Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-05
THE ISSUES TO
BE DECIDED
Water Plant Ownership and Pub
Iicity of Finances to be Settled

issues auOpted IN It's platform are OF
machine origin. II declares In ia
vor OF the municipal ownership Of
the water and light plants. when its
principal hacker, VIM. Dollar, is a
stakeholder and treasurer OF the Con
sumers' company and the Kootenai
power company and asks the people
to stretch their credulity far enough
to believe that he would install in
situations or that character in oppo-
sition to the ones in which he is in
terested. It declares in favor of the
public library, but the past record Of
the candidates and their hackers on
this ticket in supporting this institu-
ton is sufficient to convince every
one that the declaration Is insincere
and 1t, like the plank in favor Of the
municipal ownership Of the light and
water plants was inserted in the plat
form solely to catch votes. The plat
form declares In favor of municipal
improvements but If the past record
of the men back of the ticket is any
guide by which to Judge the future
IL the present sidewalks and streets
are any evidence of what they con-
slider municipal improvements, then
their conception along these lines is
Of limited character and the people
have no right to expect any more
from them in the future than they
have in the past, and il they support
that ticket they can expect as in the
past the same old ring administra.
tion-the same old walks, the same
old streets. the same high taxes, and
the same extravaganza Of the money
Of the people. They can not only ex.
pect but are certain to secure 1t.
A Campaign Of SANDER.
Then came the launching of the
campaign In favor of that ticket and
its issues. and it was the sunshine
that brought forth the human char.
acter assassins who have ever since
been industriously engaged in depos.
iting the SANDER and malignity ol
their poisonous fangs in every avail
able crevice of the character of tbs
prominent citizens and business meT
of the city. There was nothing toe
sacred for them to invade in theiI
campaign of SANDER and calumny o.
the business men of the city, and
even the privacy of the home did no
escape. but the news was sent broad
cast that the Peoples Progressive I'm
provement ticket was launched b!
a number Of the city's best citizens
while in a carousal at private
home. The scene was laid by then
at the home of ]. T. Carroll, manages
of the Occur d'Alene Lumber com
pany's mill. which institution con
tributed 10 the prosperity and wei
fare Of the people when other insti
buttons were closed by reason OF tn,
financial epression-furnished worl
to the laboring men so that thei
families might no suffer in wan
when other business institutions al
over the world were turning mel
away. and discharging those alread
employed. The men who were &C
cused of being involved in this ca
rousal besides J. T. Carroll were A
". Chamberlin, Dick Wright, Boy
Hamilton, r. E. Mcfarland and ]
T. Scott. and one man not named
men who all stand prominent in tn
city's industrial and commercial an
business life. and men whose char
acter for industry and sobriety
too well known to need defense
These are the men against whom Ii
hackers OF the so-styled Citizens
ticket, and its eandidates-throug'
the Journal. their organ-a shes
that contaminates the very al
through which IL passes from IN
time It leaves the press until
/ reaches its subscribers hands hav
been conducting = campaign OF will
. hcatiOn and ealumny. But the tongu
Of SANDER did not stop here.
reached out farther. and emptied II
: venom in the character Of the count
ofieiaIs which the Journal supporte
in the last election. Ex-assessc
! Bailor was made the subject of q
+ tack. and 1t vas charged that he an
the present Assessor j. w. Smit
had entered into a conspiracy to d
fraud the county and city OF thsi
!. Just proportion OF taxes chars