The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-15


and good Republicans They standpae in 1908 and they
are sandpatters still When to legislation ac SO
their party so is Taft is the whole ships of theml
"
One might thousand examples-ley seem to be actually
doing this at Mbanybt take the Pnchot Balnger business
consolidated in point and what have WEI The of an
Administration already much dscreded and destined to
lose the confidence of the country seeking bee the affair as
the quarrel between officials It might have been had
the President kept hands off But he made himself principal the
principal Balnge and Wickersam accessories Pincot Attorney
General the people Shaw CLAWS the prose
cuon Congress the lower and immediate trial the Nation
being the final Court of Appeals Adr in the Senate the most
pert of House. Sheriff who knows no
reenng and with such layout what but whewash could any
Before it gets quite away from us let us recr to it and impress
upon minds detail In the between
the Secretary of the Interior and the Chief Forester the President
occupied that narrow strip of territory living betvxt the devil and
the deep blue Narrow this is however dry land and
and he was not bound to dverge either way from the straight line
ahead.
the Secretary Of Agriculture among the rests kind OF Depart
Head Clerk the President high in authority and confidential
retarv of Agriculture In the present instance all Republicans
The accusations Pncho the Chief Forester originally
directed against Bager the Secretary Of the Interior but against
specified threatened corruption the Land Office bureau OF
the Interior Department The President could very well have let the
facts stand and show for themselves taking sides
neither way there was nothing to be concealed and kept from
the public view.
the diseased quarter If he got none OF the pork OF II ne nad no
ot novleeeof the criminal destination of of it. why the
row? What was to be hid? Who to be covered
Without. other rhyme the President becoming the
partisan of partisan msed by the false representations OF parsa
influenced by the squabe Congress and perhaps by the mudde
and misadventue OF the Chinese Embassy business conscious
that it had left bad taste if stencil behind It, perpetraed the
mistake of confusing public interest with private feeling thus com
ine himself and his Administration to scandal the like OF winch
the country has scarcely known before unless parallel may be round
the Wkey Ring frauds which dsgraced and wrecked the second
Grant Administration
secretary had been the head center the Wskey Ring and Where
ever hs investigation may lead let hope that it will show equally
M ;cenc Of Mr. Taft Yet official action bears all the ear
marks of pacep crmn The dismissal OF CLAWS seemed a
- 70 other subordinaes whilst removing important witness
in
3 & S. eI, and Price who had committed other offense
fa that of investigating the statements OF Claws os every appear
~ Of purpose and protect the perpetrators OF crime beng
s confession Of crime which could be no longer concealed
Wikersfam the Attorney General the law otcer OF tne AZ
israHon makes himself party these proceedings The Ad
ton managers Congress led by Adrlch the Senate and
cannon in the House began to move Heaven and eah 70 secure
committee Except public outcry they would have sue
ceeted and even it they did in way succeed
r the Secretary of the stands accused and suspected
fore bi onrynen he has only himself and his official chief the
pan 10 thank for Assuedy everything that has ths Ia
come to pass ncupato In case Mr.. Balnger DC ~ loee rs
md m Administration behind him have done their utterinoSt
raise presumption Of guilt th;1 = r I'm,
stores Of wealth. the property of the people lie hidden N
Alaska Certain organizations are openly M ana i Th
md pri1ed the appropriation OF TINS wealth 70 I I
- lad tbe experts there to inspect the hea ana loatI m
% things they have had their agents out there to lay tle pass
| present and future claims They nave tner af m 81 '
lo ~ n New York and Washington to find the law Tor u
Fl are represented ably though candestney IN Cong4e @ m
Money and cicance do to anticipate events eIo - a.
and RIGHT these landpirates and franchise gTaDDelS are 10
m d have done the imminent peril OF the public CONAN
ing Tl s ia ed TO be at the head of the Bureau OF forestry
lle M conservation of these natural resources man hav
charged concentrations popular and official confidence
ing lioence dsintereedne and independence on the o
chaacts & te hand preparedness meet and combat the
hand s G the spoilers by Of the upright and alert attitude
: be Administration Immediately preceding 12oosor ! voud
cince Taft had taken so many lessons OF -
esf @ he might have given greater heed and consideration to
There have been no question ede 81 o e interior @ an
ordination but Of the Land Office who had quit Washington to
] law in Seattle he took leap in the dark and a nyea ' t
owed
I the summary removal of dangerous witnesses the
kep Of the competent prosecution ana e appeal