Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-09-28
support OF its unwarranted charges.

support OF its unwarranted charges.
But we are not fighting the battles OF
republican cx-officials; they need no
defense. Their record speaks for it.
self and the fusiOnits know what that
record is. II that record shows any
Illegal acts, the duty of the present Of
iicials is plain. If the cordially ex-
isting between the present fusion OH
ciais and republican eX-oificiais pre-
vents the former from doing their
plain and sworn duty, let us at least
have the record facts. let us have
the books "experted. Let us have
some sort of jnstice {!
In the above quotation the local fu-
sion organ goes Scott one better.
scott says: ''Onc OF n. q. Sisson's
bills as county commissioners
has been allowed without being sworn
to-" The organ says: THE present
board of commissioners failed to verify
bills for their mileage and per diem. "
There Is discrepancy somewhere,
and we merely call attention TO it so
that these fusionists may not again
| fall into error through failure to
compare notes.
We repeat the challenges made else
where in this issue: Give the particu-
lars of one bill allowed by a republican
| board Of commissioners that was not
sworn to, or that was Illegal in any
other respect ! Show one line of au-
| thority for making the statement that
any book which properly and legally
| belongs to the auditors Office is miss
| ing Show when and how eX-AuditOr
| I;ragaw illegally appropriated to his
own use one dollar Of fees.
| "Put up or shut up" is an express
ion most appropriate in this instance.
| The organ says we are seeking to
cast odium upon the acts OF 'hOneSt
men," Is that so? Wonder if he in
cluded himself ? Let us investigate
one Of the acts of these ''hOnest men,"
| Account Against Kootenai County with AZ
idavit. Kathdrum, Idaho, July q. iM.-
! Services Commissioner and expenses. iss,5
| State Of Idaho 90
kootenai County %
| sworn dcposcs and says that the above and
foregoing account is true and correct; that
| the services or articles therein mentioned
have been furnished. and that no part OF the
! same has been allowed or paid.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this :. :
day Oh ls9.,
Filed July %. 1900. Audited July p. 1900
The foregoing is record copy of one
OF n. G. SisSon's bills, and it is not the
same one that appeared two weeks
ago, either. There are many Others
like IL. Turn again to the quotations
from the statutes and supreme court
which appear in another column. Has
the law been complied with in any re-
spect whatever?
What proportion of that item OF
$4,000 represents the amount of pei
diem and what the expenses? Can
you tell from that bill whether Mr..
Sisson drew $25 or IS per diem Can
you tell whether these expenses in
clude an outlay incurred on iunket.
ing trip to Spokane, or whether tho
amount is made up Of railroad fare al
3 cents per mile ? Can you tell when
these services were rendered. or whe d
and how the expenses were incurred
Can you tell anything about this bill
Can you, even with limited knowledge
of the duties of commissioners, thu
time ordinarily required in performing
them and the compensation allowed
by law, look upon that bill without
suspicion Then talk about .'honest
| men =; l'ph