The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-06
PaIpably Weak Efforts to Re
giId a Tarnished Name
ArOusing Idaho Citizens.
HAS BEEN AND is PRO
TECT0R OF LAWBREAKlNG
Is not Wanted as Regent of
Idaho University by Pa
triOts of State.
BY G., e. AR.NEY

s9pcClNl 20 Inc lElpunc'
BOISE. Ida. April al am an obser'
vor of the Roe lettor from Preston. at
tempting 10 explain the error in the news
Items of his paper, the Preston news
10 have been reappointcd 10 the regency
Of tho state university. Tho Roc letter
now explains that Parkinson was in re-
cclpt OF p stereotypcd letter from "Bill
Iee n graduate or tho university. ask
ing Parkinson TO come TO Moscow NeNl
summer and "conVocnIe" with a lot cl
other people that the hoard OF regents
may he duly advised. through the wisdom
or the nos1 graduates and the great mass
of fellows 10 whom these letters are sent
out to tickle the vanity. OF proud people
VINO. chiefly have nothing for which 10
vsunt-.may know how TO conduct the at-
fairs OF the university
To culpable actor like Parkinson,
this letter would mean nothing. was ne
not thoroughly possessed OF vain
glorious ambition 10 rn=lld his tarniShed
name" He is not patriotic, he is mer-
ciuary. The university movement 10 es-
rahlish convocauon was meant for
friends of the educational institution, not
for It's enemies.
Contrast in Motives.
lis friends would go TO Moscow in June
ia. meet and talk over affairs OF value
10 the school. Parkinson could have but
iNo objects in going 10 MOSCOW 10 such
Q meeting, the one TO regild n tarniShed
name. the other TO steal something.
II the future is 10 be Judged from the
weIl-beaten path OF the past the infer
cnce above Is entirely just Parkinson
evidently sought 10 maintain his pres
iee In his community by lying deceit.
He had tutored Arthur Hart TO herald
the influence he had Through his politi-
cal pull in Idaho and his acquaintance
with certain people In Salt Lake. He
was eager 10 maintain this reputation.
without which his great asset for graft
would o. necessity suffer severe shrink
age.
Roc appears friendly to Parkinson and
seems anxious To discipline those who arc
endeavorlne To destroy wall OF corrUp-
tion down about Preston that the clear
sunshine of patriotic justice may enter
there. His publication OF the Teappoinl-
mcnt OF Parkinson TO regency in the
State university. from which he had been
removed by Ex-Governor Frank Il. Good
ing because of his thievery. brought 10 me
here at Boise, and TO other friends and
acquaIntances here as we'll many inquir-
los from Preston. from Mormons. If you
please, Mormons who beg that the plans
begun 10 clean house at Preston be pur-
sued by Tho Salt Lake Tribune that the
better order OF social. educational and
financial conditions may be established.
where now exists polygamy as In the
case OF Arthur ". Hart; polygamist WON
rn teaching i'm the public schools. In
tho case Of Mrs. CoWlcy and Mrs. Daley
and George {. Parkinson piling up his
ili-gotten gains BY stealing money from
the Oneida irrigation district and selling
whisky al his drug store against the
statutes of Idaho.
''Uplift the town. rather than pull II
down by inuendoes and insinuations.
says Editor Roe in his eagerness TO lend
helping hand 20 rcsid the name o:
George c. Parkinson.
Protector of Law Breaking.
Is IL an "inuendo" or an "insinuation''
that Arthur w. Hart married the Hen
derson girl since The manifesto in the
vicinity OF Preston as his plural wife, and
that he is living there and raising chill
dren pV her under the protecting care OF
his file leader, Mr. Parkinson and in de-
liance Of the constitution OF Idaho Is !
~ an 'inuendo' or an 'nsinua ton" tina
Mrs. NJ. i. Cowlev and Mrs. Daily are
both polygamist wives. mothers of polyE-
nmist children. ard that both are now
teaching in the public schools Of Pres
ION by employment OF a board OF school
trustees. permission OF ;he supernten-
dent OF schools OF Oneida county and
with the appreciation OF tho state super
intendent OF public instruction and the
attorney general, both OF whom are mem
bers or :he state board OF education?
Is II "insinuation' or "inuendo' TO
help the would be water-uSers under the
Oneida irrigation district about Preston
To fight their unequal battles against the
political pull of George G.. Parkinson
in Idaho and his acquaintance with Ger
tain men in Ulah,"' when a previous gov
erpor removed him from office for steal
ing from these poor people of your own
locality?
And not only does Mr. Roe and the
Preston News come quickly TO the aid
Of these diabolical crimes which George