Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-04-08
Despite Obstructive Methods by Gov
ernor and his Colleague, Citizen Mem
Der Of the Board of Control Osborn,
State Auditor Callaghan Prizes
Off the Lid at Fort Grant

Sodom and Gomorrah pictured Bible SINKS of
guilty and veness, entitled clean bill OF health
parson with the conditions existed for
State Industrial School Fort Grant
The story of Fort Grant is a pleasant 1t is a
voting nauseating tale augt with facts which almost
belevabe and nearly unprnabe 1t tells OF human dgeneracy
its possible FORMS the debauchery OF girls the undoing
of boys and cruee and barbare of Dark Ages all with
the sanction OF State officials whose duty those
unorunaes protect them and guide them in the
leading decent manhood and womanhood.
Yet these conditions permitted exist for months after
they had been called the OF Governor Hunt and
nothing would have been done remedy them had
been for State Auditor Caaghan-he official in the
State Arizona who divers and sund occasions has had
the temey tell the his official face just what he
thought OF him and his policies.
Caaghan it needless to say is not popular with Gov
Hunt When the Auditor who is also member of the
State Board OF Control demanded the Fort Industrial
School and the Pioneers Home be probed the end that the
truth OF fas OF the charges against the arrangements of these
institutions be established or dsproved he found himself alone
The Governor only refused be party the Investigations
member of the State Board OF Control but did everything
possible in his official power block Them this fact appearing
the correspondence in the report OF Mr. Caaghan appearing
full below Yet despite the obstacles placed his path this
fearless official made his investigation OF the industrial school,
alone and unaded and by his individual efforts
situation the stencil OF which should bring the blush OF shame
the face OF adroit politician Governor Hunt
highnnded OF moral courage would have well
coined the opportunity The heads OF both of these institutions
the personal apponees OF the Governor they having
named by him without the sanction approval of Mr. Cagan
and he directly responsible for their conduct of these
situations. But being cognizant Of the vile
uncovered he sought with the aid OF the other member Of the
board to block the investigation, put the lid and planted his
all generous avoirdupois and there until he
pried Off When finally the yielded the inevitable,
he and Citizen Member of the Board Control Osborn passed
the whole matter Mr. Calagan refusing any way par
ate How much better would have been for the head Of
this State have said: Il welcome these inquiries for the
under fire my appones If is disclosed they unfit
will that they kicked without ceremony If these
charges inspired by malice partisansr this the best
to ascertain that fact and cOnfound and enemies
That would have been the logical have pursued and
which would have strengthened him with the people To the
contrary he proceeded the theory OF the divine rights OF kings
The Governor do wrong and his apponecs do
wrong
50 1t left brave, fearless clean UP
State INSTITUTIONAL OF heart who sympahized the
hayward children Fort Grant and they
should be given the chance which they entitled be
good citizens Harassed handicapped by the
officials who should have been aiding him the good work.
nevertheless pecvcrcd 1t necessary get opinion
from the Attorney General pcncous the attempts made
block his efforts getting nothing dauncI
he went his way and the result the report which appears
in these columns this mornugaud he says the half has
been told However these disclosures show the Industrial School
is and has been rcling with moral
Governor Hunt made the issue in this and he