The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-16
'VDsT. CLEAN Up
/. DUTY IN IDAHO
ReuubIican Party Has Full Pow
or. and the People Expect
Much of 1t.
INVESTIGATIONS DEMANDED
OF MISDEEDS OF PAST
and II Won't Do to Bend the
Knee TO the Mormon Church
Power.
BY G. E. ARNEY,

svscis to The Tribune.
BOISE, Ida, Dec. 15.-Wlth but
.ro and a half weeks remaining before
lie meeting of the session of the Idaho
lsvislature. but four candidates appear
for the speakership of the house. These
ara Bell of Latah, Storey of Ada, Davis
q Oneida and Johnson of Bingham
Of these aspirants, Davis and Bell are
rsv members, while Storey has had one
and Johnson three terms before.
The Republicans have eleven ma
;onty in the house. They have also
ave majority in the senate. which will
piye them control of both branches.
and in cases OF passing legislation over
,hs veto OF the governor, which requires
twotbirds of the votes, they have
ia each branch the requisite number to
accomplish this. The dominant party
Il, therefore. in complete power. and
following the usual custom of political
organizations, should organize the
house BY electing the speaker and nam
ing the committees.
yortant function with the party. The
frsme.up of the house, In its organlza
ton. will Indicate the future of the
Republican party in marked degree.
AZ the November election, when
these house members were all elected,
sbe party received a severe rebuke
through the loss of the governor. and
ia consequence the best appointive DO
stons in the state government. While
many causes contributed to the defeat
Of Mr. Brady. it is clear that the man
agement Of the affairs of state at his
hand: was so unpopular as TO create
widespread suspicion that numerous
wrongs had been committed in the af-
fairs Of state. wrongs which the people
6eire to know about,
Abolish Secrecy and Clean Up,
During the only investigation made
hg the Brady administration, the
rfglsier church investigation, the land
bard making the inquiry refused TO
gve publicity to their proceedings.
Ia, The Idaho correspondent TO the
St Lake Tribune was among the mem.
bsrs OF the press present asking foI
admission. II appeared to be my duty
a that time TO serve notice. as ! did,
.I''" NlN-i. 10 Iut lhhdIu tNdL an IlltI-
eNed public would scarce approve of
The secrecy which the board was dis
playlng in an Investigation into the
people business.
During the. campaign many Of the
TspeN of the state made severe
eta'ges against the management Of the
,ate'S affairs, especially bv the state
and bourd. and many orators dwelt
ong and interestedly on their shortcom.
ngs The entry of Carey act lands
BY members of the board, the Mackay
sam; the Fremont county land leases
ne Marble Greek timber lands, the let
rrn1e OF contract OF the West End
eIng Hill extension to company OF
Snich nm assistant attorney general was
party the expense account during
NE progress Of the direct primary OF
,ae Republican candidate for governor
,ae sale of The Payette timber lands
pe failure Of the state 10 exercise lis
preference right to selections of laud!
fremont county, which expired three
|S prior 70 the election. and
mopfea subjects, cast such s shadow
WI 'ne state and over the present