The Boise citizen., 1909-02-26
PEOPLE ARE DISGUSTED

Lewiston Tribune The continuing charges and disclosures
affecting departments Of the administration with no very qe
te papabe sustain Them to indicate about Wd m
Tribune has declaring the and what the pubic very
generally the that in its personnel ana IN It's dc
tees the administration dsrpute and the public service has ae
upon days To just what extent the state government IS und
mined impossible say Probably some OF the
officials worthy upright much the best men IN the
and rendering cedabe and honorable service Onfou
atey egregate these from those who notorious
unfit for public the first place and whose records nave peeh
perfdy scandal in the second place At this cte
all alike smeared with thin and pevous whewash and the au
thorities all seem anxious to let go at that
OF this fatal mistake make from any standpoint
Governor Brady credited with being hardheadd sagacous and
dgent businessman who has promised time and again bring his
best and highest abilities bear in the service Of the state and many
people believed he would do He must know he knows any
thing all that conditions existing in the house
satisfactory and well nigh ntolerab Let suppose the white
washing going deserved and that the public business sbstan
tally what should be Do the people believe IT. Not bit OF it.
They believe the whtewashng wtewashng and done
denquences and to shield officials lest the party suffer from too
much publicity Whewasing deceves 1t old
itself old that successful business ought deceive him
self by consenting to its
There the government and departments of the
business that ought be eoneraed from suspicion and should
stand credabe examples There may be Of these than
generally supposed and there be- of fact only the few
conspcuousy and justly dscredd departments which should be
made to shoulder their responsibilities strong hand and
wise head the chief OF state perform great public by
throwing the light the dark places undertaking the work Of
cleaning out and building voluntary task instead Of letting
until the people have do themselves There ndica
ton that any such patriotic purpose exists but the contrary that
shabby politics and politicians pemeae the order of things that
Governor Brady lacks either the courage the disposition shake
himself free from bad environment STILL it late
mend there always time do better something may yet
put the administration better light and revive the waning
hdence OF the public their political representatives Let hope
AS the question of Ada county will
doubtedy shortly placed people special
under the new local option law there why the issue should
be raised the city campaign 1t weknown that when this
question other issues usually lost sight Of should not
be brought into the city campaign Some aded friends of form
Governor Morrison generally understood urging that
gentleman for mayor representative soaed
church element of the Republican party Their zeal entirely mis-
placed and the ex-governor should think twice before accedg to
their demand There occasion for the mayor represent
either the church the saloon element What needed mayor
and council who will gdy enforce the laws and who will
the burden of taxation by of economical administration
To inject the saloon question the campaign when
up later upon its merits and free from personal considerations would
be grave mistake One thing time and what the people of
Boise interested in is in obtaining of officials whose
motto shall be rerenchment that may be eened
grand jury would investigate condition of affairs
Idahos house legislature only with the
purpose OF applying wewash how would it do to call in vigil
ance committee?
An instructive article government ownership of railways
can be found our first page This vital question the
Oregon legislature has put up to the voters of that state
President Roosevelt will office next Thursday less
popular than he has been at time Of his years service
Good morning. how your collection accot@ proper
form Of sautation among the state officials of Idaho.
Do fail Fak Concert Saturday night See
program in this paper.
The Utah legislature by close shave killed statewide prohib-
ion bill
The mayor of Boise will be a Democrat