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

these things which caused Arthur Hart
and ID. G. McDouGall 10 crouch and TO
COVER?
They did not
Two events followed. the former the
percmptory dismissal Of this defauter.
George G. Parkinson. AZ a member of
the board Of regents of the state unlvcr-
sity by Governor Gooding: then later the
spreading on the records of the state
board of land commissioners. OF which
both the governor and attorney general,
then as now. were mem bers. the follow
Ing record and the sending OF copy
OF Il To the man whom those injured peo-
pie had employed 10 straighten out their
affairs:
October $. 1907
"Tt IS ordered by the board that Or
son r. Rumcl be appointed as special
auditor and accountant TO represent the
state Of Idaho in an examination OF all
the books and accounts OF the Oneida
Irrigation district from the organization
TO the prcsen; time. with fun power TO
require evidence 10 be given by indiYid-
uals. corporations or the officers Of said
irrigation company with reference to
IF. II. GOODlNG.
Governor and President
Not only are these quotations from
records I'm the Offices OF Attorney General
McDoucsll today. but in his employ as
an assistant attorney general today, and
during the entire term thus far held, Is
Joseph III. Peterson. former deputy at
torncy general who sought out and gave
to- the attorney generals. office the IN
itial information as 10 the wrong be
ing done these deserving people by the
fraudulent Mr.. Parkinson and his dupes.
The Interests OF the State.
Idaho Is the largest individual holder
OF land under the oneida Irrigation dis
trict today, as she was in 1907. The
land Idaho holds Is state school fund
land. When leased, the lease money
goes into a general fund and is rcSu-
n.W Il. .1sa of
the state for the maintenance OF schools.
When sold. the money for these lands
IL placed in permanent irreducihle
fund and invested in bonds. warrants or
loaned on farm land and tho interest
only is distributed regularly ms above
suggested with the lease money.
Tho more the land brings In lease or
n sale. the greater the school fund. The
moro funds. the longer terms OF school.
The more schools. the, higher the grade
OF civilization In our state
The Gooding administration, by the
attitude Of the governor and attorney
general safcGuardcd this heritage. with
out regard 10 the political pull OF
George C. Parkinson in Idaho or his
certain parties"
The Brady administration by the act
Of omission OF the governor and Of com
mission OF the attorney general. are
measured by those closest TO these lands
a trinlng with this sacred heritage for
the political pull in Idaho OF George
n
with certain parties in Salt Lake" which
ne has.
A Cowardly Culprit.
George G. Parkinson is not n brave
man. He is cowardly Culprit He
slips about here and there quietly, suave-
~ mystcrously, always serious. ever
scnshly cXaCting his pound OF flesh.
lie is a supporter Of Mcpougall today.
because of his obedience 10 his call AS
against a regard for the attorney gen
erals sacred oath to the commonwealth.
Parkinson is entirely capable OF stand-
ing ON a trap door surrounded by his ad-
mlrers for the purpose OF conCca|mont OF
a uolygamlst In the cellar OF his store; or
Of riding on railroad passes while q re-
gent OF the state university. and collect
ing money FOR his fare from The funds of
the Institution whose interests he has
sworn 10 protect: or OF using Arthur Hart
TO steal money from his people for him
because he was so cntanglcd In the
meshes OF polygamy that he dare not do
other than his bidding: OF of requiring
an attorney general TO defend him against
the interests Of the state which he was
under oath and bond to defend for po
Htlcal purposes: hut no one can point TO
anything high. lofty. honorable or pa
trutiC IN his whole treacherous. cvcntful
career.