Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
Mr.. Vineyard Talks.

EDlIUk OF The kEE KfsSs -
word.if you please to q .slur and a
fling against the hundred and odd
Of as loyal den orrats as live in
Idaho county when they respect
fully as democrats asked the Hon.
Board of Commissioners last week |
to give to q democl attic physician
COT which there are many in the
county the care and treatment oil
the INDECENT sick Of this county.
To the petition of these democratic
voters the Board answered back.
''This Board deems competency
and qualifications rather than
politics should control in the Sc
lection vi medical attendant for
the INDECENT and helpless poor.
That no charges of any nature
have been preferred against the
present county physician. That
). f. Bibby has contract with
the county that does not expire
until October 1901"
On behalf Of these petitioners
and protesting democrats allow us
to submit the following observa-
tions:
The above order Of the Board is
a wholesale libel on every demo-
cratic physician in Idaho county
for it assumes IN point of qualifica-
tons and fitness there is not one
in the county to take the place Of
DR.. Bibby or practice ia the
county poor house. Mark the
language: Comp tency and quail
ifications rather than politics
should control in IT, selection of
medical attendant Of the INDECENT
and helpless poor This Ian
gHase is plain and carries with it
a clear inuendo that there is not
another physician in the county
capable and qualified to take
charge of the INDECENT sick of the
county. THAT no charges of any
nature have been preferred against
the present county physician is
puerile and idle. The charge
made by the petitioners is that the
; present county physician is parti-
san republican aud for this reason
should be removed by the Board
il a. majority Of the Board is
: democratic which the petitioner.
,, supposed VAS the fact, but if this Is
a mistake, then we beg the Boards
: pardon and congratulate it on
it's stalwart repnblicanism for none
but republicans should hold places
Of trust and profit under repnbli-
cans. leone now to the last rea-
son assigned by the Hon. Board,
viz: That >. f. Bibby has con-
tr ct with the county that does not
. expire until October 1901. "
This, no doubt in the estima-
! ton of The Board and it's honor
able advisor, was intended to be
!: the nail that was TO clinch the last
hope OF democratic physician OF
enjoying political patronage at the
, hands Of non descript Board. sup
? posed up to this time to be demo-
cratic.
Will the legal advisor of this
!. Board condescrnd to tell us upon
what authority former Board OF
n G ,mmissioners can bind the pres
mt Board by such a contrac,? II
!, such authority exists then an out
! going Beard Of Commissioners can
tie the hands Of the incoming
I Board for two years and il for two
! years, then its powers would be
without limit and like Tennyson' 4
= brook would run forever.
/ deny that . contract of this
: kind has any binding force upon
; the present Board.
In the slang of the day, ~ am
from Missouri and you've got to
show me- The powers of q
. Board 81 County Commissioners
ar, limited by law, it cannot ex-
er'ise power outside, the outgoing
Board cannot by an order OF this
J kind bind it's successor.
4 The people of this county at the
election last fall entrusted the
. county government to the demo-
cratic party, and will hold the
democratic party responsible for the
{ administration OF the affairs Of the
county. Now suppose DR.. Bibby,
: republican as county physician
would go down to Sites aud order
u quarantine that would entail an
. unnecessary expense Of 81, 900
would not the democratic party he
held responsible for il? Would
MT our republican friends in the
next campaign include this in the
totals OF county expenses aud
charge il up rs reckless democratic
extravaganceY
4 Since when did the so-cslled
civil service rules apply to a Board
Of County Commissioners? Tie
civil service law so-cailed is the
greatest fraud aud sham We have
in our governmental affairs,
land il will continue to be SO. ~
q frnnnp - - s,x~e 4. A.. n.