The Idaho Republican., 1914-12-25

either of the daily papers which wrote up proceedgs Of the
meetings the verbal reports of the returning officials One
thing that made clear that there nothing for county
clerks do in the meeting Another that the commissioners
themselves did not know what they there for. The question
raised and they couldn't decide whether the meeting for
the old officials the but they agreed that the meeting
good thing and that those who attended ought put their
bills the county and get their expenses allowed that
nobody had the courage to rise and say "Why sol"
There good why they should charge such trips
the payers and there no law for it. If the county phy
should hold convention the publishers of the official
newspapers should and charge their expenses to the counties
would be justification for it. If the dentists and doctors
and city councmen should convention and charge
it all to the tax payers and allow the bills themselves and pay
them of the public treasury would probably do the public
Just as much good Every bunch of who get together can
adopt resolutions recommending amendments existing laws
and they would possess much merit the recommendations made
by the convention of commissioners Theirs simply uno
fetal meeting called by themselves outside of their counties
where there business for them attend except what
they rumped up and anybody could trump up much vital mat
ter they did, and do as much about it as they did
If any of the officials from this county have right be
reimbursed for the trip would be Commissioner Christensen who
both old and officer He had experience to otter
the meeting and he has yet perform There law
under which he pay himself the of the trip His claim
might be equitable but legal Commissioner Fackre has
claim equity for reimbursement for his work commissioner
finished and he will again during his of office. Why
should county send him trip to Boise to learn how to
duct the public business after refusing reeect him and having
his term of service epire Bond and County
anything from the county for expenses of they take even on
public business before being Office 1t they collect
the expense of this trip Boise they collect on any other
trips they happen remember where they talked over mat
tiers county business and with proprety be applied
campaign trips when they chasing around getting acquan
ed with the country and the people, hts them TOR the work or
their Offices We give respectful opinion that none OF
the commissioners have legal moral right to present claims
for the expenses of this useless trip the capital and that it they
cannot get the laws sufficiently amended by comforting with the
members of legislative bodies before they Boise and by
correspondence while they there the laws had better remain
as they are and the latter might be better anyway
We think the commissioners have hard thankes task at
BEST if they show disposition togasp all the they can
while office they will impress the people that they are not de-
serving because they receive their be
so small If they manifest determination to perform faithful
service and do their duty without fear favor and t out
less expenses wherever they find hm setting the example of max
ing claims for themselves that at all doubtful they will
strengthen their position and their ability refuse doubtful
demands the part of constituents The moment they begin
taking for themselves what fair and allowing claims of their
friends that are doubtful they will find themselves right where
the old board was-unab refuse unable to look claimants
the eye and tell them their claims unjust and will be denied
for that reasonhey will be weak, vsllatng hanging their
heads holding conferences in the hail. and finally sitting down and
saving to claimants eve don't how 1t wouldn't look
good print 1t might be all right but it wouldn't look good
people would talk about it,.
If the members of the county board govern the county
and administer its affairs they wish to be known with
spinal columns who have the say what they think and
let them Danish all thought self and friends and favo
every inch the way when they the RESPONSE
by of office There should be hurry about doing things
they several weeks of cold weather ahead when they might
Just as we'll be the house giving attention details of
county government be home waiting for the winter to
pass.
The people should help the commissioners and instead of
asking for the EARTH they should plan how they arrange
get along with little possible that will be added
They suggest many things that will help solve the problems
of taxation and much their duty to do the commits
sioners'
We offer the following with apologies to the author
of America:
The Commissioner Ode
My county tits Of thee
Where they elected me,
Of thee think;
Land where my neighbors try
n. LII Jrxy