The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-08-05
FOR COUNTY CoMMIssIoNER.

Few men except those who are personally
conversant with county business, cOmpre-
bend the magnitude of the interests subject
to the management of the County Commits
sioners, nor the Importance of electingirelia.
BILE, business men to that Office. More de-
ponds upon their administrative skill and
personal ability and honesty, than upon any
officer elected by the people. Other offices
pay better lin fact there is no pay attached
to the Office commensurate with the tedious
labor.and constant vexations attending it,
other Offices have some, at least, supposed
honors attending them and in the contests
for them, that of Commissioners is usually
forgotten and neglected. This should not
be SO. Every citizen possessing any interest
in the county, should see that the Office of
Commissioners is occupied by a sound, faith
full and honest man. The Commissioner
whose term expires this year, in this county,
has been tried and found to be such an
officer AS was shown by Mr.. McGrorty, one
of the members of the Hospital Committee,
in late address on the administration of the
Hospital affairs in this county, taking the
expenditures of last year as basis, the pres
ent Board of Commissioners have saved to
Boise county, in the six months of its admin
stration, on the Hospital expenses alone,
about forty thousand dollars. When the
present Board assumed Office, the financial
affairs of the county werein adeplorable con-
dition. The amount of the county debt was
unknown. All that was known of it, was
that it was enormous for debt created with
in bnt little more than one year. These
disorders have been remedied, the leaks as
certained and stopped, and as far as the
Commissioners can effectlt, the finances OF
the county have been placed upon solid
basis. One of these Commissioners is a can
dIdate for reelection: nota candidate by any
desire of his own, but in accordance with
the earnest wish of many friends, who know
and appreciate the value of his services in
the past, and who desire that the knowledge
and experience gained by him while in Office,
shall continue in the service of the county.
Had Mr.. Luckett yielded to his own feelings
be would not have suffered his name to be
used again as a candidate. The following
copy of the letter addressed by him TO the
Democratic County Convention while in ses-
siops illustrates his own sentiments in this
natter ~ IN ag8n taFg n8 como
IDAHO CITY, July 9Th, 1865;
GESrLEMEN OF The DEMocRAT1c CoNvENrioN
AT the suggestion of many friends, have
allowed nay name to come before you, for
your endorsement, as the nominee of the
Democratic party, for the office of County
Commissioner. ESA&
Had l consulted selfish purposes only, |
should never have 1assented to again become
a candidate, when anemination at your
/ hands is equivalent to an election. place
myself entirely in your hands, and ifyou be-
| lieve my name will contribute to that suc-
cess, l will thankfully accept REORGANIZATION,
but if on the other hand you should deem
some otherperson more eligible for the Office
than myself will as cheerfully assent to
your preference, and will as faithfully work
for his election as if myself ere the
nominee. -..
If nominated and elected I can give no
other guarantee for my future in Office than
the record of the past, to which / present you
with feelings f-pride as man and a DEM
ocrat. Your ob't Servant, NA1
.-.1T ..g,,a..fsJ. A. LUCKETT.
| 81 Mss So d ------ q 8t6 1858 81
POLITICAL MEETINGs.-The Democratic
Mass Meeting,at Idaho City on Saturday last
was rouser. twas the largest meeting ever
assembled in idaho Territory with, perhaps
the exception of the publication meeting here
last FALL Mr. JOS =. Allison presided.
Judge j. j. May was introduced as the first
speaker. His speech was powerful, impss4
stoned and nuly eloquent. He was followed
by Hon. E. B, Hobrook, Frank Ganahl
Pat. j. Malone, ESQ.,, VIM. McGrorty, and
several other gentlemen. Mr.. GanahPs speech
( fully sustained bis reputation as the most
brilliant and eloquent oralorin the Territory.
4 The dense mass ct listening auditors which
itcrowded far upand down Main and Wall
j streets we're held as though enchained by
magical power breaking forth frequently in
long and tumnl sas cheering, This meeting
. varied terror hearts 81 the 0pposiiion.
4 shewed sl,s polslieal a. sns saaho Gig
81 . lHst g pt success heEe
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eelsa undag eqaalllY Gees ial -
az eDncillAIy gidenee that the galr
democracy Of sur aesghboyil,g prseihe
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