The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-22

Not the Present Alone
I As mentioned before. the senatorial sit
! uatlou enters into this matter. The Jus
ticc is keen enough 10 predict that should
/ Ec he elected governor his power Of hand
! ling mon would make II easy for him 10
| succeed himself This would insure him
the office Tor four years. He Viii readily
reason that if his party succeeds In main
] tanning It's power In the state that soma
tor Borah will--in all human PROBABILITY
maintain his impreSnable standing a
the logical candidate OF his parry tor ms
own successor. lie viii ycsson also That
should the party succeed I'm maintaining
itself In Idaho FOR two years longer or
uuiii The close Of his second elective
term, there would probably be smart op-
position to Senator Hsyburu as his own
successor Senator Hepburn and Sona-
tor Borah are not TO q" thought OF as
political allies There is iittle harmony
between them. They have opposed
each other strcnuously at home and i'm
the senate and their senatorial experience
appears-from this dlstancc-to be Wid-
cning. rather than Ccmcntiug friendly re-
lations The justice win read I'm the
signs OF the times the opportunity for
northern man To succeed Hepburn In INC
senate. and Cas with Governor Brady)
this is presumed TO he the apple Of his
eve, for his home is I'm Grangeville, the
county scat OF Idaho county.
II would be difficult for the Mormons
To support any candidate Tor governor
other than Aismc, should he appear as
candidate at the Republican primaries
This is perfectly apparent to the jus
tice as st would he 10 the other candi-
dates. This situation might he frauSht
with elements Of danger. 1t might be
that the knowledge OF this solidity OF
feeling or the part Of the solid south
cast would solldfy other voters OF the
state i'm Sufficient numbers. against him
10 cause some embarrassment.
Democratic Chances.
"IC the Democratic party Of Idaho was
in any form To present ticket 10 the
people of the state that stood for any
thing except the spoils OF office, said
easily elect. at least Il governor this
fall Continuing he said; There is
an unsettled feeling In the state over
the candidates for governor. which sweeps
before ii any particular regard FOR party
fealty. There is also a general feeling
that II would be wholesome 10 the state
to have men. free from party allegiance.
take "A look into the affairs OF the stale.
especially into the acts OF the state land
board, about which there has been and
is being so much said at the present
time"
This sentiment is quite general over
Idaho. For the past six or seven years |
these Republican administrations have !
been doing an enormous lot OF business |
OF new character To the people OF the
state and OF the nation. The Carey |
act Is n new thing. and the people have |
made vast investments in these lands. |
provided By this new legislation AT this |
being given TO the future OF these enter
priscs. There is coming a day OF reck-
Dning. when these settlers must make |
their payments, and tire accrued interest
on these lands, the price OF the water for
which has been fixed, and the terms, by |
these state land boards.
Throughout all these various projects.
attaches OF the various offices of the
members OF the Idaho state land boards
for the past few years, are showing UP
with titles 10 some OF the best located |
ands In all these projects. The contracts
with the promoting companies have been
made by these men and womcn-state
times when their clerks have
been personally interested. There may
ne. but 1t Is seriously hoped there Is
nothing wrong. But another step was
taken by this present administration.
Ono OF the assistants in the attorney
generals office appears as contractor
board, OF which his superior officer was
and is memher-for Carey act lands.
This may nc altogether honest, but eau
ious, scrupulous officers would not per
nit IT, and as matter OF right, they
should not. lt throws open the door |
Tor grave suspicion. II is not fair to the
settler who must meet these obligations.
that any project be surrounded with any
either give up his position In the office
u the member OF the state land board,
or get out OF the company with which
lis superior officer is compelled 10 make
the contract the terms OF which arc
very important TO the present and TO
succeeding. generations OF good, we'll
people. who must. through these
very agreements. pay 10 this contracting
principal and interest as fixed
by these four members of the state land
board.
II matters little whether Idaho has a
Republican or a Democratic governor and
other officers, But il matters a great
deal whether the taint OF suspicion at
taches To ldahos officers who must ad-
minister the affairs of "A deserving pco-
pie. some or whom were born here. bat |
"a great many more OF whom arc daily
adopting this as their chosen common
wealth.