Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-08-31


tenai county passed into the hands OF
lhe fusiouists nearly two years ago,
The local fusion ufgan, which Is known
10 be- owned and controlled hy a CO.
teric ~ fusion officials has been sub
leeted II lis. during which its in
vecliyc WAS directed against republic
can county ex-otllclals on account of
their records which, it assured It's
day. During each 81 these spells the
seuiflGls articles would conclude
with the same sterotyped threat that
these records would In due time be
exported. This mode OF making
capital for the fusion combine was
continued until the taxpayers came To-
believe TINT there really would be an
exporting ordered by the powers that
DC. lait right then the matter was
dropped and for several moons the
columns uf the fusion organ were re
markably free from signs OF expert
ing" spells.
what do these actions signify? be-
they Indicate that the fusion com
bine il sincere III It's efforts TO have
the records az republican county cx
officials eXpertedy or do they signify
that the matter VIII be dropped after
all the unreasonable, If not libelous,
charges lave been made? Time will
salllce Ia answer these questions con
ci,ishels. The Republican has al
ways held to the opinion that these
miserable charges have never been
based upon facts and have been pub
l'shcti FOR the Soic purpose u political
capital Tor the fusion combine, in that
they would thus detract public atten-
tion from their own miserable record
But IN this they will fail.
The Republican believes that the
records have not already been expert
cd because thc fuslonists know posi-
lively that nothing Of an incrlminat-
ing nature could he discovered. SO
long IN the facts have not been made
public through the oncia report Of
an expert the charge of mal.adminls-
tration viii serve 60 create il suspic-
ion Ia the public mind that all is not
right, and some political capital can
be made IN that wEY. But suppas,e
au etlieial report over the signature of
a competent exprrI should confirm
the charges which have been made?
Would not that prove an excellent
campaign document for the fusion
lists But they have had charge of
county affairs for nearly two Years.
during which time they have had am
VI opportunity 10 learn what the
would they hesitate one moment to
secure an excellent campaign docn-
meut II such facts were In their IA
ynfs Certainly not. They know,
however that the facts would be
against them aud that they would not
only fail IN securing an excellent cam
paign document through an inyestiga.
ton, but would also lose the oppurtl.
'tih NH'tl tlit.N ifANt bfPn improving
/" make political capital out OF
charges unsupported 10y facts In
other words, they are afraid 10 order
an exporting OF the records. because
they fear the result would not warrant
ti'c charges which they have made.
Fusion precinct committeeman
throughout the county have been told
a. saN that the taxpayers are aversp
- "a exporting ~ the county records.
That = untrue. The taxpayers have
hal little 60 saH on the subject. rhr
talking thus rar has all been dome hy
THE fusion officials through thcIr
nanthpleee, he local fusion organ.
and tie records are not being expert.
ed ana VIII not be eNperted by the fu-
siehists, because they are afraid II rs.
suits That Is precisely what the Ia.
sal fusion organs position la thi, mat.
ter signifies, aud nothing else.