Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

out strain. Yet who of US, when
these civic improvements come up, |
but vote the bond issues for themf
If we dance we must pay the i'd
dler 1t has been much the same |
with the state. A few years ago
when all the west was prosperous
we cut out for ourselves plane of
living; we built a handsome state
capitol, through our legislatures
we asked and received all the frills
of government that had been tried
by states which could afford their
experiment. Most of these features
of government, while of themselves
expensive, have saved to the state
and to the individual value which
has POUNDS its expression just as
truly as if reckoned in dollars and
cents. In considering taxation |
do not care so much what my tax
receipt shows as l do what is
shown as the result of my tax re-
ceipt. 1t is when the people fail
to find value received in their tax
receipt that they have the right to
complain. They cannot ask from
their legislatures and governing
bodies all the modern improve
ments in their governmental and
political affairs and then damn the
county assessor and governor be-
cause their taxes are high.
With the individual, four and
FIVE years ago, he assumed some re-
sponsibilities commensurate with
his income at that time. He may
have given notes for an automobile
which today he would not have
given. But can we say that be-
cause his mistake of yesterday
comes due today that he should re-
pudiate his obligation of yesterday
and cuss the automobile dealer who
sold him his machine?
The great responsibility in the
present situation should be laid
where it belongs. With the farm
products of this country command
ing as good price as they ever
did since the Civil War, with the
banks filled with money, with a
condition which President Wilson
says is psychological, we find the
commercial world in this country
running at slow pace. We find
the same conditions as prevailed in
the Grover Cleveland days repeat
ed with the difference that the run
ming expenses of the national gov
eminent are having to be cared for
in an internal tax instead of a
colossal bond issue upon which we
are today paying interest. While
democrats and democratic officials
are crying high taxes let us re-
turn to the better days of republi-
can national administration and
with the increased earning capac-
ity of the country we will hear less
about the burdens of taxation. At
the same time the lesson of econ
omy which national democratic
administration has brought home
to us should be lesson learned /.
Our vast empire will not hold out
to future generations the prodigal-
ity of its newer years; we must
learn that we cannot live as if we
had found sack of gold to be
spent in riotous living. What We
get from now on we will delve for
and with that understanding we
can enter upon a newer and more
conservative estimate of public ex-
penditure. I shall agree with ev-
cry sensible effort of Governor-elect
, Alexander to administer the affairs
of the state economically. AT the
same time l believe that Governor
Haines pointed the way and that
his administration put into effect
every effort to give to the state an
: economical and business-like adj
} ministration without the mistake OF
: endeavoring to abrogate laws upor
the statute books and provisions Of
the constitution. No governor will
be able to change the laws anC
statutes to carry out any program
. he may have The people express
I themselves directly through tn,
| Legislative body and they have re
ceived from that body those thing:
2 which they have asked for. l
p they have been mistaken into con
, verting into law things which the,
2 do not want, it is up to them t.
] find again expression in the legis
b lature to repeal their acts.
S / understand that Boomers Fer
= nv wants at this time an expression
: from me upon county division
r NV expression is that of the indi
: vidual and can have no other value
i Before the election l went on rec
: ord in favor of division. 1t seem
: to me that as matter of eceuom