The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-30

nrTRIxcuME~r-Tu the >1:fSn0n 81 several 49,
sues ago the exact number 81 which wc have forget
ten. az tho paper hss been mis!a.d. appeared few
squ.hs al tho Womb. and among them one IN Tie
nature Of inquir! - Why the Legislature few
years ago. repealed thsi portion sf tho aw giving
ira compensation 'o the Judges. and did not repeal
the section giving extra compensation TO hc Govern
or aud Secretary. No can answer our Boise city
friend very easily. W. in favor Of repeating the
whole Act a, tho time. and had our views been sus-
tanned by a sufficient number Of the members Of the
Legislature !; would have been done. but there was
considerable opposition to the repeating bill. and
thinking half loaf better than no bread at all. We
"reircnchei 10 the extent Of $500. thinking that
would be quite item saved Ia the treasury. AT the
next session. our cotctnporary will remember. the
repeating Act made complete by striking off the
salary of the Governor and Secretary also. which
ton on the part Of Tho Legislature. II our memory
serves u.s. not sustained by the Statesman. This
new cry Of retrenchmont and reform. which has been
INDUCED in by the Stdesmdn for the past few weeks.
until the refrain IL taken mp by the Radical ally in
Owyhce is but another political dodge for the pur-
pose Of dvcrng the attention of The people from the
vitality important political questions which are now
ND and withdraw from the attention of the public the
unparalleled corruption and villainous atrocities Of
an infamous Congress- who riding rough shod
over the liberties of the people and trampling under
foot all those constitutional guarantees which have
hithertoo stood "a bulwark between the reserved
rights of the people and the States and the despotism
of an irresponsible mob ef perjured fanatics who
rogatc to themselves all the powers Of government
civil as well military. We do not differ to any
tent from the views advanced by our contemporary
upon the questions of reducing the salaries Of some
If not all those officers who receive salaries instead
of fees and after examining into the subject casually
not having had time TO devote much attention to
the subject as should have otherwise done. are
satisfied that considerable reduction might be made
in the fees of of the public officials which might
result in great benefit and in this connection
will say that tho Democratic party yields the palm to
no party in devotion to tho public interests and in
reforming and correcting abuses which have crept
into the public service and had 1t not been for tho
oficious intermeddling of webfoot Senator in our
Territorial affairs by inducing Congress to make
Legislative sessions biennial the very matters now
complained of by our peighbor would have received
the careful attention Of .. Democratic Legislature
during the present Winter. We are m much opposed
to extoronate salaries and fees In our cotempora
ny. and he would have advantage Of us In the re-
officials who aro up "a their elbows In the Territorial
Treasury. would not edorse tho Democratic theories
of economy and retrehchmenf now bang navucafod]
by our friend - ~ SIat<smaL