The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-11-04
DEMOCRATIC PRESS
Is MISREPRESETING
Democratic Newspapers in Desperation handle
Facts in a Most Reckless Manner.

primary; Mr.. Dart and his friends win
one over Mr.. Strathern and his lum-
Der combine, and as Mr.. Strathern
couldn't carry his own precinct, it was
clearly to be seen that it would have
been useless to have presented his
name to the county convention.
Mr.. Logue fails to tell the voters of
the county that there isn't a single
candidate on the Democratic legisla-
tive ticket which represents the farm
ing interests of the county, and yet he
talks about candidates nominated by
corporations. He prates about having
pointed out evidence showing over
lures toward the settlement of the tax
cases, and yet he has not shown a
scintilla of evidence which would be
considered as having any weight what
ever in any court showing that any
overtures had been made. Further
more, the facts show that the Republi-
can County Commissioners have not
for a moment considered that they
would take upon themselves the re-
What are the facts? What do the rec
ords show? The tax cases have been
fought through all the courts, and not
once have the Republican Commits
sioners faltered in this fight They
have pressed them as vigorously as
the course of the courts would permit.
The tax cases have not been settled.
They are now pending before the
courts, and the supreme court of the
state will soon render a decision
Mr.. Logue sees fit to copy garbled
extracts from some circular letters
which he says have been sent out ny
the Western Pine Shippers Associa.
ton of Spokane, Washington, in which
and some of the county candidates on
the Republican ticket as good men to
vote for. If Mr.. Logue would publish
those circular letters in full the pub
lie could judge of their contents. AS
we are advised, this Shippers Associa-
ton has a fight on with the railroads
in order to obtain a uniform freight
rate from the coast to the Missouri
River. and it has written letters to all
candidates for the Legislature and 9TH
er Office, irrespective of party, in all
the states between Puget Sound and
the Missouri River In other words,
these circular letters deal with a fight
between the railroads and the lumber
companies with reference 20 freight
rates on lumber. Furthermore, the
circular letter merely states that these
men will support any honorable meas
ure which win promote and protect the
lumber interests that may come before
them.
We publish in another column the
statement of the Republican candi-
dates in this county who have been so
lmaliciously attacked by the Panhandle
News, in which they deny that they
are under obligations to any corporate
influences.
If MIR. Logue clearly knows the pc
litical history of Kootenai county since
its organization, and particularly fol
the last twelve years, he would be q
little more careful about making such
bald and false settlements. He says
that 1900 acres of land, owned by
various corporations in this county
have been reduced from 81 to IS pei
acre by Assessor Thompson. The fac
} is this: Two years ago the HumbirC
} Lumber Company was assessed 81 PEI
acre on 1900 acres of land. No othel
company, no other individual was as
sessed at 81 per acre on any land IL
, this county. The Humbird Compan.
claimed that it's lands were of no great
err value than otner lands of the SAM
. character and quality owned by othe
! companies and by other individuals
, and took the matter into court, ant
the case was heard before Judge Nor
gan. Witnesses were introduced Il
: behalf of the Humbird Company ant
in behalf Of the county, and after al
2 the evidence was in Judge Morgan de
cided that the Humbird Lumber Com
4 pany had been taxed too high on thi
5 land and reduced the assessed valua
I ton of this seven dollar land TO thre
dollars and fifteen cents per acre. Tn
[ case was appealed from the distric
D court to the supreme court and wa
r there dismissed on a technicality, o
/ the ground that no appeal would IL
e from the Board Of County Commission
ers. sitting as a Board OF Equalization
e This year Assessor Thompson assesse