The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-26

\ of the new city. The Press believes
hat his public record should be
.ade a part of the issue and gives it
Glow from the opening Of the village
ampaign in the spring Of 1904.
There were three tickets in the
lid, tho Citizens Union ticket, the
hxpayers' ticket and the Peoples
oket. The last named ticket was
II in the field to represent the
inciples for which H. V. Scallon
w falsely pretends to stand, and
Ire is its platform:
''First-That we are opposed to
ide open town.
'Second-We are opposed to corpor-
lion control in city government. and
elieve that the best interests will be
erved by a strict adherence to the
fundamental principles of equal
aghts.
.'Third-We will, if elected, put
birth at all times our best efforts to
i've the people wise, good and con-
ervative administration.
"Signed,
III. v. SCALLON
R1seys 81. II. SPAULDING
80 @s.s "T. E. HEDAL
- "a. MINNICK
"HENRY BODLER.
scalIon, Spaulding, aud Hedal
Eere elected. Clement wilkins and
". A. Andrew were elected on the
Ditizens' Union ticket. The Press
Imported the Scallon anti-gambling
Ticket.
Wednesday, May 4, 1904, the new
board organized by electing Fl. v.
scallon chairman and he assumed his
Auties by reading a message to the
board defining his views of public
fairs. He called attention to the
act that the town owned no ground
or its use in erecting a public
building. He also recommends a
Dhange from village to city govern
ment. On the question of enforcing
the laws he used the following Ian
guaQe:
'Every reasonable effort should be
employed to bring about an observ-
ance of such laws as appeal tc ouI
Intelligence for enforcement; yet We
must be mindful of the fact that
every enabeling act is not expedient
that long established customs and
usages however false in theory oil
pernicious in practice, cannot bt
attacked with too much zeal. A
happy mean, coupled with judicioui
action, and enforced by the growing
moral sentiment of our people viii
bring about such reforms as appeal t
the heart of every good citizen.
Soon after this, without any recorded
action of the board of trustees, gamb
ling flourished in full force, card game
we're openly INDUCED, the click o
the chips were heard from the stree
and the song Of slot machines greete'
the ear of those passing along tn
streets and it was common knowledge
that the regular monthly fines report
ed by the marshal of from 800 t.
$3.50 were the revenues derived tIon
the games. There came q strong pro
test from the people and one day thu
gambling stopped and the machine
y ceased to be heard. The Press
Sept. 8, 1904, published a news re
port of the incident and quoted
statement made by Mayor Scallon a
follows:
"Mayor Scallon takes the positio
that gmbling would be practiced i
spite of the state law and favors tn
zines system, which has been the pol
icy Of the administration. Thes
fines we're collected under an old cit
ordinance and the mayor says that b
believes this is the best way OF hand
ling the situation, as 1t keeps dow
the general taxes these taxes WeT
then at the limit and creates a rev
snue from a sNurce that would otheI
wise flourish IN secret and pay moth
ing" This was his first unqualite
declaration in favor Of open CANT
ling.
Frank ii. Cranaall vas city maj
shaI in those days and at the regula
meeting of the board Wednesday
Sept, 10, 1904, Crandall was calle
before the board to account for q
balance of 1854 collected in dc
taxes, s54 OF which had been turne
into the treasury. He explained tn