Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-10-31

constitutional by the supreme court
because of a technical error in it's
form. The much needed reform was
not allowed to die, however, for upon
his Inauguration Governor Gooding
took vigorous hold of it, Its friends
in the Legislature lined up solidly with
him, and our present strong state and
county depository laws were the re-
suit. As a consequence of the passage
and enforcement of the state deposit
tory law, state funds during the last
four years have earned practically
$4,000, or more than twice the en-
tire cost of maintaining the state
treasurers office. The county de-
pository law has proved equally salts
| factory, for under it the state treas
| urer's office has ceased to be a bur-
den and has become "a source of rev.
enue. Idaho was the pioneer state
in the northwest in this form of legis-
lation. Its state and county deposit
| DRY laws are confessedly the wisest in
conception of all in the United States,
and under the present administration
the most effective.
Banks Are Promoted.
Two more epoch making statutes
! deserve special consideration. One of
these is the bill passed at the eighth
session, creating the state banking
! department During the three and q
half years that this law has been in
| effect the business of state banking
has been on a par with that of nation
al banks. The number of state banks
has been largely increased. the stand
ing of these institutions materially adj
vanced, and the people in ali parts of
the state have been greatly benefited.
The second law to be mentioned add
ed the duties of state examiner to
those already given the state insur-
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this legislative action the accounts of
the various county officers with the
state and with the people of their re-
| spective counties are being rapidly
harmonized. Within the next two
years it is confidently predicted that
the system of handling both the state
and county business will be exactly
similar in all parts of the state.
Governors Enforce Statutes.
The second branch of state govern
ment is the purely executive, where
the governor is chief, and is assisted
by the other state officers and the
| heads of the various executive depart
ments appointed by him. 1t is
through the fundamentally of the ex-
ecutive department that the good laws
enacted are enforced. in so far as they
affect the state government In a re-
| view it may be executive action dur
ing the years of Republican rule just
drawing to close, learned what the
Republican party has done for the
state and its people.
Education Is Advanced.
During the Republican administra-
tons the state of Idaho has spent
more for the cause of higher educa-
ton per capita than any other state
| in the Union. The attendance at the
state university at Moscow has more
| than doubled the faculty having been
increased in both numbers and effici-
ency. Through the loss by fire of the
magnificent administration building, ii
has been necessary to provide for the
practical renewal of the material
equipment. This has all been done
| with no increase in taxes.
The normal schools at both Lewis
ton and Albion have had like career
of advancing attendance and efficiency
during the Republican administration
\ of state affairs. 1t should not be diff
ficult for the people of Idaho to re-
! call how little was thought by the
public at large of the various institu-
lions of higher learning in this state
prior to the assumption of govern
mental control by the Republicans in
Idaho. 1t does not need any argu-
ment to prove to the citizens of today
that these same institutions fully de-
serve the high place held by them in
the public mind. The Academy OF
Idaho at Pocatello has had it's growth
practically entirely during the period
of Republican supremacy 1t now
takes rank among the best secondary
schools in the United States. It's
growth in the matter of equipment, in
attendance and in efficiency in Sc
short a time, is striking illustration
of the work for education done during
the Republican administrations. AS
surance is given that the almost mar
velous advancement in all these in
stitutions will be continued under Re-
/ publican rule.
Millions of Acres Reclaimed.
During the last four years of Re-
publican administration Idaho has
grown famous for its success in the
development of the Carey act lands
given 1t by the federal government
1t is the only state in the Union where
a conspicuous success in the handling
4 of these lands has vet been achieved
The original million acres granted the
state under the Carey act, having been
practically all developed, the last SEES
sion of congress made an additional
appropriation of 100000 acres. The
segregation of more than three
fourths of a million acres has already
been requested, and it is confidently
predicted that the remainder of this
Carey act grant will all be segregated
and in process of development within
the next year.
| Democrats Loot State Resources.
During the three years and eight
I months which have elapsed since Jan
uary /, 1905, the land department
has been thoroughly reorganized, the
special grants have been entirely sat
isfied and large acreage of valuable
lands has been selected In lieu Of
general school lands lost. There
still remains something like 100000
acres of these lieu losses to make
good. This work is being done a:
rapidly as possible, due regard beins
given to proper selections. During
Democratic supremacy in this state
lands were chosen in the most care
less way, lands being set aside as tim
Der that were miles from the neares
tree, barren, rocky high points being
taken that were absolutely worthless