The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-02
NAILED THE COUNTY PRINTING.

NAILED THE COUNTY PRINTING.
"Yost the senator; Yost the print
er; Yost the reformer; Yost the friend
of the taxpayer and the people, came
down to Rathdrum a short time since
and nailed the county printing.
Not only this, he went back to his
den and blowed that his bid was the
lowest. He wouldn't commend the
commissioners. No! they had only
lone their duty. He slurred the
fusion board and said: During its
long campaign against fusion CRAFTS
and misrule in this county, the Re-
publican was persistent in its advo-
cacy Of reform all along the line,
county printing and advertising not
excepted
Yea, verify. But just look at
the graft the commissioners have
given him on this printing and adver-
Using. There were three bidders,
the Blade, the News and Yost of the
Republican. On all the printed sup
plies of which the county uses the
greatest quantity, Yost's bid is from
thirty to sixty per cent. higher than
was paid Scott, of the Occur d'Alene
Press, last year. 1t Ia that much
higher than the customers ever paid
during their entire administration
On the supplies Of but which small
quantities are used, Yost's bid was
the same in most cases, or but a trife
lower, than either Of the other two.
Take legal blanks, of which the coun-
ty uses large quantities:
''For lots of 500-BIade, 1918;
Yost, 81; News, 1915. Yost is 81. rs
higher. For lots of Blade.
SO. rs; News, SO; Yost, 80. Yost is
50 higher. For fourth sheet blanks,
500 lots-Blade, 50. so; News 90. so;
Yost s5.25 Lots Of Blade,
$3.50; News, 81; Yost, e6.25.
When we say the majority Of orders
for blanks come in lots of, 500, it
VIII readily be seen that the county |
Is paying $40 and s14 per thousand |
for its blanks. This il about retail |
rates.
The bids are made On No. s en-
valoPes. Yost's bid ia tribe the
lower, but is higher than the price
paid Scott. Thousands of envelopes
are used, but no No. 6. They are
too small. The ST and CT are alone
used, and as these are not specified in
the contract, Yost may and will /
charge his own price "a the contract
per nits.
.Yost's bid for publishing the
com nissioners' proceedings is eight
ce1.s as against fifteen by the Blade
and twelve cents by tho News Last |
yen Scott published them for five
ce1ts per inch. Tho printing of |
these proceedings ia cot drop in |
the bucket as compared 30 the job |
work and other supplies. The |
county will pay Yost mora for the
county printing than has been paid
a. any time during th4 past four
years.
truly is Yost rsfor1ns- and prais-
eth he graft. -
While we have no Obis;tion to Mr.. |
Yos. receiving a good price for the
county printing, it "A fact that his
price are away abovs th1ae paid the
Pres last year and II IA also fact
tiat 70 furnished the county 81 en-
veloaC at the price which our bid
caEei for on the No viii Yozt
do the same? The boar,f # commits
si0ne- evidently hal Y3st'4 political
s1pp0 Of their party more ia view
than / y did the Interests u the peo-
pie VIII they let tho contract for the !
print *, a. it seems eyiisr.t from the |
above Itements that tia bids Of the |
Blade = d News wers lover than his.
We Il ! not put in bid for tho print
ting ~ year for reasons witch prov
ed trI ghen the contract uas let
In fac 20 thought il = East of time
to fl > out and submit bid when
we kne the loyalty Of republican
offri9. - their party organs. The
demQc = ought to take fsw lessons
from republiean frients, although
1t m.s. be expensive ~ the people
who % he taxes. Republicans are
noted IT, caring for thsir own and
the New aneht to kuoE IL by this I
time
ESc0 tGE HOME ITnUsTRY.