Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-02-08
Boise Correspondence.

Boise, Feb, The alleged attc'rri led seduction OF
honest Mike Carey senator from Blaine eonntv. ha,
! returned out to I've a farce according 10 the hones
confession OF Mike himself. He is now out with d
published statement denying the yhole business
However there is another version o the story which
exhibits Mike IN the attitude the super-virtuou,
iamsel who waneJ every body TO Keep away les
she should prove noonunent. Il is related that one
of McKee's friends indicated. among other things
that money wonli probably he raise3 w,,h which {,
fight the anti gambling law whereof Mike assumes
great Indignation, pulled of his slack raiment ana
proposed 10 "whor "his-hiS frieni Tor attempting
to storm The citadel OF jhis) Honest Mixes" viz
tue. Whereupon some one calculated rats ana
| the Salvation cornet Home struck up "Snatehei
from the Depths" In order To couuieraet a rumor
charging john Condron with having made the al
legged improper advance honest has published a
card, absolving Cuniron This quite remarkable.
II IS dOubiy surprise. Nobody. no matter, how
hardened, ever before had the auiacity to absove
John Condor from any bribery or attempted bribery
in Idaho: no; because Mr.. Condor is any more
guilty than any number of other respectable citizens
but because it is the habit OF the place to fasten
these little things on him and forget to take them
away. John, is withal, good fellow, and never
made mistake until he tackled Joe Rich, Of Bear
Lake now Judge OF the sth judicial Iistric and un-
defed.
The present legislature IS composed OF really good
men. regarded from the point of personal morals
but there is a noticeable absence of distinguished
ability. There IS not hrstrate speaker or debat-
or in either house, aht ugh there conscientious
workers in both. In this connection attention may
be directed 10 the fact that business men, 10 whom
considerable is arrogaiel, not essentially good
Legislators. They are prudently disposed 10 make
Jaws upon the same principle they make trdies--for
their own particular benefit, besides, they do not
shine indeed, rather sluggish and awi<wari-
good on details only
1t was pointed out in this correspondence before
the deficit OF the past two years ct government
According 10 the ordinary precautions incident to
sound business methods is many times greater than
represented during the late campaign. According
to State Auditor Andersonss report; just from the
press. the deficiency in round numbers. S32OOO, is
about four times much campaign literature and
campaign orators said il would be. The addition TO
the deficit shown by the auditor report are a
great number of claims repoSing in secret drawers,
TO be allowed in such way 10 attract no public
attention. The auditors report contains other in
teresting, though less important disclosures. While
there have been economics, they have not to any
appreciabe extent effected the income OF state Off
GERS The economics of the last past administration
were mainly directed against those who could be
pinohed without raising roar. The governor, how
ever. is entitled a chrome for the economies prac
tcei upon himself In the short period of two
years he saved of his private secretary.s salary
Sl4o which is all the more remarkable seeing he has
never had private secretary nor any possible oc-
cason for one exCept when he went over 10 Fremont
county to revoke himself The appropriation for
kept only Sl9S9S OF H. or rather extend that much
His predecessor utilized the whole cheese. The
present governor also saved7S out OF his stationery
allowance; S5S'' out OF iaedentas ana SS.65 out OF
his travelling allowance which he was enabled TO do
by courtesy OF the railroad companies which gave
him free transportation The number of his pres
ent pass is "loo-s. The economies OF the other
officials were of the same order and magnitude
But when 1t came TO certain other puohc institutions
the pruning hook was applied without mercy The
insane at blacktoo' we're obliged to sermp to the e%-
tent OF Sl9soa2o while the old soldiers came within
81 cents OF using up their allowance Right here 1t
shouia oe remarked 'hal "heh maIot N01'h'ey' ue
repuehcan superintendent OF the soldier Home
went Out Of oiee he was sl5oo wlthn the approprla
uon a''e, SIX months management from January
ioS1' 10 'uy' 1927 i'a' '''e same uesn
Sohuhuea u'eie woad no" oe III 'iie oo'd'e's HV"e
Fund upwards of S0OO instead of 81 cents, and yet
there has been constant trouble and compaint al the
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hon'e ese' Sii1ee 'iie eh'ise VI ADMINISTRATIONS
In the present legislature the democrats are incom-
parshly the better politicians They never make a
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move """ou' nIs' eohsiaei'"s phe Po"''eai eolse
quences. The republicans. on the other hand, APP
naar IN ,e nttari, iav,id NJ ,oIitira Saoacttv ev-
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aehty haVing adop'el the OH aaase-uo "'ia' 'hey
happen 10 think is right and let the consequence go