The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-09-26
PERTINENT NEWS0F
| STATE With OUR
| own COMMENT
Governor Haines Shows Ad-
ministration to be Ecoomi-
cal and Rusinesslike.
NUGENT IS IN THE RACE

Gooding Will Seek Nomination For
Senator-Brady Visits State-Boise
Wants to Recall Commission
North Idaho Assessor Removed
Orchard as an Evangelist.
Governor Haines has addressed an
open letter to the taxpayers of the
state of Idaho. The burden of the
Governors letter Is that the present
state administration is giving the peo-
pie an economical, buSlneSS-llke adj
minlStration. lie points out that in
spite OF unusual and extraordinary
expenses which the people, themselves
have demanded, the administrator is
raising only $24,Io3.73 more this year
than was raised in 1912. The extra
ordinary expenses to which the state
has been put are: $4U,OUU for the pub
lie utilities COMMISSION; $1,000 for
the state board Of education; $lOO,OOO
for state exhibit at the Panama-Pa-
ciic exposition; and $500 for silver
service for the battleship Idaho. Gov
ernor Haines says: Taking these
items together 1T will be seen that
we were forced to provide $l57,OOO to
meet expenses which were new and
unusual, but which were either de-
manded by the people or incurred in
such manner as to relieve the present
state administration or responsibility
therefor. If we had not been COM
PEELED to raise this large amount OF
new revenue, instead OF calling for
$24,238.73 more than last year we
should have been able to call for
$l33,26l.28 less" The Governor also
calls attention to appropriations
which the last legislature made for the
state institutions. For these lnstltu-
tons appropriations were made as
follows: $oo,OUJ more ior the capitol
building than was appropriated IN
1911; for state educational institutions
$l77,U4S.2U more than III l9ll. lhis
makes SS,oZ4.lU III new and unusual
expenses which this administration IS
called upon to meet and tor this pur-
pose the administration asks tor only
$I4,238.73. Upon the showing Gov
ernor Haines feels that he is giving
the people a good, economical, busl-
ness-like administration OF the affairs
OF the state.
The showing is most creditable to
Governor Haines and associates In
Office. They have undoubtedly han
died the appropriations to good ad-
vantage. We have seen no criticism
on that score. There have been no
charges of graft or extravaganza. The
fact remains, however, that there are
always new and unusual expenses to
be met. One year it is an exposition;
another, new bridges; and third new
state institutions. The amount OF
money which the people are called
upon to pay in direct taxes increases
hNy n
and business-like administrations our
taxes are increasing. In a measure
the people are to blame in that they
are demanding more OF the state eacn
wear. To the people can be charged
the expense of the public utilities
commission. The people, however,
are not to be charged with the cost
of the exhibit at the Panama-Pacihc
exposition, neither are they RESPONSE
capitol building. These new and un-
usual expenses are accreditable to the
legislature and to the state admins
tration. While we have today an es-
adjustment in state government
which would easily accommodate
state of several times the wealth and
population of Idaho we are continual
" charging, and frequently embellish,
ing, that establishment. We would
not lay blame at the door OF the
Haines administration. 1t seems that
it cannot be helped. But one OF these
days the people will demand OF ITS
state officers that they cut out all the
ornaments of state and turDe-
lows of office. They will be forced to
do this sooner or later.
Nugent Announces His Candidacy.
For dozen years it has made lit
tie difference who, if anybody, was
the Democratic candidate for the Uni
ted States senate. This is no longer
the case and the wise politician and
the good citizen will pay close atten-
ton to Democratic leaders as they
appear from time TO time. BE II re.
membered that at the last general
election the Democratic nominee TOT
the presidency received the electoral
vote of this state. Two years before
that the Democratic nominee tor gov
ernor was elected. 1t is not impossi-
bic that the successor OF Senator BRA
dy will also be a Democrat. There
are two conditions that contribute
toward this possibility. 1t Is gener-
ally recognized that the national ad-
ministration is giving the people ex,
actly what they wanted in the way OF
a tariff bill. The great majority OF
the people of Idaho should be IN ia
vor of a protective tariff in our judg-
ment. They are not so at the present
time. Among the most bitter oppo-
nents OF the Payne tariff bill were
thousands of inhabitants OF this state
Those citizens, together with the
Democrats, are pleased with the man
ner in which President Wilson IS
conducting the affairs at Washington.
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