Arizona republican., 1917-06-21
LITTLE CHANCE FUR bO0TLEGGER
 FUR LEN|ENCY

The board of pardons and paroles and Governor Campbell are in full accord in the matter of withholding recommen- dations for the eXtenSi0n of leniency to persons convicted of bootlegging. At the first meeting of the board yesterday following the letter of the governor on the same subject a week ago the board directed the following letter to the gov ernor and at the same time framed letter to the various superior judges and county attorneys warning them that such sentences as may be imposed will be fully executed:
 Phoenix Ariz., June 20, 1917. Hon. Thomas F. Campbell,
 Governor of Arizona,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dear Sir.
 Your letter of the fourteenth inst, addressed to one of the undersigned as chairman of the board of pardons and paroles, would seem to invite the SUD- plying of some interesting facts that are omitted from it's recitals.
 on Friday afternoon, the 1lth int, Inc undersigned, as members of the parole board called upon you at your Office and announced our intention to refuse to recommend future paroles in boot logging" cases except under extreme circumstances. We gave you the req sons therefor and announced our inten- ton to so inform the various county attorneys that the several superior judges should have knowledge of such intention of the board. You heartily ap- proved of our action, and Of our inten- ton to announce that fact that all su perior judges should be fully informed of it.
 Violators of the prohibition law are being vigorously prosecuted by the county attorneys and sheriffs through out the state and by the attorney gen eral, as is shown by hundreds of pages of briefs of his office in the supreme court of the state. In many cases sen tences have been suspended by the trial judge after conviction; in others merely nominal sentences have been imposed while in other cases sentences nave been imposed reaching up to the maxi mCn, accompanied with the statement that application could be made to the parole board and the governor, after reasonable time had been served. Sen tences by the trial courts should be in posed to be served, and not imposed with a view of having paroles or par dons to intervene. We announced to vbu at that interview on the 11th in
  parole board, our purpose, as above outlined. and this Is our fl.si meeting since said interview.
 We certainly take direct isssie with you us 10 your statement made as 1-,- lows: ''Such weight brought to bear upon your board and by you upon me. that justice is done only in isolated cases" No weight or influence has ever successfully been brought 10 bear upon our board. and never has our board attempted to bring any weight upon the governor of the state in such cases. We simply recommend, under our oaths, according to our best Judg- ment upon the evidence and reasons submitted to our board. that evidence with our recommendation is submitted to you. The board has no power to parole or pardon That power to par ] don or refuse it, Is alone given to the governor, under the state constitution | the highest power with which you are officially clothed, and it's solemn exer- 1 else cannot be evaded; neither can the | governor escape that serious rcsponsi- | billty,
 The jails Of the state have been filled 1 by the enforcement of this is.W. Scores and scores of applications for parole 1
 most of them recommended by judge and county attorney, the board has rc' | moved the restrictions upon the gov ernor, by sending to him the necessary recommendation which placed the case in his hands for such action his judg | mcnt might dictate. The board, there | fore, will expect that future sentences
 will he imposed, not with view of |;
 parole or pardon being granted, bun ] with view of the sentence being car ried out in full but the law created the l board for a worthy and necessary pur- pose; and We realize that circumstances
 may arise after conviction where it will | become the imperative duty of this | board to submit certain cases to the governor for his judgment and action thereon. In the performance of this proper duty, the board will not falter. I Respectfully,
 l CURT w. MILLER, Chairman Board Pardons and Paroles WILEY F.. JONES,
 Member Board Pardons and Paroles. -O-