The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-11
WHAT ABOUT THE LAW?

Last evening the Herald after delay of hours
finally made attempt answering the charges day
by The Oasis AS has been the persistent practice
hand) it attempts to evade the issue raised.
1--WE have taken pains to investigate the of
Roy Tcomb against the town and Mr. Clagetts connection
Herewith We have found in the first place. says the Herald
hat Mr. Cagt has taken part any discussion
voted proposition to purchase goods the
Iron Roy Titcomb the Nogaes Electric Light
company"
WE'LL what that? not charge anything of
that kind the Herald had taen pains read
which The Oasis quoted would have Section
lof the Arizona Statutes says r>~.ff
alderman councilman any such town shall during
term for which he shall have been elected be interested
concerned IN ANY WAY OR MANNER, DIRECTLY OR INDI-
RECTLY any ae purchase bargain contract agreement
whereby any money shall become
Ior councilman"
Now The Oasis charge that Mayor Cagett while
being mayor is also councilman, interested stock
holder in Roy Ttcomb in the made by the of
Nogaes to that corporation doesn't whoop whether he
took part the discussion and voted ereonor whether he
merely sat there presiding officer and lent the moral
that came from his superior position to the act.
AS sockholder in Roy Ttcomb Inc, he at least
indirectly interested in the of the town of Nogaes that
being paid by the council which Mayor Caget
sided of that money would naturally find it's back
the pocket of Mayor Cage portion of the fat profits
Roy comb nc have been making out of the town and the
people of Nogales.
the organ probably coached from the "bg
stone house, in which Mayor Cage works when he not
ayoring should attempt such defense to that iz
conner
suspicion the part of the people that being of high
social moral standing may perchance not prevent man
f ON being unfit for an official position.
Now, show the petfoggng untruth and
msnerty of the let return to the opening para
graph of it's answer It says "For the information of the
public including SCRIBE desire that Mr. Clagett
not interested in the Nogae Electric Light and Power company
eher stocoder officer director and that he has fnan
Icial interest whatever in that concern.
Ye gods! Why don't the organ get censor? He would
have stopped that sentence where was safe sane For the
first part of is legally correct and could not be questioned
But when the Jealous young went ahead and said that Mr.
Cage as financial interest whatever in the concern he
Slipped.
For it had been tacity admitted that Mayor Cage is
stakeholder Roy Ttcomb and it is known that Roy & Tit
Mayor Cagett stochoder Roy Ttcomb has "a finan
cial interest" in the Nogaes Electric Light Ice In
cdenta has limited that that interest has been fat
profit Roy Tcomb at the expense of stock
holders in the electric company.
The Herald finally says that the objectionable of Mayor
tgage the fact that he is employed by Roy Htcomb
Wrong again. dear boy His sin is the violation of the laws of
And that charge the only The Oasis has thus
far made and the which the Herald has refused to meet
and
But Herald merely says that "there charge of
fraud made Some time ago the Herald wildly shouting
that specific charges being made The Oasis has
given the specific charge that Mayor Cag has been violating
the law for the two he has held office Now the organ
says "there no charge WE'LL failed
charges of violation of law What will say if The Oasis
proceeds make Specific charges" of fraud?
Judging the future by the past the will be lies
Indeed answering the Herald in this arclemerey
showing the public that it's entire ammunition is
falsehood
final the Herald article give last
paragraph: what the aw?" We the Herald
the charge that the text of The Oasis aeha
the law had been violated Will the Herald that
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