Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-04
Things IS DIFFERENT"
Our Bose Correspondent Discourses Over
the Peculiar Conditions Incident 10 this
Reform Administration.

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Who could have thought during the
campaign last fall that II Porulist re-
former might be capable of doing any
thing not entirely for the benefit OF the
suffering taxpayers OF the state:
Every ,ne must have known that II IA
populist officeseeker were elected toI
serve the people he would perform his
duty with mind single to the inter
ests Of the young aud growing state
whose future greatness so largely tie
,.ends upon the loyalty, patriotism, aud
integrity of the favored individuals to
whose hands her destiny from year
to year is entrusted The unuuestion
able devotion Of every populist to tre
cause of purity in politics and his I'M
dying hatred of everything selfish in
the administration of public affairs
We're the al,-suificicnt guarantees that
induced the voters of the state To spew
out republican extravaganza and
nepotism and to exait To stations of
trust immaculate and incorruptable
populists.
But the iconocla>t il abroad IL. the
land, our idols are shattered. That
which was sown is corruption. The
populist plarasee. have become rs re-
publicans aud sinners.
1t was "A reproach to good govern
ment and an outrage upon the people
to allow relatives to serve as clerks in
their various offices. The cause of edu-
cation suffered previously becar sc II re-
publican state superintendent of in
struction permitted his sister-in-law to
aid in keeping the records Of his office
But now "things is different" Pop
ulist economy aud thrift entirely
justify the employment of his wife as
chief c:erk by an honest, reform popu-
list superintendent. When al econom-
ical Legislature only appropriates for
the office of the superintendent Of pub
lie instruction sufficient money to
divide between the head of the depart
rnent and his wife, it is absurd for any
mo, sbacked republican to wonder why
business is conducted at the old stand
In the same old way.
WANTED A CHANGE.
When the eye of the inquis,tive in
vestiRator is turned toward the office
Of the secretary of state II great change
IL discovered in the order of things.
How often and how long did the re-
form stump orator last year bewail the
degenernry If the times when high
state officials took their sons into
their offices ~ clerks and permitted
them, the members OF their own fam
lilies, to enjoy the fruits OF Office and
share IN the spoils wrung from honest
people by the heartless taxgatherer
Oh! such nepOtism was shame and n
disgrace that called aloud for cOrrec
ton. The people Of the state wer.
scandulizeti by such unblusl'ing mis-
conduct on the part OF their secretary
Of stac. They cried with one voice
TOR change. They have Il, the popu
list son IL now SECRETARY Of state ant
the father Is chief clerk. 1t was n,
objectionable sin for n republican sec
Rotary to have his republican son act a
his clerk: but presto |, Is an exceeding
great virtue for populist secretary I.
employ his popu list father a. his clerk
Then too, unless all the vo>sips are a
fault, there was much righteous i"dig
nation felt among the "uncO gull" re
formers In the last legislature h, regart
t. alleged cole ction of illegal tees T..
some past state officers. Still the Oni,
esiNem that they believed their owl
allegations ~ found in Il resolution b.
means Of which they pretended 10 sc
aside $5OW for the maintenance of
populi-t kenne, over which should ap
pear the legend, "lhesc hounds ar
good only on IL republican trail aud tn
kenn~i must be kept up whether Their
IL u trail or not
WORK THAT COMMITTEE AT HOME.
OF course under the existing cond
tons ut honesty and Integrity IN tn
administration Of public atfai,s il
wholly improper - think of il, bu
were things different In the office ,
the secretary Of stat; if the kenn'
had been trained to follow popul'.
trail; aud II there were plain p"p'
list ''sceml" In the middle Of the roa
(which keen nosed s'euth woul
figure out to he letter sent eroad,a
over the state Notifying all parties col
cerned that for the small sum Of o,
dollar the secretary Of state would,
these times ~ economy aud reform
forward y certified copy of certain law
1t might not be entirely i,"pious
ask whether at this time u portion
the smelling fund" could not be pr