormon, who il q one.
third owner in the Medbury, or Hing
Hill Extension Irrigation Carey Act
project. which said contract was let
by tho present state land board of
which McDougall is a member. Tho
Dougail violated his oath of office and
the proprletics of his profession when
he went 10 MaIad, less than a year
ago: and entered himself in a court Of
record of tho Fifth judicial district as
an attorney for the defense of Parkin
son and Hart, two notable polygamists,
new polyga mists, polygamists since the
in which the state school fund Of Idaho
had valuable financial interest.
Why Not Shrink
shrink before the voters of the statef
Why should not voters by the thousands
refuse to sustain his political ambi-
tionsl
Why should he have received any
votes at allf
He stands condemned by thousands Of
his fellow Republicans He even stands
condemned by Governor Brady Ilet
stands condemned by the very party
platform on which he was elected That
platform condemns IN certain terms the
act Of acquiring Carey act lands by
members of 3 Carey act land board
What will Republican state legisla
ture do with it7 What will tbey do
With McDougall? II is up to them
This is the time for them to mako
display before the people. They have
q valuable inning before them in the
sixty days session at Boise, beg inning
the first Monday in January. They
have the power 10 act. Silence on the
matter OF Mr.. McDougall means con
sent on their part for him to do again
as. he has done, acquire additional Ca
rcy act lands. retain Peterson az his
assistant, sustain tho Fremont county
lease; in fact. frittcr' away ibe assets
of tho state as trading stock for small
political considcra tions Of personal
selfish nature.
Candidate for Speaker.
Apropos 10 this situation il may be
stated that Peter q. Johnson Of Black
foot is a candidate for speaker Of the
house. He is as vet n silent candidate.
He is distinguished Saint - and will
probably be the choice Of the hierarchy
for speaker. He will proba bly,, there
fore, be MIR. McDnugall' s choice Mr..
johnson is ono Of The parties TO the
Fremont county grazing land lease. He
with the Wcbsters and TIE Richs and
the Austins. is one TO whom this FIVE
year lease was reissued contrary 10 the
form Of the law governing the re lease
of state school lands.
Prior 10 the legislative caucus being
held, beTore signing up, OF pIedging
their votes it might be appropriate for
the members Of the lever house TO pass
over across The lawn 10 the state land
board and ask to sec page 800 of the
record of the commissioners proceed
ings. spread in Nav Of last wear This
record will show the "snap Judgment
taken in behalf Of these four sheep com
panies, Of which Mr Johnson. the
member from Bingham, is party ben.
e6riarv
In AL Justice and fair play, the Re
pubicans of the house should elect a
speaker. They have a clear ma aioriiy
IN the house. They are entitled 10 and
will organize that body throughout
Occupy the Hilltops!
In all Justice 10 the state they should
chose a man entirely above tho faint
est iaint Of suspicion. One who could
rot be said 10 be party TO any mis-
carriage of patriotic justice. One who
would not br under obligations to Mr.
McDougall. who has received such scaut
courtesy at the hands Of his party. One
who is not party. to a contract to
deprive the school children of the
commonwealth OF portion of their just
deserts, sacred heritage bestowed by
generous government which for
twenty wears mas been the boasted pride
of our highest civilization.
This is a splendid time for the Re-
publican party OF Idaho TO occupy the
house tops of morality. II is ripe
period for it 10 scrape off the bar
nacles. In fact. il is singularly oppor-
tune for this dominant party, in order
TO sustain it's dominance. to fumigate It's
own administrative houshol1.
IN the accomplishment of this, Me-
Dougall, johnson. Peterson and others
Of the stripe of these, are but incidents
10 condition which has cast shadow
over Idaho, a shadow which does sorry
Justice TO the lutnllipepce of the de-