The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-08-14
STEVENS "STUFFING
THE BLACKFOOTERS
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orator of the evening, Mr.. Thomas,
a professional lecturer and fluent
speaker. Mr.. Thomas is well posted
man on affairs of the world at large,
having spent a mber of years in
Washington as student and worker.
He came to Idaho and entered into
the newspaper business at Idaho
Falls, but sold out his interests there
to resume the more lucrative profess
sion of the platform.
His Introductory talk on the war
situation showed keen insight and
knowledge of the situation, but when
he landed abruptly from Kaiser
Wilhelm at the feet of Judge Stevens
he showed a woeful lack of know
ledge of affairs in Idaho.
The speaker based his great and
popular demand for the nomination
and election of Judge Stevens on the
ground that the judge proposed to
reduce the taxes of the state by dis
posing of the state lands and matured
timber and putting the money out at
a low rate of interest for the benefit
of the state.
Inasmuch as the disposal of state
lands in larger amounts than at pres
ent REQUIRES constitutional amend
ment-an amendment which the peo-
nile of the state defeated at the last
election-it would appear that the
Judge would have little to say on that
subject, even were he governor, state
land board and legislature combined.
AS to the sale of matured timber,
such has been the policy OF the. state
land board for years, but it requires
BUYERS to complete this policy.
Since the judge cannot bring peace
in troubled Europe. would be equally
nowerless to dispose of the state lands
unless authorized to do so by the
voters of the state and could not sell
matured or other timber without
buyers, there seems to be little ex-
cuse for his candidacy at this time,
So, good night, Judge"
From the Same Town
If confederation of Mr.. Hackney's
statements were needed we nave
them in the editorial of George Jacob
son of The Elmore Republican, OF
Mountain Home, printed on Saturday.
He seems to have attended the
Stevens meeting and hands out the
following bunch of gems:
"wednesday evening, Clark 5.
Thomas delivered an out door address
at a we'll attended meeting in the
park, in the interest of the candidacy
of Judge Stevens for governor. Mr..
Thomas is quite an orator, and ais
talk was interesting and amusing.
His presentation of the three rea-
sons for the present European war
was clear and concise, as were MS
explanations of how they do things
financially in other countries that
now have no taxes; but why those
same conditions would prevail mere
in from two to four years, simply II
we elected Judge Stevens for gov
ernor, he failed to elucidate with the
same clearness.
"In fact, the only contention for
betterment, as we gathered 1t, was
that Judge Stevens, if elected, had
the nerve to put through the legis-
lature a bill compelling the sale or
twelve million dollars worth of ripe
timber now in the state OF ldaho,
and that the interest on that twelve
millions would pay the expenses or
running the state, and possibly the
schools without taxation.
THAT theory will undoubtedly ap-
neal to most of the tax-eaters (those
persons drawing money from the pub
lie treasury, it being so much easier
to get money out of an over-full
treasury than one containing Just
enough for the bare necessities of the
state, but to the great army OF tax
payers, Chose paying money into the
treasury and drawing nothing QUIT,
the case is just the reverse; and
while the average politician Is deiVs-
ing means of how to pour more
money into the treasury and demand
ing recognition from the voters for
the different schemes he has devised
to that end, the taxpayer is mostly in
terested in finding out where the
leak is, and stopping it.
If person were DESTROYS of filling
a bottle with shot, his first step
would be to see that the bottle would
hold shot, and if he found the shot
running out through hole in the
bottle, he would Immediately proceed
to stop the hole instead of straining
all his efforts to increase the flow of
shot into the bottle, in the hopes of
filing it, regardless of how many
holes the bottle might have; and
many, many taxpayers are asking to
have the same methods applied to