Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-12
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/ lie flsivHal9 OF Uiis tpinty are III
/ most desperate straits. ami che very
best evidence Of this TACT il found IN
The columns Of their organs. In their
ngd efforts Ia bolster up corrupt
and tpitering organization and H. ral-
| u Ihcir dwindling forces In support ~
I 4 lost eatise these fusion editors arg
committing some cgfcpi0us plumbers.
/ They 'eg,u ~ attempting % cnn.
Vince the taxpayers chat tic republic
Inns afc wholly aud entirely response
bic nor kooteiai e0uDig'B Indebted
ness, ana IN support nf this ridiculous
assertion they proceeded 10 stuff their
readers with sucb silly twaddie as an
attempt to make them believe That
/ the clerk ~ court, who Is also eX-
onieio auditor aud recorder Of the
county, WAS lhe whole thing, and
that all oiher uiiiecrs OF the county,
Including the board Of commissioners,
i were of minor Importance, In 50 far as
Their relation towurii Inc mdnaFc-
mcni II tie cnun'y's finances Is com
cerncd. The obicrt of this was to
throw ;he responsibility for kpbteudi
eonuty's Indebtedness upon Robt. ;.
Iiraglw, Il republican eN-0Hieial Who
WIS auditor aud recorder for a number
81 year, while the biggest part Of this
Indebtedness accrued through the cor
rupt and rstffsiRant methods 81 and
niismauagoucn by democratie boards
or commissioners. The readers Of
these fusion Organs were 10 doubt sur
pfised 80 learn That Robt. ). iiragaw
a republican, iS "A man ~ such eXtraor-
dinary ability that he could manage
with ease a democratic bparti of com
tnssioners whom the law empowered
and directed e. manage the aGditor
and recorder
Another niat ridiculous aGa SHY
attempt 10 ulisload and deceive the
taxpayers Is IN effort made hy these
brilliantly fusion edrtorS to convey
he Impression tAal eN.ShetG peaac
the democratic delaultcr, although
elected on the dcme-populisl fusion
ticket and supported by those who are
now fusion leaders, became u republic
an at the SINE tine that he be-
came dcfaulter. This is even more
: ridiculous than the attempt To magnl-
~ the Importance of the auditor and
recorders office, ana before the cam.
: paigu Is over we stall expect "a learn
FROM fusion sources that W. j. Pilllng
aud Ghas. Daggctt, democratic eN-
county officials who lcft the county
under cloud, aud Minis, former chair.
/, man Of the democratic central cont
J mittee Of heotcual county who IS now
! doing time Ia the Oregon panitcntiary,
became converts 70 repubIicauism b.
, fore they emlgfatcd
DO these fusion editors and thc pres
ent fusion officials believe that Pcasa
was i republican when he became II
defauiter Nest assaredb they do
not II they believed that lie was Il
republican Il is quite Sifc to assume
that they Would long since have made
AZ least seme Efforts u apprehend the
criminal, lierause Of the met that
the present fusion officials have made
fna such Efforts to brlne THIS criminal
q Justice, have mol even Indicted han.
W IRE constrained IA believe Tint
fcass Is tet a fillttiedged democrat
and IN excellent standing among the
tlslaaists 81 hnetvnai county, lust
~ are filllnE. paggetb Minus and the
long list 81 democratic cN-onitials Who
hafc found IL convenient "a seek "A
change Of climate shortly after lheir
term NJ office expired. This belief l.
further strengthened hy tie vicious
attacks nade upon honorable republic.
az eN.atiithls, al u whom are Sill
residents ~ this county anil are oceu.
Nlng positions Of high honor and to
which ate attached creator rrSpunsi.
edltles than aus county office imposes.
layst meu are ,llsa solvent and - are
their '@iei>men nud are residents and
/ heavy taxpayers IA keatena county.
II Me-hundrrth plrt 81 " nat the "a.
sipn ofgans s,y about tie Conduct -
tlleSe republican rNsanlrtalS vhfle IN
entire Is true the present fusion afli-
eials h,sc heoa grossly negllgs "A aud
dlrtlivt IN fhplr ti0t, tathc taxpayers
What ls the gst II an ths rtntine
aua paving Of the air, and All thvsg
TRADES 81 abuse II tbcSe men arr
guilty rs charged aud the fusion otll,
riai> ilaSe mw leen in eylce long
snotigh to know al about It. Why net
s9ing them 81 Justice rhc la,lict.l
machinery IS I'm fusion hands. and Il
charges against repuhlisaa ox-oatetals
are fennded upsn facts they have tbs
, fs,@cF and disposition =, entplny the
, retaeds which Will result Ia sp'edls e.
dress T,Y the t4Npaser,
The casual observer can easily tk,l