The daily morning oasis., 1920-10-08

ing in speech at Flagstaff this week Campbell
I'd that some man in Flagstaff had been COM
PEELED to pay $4,000 to j. H .Moeur, a well known at
sorley, son of the Land Commissioner, in order to
got lease of tract of state land Moeur, the young
err branded the insinuaton as false and gave Camp
bell the lie. .~~.: $50
But this article started to present points in the
speech of Attorney General Jones, at the Lyric
Theatre Wednesday evening:
Jones charged that as chairman of the Land
Commission Campbell has acquiesced in all transac-
ton, with very few unmportant exception If there
was anything wrong it was Calnpbells business to
point out and oppose it.
Jones called attention to the Barrow letter, that
was proved a forgery and authorship denied by Mr.
Barrow. It was whispered mysteriously that Gov
ernor Campbell had that letter. said to incrmlnate
Moeur in something crooked, and that the governor
intended springng it on the Land Commission, as
great sensation, demanding MOeurs resignation.
Jones, Sinms, Boyce and Ross caucussed. Ross and
Simms secuted the idea that Moeur was at all
cupabe cnd branded the alleged letter as forgery.
But Jones drew resolution asking Moeurs reslgna-
ton on various grounds, inconsequential matters,
emitting ali mention Of the letter Campbell was
rumored to nave under cover. That resolution Jones
introduced at the meeting Of the Commission, fore
staing any production OF che mysterious letter III
Campbel's possession. Jones resolution was put to
g. vote. Boyce and Jones voted for it, Ross and
Campbell had it IN his own hands to call for Moeurs
resignation He voted no, refu:ing TO ask for
Noeur's res gnation. Yet there was In CampbellS
possession as governor letter tnat it founded IN
fact should have dismissed Moeur from office in dis
grace When Moeur heard IF it he branded the
charge conveyed as false, and Barrow repudated
The letter. ~ >s~-@~s@"r~t
Campbell went to Chicago to attend the Ma
tional Republican Convention Snms as Secretary OF
State becoming acting governor. Jones said that
Campbell exacted from Simms promise not to make
public the Barrow letter. Jones demanded that
Si1nms present TIE letter to the Land Commission;
that it was sent Campbell chairman OF that COM
mission no. as governor; that it belonged in the
arihives of the Commission, where all members
could see it not in the archives of the executive Of
flee under cover and concealed from members OF the
Commission The letter was delivered to the Com
mission, and with genuine letters from Barrow to
others it was sent to an expert in Los Angeles who
pronounced forgery the letter that had been in
Carnpbells posses sion.
"Yet" said JONES' Gin the only case wherein there
had been difference in the Land Commission Camp
bell and Sirms voted together, against Jones. Now
Campbell wants to debote the Land Commits ion with
Si1nms Why there is nothing to debate between
them They are in accord But there is debate
able subject between Jones and Campbell Why does
not Campbell challenge Jones to debate? He is
afraid to do So"
leasing act The law limited leases Of grazing lands
to one section to one individual But about fifteen
head of cattle could be grazed IN one section, $500
on 10000 acres and Is 600 on 100000 acres The law
was evaded by leasing sections to Sisters cousins
and aunts" of cattlemen and members of cattle COM
panes. In speech at Tucson September 25th, 1918,
Governor Campbell, then candidate for governor,
for the second time (he was inaugurated and dis
possessed by the courts the first e declared open
ly in favor of removing the limit upon leases for
grazing lands Mr.. Jones read an excerpt from
Campbe's speech of the date mentioned. Campbell
was elected and inaugurated The legislature en-
acted bill abolishing the limit Campbell let the
bill become law Now Governor Campbell! saws the
law is vicious and should be repealed Is is vicious
now it was vicious when Campbell advocated it's
actment in his Tucson speech September 25th, 1918,
and it was vicious whea Governor Campbell! let it be-
come law at the time of its enactment and Mr. Jones