The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18
THE NEWS IS SQUIRTING.

appears in the present controversy.
The News we believed, in spite Of ap-
pearaces, to be fundamentally honest,
though woefully lacking in technique.
But by his continued Misrepresentation
of facts we are forced to the conclu-
sion that Mr.. Lemon of The News is
willfully endeavoring to gain votes
for himself by plain, unvarnished false
hood, by dirty innuendoes, and tactics
more worthy of the Democratic ward
heelers Of Tammany Hall. than # a
citizen of Canyon county.
To an honest man, character is
sacred To call reputable citizen a
thief or CRATER, merely because he
happens to be a political opponent
and with plainly evident intention to
create false impression in the mind
of the public, that the editor of the
paper may slide into the coveted office,
! is disgusting to the fair-minded man.
The News is in its last issue said that
graft was political asset" Believ-
ing badly stating this, Mr.. Lemon
asks that people place him in the Of
fee or assessor!
The News digs up printing bill OF
the county. To get large enough an
amount to sound impressive, it goes
back about 10 months! Why not 10
years? Why let a little thing like
time count? In the past year and a
half the county has spent the stupen-
dous sum OF something over 100000
for printing. This includes roughly
S., 10000 for the printing Of the county
commissioners proceedings at the re-
gular legal rate. The Nampa Leader
Herald was the paper chosen to print
the proceedings. They received the
regular legal legal rate. Instead OF
printing the proceedings In their own
paper alone, the Leader-Herald saw
that the proceedings appeared in three
other papers: The Payette Enterprise
The Emmett Index, and Caldwell
paper. The money paid to the Leader
Herald was evenly divided; each re-
ceiving one quarter OF the amount.
Until short time ago The Caldwell
News was one OF. the papers enjoying
this graft"
In the 5000 is also included the
thousands and thousands of envelopes
used by the county. Each of these
envelopes bears a two-cent stamp.
making them cost between $2l.O0 and
$500 per thousand at the post Office
before being printed. This item would
amount to at least $i500.00 for the 10
months.
To this add the many blanks and
the supplies for the various elections,
and the county has spent some
thing over $4,000 in 10 monthsl
Stupendous graft! =
The paper started out by calling
all the county officers not of its own
political belief grafters and, not to
mince matters, thieves. Not finding
anything definite in support of its
statement, The News took the lumber
assessments, and without trying to
ascertain the truth, published what il
must have known to be dishonest
statement. Here is the truth Of the
matter:
The law does not definitely state
what headings the assessment roll
must contain. 'At the meeting o.
county assessors at Boise, early in th.
present year, the state auditor asked ;
committee of county assessors to re
wise the form of the assessment roll
which they did. In order to facilitat,
the business of assessment, the pre-
sent roll was adopted. The lumbe
in the assessment roll means lumbe
in the rough at the mills, of which
Canyon county has but little-$7, 0O
being the amount The lumber
yards of the county sell merchandise
rough lumber, finished lumber, sashes
doors, fence posts, cement. coal, lime
glass, etc. 1t would be reasonable t.
ask the assessor to segregate each o
these items as to ask that he segre
gate the lumber.
The News says it did endeavor' t,
find the truth. 1t asked the count,
auditor if the abstract to which h
had just sworn, was true! The New
deserves to be complimented on it
acumen. The man that is respon
sible for the assessment roll Is Al
county assessor, whose Office TIL
News very carefully avoided.
i Mr.. Lemon must be in sore strait
if he feels it necessary to descend I,
such trickery and deceit to maKurac
ture some semblance of reason VIII,
the people should give him votes.
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