Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-15

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ideas were pertinent to the subject
under discussion, and called for no
personal or political TRADE from the fu-
sion organ at Rathdrum. But the
organ could not see it THAT way, and
comes back with column and more
Of political balderdash that has moth
ing whatever to do with the subject
under consideration.
II the taxpayers were to decide this
question, it Is quite safe to say that
the special levy would not be made,
but an effort would be made to very
materially reduce the expenses around
the co lrt house at Rathdrum, and the
saving thus made would be transfer
red to the road and bridge funds,
after which special levy to augment
these funds would not be required.
And II Logue had the ambition to get
outside the corporate limits OF Rath-
drum, he would soon be convinced
that this sentiment. is quite general
among the taxpayers. The reason for
this is that taxes last-year were high
er than,the year before and this year
they are higher TRAN last. and people
have about concluded they are high
enough.
The Blade says that salaries are
none too high. What more could be
nv pootoI Pron, on nruon 1y.;o;,.r %,c
sentiments OF the court house ring?
1t says, further, that low salaries
mean cheap men. The taxpayers have
about concluded that the reverse is
true In this county, and that change
to lower salaries, which would mean
less money for the corruption fund,
might result In the election of compet-
ent and honest men and defeat for the
professional politician, who is seldom
competent or honest. ,st9r
The Republican has figures at hand
from counties in our neighboring state
OF Utah, OF greater wealth and larger
population than Kootenai, where the
average salary of county officials is less
than one-half of what it is in this
county, yet the offices there are filled
by us honest and competent men as
can be found anywhere. viii che
Blade pretend to say that the counties
OF Utah are not as well governed as
those of Idaho? or will IL pretend to
say that culture and refinement among
the people of Utah does not exist in as
high degree as in Kootenal county?
The little personalities in which the
Blade INDUCES are dismissed without
comment. They may help it's argu-
ment. The Republican does not rely
on personalities in an argument of
this kind. The Blades political argu-
ment in this connection is very lame.
There is only one point in it worthy
of any note. 1t assumes that the Re-
publican is supporter of trusts. This
is certainly news to us aud no doubt
will be to our readers. The Blade
probably reasons that all newspapers
which do not continually devote a
certain amount of space to calamity
bowling. as it does, are supporters of
trusts. At least that sort of reason
ing is on par with the blades logic
along other lines. Upon the assump-
ton that the Republican is a support
er OF trusts, it proceeded to bring up
the trust question in support of it's
contention that present salaries in
this county are none too high. While
a great deal could be said upon the
subject as brought forward by the
Blade, the Republican deems that
| kind OF argument unreasonable and
will dismiss the same by asking the