The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-25
MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST THE EXECUTIVE
Boise Capital News Takes Hand
and Attempts TO EmhlazOn
Glory of Brady.
BY C.. E. ARNEY.
Special 10 The Tribune.

ms these words in meeting OF his sup
posed friends In Lewiston while travel
Ing over the state In an effort 10 promote
his political fortunes:
Mr.. Brady is not sincere In his advo-
cscy Of prohibition and local option
because at the last session OF
The legislature when the local option bill
hung in the balance and Its friends were
turning every stone TO secure two or three
more votes IN order to secure its passage
ihFcush the senate, they found they could
get the support OF two much wanted
members of the upper house, II Mr.,
biady, the governor, would make certain
concessions 10 these two men,"
ono OF the votes could have been Sc
cured by the appointment OF the senator's
relative To an office which the executive
could name and the price o. the other
was not stipulated by this Young men who
llngs the changes on us In tones totally
discordant with those OF gubernatorial
stature heretofore found in the arena Of
me Republican party, OF Idaho. prob
ably any other stated
Some weeks ago in Tribune article /
called attention to the manifest danger
attending the overlapping OF the three de-
p9rtments OF government. executive. leg
lsiatiNe and judicial 1t appears that this
fundamental theory OF government should
ne too well settled in the minds and the
hearts of Intelligent people. 10 require
discussion. Tho ClaSstone charge how
ever, coupled with an editorial deduction
of the Evening Capital News OF some days
since calls for resurrection OF the sub
lect that the perpetuity OF the principle
may not fade from the mind OF the Ida
hosn through any lack OF its advocacy
In laborcd editorial. intended as
prop TO Governor Brady's candidacy, the
denial OF The writer OF the editorial was
given 10 any suggestion that Governor
Brady ever promised Robert j. Hayes OF
l'ocatelIo to veto n local option bill and !
me editor spoke correctly. for not only !
did the governor make no such promise /
10 his former friend, manager and neigh |
oct J1l
by Mr.. Hayes of the governor or any one |
10 be carried TO him. So here We have |
Claestone. the candidate. rebuking the |
governor for not pledging a state sem
ator's relative that he would appoint him |
10 executive office II his uncle or cousin |
or s.epfathcr would cease his advocacy |
Of the wet contention and vote dry and |
pass a local option bill. while the Capital |
News attempts TO enb,azon the glory OF |
refused 10 enter into deal as to the ex-
crcisc OF executive power 10 defeat legis-
lative results.
Clagstone's Lack of Principle.
In the first place CIagstone shows his
utter lack of principle sufficient 10 even
be speaker by suggestion that Brady,
a. governor. should do such a thing lei
aione capacity 10 be governor.
In the next place. u he Is possessed of !
wisdom sufficient 10 he seriously consid-
eyed Tor any place or public trust he
mast have been possessed OF knowl-
edge all through the legislative session
he found in the balances with the local
optioDsts and herein lies the difference
between Governor Brady and his former
manager, Robert j. HAYES. his nciehbor
from Pocatcllc.
n the former manager OF the political
fortunes OF Mr Brady. r. j, Hayes ever
on this subject ho told him that ali he
had asked OF the governor was that he
Keep his hands of the legislature In all
It's deliberations; To make them respon |
E. Gpe nf
pledges and the other laws they would
consider. and 10 sign such legal laws as
including the local option legislation
pledged by the Republican party plat
form.
Should Be Fair to Hayes.
Mr.. Hayes is entitled TO fair consid-
Grafton I'm this discussion and based on
quite quarter Of q centurys close ac-
guaintance, OF either side OF the political
game from him; | Suggest that no man
zreer from blame than he. ] doubt II
any politician In the state will contend
that Bob" Hayes ever deceived. misled
nr misrepresented him in the heat OF eX-
element, Or the calinness OF conference
over political equations. His honor as a
gentleman OF Veracity Is and has ever
admission OF those whom he so ably and
50 adroitly opposed
Ii is unfair for any man or any paper.
now that lie is out or politics to Law
false embers on his hearthstone and the
effort 10 do this can only result In Civ.
ing political pain TO all those who
honor fair play.
Two Desperate Struggles.
air. HAYES made TWO desperate slrlr-
eles in the last Republican convention at
Boise. Those who were present do not
require their attention TO be called TO
Them. for he Is no half hearted fighter.
The other. he lost, In the former he
won, in. that he prevented Mir. Brady
from going down and out as the candi-
date of his party along with Nj. French
in tho latter he lost, in that by q slight
mejority vote the local option plank was ,
made part of the state platform OF his
party
There we're more elements in the party
platform which he agreed with than he
opposed; and his obligation to the nomi-
nees; especially TO his neighbor, Mr.
Brady. great that he accepted
The chairmansfip Of his party in Ban
mock county and supported the state
His county platform was entirely free
from reference 10 reform legislation or
the liquor question, and when the legis-
lature met he made the supreme effort
Of his interesting turbulent political life
10 defeat the local option bill. bur failed
hecausc OF the charge which he and his
Brady. that he exercised the power of his
high Office 10 gain votes for the meas
TO the contrary. by the use Of his ap- {
pointive power as the executive.
Thus ClaGstone blames Brady for not
doing that which Hayes and he parted
company because OF the fact that he did
H. And the Capital News attempts To !
make a bonfire for the governor out OF
manufactured debris heretofore totally
unknown to r. j. Hayes. I
The merits Of this controversy may be {
LEFT At this Juncture with the uncertainty
~ whether tho governor did or dld not
exercise the appontive power granted
him as an executive TO Influence Icgis-
I.tiye &c results Suffice ii TO say that il
cGf nnn has t,s- ,I.
acquaintanccs in north Idaho who will be-
llevc In and trust his vcracily as Bob
liayes has in south Idaho, the giving of