The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-06-26
Wasting Of the Public Money County Officials
Charged with Neglect Of Duty---Edtor
Defends Against Covert Ihusts.
Chapter Thirty-one
Nominate the Best Men

The time has come for those interested good
and lower be looking the nomination of good
for the Offices Those who do the them
selves but knowing persons suitable for public and competent
for doing the work of department. should seek interest
such persons entering politics So long the better element in
ss keeping of politics because distastefu
rupt for them just long will people of duer conscenes
greater greed push the front and keep up the corruption We
do by this that all officials corrupt that
they all greedy but that every department has been
filled times by corrupt and corrupt practices have grown
up and become fixed by that they followed
matter of course and defended because of custom.
HosO Graft Originates
conspicuous example of this is the prison graft which
have up length heretofore and show how
toms grow and come to be accepted on false basis we call
tenton the fact that meeting of the city council last
the price of boarding city prisoners discussed and
nowledged that city prisoner put over night and receiving
breakfast the city $5o but that supposed
that part of for the of the building and furniture and
the county such and that would be in line with
tom operating hotels but investigations made by this paper
during the past winter have revealed the fact that of
the county, but the sheriff takes all There justification
for that yet the present incumbent office defends his be-
it the CUSTOM his predecessors did that way he
elected the office and demands this prison profit of the
pequsites of the office 1t born graft and is defended
greed and that is all that be said for The who
instituted pabe than the who accepted
the system and defended but both equally wrong and does
not Tighten the burden whit to know that the present in
the OfhCe with the would
permitted to scoop that fund into his pockets.
Candidates Must Declare Themselves
The who receives the nomination for sheriff in the
ing campaign ought be the who will take for the salary
and who argees have all material bills including board of prison
presented by the persons firms supplying the goods Any
candidate who leaves that of his declaration under existing
conditions ought be considered and if the citizens of this
county for such conditions they sincere in their de-
mands for reduction of Voters who will support cand
date who defends and expects any of graft profit add
ton to his salary, admit that they favor of graft
for their favoe and if each class have its favortes
protected graft then shall open up the Aoodgates of graft
and all go to it,
People Supply Official Bonds
Another example of how graft grows found the bonds
of officials has been many years the salary of the
and collector discussed and defended certain price
account of his having carry much responsibility and to
furnish such heavy bond Every of middle age has prob
ably listened that bugbear If it worthy of consideration
under the old order has ceased be now for he doesn't
handle the money all He longer goes and asks his
wealthy friends go his bond He employs agent
up commercial bond backed by bonding company he
files the bill against the county, the commissioners audit the bill
and order paid of the expense fund.-