Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-03-02
4 room EXCUSE.

The Local fusion organ IL cyidcntl,
much worried over the demand for the
publication Of that comparative
statement" which was promised H.
readers neasl. n year age In lis las.
issuc, under The caption of "a Good
why II comparative statement
would reflect diarcdlt on the present
county administration.
"Why a good showing was not made"
w"iiid have been d TAR more appro-
pirate caption for the article in ques-
fion.
1t appears 10 the Republican that
She fusion organ is attempting 10 place
TIN cart before the horse in this in
stance. Why not first publis the
comparative statement" and then
point out why the fusion adminisira
ton appears al II disadvantages Per
'iai~ the iuig Promised statement will
mol bc published al all, and the real
object uf the article here referred 10 is
fd divert public attention from the
record the fusionists have nmd. In of-
Nee. Buf the scheme viii fail. The
fusionisls viii be forced 10 stand on
that record.
Vie organ lays particular stress ON
the fact That about three thousand
dollars In election bills ot lsgs were not
allowed b, the old board, but were
carried over 10 he added 10 the expense
account of the new board. And this
IL about the only excuse worthy Of note
which the organ has Ia offer In It's de-
Tense OF failure 10 publish that Com
paraiise statement " II does not say,
however, TINT the amount pi these
electt Ion expenses equal the amount Of
tls' deficiency, or exceeds II, ar how
the Two amounts compare. Neither
d"cS The organ cnll attention to the
fact that lsve MAS moi an election year.
aisi M such expenses Ind 10 he met
during thaf tsai. II does not state
what proportion nf the lsps election
expenses We're paid by the old board.
II does not refer Ia the inexpensive
term III the district court which was
held In lsathdrum last spring when no
grand Jury MAS required and there was
practically no criminal business on the
dskei, ar how the expenses OF that
Term ot court compare with the cx-
pcnses of former spring terms The
organ also fails Ia call attention To the
fact that large part NJ the expenses
incurred At tile tall term of court were
carried nsrr IL the isao expense ac-
count. / II Ind dom this the tax.
payers might make some allowance for
THOSE clestien expenses carried over.
Other paints in the article are equal.
~ ridiculous. and NJ hest Win he taken
~ evidence nf weakness In the fusion
Argument. The organ sl,S that other
bills amounting Ia sd,;1d,si were also
laid ever hs the old b,ard. but /, fails
tngtse the rsi,sau VIII, these bills we're
Laid over, at II that was Il departure
frum the custom Of former hauis. Ii
HtNh httfHi1lN tiFftfls Items pl iitt
prpNsmenIs matte hs the new har,i,
hut falls la compare the value Of these,
with th,>e made h, the old hard. II
gives the ainoaat paid BY the county
f"r Interest and redemption al bonds
leaving the reader Ia infer that these
werr hea expenses aisi were not a
rogailaf itsm al expense IN previous
years tn its desperation the ursan
even tetsrs ~ an is'ycs~r in the
amount If mof~y applied for schuol
purposes during isUa II fails, how
ever. II mention Tn. source ~ this Ia.
~ssa>s. IA par cent ~ the sil,un Ii.
ce,lsc money collected by the sheriff
g,-'s To- the sshnol fund, and IL il only
short time sinr- the fusion organ Al
tempted 10 max. plIi,cal capital FOR
the fusion combine hetau>e the sheriff
collected ~ much more license mone,
than hts predecessors. The reasons
tpr this increase In liecuSe money VA.
explained In these columns a few
weeks agn and the matter need no, h.
gene oyer again, Every intelligcn,
man knows that this incrcas. IN Ii
cense ntpiicY Ma not due "a any efntI
on The part If the fusion combine.
The ortan then proceeds t. stat,
ths' III thk. hr4 hson done Nth