The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-06
IDAHO BOARDS
LAND SCANDALS
1t Is Roast About Now Between
the Brady and the Good
ing Forces.
BUT END IS NOT YET;
THE PEOPLE HAVE VOICE
No Justification for the Cover
nor Stopping Short Where
He Did.
BY C., e, ARNEY.

BOISE. Ida. June 5.-Thc state lan'
board scandal has attempted 10 pass int
history The endcavor of the present ad
mnistration clearly points 10 an aim t'
chloroform the situation, -,
In point OF reality what has been ac'
compl!shed? Mr.. Church has been re
moved The governor roasted the Good
ing administration for setting paco oi
speculation on inside information cameo
while In public office, preserving caution
moi to name GoodinE The ex-governor
roasted one OF Brady organs. thq f-VeIl-
ing Capital News. FOR charging wrong
doing against him. and that paper an
SWcrcd with the record.
This is about the sum total OF tnc
history OF tho case and the aim now IS 10
put an end TO its further publicity
There arc many interesting settings 10
this one-act play which arc OF more than
passing interest TO the public mind who
favor a high order of official conduct
Governor Brady had perfect right TO
say oil he did in condemnation of those
who make money by information gained
in II state Office, His suggestions we're
reflective of culpabi!ity on the part OF
his associates on the state land board }
ali threc OF them. They were equally
full Of ccnsure OF cX-Governor Gooding.
who aided in making Brady what he Is.
politically.
In cchoing the stand taken by Brady
the Capital News made an attack on
Goodlng which drew fire. During all OF
his two administrations most of his as
land board; his personal appointces and
the clerks in most all these offices made
money by inside information gained, and
in instances at the expense OF applicants
for these lands VINO desired To make
homes of them. Not only this. but his
political family was often taken in on
deals whereby they prpitcd substantially
at Inc expense OF those who were on
hand at land openings. acting on the ad
vice given by advertisement. but failed
10 get their place.
In rr-, nf ninp i-
correct. In their reply TO Goodlng's ef-
fort TO defend his acts the Evening Cap
,tol News made good!
Playing Small Politics.
But the present governor is playing
small politics with the situation Just the
ther situations more dsgraceful than the
EFFORT of Register Church 20 profit py his
job.
Let US see. Register Church attempted
to hold up an irrigation company for
some $1,000 commission, based on knowl-
edge acquired as the leading appointec OF
the state land board. and in this effort
he WAS acting on the advice OF the legal
adviser o. the board. u. G. McDougall.
Joseph II. Peterson, the assistant at
torDey general. is the one-third owner in
the Medbury irrigation project, and he
mas an equity in this scheme for which
he has been offered $4,000. and the sum
OF 563 per acre charged the settlers for
This water was fixed by the state board
perior officer was one and the governor !
The other of four members.
But there is a difference In the status
OF the TWO men at issue. Register Church !
was a Methodist. Assistant Peterson .
SIS Il Mormon. The Methodist goes; the /
Mormon stays, For attempting to gain
riches through inside information ac-
auIred, the Methodist gets the ready foot
For gaining riches through inside infor- |
nation acquired. the Mormon stays at
his official post. That's all One re-
10 hc no, hn fy,sp ,oI
smile. or the TWO Peterson is the greater |
sinner. He made The money. He actual
ly accomplished mis- design. He was so
favored as 10 make his peculatons sue
cessful.
Church is the lesser sinner. He tried
TO make the money. but feli short OF his
''malse his calling and his election sure"
Both certainly had the permission OF
Attorney General McDougall to enrich
their respective purses through the ap-
Undcr such "a low order of official con-
duct. what else can the attorney gen.
erals office be styled than a clearing
house for state land project specula-
tions?
Under such determinations. how com
parable is Joseph F Smith, the auto
autocratic emperor of Rome?
No Justification.
The governor cannot justify for his
omission TO at least make demand for
the resignation OF Joseph II. Peterson
as an assistant to the attorney general
This would be modest equity to deserv-
ing people.
which Register Church was removed. the
governor fell heir TO the i'll humor of the
deposed officer. Following his passing.
MI Church began letter writing cam
palgn, He opened correspondence with
ono John a. Tupper OF Montpelier by
asking him what he knew OF detriment
IN ,sl,. ,san af Ia.
his reply To Church, Tupper gave his
former competitor at Pocatello an entire
clean bill OF health.
While in Pocatcllo on two separate
days last week ] was personally visited
by four gentlemen whom I have known
for long number OF years, and whose
honor and Of veracity, who told me that
during the days when Brady was operat-
ing in the electric light business against
Tuppcr the latter had made all sorts Of
harsh charges against him, including
matters, which, as charged. would con-
stitutc entirely dishonest methods.
If either Governor Brady or Mr.. Tup-
per desire to question this suggestion
the names OF the ones mentioned will be
forthcoming.
But tho people care nothing about the
efforts OF the ex-register to play politics
against Governor Brady; but IL I err not
they arc concerned II politics is enter
land board through which assistants in
office arc gaming wealth through the ac-
QUESTION OF inside information.
mo one cNp serve two masters was
we'll put by Governor Brady and that Is
exactly what Joe Peterson Is being per {
mitted to do. and the seal OF disapproyaI :
OF the executive OF Idaho rs not set
against such condition. I submit in
all fairness that this Is inconsistent and
merely that he Is Mormon he should :
not he accorded this protection.
Much More TO Be Said.
There is much more to be said on this ,
subject. in which find the people much
more Interested than in any other sub
ject before them today.
The facts arc. this is the leading topic
of conservation among men who argue ,
either Idaho state affairs or Idaho poll
tics This is more I'm the public mind s
today than local option or prohibition |
because il is a foresone conclusion that :
the two political parties. I'm platform j
aledgcs. will Vie with each other to see I