The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-29
Quits on Brady's Expenditures,
Leaving Case With Attor-
ney-General McDOugall.
NO PUBLICITY is GIVEN;
ALL WILL BE BURIED
But if Frank L.. Moore Is EleC-
ted. the State Will Recover
Large Values.
BY G.. E. ARNEY.

BOISE. Ida. Sept. 2S.-Paul Clagstone
has passed his papers over to Attorney
General McDougall called the attention
OF the Law Enforcement league TO them,
drawn about his injured form a SUI
perb cloak OF self righteousness and re-
turned home sadder, but a wiser young
man,
His announcements in condemnation of
the power OF money In politics breathed
OF the atmosphere OF political upliit,
He approached most vital situation in
the operation of the direct primary law IN
his uttcranceS against Governor Brady.
but he quit and men OF this day do not
like gutter
OF this phase of the subject there may
be more TO say at future date than
now.
or the attorney general and the Law
Enforcement leaguers of the state there
are certain important deductions TO be
made now.
What chance oi being probed has Mr..
Clagstone'9 evidence against Governor
Brady, through the attorney general :
What present or future hope has the state
OF Idaho that Attorney General ID. Z.
McDougall will probe any record against
any state official who has unlawfully ac-
CURED property (ior instance) In viola ton
OF the law?
No Chance at All.
In answer l say. absolutely none! The
attorney general nlnlSSlI IS, according ~
his own confession in public print. an
owner OF Carey act land. in contraventlon
OF the laws of the state of Idaho For
this he could be punished by the criini-
nal statutes OF Idaho. or he could be I'M
peachcd for violating his oath as an Of
tCer and turned from office. Ii the mys-
terlous Clagstone charges against Gov
ernor Brady contained proof absolute that
James II. Brady had spent $751; iii his
direct primary canvas of Idaho, or $40 900.
il would be all the same to McDougall so
far as invoking the law on Governor
Brady woulG be concerned. Mr., McDou
gall has skeletons" in his own closet
which are bo,hering him TO tne safety OF
any species " law-breaking OF any OF
his political associates. NO fears has
Governor Brady or Miss Chamberlain or
Mr. Lansdon or any other against whom
the suspicious fnger OF stern justice may
point for atonement 10 offended law.
A Straight Forecast.
Al this juncture ! pause to make. this
forecas, OF events: II Mr.. Frank l.. Moore
OF Moscow. Latah county Ida be elected
attorney general OF the state as result
OF the November votes of the peo-
pie. ne will recover money or property.
or both. TO the state OF ldano from three
present Republican members of the state
land board and the only one of these in
political ISSUE at this time is D. c. Nc
Dougall. his Republican opponent for the
office OF attorney general.
Mr. Moore will not do this on any po-
litical BASIS The successful outcome OF
such course would detract not an iota
from the cardinal principles OF the Re
tenets OF faith OF Democracy. 1t would
clearly. however. polluted public atmos-
phere. 1t would serve timely notice on
the people Of this young state ate, that as the
ushered in on the dawn of new day
for Carey act lands. II would tell the
people Of Idaho. old and new, that
position OH a land board should be no
longer used es medium to acquire per-
sonal riches through Inside Information
gained by certificate OF election 10 con-
duct the peoples business.
The serious minded voters OF Idaho
might well pause TO interrogate them
selves as TO what might be expected in
this direction If Mr.. McDougall is elect
ed as his own successor 10 the attorney
generaship. which carries with ii two
more years OF membership on the Idaho
state land board
No. so far as Mr. Clagstone's charges
against Mr. Brady are concerned. seri-
Gus or frivolous though they be. they
might as well have been thrust in the
mouth of a bottomless pitt
Political Only.
Some weeks ago ! took occasion to
comment on the selishness OF so-called
Law Enforcement league. as one which
used the name TO indicate usa other
then the one for which II was Intended
by its projectors, This analysis seems
TO have been correct. II was purely a
political organization. composed OF anti
liquor enthusiasts (who in themselves az
society has an entity only for The pur-
pose o. enforcing the local option law.
Governor Gooding and O. V. Bailey and
one Mr.. Nichol were prime movers in the
organization, yet they will each duck"
the Clagstone charges against Brady as
"jndustrious!y'' and with the same alac-
rity as does the .truculent attorney gem
erel They are each serving the pur-
poses Of Governor Brady in his local OPP
ZION campaign. and the members OF their
organization puts on leathern eyeglasses
al the charge Of breaking OF any law by
Governor Brady or anyone else. save and
except only the local option law.
Law enforcement is a good motto for
any man or any organization to promote
ANY officer who stumbles and falls In
the face of law enforcement is faulty
and should be decepitatcd officially by
an outraged yotary: Any organization OF
people should be ashamed 10 take a name
so broad as q law enforcement league and
then proceed TO narrow the limitations
OF that organization TO one particular
thing and one only.
Should Be Made Public.
II the Clagstone charges are puny. II
they are not we'll founded if they only
surmise. they should be promptlyAcast ST
aside. But Governor Brady himself
should prod this dodging official 20 a
sense OF his duty 20 him and 10 the peo-
PIE by promptly demanding publicity. ex-
amina ton. discussion and lega! explana-
ton OF each specification by which Paul
Claestone has undertaken to parade the
distinguished name OF James II. Brady
before the people of Idaho as a law
breaker, and In his effort 20 this end he
should have the active cooperation Of
the attorney general and OF the Law En-
torcamcnt LEAGUE.