The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-08-06
SINKING LOWER AND LOWER.

SINKING LOWER AND LOWER.
The statement is made that Mr..
W. +. Borah made a deal with the
Boise Statesman whereby Canyon
County should be given to Govern
or Morrison in consideration of the
Statesman dropping its fight on the
Mormons. The persons claiming
peronal knowledge of the facts in
this case are of such standing and
reputation as to command attention
and credence. If Mr.. Borah repre-
sents that such deal was made, he
is doing so for the purpose of i'm
posing on the Statesman and the
Mormon people the belief that he
controls Canyon County, and he is
advertising over the state that he
holds his friends in this county as
chattles, to be bartered or sold as
interest or whim may dictate. We
Will not assume to confirm or deny
the truth of the statements which
are made in this connection, but we
do not hesitate to say that Mr.. Bor-
ah does not in any sense control
Canyon County, although, hereto
fore, he has always had many per-
sonal friends and admirers here.
We do not believe that any of his
self-respecting and respectable
friends can be used as chattles. We
know that the attitude of the Boise
Statesman on the Mormon question
is matter of indiferenceto the Re-
publicans of Canyon County. The
men and women of Canyon County
irrespective of party are big enough
broad enough, just enough, brave
enough and intelligent enough to
consider the Mormon question on
its merits, and if they shall at any
time deem it proper subject of po-
litical action, they will take their
stand and array themselves on that
Size which seems to them right. 1t
is a piece of most cheeky imperti-
nence for any man to assume that
he can swing this county this way
or that by. mere political swapping.
1t is an insult to the Republicans of
Canyon County, libel On their
manhood and womanhood to bruit
it abroad that their attitude on a
serious moral question is a mere
matter of bargain and sale to be dis
posed of in the back room OF a news
paper Office. Republican politics
seem to be sinking lower and lower.
| Will it be elevated at Moscow?
Caldwell, Idaho, July nth, 1904.
The Board of County Commission
ers met this day as a Board of
Equalization, as provided by law,
and Immediately adjourned as such
board, until July 25th, 1904, at 10
O'Clock a. m.
The board of County Commission
ers of Canyon County, Idaho, met
this day in regular session pursuant
to law; Present w. H. Platt, Robert
Mcclure and A. J. Breshears, Com
missioners, and John A. Tucker,
Clerk, when the following proceed
ings were had:
On motion the following reports
of County and Precinct officers were
accepted and approved: John A.
Tucker, Clerk; ]. W. Watkins,
Sheriff; Joint report Auditor and
Treasurer; G. T. Hamill, Assessor;
Annual financial statement of Aud
itor; M. I. Church, Probate Judge;
Cora B. Bean, Supt. of School; John
| S. Meyer, County Physician; J. H.
Altizer, Supt. Poor Farm; D. Knox
Justice of the Peace Emmett Pre-
cinct; F. B. Delano, Coroner; J. H.
Chapman, Justice of the Peace Pay
cite Precinct.
On motion the following bills
were read and passed upon and war"
rants ordered drawn on the Current
Expence Fund for the amounts al
lowed;
John H Hart, Justice of the Peace laid over
no report,
H Chapman " - ~ 20
Matte Tucker, Deputy Clerk, 49, -
| Salary ......,...... %%O w
"A Ss,arv : pse, and EXPENSES '..''...0..". 1873 90
John A Tucker, Clerk, salary ..... 400 90
Robert Mcclure, Co Commissioner
salary ......................,. lI0 w
and NJ EXPENSES w ,...,,,.'....',...'.. 14l IS
First National Bank, Payette, as -
signed Jurors certificates ....:.... 50
E Smith, salary, Janitor at Court ~. -
House 5K months :;.,.........'.. ZZI w
Canyon Co Abstract Co premium on
Frank Smith, Co Atty, salary and
expenses .... ....:: .;-..''.';'..' ooo %
penses w s'N''' o .',''......:....... " ~ 454 90
E Zimmerman burying pauper...: 20 65
Central Lumber Co, coal for Court
House and Poor Farm ......... 4O ID