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

someone who had n political pull"
IN, IN id1ho & ana pretty well acquainted in
:. Parkinson 9 was the man! He bad the
in Utah.
Others Helped
There are others, for other reasons
thar those which appealed 10 Hart, who
nave sought out and kept this ecclesias-
tlcai crook on their string for the very
same reason. Parkinson was dominating
Fart Ear and Hart submitted TO 1t for money.
through his political pull in Idaho
and his Acquaintance" In Salt Lake he
could do crooked things and that was
1eSsd lme apple OF OF the eye of Arthur Hart, the
Shiny. sin -soiled clutches the poor peo-
pie OF the Oneida Irrigation district
found themselves and from whose NOR
bid fms they are now endeayoring TO
recover their losses
Others have had different use for
the political pull Of Parkinson in Ida
lnson In Utah, The same Parkinson. the
same pull" the same acquaintance"
1daho's Humiliation.
Ten days ago l wrote an article calling
attention 10 the humiliation OF the Idaho
people because Attorney General ID. 6.
McDougall had taken up battle with
these wrongdoers and against the set
tiers. and especially against 1910 acres
of state school land and S2S.00O worth
OF water contracted for covering il.
rights against Parkinson and Hart there
was tie attorney general on the side
OF the culprits who stole money from
the Oneida Irrigation district and not
only the files OF his Office In Boise. but
the clerks In his Office contained knowl-
edge as TO the duty of an attorney gem
eral 10 Idaho-undcr his oath-so plain
that he who runs may read.
But TO McDougal must be charged sub
scrvieucy 10 Parkinson. equal TO Hart
Not for similar reasons: no. Hart APP
pull IN Idaho" and mis- acquaintance
in Salt Lake with certain parties for
the cold coin in IL for himself. and that
through the permission OF his diabolical
file leader he might continue his ruth
less revei in polygamy.
McDougall appreciated Pari5nson's
strong political pun IN Idaho" and his
"acquantancc in Salt Lake with Ger
In IL for himself, and the character Of
the man Parkinson is as diabolical. his
tendencies as vic and his methods as
shady in political as IN financial mat
Iers.
Did I ovcrdraw the picture in styling
this as an act humiIiating 10 the state
OF IGaho2
Let us go to the record:
On September 20. 1907, the auditor for
the Oneida Irrigation district, In his
anxiety To ferret out tho scope OF the
following letter. which explains Itself:
office OF oneida Irrigation district
Preston, Ida, Sept. 90 1907.
Mr.. J; J. Guheen, Attorney General.
Boise Idaho. Dear Slr-I am having
some difficulty I'm obtaining statistics and
Information in regard TO the accounts
OF the Oneida Irrigation district. Par
tics addressed and approached for Ger
tain information seem 10th 10 divulge
same and 10 ignore my request, which
attribute to my not being in any way
connected with the state OF Idaho, and
think IL would he wise In this instance
20 have his eXccllcncy. Governor Good
ing, 10 issue n special commission ap-
pointing me a special auditor Of the state
Of Idaho. that ] may make these graft
ers sit up and take notice. and inciden-
tally their machine. Yours truly.
[Signed) "ORSON p. RCMEL,
Auditor
A White Contrast.
To Attorney General Guhecn and Gov
ernor GoodinG this came as n cry Of dis
trcss They knew full well the mean
ing OF II all. They were as wise in
political maneuvers as Mr.. McDougall.
They were entirely cognizant Of Par
kinson's strong political pull in Idaho"
and OF his salt Lake acquaintance with
certain parties" But did they yield TO