Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-01-12


cutcheon of Iaho if true. The people
have a right to know the facts.
In connection with this subject the
governors discussion of Carey act
problems will arouse widespread
ment He does not favor a Carey
commission but would increase the
efficiency of the engineering depart
ment so as to place it more on par
with the ability and mobility dis
played by the engineers of corpora
tons doing business under the Carey
act Under whatever name, whether
commission, engineering or bureau.
some body should be created to take
the load off the state land board. The
land business of the state has grown
immeasureably beyond the anticipa-
tion of the constitution makers. Could
they have seen. they would not have
sadled it all upon one board. In the
absence of a constitutional charge.
the wise course is to create some boly
to handle the thousand and one de-
tails. leaving concrete action to the
board. Such a body, properly con
stituted, would embrace the engln-
eering and business competency req
uisite to successful conduct Of this
vast, vitality important and rapidly
growing business
The recommendations for improve
ment in the direct primary law are
practical They look to simplifica-
ton of the ballot and to placing can
didates in more dignihed attitude
than-is possible under the imperfect
statute.
If the legislature viii follow the
governors advice and attend to the
appropriations early in the season
confusion and possible injustice will
be avoided.
With the presence Of the obnoxious
institution lobbies." against which
the chief executive inveighs, the ap-
propriations are quite as apt to be
made the lever for the logrolling Of
undesirable legislation. a most in
iquitous and DANGEROUS practice.
The idea Of a fixed tax for main
tenance Of the public institutions will
appeal to all those who have Witness
ed the manner in which the weaker
have suffered while the stronger.
with political influence behind them
have profited illegitimately
If this legislature shall wipe out
the abomination known as the "in-
stitution lobby" it will have taken
long step in the direction of high
er standard in idaho
The governors recommendation for
a constitutional convention will meet
with rugged opposition. There does
not seem TO be anything wrong with
the organic act that cannot be cor
rected through amendment. A consH-
tutlonal convention would saddle an
enormous expense upon the state
without any adequate return; brit
more serious than that is the obiec-
ton that it would throw 1own the
bars to ala sorts of irrational anf IT,
advised action 20 meet the views Of
every sect and creed ana associa-
tion that has attached itself to our
politics
Most commendable are the sueees-
tions relative to the property rights
Of women. They are entitled to relief
as the governor suggests. The mar
ried men are not forgotten, either
For them. as well as for the women
the new governor would wipe ont
the probate court procedure that has
eaten the meat from more than one
estate and left to the widow. widow
er and children the bleached and un-
sustaining bones. Our present system,
especially as relating. to small proper
ties. is little short Of an outrage.
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