The Idaho Republican., 1914-11-20
REDUCING THE TAXES
Chapter forty-eight

In our discussion of the question have sought to show
the for the high taxes and at the e to point out
how and why they be reduced We have been bitterly cen
sured for mpugning the motives of trusted officials
and we confess that making attempt to shield them
when the record indicates that their motives have been other than
honest, or the kind they dislike to have aired.
In this chapter we are dealing with very complicated
and shall give the facts that deserve to be considered
together and usual leave the reader draw his
cusons If have opinions and do them it not
because doubt their One why we dislike
write upon this subject that affects our own business and
publishing the facts it gives competitors opportunity to
charge that we destroying the printing business that
have personal grievance but granting that the latter is
ask the reader consider whether have not kept still
about like good sport until after the election and until nea
everything else had been treated In this chapter want the
reader keep mind that expression which have been
often attacked questioning the acts of trusted officials DO
lose sight of the fact that has been campaign year.
and that of the officials have contemplated reelection
appointment positions Most of them who cam
pagnng have needed kind of stationery printed supplies
have used circular letters by the hundreds thousands
of thousands Most of readers have received letters from
candidates. and of them had been signed by the whose
interest they oubut the signature is cevey devised
rubber stamp sefnkng device and operated by office
girl making his perfect signature The primary campaign opened
about the first of July and closed the first of September Then
came the campaign for election.
At the October meeting of the board of commissioners
bill presented by Percy Jones, which read follows
"Jue 16 signature stamp seinkng, for Judge J. M
Stevens, So co."
lhe board made What 1t was TO De USED
whether proper charge Such signature would be
good official document and the kind the auditor has
using and ensued for in connection with the Allen
nbezzIement The board allowed the bill and paid It'll
reasonable price for device of that kind helps make
the large total mentioned last week exceeding the amount pad
for salaries of the six principal Offices
The Big Printing Bills
The largest bills for expenses the classification under print
ing publishing and stationery for election supplies notices,
etc. the bill for of ballots and the accompanying blanks
oang about FIVE hundred dollars for twenty precincts then there
all the notices of eecon the description of the precincts
published giving boundaies there pacard of instruction to
voters there ballot boxes and padoc ballot pouches for
carving supplies and from the precincts where used there will
be bills for publication of ballots for three weeks in three news
papers, $1,000 dollars apiece for clerks and eight dollars
apiece for Judges who served the election and all these things
when paid for will mount up big The list of bills pre-
ented the meeting of the board will show what they total
! The Big Books Used
The big books used by the and the recorder the
expensive pieces of stationery the county buys and has to
keep buying The book of p purchased by the assessor
last $780, and index $I5o 1t will be good tor
years by the addition work show changes of ownership
of lands.
Other large books used for keeping the records from
ortyfve dollars EACH Some of them two three
and the leaves ruled and headings printed
purposes they made for Two three steel filing cases
have been bought during the year, costing upwards of hund
red dollars each and these ed stationery the expense
columns
| Many Smaller Bills
If the reader has studied carefully the list of legal blanks we
published last week he will have observed that most of them be-
long the work of the probate court for the handling of estates
The others for the sheriff. the probate court proceedings
trials and for the recorder and clerk of the district and
county attorney.
When it necessary issue warrant of arrest or criminal
complaint subpoena summons the officer needs printed forms
the blanks be filled quickly and has been the policy of
+he officials forms prepared f about lind Of
they have occasion The main parts printed
and blank places dotted lines left for filling the names
and other which varies with each instrument In study
of the forms stock have observed that consist of
pages eight and onehaf by fourteen inches two
of that size and of half that sze being known to
the printing trade whole Sheets and our according to how
cut from commercial sheet of paper Taking the size
two as an example, on some of them there about fifty sixty
printed lines and dotted lines On others there fewer
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