The Boise citizen., 1910-10-14
Why Brady Should Not Be Elected
(Lewiston Tribune. J


great deal Of been made over Governor rad
speech at Troy Friday night reported by Tribune in which the
governor accused Secretary State ansdon fellow member Of th
State Land Board OF pong by his position the expense Of the
public and excusing himself responsibility for these acts The
BOISE Saesnans report Of the meeting says: e governor
blamed Secretary Of State Lansdon suspicion directed to the land
board and accused him OF securing the law creating
are Act commission in the last legislature He said that Lnsdon
had assumed the Office OF secretary state poor man ami mon
an annual salary of 5000 he had $50 acres of the best m
gated land Carey which was worth $50 600 and IN an
diton to that had been very high liver during his term Of Office
30 1t be safely taken governor claims that
frauds against have been committed th t st td
BOARD OF which the chairman while frauds have
been committed been raised to prevent or 70 undo
the acts The governor laws ali the blar1e an Sec -
the tact that Attorney Mcouga State SuDerne
dent stand equally charged with the transactions The
governor the only member OF board who is not charged public
and resPonsby with making private profit public
oce violation OF law, while the governor charges himself with
knowledge OF frauds BY ocehoders of his anaton
against the people and he goes about asking public sympathy and
onor with his own words staring them the face The
governor said to be very that he claimed to
own by mortgage loans stocks bills of or of all the
IN e state The governor said to be wealthy that
ne not only has sconed participate land profits for his
own benefit but afford epend large sums larger than the
average successful man can IN all his life the promotion OF
single campaign for denomination and reelection man who
wants office that badly and who viii do Brady be-
eVed y every intelligent the have
save himself from being disqualified ought serious
purpose to by Of the office What can hardly
be prevent frauds against state for the governor is sworn 10
the law, and the law prohibits making of private profit
out OF public office yet the governor executing the law
goes about poclaimng that Mr. Hawleys position on the lo
question unsatisfactory him. be to prevent and
defeat fraud furthermore because when first declared bv
eoye OF the board the governors newspaper acquisitions
gave out the following concerning the public demand information
upon the subject: Statement made Brady as
follows have been requested permit reporters for the
different papers be present the sessions OF the land
board have granted this request the believe
hat the members OF the land board relations to
he executive OF the the members our
ona government and do believe that good purpose could
served by making public the deliberations of the board
Executive great many necessarily
ussed pro and and my wish and desire that every
II the board themselves freely and frankly
ant thought of unnecessary publicity and after these dis
have been finished the board has given public
he result OF its deliberations and member of the board
Wiling to stand this position do this for the that
eve that both the the members of the board
effective and efficient work that will be beneficial people
# the state and for that only grant the request
discussed this with the board and this IS the
opinion of the members OF the board.
1t thus appears his that Governor Brady
working the closest and intimacy with the members
the land board his cabinet and agreeing with them keep
the board itself
ecde what make public 1t until charges made
outside and began public istru
Governor Brady instead OF lifting the VEIL began
whom he had previously shielded and whose operations
u he charges had been invited and protected BY the policy
making the public business private and compact
Governor Brady himself his enemies opponents or
furnishes all the necessary why free press and
people should endeavor the election able faith
honorable citizen their highest office of
,dian OF public business and the eplar OF their fine
ons and their best aspirations