Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-08-17
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FUSION isunaTiTuDr.

!ls .sors prinripiu ~ common gratitude The
fuslouists of Kouscna county should ha~c
given each nenlsr ~ The present toafd ~
county commissioner = nuthuatlau I, II
:. we'll known faut that sss.h desired phase
upn tha ticket me fusion commissioners
have acted strictly Ia accordance with tIe
ndylc. az the fusion lrad,srs aud office holda rs
Whn dnmiratsd the fusion conventions at
uocnf d'Atsne fhuy hed tie taxpayers tnr
nigh salaries aud Enormous bills ~ expense
ns'egusr the fusion nTlce holders ana advia-
ues counaelcd theip 10 d. 80 Common graft
,ude should have compelled the tnatopiatI to
have ste-sd ~ tbeir commissioners Hnt
having nsed them they tntued thnm doWn Ia
the hoppe that shey could elect "A new board a.
use a. theS have Tie present heard The tax
payers viii dispose ~ ibis matter Ia Nosem-
bcr, keaenat ttUfAld
The above article expresses tie
matter most clearly is every rule 81
personal and political gratitude Sis
son, Tucker and Dttamnre should
have hrsn fenumlnatea along With tho
balance of the gang. They were tho
obedient tools Of the ot her county Of
ivlals, liked salaries at the maximum.
allowed bills at their bidding without
regard 90 merit or law, and perhaps
worse than all Tiled the Jury box with
political strikers. who IN turn rem
dered esrdiets ~ uietlllon.
The f'tsinn rannty orlicials need not
think that public Indignation will he
exhausted by turning down tie three
county commissioners anl tie
fourth commissioner sometimes
designated the county attorney. I'D
Any county uliicrr protest against tho
nigh salaries or Illegal hillsY Net va
lar az heard tFon Every man hold.
Ing oElioe under the fusion Regime de-
manded the maximum SALARY. and
.onlc Of them We're n,t even content
With The highest saiarY allowed hv
law. Long before thc tune for fixing
the salarlns the probate Judge offered
- bel that he would receive ~, apo per
scar for his duties. which require
about one tlay each nanth.
p,cs anyone doubt far moment
tina, II the county officials. IN even a
fcW VI theat. had protested against
ae reckless extrayaganec which las
characterized the fusion alninIstrts
ton. that such protest would have
had = snad effect fer the ts,neht ~ the
iaspaslng publleY CT course Il could
asye sscvn restrained HAD the Sher.
IN, tic auditor, the probate Judge and
,he asse>saf favored lower SALARIES tho
commissioners Would nal hase given
them the lIistes, salary allowed rs
Law
And the county attorney, uhaSs
aai, 4 was, ana stlll i. Ia adSlSs IN.
commissioners A. to the lssalgt, al
bills. AMI tbs rulings II ciurts upon
many Questions comlng hsfore ths
b@aFsl where MS he during the raria.
sal II high SALARIES ant res isss *,
trasaeaneey rrineimily ~ Nlnkane.
but assi burning tbs midnight Oh, ii
Sas. nf rsssstElc light OYER law books
tie i largely responsible fur the act,
of the commissioners Ia s.aalc lnstan
les shtils aud entirely reSsuSgble.
TIE tgsson noiniassN far ean,miN
sionsrs. Will II elected. Is typleaH
fusion bard uaier the same iaflu
cnes, manipulated by the same old
asns. VIII the taspattrs max.
another experiment wlah she sane
comhtnaiions We do no, believe the,
will.
he republican PARTY presents &
the soters three old.time citizens d
hootenai for commissioners. Ross
Thompson and King, IL elected. viii
give The people fair, Just aud cconom