The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

ment to make the thieves 10 the
higher walks Of life disgorge their 8
ill-gotten gains.
Hartman Is no worse than nine
out of ten OF the other high imam
cIers OF Wall street. By the sleight
Of band performance of reorgaDiza-
ton and devious methods wnicn
would hardly meet with the approval
of the ordinary pickpockets the Har-
riman interests have enriched them
selves to the extent OF hundreds OF
millions OF dollars for which they
have given nothing In return. rms
is what Lawson has termed MADE
dollars and net earned dollars.
| This statement Is proven In the
sworn statement OF Hartman him
self. In plain terms Hartman has
been "caught with the goods" and
IL rests with the government to say
whether he shall be made to disgorge
or not. If this was the case OF
tramp, who stole for his stomach
sake we would know what would
happen, but Hartman has too much
influence to suppose that he Will be
made to disgorge his illgotten gains,
for all the government has had him
on the gridirOn for several weeks
past. The time is coming when the
people will be unable to distinguish
the difference between the man VINO
steals loaf OF bread and the high
financier who steals his millions;
and when that time does come we
will have relief from the injustice
and impositions Of these corporation
thieves, who steal by methods which
the law cannot reach.
~
The Recorder does not take the
T ground that the session OF the legis-
D ature, lust closed, did not accom-
D plsh anything, as they passed some
Q good laws, and passed some which
S should not be on the statutes. There
!. Is much room for criticism and much
a to commend. The party In power
: will have much to answer for In not
p carrying out the party pledges and
. for the evident extravaganza. 1t VIII
p come to the people as shock to real
u lie that their taxes must be very
< materially increased In order to meet
e the appropriations of the present SEES
l. sion. In the legislative letter last
n week 1t was stated that this session
e will cost the taxpayers twice as mucl
u as it did two years ago and nearl.
u four times what it did four year
It ago. The state taxes last year wer'
y 80 cents, with deficiency warrants t
'. the amount of over hundred thou
)f sand dollars, so 1T can be seen tina
j. the state levy must be Increased il
n order to meet the appropriations
10 this legislature. During Governo
"a Morrisons administration the stat
SO levy was but 40 cents, but from tn
IL fact that the first year of Gooding
administration it was necessary t
increase the levy to II cents 1t Is ev
IN dent that Morrison's administratio
Q, run behind. 1t will be hard to eve
IN approximately say what the lev
ne must be to meet the present apprt
be priations, but 1T will not be less tina
80 80 cents and may reach dollar.
10 ~.
ms This is only the financial end
he the session. The legislature, or II
he majority party, will not only be be
ia responsible for the extravaganza a.
ay preparations, but will also be held r
ce spouishle for not fulfilling the pledg
* of their party. The so-called sta
y! warts--the Mormons and the corpo
'as alton senators and representative
ng are now telling their constituent
IL that the reason these pledges we
mt not fulfilled was because the insu
TN gents went over to the democrat
IN 1t Is possible they may be able
OF make the people believe this, but t
be fact does not warrant this conclusio
IN At the opening of the session, t
1fk so-called insurgents we're FIRMLY
&C. the opinion that these pledges we
FAX honestly made and that they We
IL expected to redeem them. 1t may
at remarked here, that the insurger
ire were the younger element of t
IL party. They did not meet with t
the session hut few times until til
len found out that the machine repuh
len cans, and their allies, the Norm
ore bishops, did not propose to allow a
OF legislation passed which would
MS any manner curtail the influence a
ave dictation of the machine. AS til
OF began to understand the situation
its true light they made an effort
get together with the democrats
has pass such measures as the people
me- mauded.
aal- -
,on In the house this was accomplish
.,,h and many good measures, amo
md which were those which would b;
ayn redeemed the republican plede
nor. were passed. The senate was larg