The Coconino sun., 1920-10-29
JONES, INCONSISTENT PETTYFOGGER

l election is over. His real hope is that he will help in electing men who will give all square deal and keep out of the hands of the Special few" We wish to point out the letter Wiley Jones, ct al, sent Land Commissioner Moeur along last May, and then ask the average man to reconcile the statements he is making now in ex- | planation of that said letter Wiley has been rasping his throat and wrecking his health dur ing the last few weeks charging" it all to Camp bell, and excusing Moeur "for all the dssatisfac- | tion throughout the state and the numerous con- plaints coming in daily to each of the under signed against the administration of the land de- pertinent, which have been borne patiently by each, with the daily hope of overcoming said complaints. That hope is now abandoned" says the hopeless three members of the board, in- cludng Wiley, land it is impossible for us to postpone this letter any longer" continues the wall of democratic woe
 Times change and it would seem that Wiley needed Moeur and the land office adherents for political purposes; he wants to be reelected then, ye gods, how Moeur has been maligned and how he has been misled and boosts the Moeur game to the limit and traduces Campbell, charging him with the whole works
 Both Ross, the candidate now for>secretary of state, and Wiley Jones' now candidate for re- election to the office of attorney general said too much in this letter; they were convinced of the truth of the charges when they made them, but after events made them change their tune mere ly that they might be elected to office. Their at titude seems to have been "to hell with the pub- lie, we gotta get right with the gang" Just read this letter, eliminate Jesse Boyce for he still stands pat and then ask yourself whether or not the other two worthies with their blatant attempts at defense of existing conditions, conditions they know still exist are worthy of the vote of any self-respecting person, of any tribe or party:
 "State Land Department
 Phoenix, Arizona, May 3, 1920. Hon. w. A. Moeur, CONFIDENTIAL, State Land Commissioner,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dear Sir:
 "This communication is for you alone
 "The dissatisfaction throughout the state and the numerous complaints coming daily to each of theundersigned against the administra tion of the state land department, has been borne patiently by each of us, with the daily hope of overcoming said complaints. That hope is now abandoned and the complaints against the land department and the actions of some of your sub ordinates within the last few. weeks, have rem dered it impossible for us to postpone any longer this letter which is addressed to you with the utmost courtesy. That courtesy which is due to you cannot permit us to refrain from announce ing that present conditions as to the administra- tion of the land department can no longer be con- doned.
 'We realize that your condition of health has caused you to leave to others in the service many things which would have received your official attention had your strength enabled you to give it such attention. Our association with you and your subordinates have made plainer day by day the necessity of this letter. We appreciate your worth as a citizen and an official, but we know that your physical condition has prevented you from giving that close attention which your off, fical station requires, in supervising the acts of your most responsible subordinates.
 "The undersigned have consulted at numer- ous times together with the hope that the de- plorable conditions existing in the land depart ment might be overcome without the necessity of the request which we <now make, but that hope has now been totally overcome. The state land commissioner holds merely at the desire of the appointing power, to-wit, the state land de- partment, composed of the five state officers mentioned in the public land dode change can be made at any moment
 From the foregoing you will understand the necessity now existing, which calls upon us to re- quest your resignation. It is needless for us to express the feeling of regret which you know possesses each of us at this moment 'The members of the state land department are wholly responsible for the administration of the department as you are well aware, yet we feel that our friendly relations with you should find expression as above set forth.
 "Most respectfully,
 Members of the State Land Department : (Siqned) JESSE L.. BOYCE,
 "WILEY JONES,
 HARRY s. ROSS"