Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-27
MR.. AND MRS. TAXPAYER
C't'zen Answer the Democratic Circu
lar, "it's up to You"

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To the Editor of the Lewiston Teller:
Your paper has the reputation of be-
ing at all times fair to all parties and
TO all people and beg to intrude upon
your good name to say word re-
garding circular that is being sent
around over the county headed, Its up
to You" addressed to Mr.. and Mrs.
Taxpayer and signed by Mr.. George F.
Erb in his official capacity as deom-
cratic county chairman.
Among other things this circular say;
that the last republican Legislature
passed an act providing for the pay
ment of bounty to beet sugar rro-
ducers in this state of one cent for
1903 and one-half cent pound for
1904. That Joseph F. Smith. president
of the Mormon church. is the president
Of the only beet sugar companies in
Idaho and therefore the earnings Of
the factories go into the Golfers of the
Mormon church. That. under this law
$3.50 900 in ro~nd numbers will be due
y
part of the money was to have been
paid last spring. State treasurer Cof-
fin drew his warrants for the pay
ment. and state auditor Theodore Tur-
ner refused to honor the warrants In
consequence Coffin was renominated by
the republicans for treasurer and Tur-
ner was defeated. 1T winds up with
lot of long comparisons and an ap-
peal to the prejudices of the people
based upon the above statements.
Now last week a socialist speaker
at Peck made the mistake of his life
and said that the last two years had
seen harder times in the United States
than at any time during the admini-
| stration of Grover Cleveland This
brought forth prolonged bawl from a
young farmer who had been out of the
cradle longer than the distinguished
speaker had thought and his listeners
turned away in disgust. To the aver.
age intelligent reader the statement
made in this circular would tempt him
| to bawl right out. They are untrue
misleading and preposterous. The only
truth in the paper is that sugar
bounty law was passed
\ s4'In the first place president Smith is
not president of the only sugar beet
company operating in Idaho, but tina,
honor falls upon Mr.. w. NJ. McCor-
mack. one of the most rabid anti-Mor-
mon citizens of Utah. and the earnings
Of factories do not go into the Golfers
of the Mormon church. Second. the
bill provides that an appropriation be
made to meet all the demands for
sugar bounties and in House bill 1S8
you will find that $4,000 was apppro-
priated for these bounties and placed
that limit on the amounts to be paid
out. Then why should Mr.. Erb use
the figures $250.000 but to mislead the
unwily Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer. Lei
us Sc the first year at one cent would
mean 100 lbs for every s1.0o. The Sec
ond year at one-half cent would NEAR
200 lbs for every $780, Striking a bal
ance we have an average of $50 lbs o.
sugar for every s1.0O. Taking Mr.. Erb'.
figures for it s25O0OO would secure th'
production of 37,50O,000 lbs of sugar
this at 6 cents per pound would bs
81, 500, 900 besides the raise in the prict
of land and three factories assessed a
Isl, 900, 900 would add total of NOR.
than the assessed value of Nezperc'
county to the permanent wealth o.
Idaho and at the curernt tax rate pa.
back into the Golfers of the state in on
year more than the $4,000 appropriated
for this encouragement OF an industr,
that will put many millions of dollars
Into the pockets Of the wage earners o
the state and make a staple market fo
the products of our farms. But thi'
lis not all. state auditor Gibson was il
the city this week and stated that no
one cent of this bounty had been callet
for from the state. The statement il
the circular in regard to. state treas
urer Coffin and Secretary OF Stat
Turner is the crowning climax of tn
. farce. Anyone with mite Of eerebrun
J in their Uranium would know that |
treasurer does not draw a warrant oI
an auditor but an auditor draws war
rant on a treasurer. Our friend th
enemy may be carrying on an hon
est carpaign but these misstatement
do not appeal to the fairness Of an In
telligent man.
II man deceives YOU in one thin;
will he not deceive you in all Let m
ask this simple question, of Mr.. am
Mrs. Taxpayer. G. o. NJ
GETS TWO WEARS