The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-08-14


didate for ther nomination TO
governor on The democratic ticket
was in this city Tuesday and Wed
nesday looking over the political
situation.
He has been making a canvass
of the state and has already visit
ed thorty of the thirty three coun
ties of the state and is felng very
cptomistic over the prospects for
democratic success at the COM
ing election.
In an interview with a repre-
sentative of the Record he said:
"You ask me about the out
look for the Democratic Ticket
and ! am happy t2 state thal al
ter my thorough examination,
by actual contact with the Demo-
Gratis in the Slate of Idaho, that
the party is better united ttan at
any time for the last ten years.
They are all in accord with ne
National Administration and ar"
Standing as one nan with N"6j-
row Wilson aud his constructive
LEGISLATION i'm behalf of the pccIpe
OF the United States.
The administration for the
Slate of Idaho, that is now i'm pow
er has capped the climax in the
levying of taxes and it is not
alone the Democratic Party who
is eagerly awaiting a chance To
repudiate the same, but the
people throughout the State feel
that way, regardless of past
party Affiliations. The people
will take the present admins
tration by its word. They vii.
not alone take their tax receipts
to the polls with them, but they
will read their tax receipts anC
compare them with previous ones
and they will find them higher
than ever and act accordingly
This present State Administra-
tion has levied a direct tax on The
people for two years of rounC
sum of two million of dollars
The indirect income of the Stat
is nearly one million, five hun
dred thousand. The bond issu
made by the last legislature Il
three hundred thirty-five thous
and dollars. The levy for inter
est and sinking fund is one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars
making the total expenses of tn
State Government in a rOun
sum of four million dollars T0
two years, which is nearly 81
thousand six hundred and siXt
five dollars for every working da
Of the present administration
and this is levied upon the popI
lation of three hundred and fit
thousand,a State less in popula
ton than contained inthe CITY G
Los Angeles, California. And
is no wonder the tax payers an
crying for relief and are going
have it this year and l not alon
predict a Democratic victory, bi
| look for a Democratic lanO
slide. There can be no questio
of my statement and the cOrrec'
ness thereof, that this presel
administration did levy and CO
lected two hundred thousand do
lars more money than was ev'
collected by any administratlo
heretofore, and the people kno
it and the present administratic
know it and in the RepublicG
State Platform Convention q
present administration was n
luctently endorsed and that el
Gorsement means the justifici
tiOn for high taxes, eXlravage
government, ineniciency and SUI
waste as the people complain {
but after endorsing the said r
publican administration then q
said Convention declared f
lower taxes, the abolishing of u
less offices and useless commi
sions, of which the State is bu
dened as no other State in {
Union That of itself ought
be sufficient as Democra
Platform without any further d
claration on the part of the Del