The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-10-27
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BOISE CRY, IDAHO, Oct. es.-The a.
Tempt Of the Democratic speaker -
MAKE out . case against the Rspubli.
can STATE Administration puts the
entire outnt In . most ludicious uod.
Ton. The charge Of extrsvaeanca
makes them the laughing stock Of the
statA No administration could b.
mora economically administered than
the present one. There are no mistakes
nor Encouragement anywhere along
mo linz. When Il u attempted to
manufacture . little cheap campaign
material out Of the fact that the rate OF
TAXATION while Idaho was . territory
Wa Is cents on the 500, while now It
y %. the only effect Il 70 excite pity for
me mental condition Of those who put
up such shallow argument. Even .
tyro knows that the government paid
~ the expenses Of the territorial AFFAIR.
The salaries Of the officers the Judges
and tho expenses Of the prison, and that
under statehood the people pay them
themselvea The Implication that the
election Of Democrats TO state positions
would reduce tho expenses to Is cents
on the 500. II In itself sunicisnt to
show the extreme stiffness Of the claim.
And when It Il known that Comptrol.
Ter Wicksrsham. Stevenson's hight hand
man whiie be was governor, and . COM
petent and faithful onicer, expressly
pointed out In his report that this rate
was not high enough and that while It
prevailed Il was not SUFFICIENT to meet
the expenses. the dedcieacy piling up
from year to year, and that the careful
Comptrolles before mentioned asked
for rate Of n cent? to meet the con-
didon Of Affairs brought about BY
Stevenson for mere political adyan.
tage." to use the language Of Mr.. Wick
ersham. the whole miserable plea OF
the demagcgues fall to pieces.
II will be remembered also that Q
Republican house two yesTs ago passed
. bill u reduce taxation from 81 cents
on the 600 TO 6. and that the Demo
Pop majority In the senate killed the
bill. They added to themselves more
infamy BY keeping the rate OF taxation
high. forcing the people to pay some
$4,000 more than Il required to meet
the expenscs Of the state, and then cut
down the appropriations. 20 that the
funds piled up In the bank here at
Boise cannot be used TO feed the prison.
err and meet the other necessary ex-
penses OF the state, forcing the state
authorities TO either turn the prisoner
loose or issue deficiency certificates to
care for them. Thus they robbed the
people on every hand. and now pose a
rcformers and economical financien.
The law abiding people OF the State
Of Idaho should note the attack the
Populist papers are making on Cover.
nor Mcconnell for interpreting TO pre-
rent lswleasness In the Ceur d'Alenes
last summer. The News Miner quotes
the dispatches sent TO the President by
Governor Mcconnell asking for troops
10 be sent there to preserve order. and
then adds the significant paragraph:
Voters will soon have m opportunity
10 resent the insult at the ballot box
II 10 yet to be learned that an effort
on the part Of the chief executive Of q
state 70 prevent bloodshed BY q lawless
mob IL an insult to the people. II ID
the might Of the government nut forth
TO defend the lives and property Of it,
In the Populist school alone.
and its twin brother, Anarchy, ID the
lesson taught that such action il an in.
suit" Yea, the votcu will not fo,e
this, and ali those who love law and or
d.r viii cas-, . vo,. n, ,hs man ,rho 4.
"a mali,p.a ne ,hs ponni,., nr... ~ho
had the cour.g. NJ M. convIc,,on.
10 do All in his mower 70 defend the
homes ard propertv
The camna,rn 40 far On mart esneci.,.
IL NJ the Democrat. h.. h.,cn m. n,
mud. such ,killful dirt ..Iineer, =,
Stevenson and Hawlev no about from
nj. n 10 p,ace their occnn.,ion he,n,