Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-10-13

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plated by the statute. l only desire to
call your attention to a few instances
of this. They have been numerous.
The records-and l have had them
examined because l desired to ascer-
tain whether these charges by other
republicans against these high officials
were correct the records bear out
every statement that has been made
in hat regard in the various news
papers that have treated on the sub
ject, and have shown this absolute
dereliction Of duty upon the part Of
the state land board, thus imperilling
the school funds of this state. / only
desire to call your attention to one or
two instances because | have not time
to 60 through these matters and they
will also be presented to you later in
pamphlet form, because these matters
are being published under the auspices
of the democratic state committee who
desire that the people Of the state
shall be thoroughly informed in re-
gard to these charges which have been
made by republicans and republican
newspapers. and which have been
found to be absolutely correct, after
due investigation by agents of the
democratic state committee.
Zone l desire to call your atten-
ton to is a loan that was made upon
what is known as the old Walling
Ranch, q tract east Of the peniten-
tiary in Ada county, and not q choice
tract either. This piece of land is
owned by 7. H. Mosley, the present
chairman of the board Of county com
missioners Of Ada county, and a strong
republican partisan. and one who has
in season and out Of season worked for
members Of the land board, both for
election and for nomination. This
piece Of land consists of 82.4 acres,
pretty near S23 acres. As l have
said, it is not a choice piece Of land,
not the average Boise valley. 1t was
bought in December, 1907, for the
sum of$7,5OO. l think l can safely
say that land. in that particular vicin.
ty devoted TO the purpose for which
this land is used has increased but
slowly in value, because it is not in
that section Of Boise valley which in
the future will be Incorporated within
the town limits Of Boise City, and
which therefore has greatly increased.
In March, 1910, Mr.. Mosely applied
to the land board for d loan Of 49, OC
upon this property. George A. Day,
an attache Of the land board was ap
pointed by Governor Brady to assess
that land, and determine its value
Brady was the friend and is the frienc
of Mosely. Day is an attache of the
land board appointed by Brady. H,
assessed this land at The value %
$27tSOO,. and the loan was made
Governor Brady being insistent before
the other members Of the land boarc
that it should be made. This lant
upon which $1,000 Of our supposedly
irreducible' school fund was loaned i
assessed on the books Of the count,
assessor of Ada county At the sum 0
$234O, and that includes the iHSpYaye
ments upon the land, which Of them
selves cut no considerable figure, l 81
YOU, mys fellowcalzens III tie FIJI
statement Of this proposition which i
~fcoffeetSin every detail and we ascSs
tsiped i ate! an i~p:psctisn .yofth
records, Ii Of itSelf and in Itself no
~suficient to condemn the state In,
board foi inethcianeys and careaes
neglect Of duty, to call it by no grsve
manner u~.,eqa . <,v,. =. y ~
">"f could stand here in my place IN,
occupy, SaQf attention for the mex
two hours and tell you Of similar ia
stances, but l only use these tx9a
illustrations Of that which r hav,
stated, that in regard - the sehoo
fund, this land board headed BY Gov
ernor Brady, has not done its duty
Relative to Governor iBraay's ex
pense account, Mr.. Hawley said:
1.-THE last session Of the legislatury
passed an act known ~ the primar,
election act, and that enactment be
came = law Of the state Of Idaho
Like most Of the laws that have beer
passed by the last two republican
Legislatures, it needed q judicial in
depreciation before its provision
could be understood. Amongst othe.
things it is provided by that law tina
no candidate for any Office is permittet
60 expend for campaign purposes il
the primary election campaign NOR
than Is percent of the salary of tn.
Office for n year. Has that lsv
been obeyed by the candidates of thu
republican party, those who aspiree