Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-25

1t has been said of Governor Hunt that he true
friends That is possible explanation of his attitude toward
the conditions said the industrial school Fort
Grant Fidelity friends is virtue but it is virtue only as
long that friendship abused and conditions said to
industrial Superintendent
Whppe has grossly abused the confidence placed him by the
governor when he named him important position Fl
deity friends does relieve the OF his obligations
the people OF arizona who feel pride their and whom
moes hear of scandaou conditions their nsti
tutionS
4 dcplorable condition
reform school spread
This may may be founded fact but least they
have become persistent and tell of such npeakabc
diton that is the duty OF the investigate the mat
thoroughly carrying such investigation point where the
proved beyond the shadow of
doubt thus slencng them for all time. else until they
found tell of condition. and those responsible for the
condition called This is the only in which
the governor do his duty by the the present time.
and the only way that he play politics successfully il
that idea governing his conduct he should the in
vegation and find the conditions satisfactory the school he
would simply vndicac the wisdom OF his appointments while
found be reported he would by call
ing those responsible clear himself in the matter but
his attitude OF investigating and attempting block
the investigation of Auditor Calagan will put him in very
embarrassing position if the official report the matter shows
the conditions be bad.
We say with degree OF exulaton that Governor Hunt
has shown disposition compromise with unpleasant
conditions that he has egencies such the industrial
school affair with the prompt determination tackle and
with them We do that the governor conones these
things but cannot but conclude that he lacks the
vigorously them the open 1t the duty.
for instance satisfy the public regarding the conditions that
existed the industrial school when located Benson
Capped that eruption mixing conditions that then
existed there reached the public and undermined the confidence
OF the public in the school
We suggest all rankncsS and fairness that the people OF
arizona interested in the conduct and OF their
industrial school where wrongly inclined youth may be made
sturdy manhood and that the governor has moral poll
teal right glaze condition. which, if unpublished
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every true Arizonan.
Governor Hunt candidate for reelection governor
arizona Does he realize that his attitude toward the Fort
Grant affair be construed attempt hush the
truth for the protection of his political The governor
has assumed intimate relation toward the conduct of the
penitcnary and the reform school in fact the OF the
former he has suspended law which he duty bound
cnorcc-and he escape degree OF blame for such con
said Fort the Pioneers Home
whether his attitude the result OF moral tmd mistaken
political strategy but he has great deal gain by vgo
treatment OF the conditions which have grown of his
laN caSgong philosophy called the honor system than by
attempting to smother the impending scandal distracng pub
hc attention from 1t by sayingwthout nqung the truth
Of the charge-that is the work OF politicians Arizona Daily
(Tucson) Star.