Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-04-19
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Hy its admission last week thai elr
tAd fnr.,hc county printing and adj
vcri.sing fur the ensuing year was by
long odds the lowest one submitted,
The lee.al f.s.l.n organ has obyiatcd.
for lie present II least, the necessity
for publishing the sarios.s bids Ia Tie
Republicans ~ We had promised u do,
Ia this connection its Justification
of Messrs. Mekinnls and Ryan In vnt-
INK to award this contract 10 the high
sAfshitlder Ii remarkable 10 say the
least. Il gees on Ia stat. that liz own
bid was the same as last ysar' which
Is from - Ia 10 per cent lower than
commercial rates. That statement IN
absolutely FALSE. and by II the pub
Usher OF the fusion organ has only
eanfe>sed.his dense ignorance IT pres
rat commercial rates for printing,
Ii further states tina, cur bid for work
MAS below the actual etSt uf material.
That ia.anothcr faEsrI,aad and fnrt her
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ignorance II the printing business,
Int even il these statements were
true, would that justify Messfs. Nc.
kinnis and Ryan In refusing 10 ac-
sSpt the lowest hidy Most assuredis
hnt.
The Republicans Did was from =,
a.. =, y.~r ,.e,t tes.oe tt,.n that submit.
led hs tls loeal fusion organ. We ad-
mil that our prices we're slightly be-
ii.y gs!.a;uer..a. rates, hat Mc rmphal-
i,s;i.; ,.sny that usir price on any artss
tie WAS be'sm nr anywhere near the
tssst II material. la view of this fact
hpm can The fusion organs prices be-
from - ~ - per cent below eoirIner.
eiai rates. That il preposterous, and
ssleh u statement wostid be made only
by aue Mhu u accustomed Ia deceis'
ing thr public ~ has absolutely NJ
nrassieal knewivsIwsic ~ the printing
hs,r.Aess
THE proprietor ~ the Republican,
nsrlurmed the duties ~ county printer
from April. ls'Hi. IL April, isps, and II
run In proven ~ thc county records
shii k,etenll county never hefntp q,
silse that time paid less for It's print.
ine alld advertising. During both 81
shese ssafe our prices were slightly
issluw commercial rates, Il custom fol
iaMssi,.ysrsMhefs, except WHERE hsI
..ns II un tn. programs. In submit
ing a.hil this ssaf W. merely followed
'iaa usual custom owing To Ill,
quantities IT aafk II ls Furnished
aud th. prestige that gnes With Il
alN ieelttnat. usN ss,Apef can aIfpfs
a du tie county printing for iisl
what Nc offered Ia dn II for last week
Aih W. def, ans practical printer I,
pfase o. tie contrary. bnf ofiiee ii
supplied With nulern material ant
nash.n.s, aud all II tile merk eSc
suted her. j. under line direct SUPER
vision nf tln proprietor, mha hts In.
ID year, experience III tie business
lxs that rrasnn tire count, huslts
sslll have ma.is saving IT 1T leaS
sAs, ~ tie taxpayers 81 thiseonhts b
accepting taf hid.
rhp atsrihltlon IL Commissions
lsashs Win satea fur the aeeeptane,
n In. Republicans hla, ri the follow
,sag statement snay I've TAKEN AS al IN
4nnaslma iha, NJ mefe mol RESPONSE
hls. aud tlisrsfstre MesNrs Nekinnl
AMI Ryan felt Justified ia voting 81
the rejection II atr hid Tie afgal
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Nj tsss~a. . ltsatnstl ais ssse IN shv t0aite
IA sasa ns that be wAs fatty aeaae thai ia
AstasAhx aaa sas.plsss n<aaiEed sssaAa nat i
ssssss-hssl ~ ghs nsisss eashM4tietl and n
ausssss sstssia sssa aass astlan asainss as.i
s.uHsastssa
NJ ARE iuah ~ halsa,e That Nj
Hush uaatfe >sish i compromising stale
sa.nt. lsst sle avpan sssfs he did an
IA The lssstss Il an authnIi .d Itfu
fssloa trala NF, issssh. he must Il
held repnsihle fus she statement
>a.pp ~ NJ had hst uAaues an th
ssssAfasfs y hsa ansasJ have suffered II
is~~s ahai reas4l s..aa tile hsNtd L
s-slsesU ut.s hiel Ass nat IAerfteiis Ii
aillmsa,s assI fshusaas4 lssss.4 ~ lsasl Il
sssert s>teet ssanpslest II the pFlntei
sssl lar .s.gass ala sl.s rasi that CTR III,
was nas fsisssess on technical eruurst
- prinas tasta estasnse ~ that faei
LEA sl@r dlsl .hr commissioners ~
sssA IL A. eisasw. ssar responsibility
ahs iii TINY tssss uaii fpr eeftltlrs
sssAaa.s~e That eestalhls lp.4Ia has
Astslssi liz nsstles.
Asassie l.scal fs,e..al organs ese,s.
ase bsit sssails.a sniaerfngrs. Tie H.
i,sii.a,ran ssssila ,Aal .a.N. h.a liz. .usll
~ EsiItiag even hal i, offered l~ent
10 "a The Aam.. ard il waull ls. I.
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