Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-14
FUSION METHODS.

newspaper controversy. but simply WISH I'd |
call your attention TO few facts which. II
you had correctly understood. might have
made some difference In you comments on
my article Of last week.
you will look ut tho report Of the auditor |
and treasurer you will find under the head |
ing. Cash In Treasury" nm item Of G,& 5I
to the credit Of Warrant Redemption Fund"
which fund was created for the purpose Of
paying outstanding current expense warrants |
Now. II you, win subtract this amount from |
the s4o.5s4.5o you will have E7.6:o.36. as
showed by my statement. You will also find |
by looking up the laws of Idaho that the war; |
rant series commences on thsYsccond Monday |
In April OF each year. instead OF the second |
Monday In January AS formerly, and the aud |
itor and treasurer are conforming their le- |
ports to the law; and the annual reports will
hereafter DO made in April instead OF Janua- !
ry
In conclusion. will say that the auditor and
treasurers statement Is true and correct for
the period IL covers: as also Is my statemt mt
In your former issue for the period covered by |
II. which Is from the second Monday in Jam |
uary. 1900. to the second Monday In Janua y,
1901. and from the latter date to the second
Monday In January. 1902
Respectfully yours
A. COOK.
Deputy Auditor.
The Republican is pleased to again
give space to Mr.. Cook, who last week
undertook to point out some alleged
misstal ements made by tie Rcpubli-
can in a former issue, but succeeded
only in steering the fusion ship into
denser fog and make necessary this
weeks half apologetic explanation.
In the above Mr.. Cook would make
1t appear that he has kindly. come to
our rescue by pointing out an item in
tive auditor and treasurer's statement
which might have been overlooked.
How very kind! This aptly illus
trates the average fusion officials con-
ception OF other peoples capacity for
reasoning, and explains to some ex-
tent how they came to adopt plan
during the last campaign which won
them a temporary victory. They will
learn, however, that they have been
presumlpg entirely too much on tie
ignorance OF the TAXPAYER and tie
price Of their folly will have to re
paid this fall. No, Mr.. Cook. your ex-
PLANTATION is unnecessary. The audi
tor and treasnrer'S statement was pub
lished simultaneously with the Re-
publican's article, and the item to
which you refer was not overlooked
by the editor or any considerable num-
Der of taxpayers. That item could
not Il feet the fact which the Republic
can 'sarticle established, to-wit: That
during three years Of fusion misrue
the current Indebtedness OF the county
had been increased $50. lO3.SO.,r
But for the sake OF argument we
shall further investigate the point in
dispute, although its settlement can
not IN the least, affect the result as
stated in the preceding paragraph.
Mr.. Cook finds 1t necessary to explain
that he secured his figures represent
ing the total amount of current ex-
pense fund warrants outstanding by
| adding to the cash in the treasury
| aNdliu'lI w p'iS lCoViiipOhN VI SutIl
warrants an item in the auditor and
treasurer's statement designated
warrant redemption fund" He has
evidently lost sight Of the fact
that the point in dispute belongs to
the "current expense fund He
might proceed in IA like manner with
| the other funds in the treasury and
still further reduce the ameunt of
current expense warrant indebtedness
shown In the auditor and treasurer's
statement. The fact is that the
warrant redemption" fund Is a sep
arate fund. and is not created, as Mr..
Cook blandly states, "for the purpose
OF, paying outstanding current expense
warrants but road, bridge and all
other outstanding warrants issued in
previous years. At best only por-
ton OF this fund Is available for the
redemp,ion OF old current expense
warrants, and Mr.. Cook is in error
when he places it all TO the credit OF
the current expense fund.
This attempted subterfuge on the
part OF Mr.. Cook very aptly illustrates
fusion campaign methods of two years
ago. Under the pretense Of elucidat.
ing proposition they attempt t.
make 1t more complex until they
themselves get lost in tive fog.