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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20
MUST De STOPPED.

The failure of Charles Bunting &
Co. Is lamentable thing, the deplor-
able effects of which can not yet be
estimated. II may however serve one
good purpose and be the means of in.
ducing public treasurers to comply
with the law in future. There is no
excuse whatever for the loss of state
and county funds which may result
from the collapse of this banking in
BtitutiOn, and the treasurers who by
violation Of law have made the loss
possible shouln be held strictly account
able on their bonds. At the present
moment, according to a report made
by the legislative committee, there are
thousands of dollars of the States
money in bank on general deposit, de-
spite the fact that the law emphatically
forbids It, Indeed, State and county
funds are being farmed out to banks in
return for political and other consider
atlons when the law defines such use of
the funds as a felony. The people of
each county should serve notice upon
their county treasurer that they pro-
pose to keep an eye on the public
moneys and If they discover a ten
cent piece on general deposit in any
bank, they will proceed against the
treasurer and land him in the reniten-
tiary where he belongs. The people
should also give county commissioners
TO understand that they are expected to
see to It that the county money is at all
times safe. and that If any Of the
peoples money is lost, otherwise than
by violence, the elements, or an act of
God All Mighty, board of county
commissioners, county treasurer and
a few bank officials are liable to hang.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

per line for each subsequent insertion,
it is different"
1t is true the Independent entered
into contract two years ago, agreeing
to do county printing and furnish GER
tain county supplies for 1925. 1t is al
so true that the writer requested some
of the county officers to order only in
such quantities as would suffice for the
years business. But the statement
that we ever at any time begged any
one of the county officers not to kick
because we furnished poor material is
absolutely false. The statement that
we induced the assessor to use the
blanks in his Office that were printed
and dated the year before is equally
untrue. We can prove that We furnish
ed the assessment lists and every other
order for which requisitiOn was made
on this Office during our contract with
the county. We admit that the pro
Ceedings of the commissioners we're
published in but one issue of the indie
pendent following each session of the
board. But that was because we did
not know that the law required two
publications, nor was it known by any
member Of the board until about the
time our contract expired, when THE
CALDWELL TRIBUNE called attention
to that provision of the statute. We
admit that during our contract with
the county the reports of the auditor
and treasurer, which the law requires
to be printed quarterly, were never
printed, but that was because the aud
itOr and treasurer failed to comply
with the requirements of the law, which
makes it their duty to furnish such
quarterly reports for publication.
The fact that the printing was let to
the Record and Payette Independent
last year for s cents for first and cents
for each subsequent insertion does not
Justify the commissioners in letting the
contract which is now matter of con
trOVersy, because at that time there
was no competitive bidding and the
commissioners did their plain duty un.
der the law. But now we have a case
where one paper, a responsible institu-
ton, ready and willing to put uD q
good and sufficient bond, offers to do
the work at saving to the taxpayers
OF several hundred dollars, and the |
commissioners say no; sou belong to |
outs, aud you can't come in for any
thing under this reform" administra- |
ton. Well that's matter between the |
commissioners and the people whose |
agents they are. While we wouldn't
go many miles out of our way to can
ture the printing at two cents a line.
we have very distinct recollection of |
time when one of the propristOrs OF |
the Record was awarded the work at 3 |
cents line, beating the Independent |
halI a cenC.-Payette Independent.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

papers generally abet municipal officers
in their efforts to suppress the bicycle,
because it is expedient to stand in
with the powers that be; and, besides,
the attaches of newspaper are
financially incapacitated and not
constructed after the style of
architecture adapted to the wheel.
The Apollo Belvederes and Campana
Junos do not figure largely in journal
ism, except in Boise, where they are
said to outnumber the bedbugs. The
Caldwell branch of the L. A. W.,
which loosely interpreted means lead
ing, 'andsome citizens Of both genders,
are appealing to the city council to
have the bicycle embargo removed, or
rather modified, SO that during muddy
weather wheeling upon sidewalks away
from the crowded thoroughfares and
busy marts will not be criminal act.
The ordinance they have drawn up and
and the passage of which they urge,
seems to us to remove every objection
against wheeling upon the sidewalks,
except such as have been herein emu
merated and which apply against poodle
dogs quite as forcibly as against BIZ
cycles. Under careful restrictions as
to speed ane locality, there can be no
benevolent objection to running pneu-
matte tires on the sidewalks, and it
seems that the wheelmen will cheer
fully comply with every reasonable re-
quirement. So when the mud and the
snow come to sadden the heart and
disable the steed of the handsome and
spr'ghtly wheelman, let him take to the
sidewalk and feel that after all life is
not hollow mockery.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20
THE PRINTING CONTRACT

1t is no more than might be expected
to see the Caldwell Record defending
the action of the county commission
ers in the matter of the letting a con-
tract of which it happens to be the
principle beneficiary. But in discuss
ing the subject Of printing contracts
in a general retrospective way, that
paper makes some statements that are
wide Of the truth. We quote that por.
ton of the Records article which refers
particularly to to Payette Independent:
"ThO Independent undertook an ex-
pertinent in economy and agreed to do
the work and furnish the supplies for
nine months for the sum of $425!OO.
Afterwards the editor of the Independ-
Ont went personally to each of the
county officers and made a poverty
plea and told the officers that he was
losing money on the contra ct and beg
ged them not to kick because he
furnished the poorest materials that
were upon the market and induced the
Assessor to use the blanks in his Office
that were printed and date the year
before, And when it came tO printing
the Commissioners proceedings instead
of printing them twice as the law re-
quires they were printed only once, the
reports of the Auditor and Treasurer
which the law requires to be printed
quarterly was never printed, and no
delinquent tax list was printed for that
year, and yet the editor of that paper
has told the writer of these lines thatif
it had not been for the peronal favors
of the county officers he would have
quit 9couple hundred dollars loser on
the contract. Last year the printing
was lesstO The Record and Payette In,
dependent at 8 cents for first and 4
cents for each subsequent insertion and |
no one ever heard q suggestion from
Record and the Nampa Leader at ~
cents per line for the first and 8 cents
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20
SPECIMEN ANTI-MONoPLY
BILL.


When at home the Hon. Junius
Brutus Wright, NJ. d., poses largely as
an anti-monoply, anti franchise apostle.
Indeed, he once stood for the Mayor
atty of Caldwell as the peculiar expon.
ent of anti-franchise. Yet, he has in
trodnced a bill in the legislature de.
signed tc place every waterway in the
State under control of monopolistic in
dividuals or corporations. But The
TRIBUNE does not like to criticise so
eminent and consistent Popuiist as
the Hon. Junius Brutus Wright, M. d.
With the remark that we fully under
stand the motive behind Hon. Wright's
bill, and know who will be the immedi.
ate benehclaries if it become law, we
respectful submit some observations
made by an able and conscientious
Populist journal. The Idaho World
says:
The bill introduced in the House
by Wright, providing for the improve
ment of streams, etc, which will be
found in today's World, is for the pur-
pose of turning over to individuals,
corporations or companies, Boise river
Payette and other streams valuable for
floating logs, wood etc. For improv-
ing the streams these companies are to
charge and collect toll from all others
floating logs, ETC., down the streams
thus improved. The bill does not
specify the amount of work to be done
on stream to give the person, com.
pany or corporation doing the work the
free use Of that stream and the right to
charge others toll for its use. There
IS no doubt whatever that this bill is
drawn in the interest of q single indi-
Yidual or corporation, more likely the
letter, and If it becomes a law the inter-
ested party or parties will be on hand
to avail itself or themselves of its ad-
yantages, and will proceed to act be-
fore the ink of the Governors sigma
ture to the bill is dry. Water flowing
IN the streams of the State should be as
free to everybody as air. Whenever
an individual or corporation secures
q monopoly of the use of the streams
they will have monopoly of
all the timber adjacent to those
streams. The bill not only does
not provide the amount OF work
or expenditure necessary to acquire
such monopoly, but it does not limit
the life of the monopoly. According
to the bill 1t is to be a olive for ever"
People have kicked against toll roads,
but a toll road never had such a cinch
as this bill would give to the corpora.
ton that is to be the beneficiary of its
provisions. A toll road as such is al.
ways given limited lease Of life, And
before the expiration Of its charter,
he people, If they see fit, can parallel
The road with free road, but cannot
create new streams. This Is an infam- |
Ous bill clear through. There is hardly |
4 possibility of it becoming a law.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20
IT IS UNJUST.

We do not believe that any goot
citizen will criticise the county com
missioners for having the county books
exported; but they certainly did 9
laundering and unjust thing when they
ordered the Withholding of Jake Horns
warrant. If an investigation should
disclose populations or irregulari.
ties in the assessors Office during
the incumbeney of Mr. Horn, he could
be reached through his bondsmen
What, in the opinion of the honorable
board, are bonds given forP Is it not
20 protect the public in just such cases
as this without doing injustice to any
OneP Suppose that after the investi-
CATION is completed nothing has beeu
discovered against Mr. Horn, how does
the honorable board propose to recon-
pense him for tho hardship imposed
upon him by keeping him out of his
money for monthsY Why could not
this board have acted decently and
justly by paying Mr.. Horn what was
due him according to the books; then
order an investigation and refuse to
exonerate his bondsmen until the in
vestigatlon was completed and Mr.,
Horn had made final aud salts
factory settiementS But, presumably,
that would be too straightforward and
business like course for simon pure
reform board; and besides, Col. Hand
and Mr.. Horn had private quarrel
which deeply concerned the people at
large and in which the COM
missiOners felt obliged to take
a hand. THE TRIBUNE has not
the slightest disposition to shield Mr.
Horn from the just consequences of his
acts. II he is guilty of any offense let
him suffer. If there are reasons for
believing that he is guilty, let there be
"a rigorous and exhaustive investiga-
ton. But there is regular method
70 pursue, and no man should be made
20 suffer In damages until it is. conclu.
siyely shown that he is guilty of some
Offense. The action of the board
smaeks Of political malice and what.
ever the outcome of the investigation
may be, can not be justified,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

A CERTAIN respectable journal in
this county insists that ~ cents pei
line is very moderate and quite eco
nOmlCal price to pay for printing the
proceedings of the County commission.
ers. And, indeed, intimates that such
publication cannot be made on good
quality newspaper with coal black ink
for less sum without loss to the pub
Usher, Yet, this self-same journal
using superior quality of paper and
ink, is actually under contract to print
the proceedings of the City Council of
the Municipality of Caldwell for moth
ing! Some things are beyond finding
out as the old woman said when she
spit in the sea.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

ABOUT the most, unkindest cut of
all is the manifest disposition of Can
yOn County Popocrats to give their
active and efficient county committee
chairman, Col. G. A. Hand, the marble
heart, stony stare and cold shoulder.
Some day the dutiful Colonel, with mex
pressible anguish, will be heard quoting
a slightly revised version of Cardinal
Wolsey's celebrated ante. norton aph-
Orism. "If l had served God as dill
gently as l have done my governor, he
would not have given me over in my
gray hairs"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

TRIBUNE. The Commissioners book
Of allowance indicates that less than So
600 were paid THE TRIBUNE during
the life of its contract with the county.
The Caldwell Record says that for the
first two years after the organization
of the county the annual cost, under
THE TRIBUNE's contrat was $500. If
the multiplication table has not suf-
fered reform, twice $4,000 are $24OO;
now, as the books show less than $1,000,
and as The Record is q reliable and
truthful paper, where have the other
400 dollars gone tOP Possibly the
Board Of County Commissioners over
which Monte Gwinn presided, and in
whose deliberations Judge J. H. Rich
ards and George Paul participated, was
the most corrupt Official body known
to the political annals Of Idaho. Pos
sibly 1t was; and possibly each gentle
man composing that board was a
natural born idiot. We may for the
moment admit all this and yet be utter
ly unable to estimate the corruption of
board or fathom the folly of men
who first publish a contract and after
wards perVert their records for the pur-
pose of trying to deceive people int a
belief that the contract was shamefully
violated. II the always accurate and
authoritative Record had said that
The TRIBUNE was paid at the rate of
Of $1,000 per annum during the life of
its contract, the missing allowance
might have been accounted for, but
the Record says, "FOr the first two
years after Canyon County's organic
alton THE TRIBUNE did the printing
and furnished the stationary at an
annual cost of $780,. That simply
means the county contract with THE
TRIBUNE involved an expenditure of
S2400 Of the peoples money. Well, if
1t did, then Monte Gwinn, J. H. Rich
ards and George Paul among them
someway or other soaked down up
wards Of $500 which belonged to THE
TRIBUNE, and THE TRIBUNE will be
mighty glad to have them dlsgOrge at
once, and will be delighted to give the
Record half the swag for detecting the
trick.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20
sloyoLEs AND SIDEWALKS.

The Bicycle is an institution and
riding the wheel is an infant industry
which ought to be protected and pro.
NOTED. But in some localities, Cald.
well FOR instance, the bicycle is regard
cd with suspicious eye born of envy
and fear, and the industry 1t engenders
Is restricted and In a measure dis.
eOuntenanced. Pursuant to ordinance,
the bicycle rider. is denied the privilege
OF the sidewalk, and in Indictment
weather must either walk or take the
mud for It, in Caldwell. It is difficult
20 train a bicycle so as to get out of it
satisfactory results in mud. 1t is not a
mud scOw by nature, but takes kindely
20 plank sidewalks. Some people object
20 q bicycle on the sidewalk because
they aT6aIfald it win bite or hook
them. Others object because they can
not afford a bicycle Of their own, or be,
cause their physical structure is such
that Il makes Inbred persons laugh
when they 60 by on a wheel. Munich
pal officials are prone to take o0gni-
zance Of such objections and pass ordin.
ances designed to regulate and har-
rass the industry Of wheeling. News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

THE Nampa Leader suggests that
the Emmett Index will apologize when
1t learns that no bid on county print
ing was made except by Governor
Steunenberg's personal organ. When
the Index makes such a discovery, it
will no doubt apologize or break a leg,
but in the mean time the Leader should
do the honorable thing by refuting its
own unwaTranted statement. There
was another bid although the commits
sioners pTudently withheld it from
publication because it would disclose
the fact, officially, that the honorable
board we're paying S147 for services
which they could have had for S56. The
Leader and Governor Steunenberg's
organ seeks to convey the impression
that the printing contract was awarded
to both establishments. There is
nothing in the proceedings of the
county commissioners which even hints
at such thing. Steunenberg Printing
Co. is the only establishment men
toned in connection with the affair.
The odium and glory rests between it
and the commissioners. The Nampa
Leader is not in it.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20
COUNTY PRINTING.

The Caldwell Record devotes consid.
cradle space in its last issue to the mat.
ter of county printing, intimating on
the one hand that in former DAYS THE
TRIBUNE received too great a compen.
satlon, for the work, and on the other
that the Independent received entirely
too little. So far as the Index is con.
cerned it has no wish to take Issue with
the Record on either of these nronosi.
lions, neither does it wish to be, under.
stood as making the claim that the
present price received by the Record
10 PdTCicularly exorbitant. We do not
understand either that the cost of
stationary etc, is included in the Rec.
ora s Old OF seven and half and three
cents per Hne for printing the commits.
sioners proceedings etc, but presume
ChaC such work is let in a separate
contract. What then does the Record
mean by laying particular stress on
inferior material" Is the Record
printed on so much finer quality of
paper and with such vastly superior
INK that the commissioners shonId
make difference of six and a half
cents per line in the cost of printing a
report OF their proceedings in the in
terest OF economy? If the Record
charges ten and half cents per line
Tor two insertions of such matter as
the law requires to be published in q
newspaper of the county and throws in
the stationary and job work gratis IL IL
may find that it has a worse eontrsnt
than the Independent had in 1so s'
While on the other hand if the lob woTt
is done on a separate contract IL do
Ponds altogether OH the terms of tbet
contract whether it may not have y
Oetter contract than THE TRIBTNF
had in 1898 4.-Emmett Index. NE
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

EVIL disposed and designing persons
are diligently circulating a statement
that publication Of the commissioner
proceedings for the January meeting
will cost the county $347. This is a
libelous exageratlon intended to stig.
Matte the peoples chosen servants.
The cost will not exceed S147, which.
1t will be noted, Is q direct saving to
the taxpayers Of $500 over and above
what the commissioners might have
paid had they felt so disposed. THE
TRIBUNE offered to do the same work
for $50, which would have effected a
saving Of only $91. Now, what Just
person can blame the commissioners
for refusing to save Ss1 when by a
simple application Of "thS ordinary
caution incident to good business
methods" as the Chief Executive
would say, they could just as well save
$500.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20
LOWER BOISE NEWS.

Quite a full school at present.
Lots Of rain and mud.
business. O''' va
school on the sick list.
Mrs. Frank Cess Of Meridian 10 visit
ing friends in Dixie and lower Bolse.
Mrs. Romans little daughter Is quite
Rev. Clemens has rented Mrs Tom
honan's place for the coming season.
A pleasant time was had at the
dance on the Lemp ranch Friday night.
Services every Sunday at the Lower
BOISE Presbyterian church at three
oSS sunday school at at two o'clock
S 3 ad Christian Endeavor meeting at
ming 7.SO. Wv
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

printing contract. In 1896 the assessor
was compelled to use blanks furnished
by the Independent in 1895 and by The
TRIBUNE furnished in 1894, and run.
ming out of these the assessor was oblig-
ed to make some assessments on blanks
written by himself. In 1896, the Cald-
well Record had the county printing,
All of which is distressingly unfort.
innate.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

IT is not likely that any one has
anything in particular to say against
the present sheriff Of this county. He
appears to be an orderly, well. disposed
individual, but 1t can not be forgotten
that he was elected on a reform plat
form to which no doubt he heartily
subscribed. 1t therefore seems a little
bit, just the least little bit, strange that
among his FIRST official acts is found an
application for = paid deputy. His
party platform is aglow with promises
OF economy and retrSnchment and it
was rather expected that officers elect
ed upon such platform would at least
make a denomination against extrava-
gance. We are not discussing the legal
points involved, we are not saying that
under the law the sheriff is not entitled
to one or fourty deputies; we are Just
noting the fact in a mechanical sort of
way that red hot refOrmers and re-
trenchment screamers are just as keen
after the main chance as the worst
kind OF gold bug. It is astonishing
what things can be done and sanctified
In the name of free silver.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20
THE COUNTY PRINTING.

The Caldwell Record is unquestion.
ably a well informed, strictly reliable
and uniformly truthful paper. No
matter what our information might be
respecting any subject, we would hest.
tate to set it up in contravention Of a
statement of fact emanating from the
Record. In its issue of Wednesday.
February 10th, 1897, the Record makes
the following specific and carefully de.
tailed statement: "For the FIRST two
years after Canyon county's organic.
alton THE TRIBUNE did the printing
and furnished the stationary at an
annual cost of $780," We win not
presume to contradict that statement
in any particular. The Record has
said it and the Record is an unimpeach-
aSle authority. Accordingly THE TR1.
BUNE should have received under its
contract with the commissioners 50.
400 during the first two years after the
organization of Canyon County.
The allowances made by the commits.
rioners however do not show that
amount. In fact there is a shortage of
allowance amounting to several hun.
bred dollars. This indicates to our
mind that there might baYe been some
monkey business by the County Com. |
and that the public records |
were dOetored in order that the tar.
payers might be mislead as to the
amount of money actually paid THE
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-20

Governor Steunenborg's personal or
gan made sorry blunder when It
charged the Payette Independent with
having obliged the assessor to use
blanks Of q previous year. Yes, that
was an unhappy prod. Because that
particular thing happened while the
Governors personal organ had the