The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-05

responsible. The county assessor was
held responsible for the conduct of his
office, and justly so. In the case which
is to come up Clinton Wilson is not
under trial. Assessor Gemmill is. The
facts are clear and plain They were
admitted in the preliminary. 1t is up
to twelve citizens of the county to
hear these facts and to say whether or
not the evidence warrants conviction
or acquittal
The Star-Mirror is not trying to stir
up sentiment against Mr.. Gemmill. In
prosecuting the case there was only
desire to stop, if possible, practice
that is manifestly unjust and unfair to
the taxpayers of Latah county, and to
testify not a violation of good public
policy to compel public servant to
fellow, when possible, the principles
of patronizing home industry. Ger
tainly no objection can be raised and
no violation of personal or constitu-
tional liberty can be charged as a de-
Tense, when, by buying county printing
at home, from printers who are tax
payers in Latah county, and who are
devoting their time and energy to the
upbuilding of the county, there could
be an actual saving to the taxpayers.
Another thing about the case must
not be overlooked. 1t is not con-
tended that Assessor Gemmill should
have given the work to the Star Mir
ror. He could have had it done in
Deary or Kendrick or Troy or at the
Idaho Post. There is no law compell-
ing any official to give the work to
any particular office. The question
involved is simply one of home in
dustry, and no newspaper can consis-
tently advocate home industry and de-
fend the official action of Assessor
Gemmill.
If Assessor Gemmill was justified in
sending out of Latah county for pub
lie printing, then, without citing the
fact that he paid nearly two prices
for the work, let us stop complaining
because some merchant sends out of
town for bacon and lard instead of
home manufacturers there
by helping home enterprise. Let US
stop complaining because the farmers
patronize the Chicago mail order
houses; let us stop kicking about the
who sends east for his print |
ng. Let us send out of town for our |
cement blocks, instead Of buying them !
rom W. A. Lauder, in a home fac
DRY where employment is given to
home labor. Let US send our laundry |
)ut of town instead of patronizing G.
3. Green who is giving employment to
| large number of people who spend
heir wages in Moscow. Let us i'm
BORT our eggs and our poultry and our /
groceries,. Let us even subscribe for i
he outside newspaper and live con-
all the days of our life.
1t costs the newspaper that boosts
latah county lot of time and money.
he Star-Mirror is poorer by $500 be-
anse of what it did in public way
or Moscow and Latah county in giving
ime from it's business to get up and
AXE to Spokane those exhibits--the
ounty exhibit and the apple exhibit
9th of which carried off sweepstakes
nd resulted in untold benefit to all
Latah county. 1t costs the other
apers money to do what they do for
he people of their respective COM
lunities. No one paper in the coun-
Z is making decent remuneration on
s investment and wages for the pub {
shers. The taxpayers of the county {
we it to the newspapers of the coun- I
: to give them the preference in all !
ublic printing, and failure to do so is
\ outrage and a shame. 1t should not
,quire an act of the legislature, nor
decision of the supreme court, nor
verdict of twelve men in a jury. box, =
get anything like justice for the
swspapers of the county and the
ate