Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-09-06
EDITORIAL.


The News is at loss to find one
single sane reason why there should
be law preventing the denomination
of man for the offices Of assessor or
sheriff for more than one succeeding
term. 1t is rank idiocy and ought to
be wiped off the statute books OF the
state. If either of these officials hap
pen to be incompetent the people can
tend to their case and a second term
would hardly be possible. But where
an official is particularly competent
and satisfactory the voters ought to
have an opportunity to keep them in
office.
The Lewiston Commercial Club,
composed of democrats and republicans,
sent out resolutions endorsing Presi-
dent Roosevelt for another term, and
now some OF the democratic members
OF the club are up in arms because
they say the organization has gone in
to politics. The object of the resolu-
ton was, not so much to get Roose-
welt renominated as to get a little
cheap noteriety for Lewiston, accord
ing to the president Of the club, and
in that the results appear to be bear
ing fruit even at home.
Assessor Gemmill has been in this
vicinity the past week looking after
his farm. Mr.. Gemmill has certainly
made an enviable reputation as assess
, or, and the pity is that the law pre-
vents the republican party from giving
Mr.. Gemmill a second nomination.
The News is proud of the record made
by one OF the pioneer citizens OF this
, section. He is the right man in the
a assessors office and ought to remain
l there. But under the law he can't.
Why not change the law2
! Wasn't it complement to Assessor
/ Gemmill that not one person appeared
before the board OF equalization this
: year to make complaint at the way
they were assessed There was not a
a single complaint. and so far as the
s News knows there is no dissatisfaction
d over the treatment received at the
hands of the republican assessor. MIR.
1t Gemmill went into the Office with some
It practical experience and an honest de-
termination to give the county a fai
and impartial assessment. He has Sc
far succeeded exceedingly well.
A. The Kendrick Gazette says that thu
d farmers should not sell their whea
m until they get the prices being pai'
$. by the Kendrick buyers. But tn
lie farmers who can market their crops il
n Troy need not bother about this be
50 cause the Troy buyers are now, as the
did last year, paying top prices fc
40 grain. And then a dollar, spent wit
=" the Troy merchants, will go just httl
"a farther than it will in Kendrick.
Ir. comparison Of prices will demonstrat
=" the truth OF this.
nd The city of Pocatello recently passe
er an ordinance making every able bodie
all man in the city liable for special pc
ne tax of 81. The Oregon Short Lin
III with its big car shops there, emplo,
in 400 men, and to each Of these II
Street Overseer seut notice, deman
lid ing that the receiver either dig up Il
81 or appear and work it out Mondi
to morning. And Monday morning Al
Try men were on hand and for few hou
there was a rather strenuous tin
around the city hall. The city "
AMI not prepared for such a crowd. TIL
led had figured on the railroad men,
high salaried mechanics, paying t
s 81. cash, and besides there were no too
,aIe So the city invested about 5000
shovels, and the men had regu
picnic. 1t was the biggest joke e.
see played on a city and came near tiei
up the Short Line for about "a hor