Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-04-15
cALLAGHAN ALONE HEARD THE CALL.

The State Auditor Calaghan in investigating the
conditions Fort Home been
that conscientious State official Long ago governor
cabinet aspersion his motive conscientious
and courageous official might have hesitated bung the will
of the governors cabinet Now that the auditor has reported
finding conditions at the Industrial School than
whispered suppose the governors cabinet will
of politics Indeed should the commit murder
which OF he will notand protest should be made the
cabinet would be ready with the chorus, Politics"
There is question but that had the auditor dsproved
reports and the school still would been damaged
by the reports for those reports given by the
religious attempts made by that board hush up the scandal
But during the weeks of his investigation of school
peatedy declined to give information conditions there
until he had reported the board OF control of which
member 1t lay within of the had he
acuated BY desire TO play politics. give this information
drbbes and keep the appetite of the morbdy curious ahr
for But with remarkable patience singenes of
purpose the auditor the many difficulties and obstacles put
his waiting for the general open up legal
for the accomplishment Of the objects of the investigation
1t would be hardened official indeed who could play with
the fates of the helpless little children the Industrial School
They the children of the State OF Arizona entrusted the
tender of the State while their characters the period
formation and every citizen of Arizona should thank God that
there State official who did deaf the
call of duty pleading for the virtue Of the little girls
chastity of the boys Help but delayed by the
board of control and in the meantime what devls havoc
wrought Some of the little girls will go through life with
lasting that the great God himself While
the board Of control cong the muderers and the ons
the State penltenay posing them for the sobwrers who
and wide press agency
aided "a second Daniel the little cden Fort Grant, whose
characters susceptible correction, have been exposed the
talons OF the procures whose acting artistic diabo
ay artistic that the sofheaded sotharted superintendent
wept her trials with these "incorrigibles"
The wonder is that the auditor knowing these things
could contain himself We do believe that the governor
cognizan OF these conditions We believe the governor OF
has heart But it inconroverbe fact that the
pushed frog him opportunities learn OF them
Doubtless he persuaded by his petty kitchen cabinet that
the State auditor by enmy the governor and
that the reports and charges lies But instead OF listening
the fawnng his board OF he should
taken the matter charge with and determined
illness and saved the little children the Industrial School where
according the auditors report being murdered and
youth being stunted and the characters OF the boys werc
brtay being hammered mold fashioned and conceived
by who apparently does know the first principles OF
correcting youthful character.
We say again that believe Governor Hunt was
cognzant that these little girls wards OF the State OF Arizona
charges OF the decent citizenship OF the State being de-
bauchcd and debascd little boys being warped
and stunted but reiteratc that Governor Hunt solely
sponsbc for these condtions-Tucson Star