The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-07-31
MR.. GOOD AS A PUBLIC SERVANT
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ing the due salary and without the gratitude at
tendant upon pension The county has employed special
sci many attend legal business when there
something important to be taken of and addition that
large of money have been supplied from other
employ special counsel aid him when feared that the
interests of individuals the ends of justice might be prop
ey safeguaded without it. At the present time he has special
deputy to look after number of which he says he
able attend The interests of the county constantly
disadvantage of the inability of the county attorney
make personal investigation of coming under his charge
We have already treated of these the articles
among which the of typewrng he has do
his ability operate the machine practical speed due
his misfortune the embarrassing situation that has arisen which
prevents him from having the of the county nographer
take all such work off of his hands and thus place great
of time his disposal for attending legal which he
devotes halngly, ypist routine. All efforts
this breach have been ue and the public politely
refrain from inquirng asking how long it
to be permitted 60 under present losses and be paid for
The public sacrificing from every angle and if he dis
Judge the sacrifice would be infinitely greater He would be
called upon hold court other countless and he has already
demonstrated his inability to take the trips to those places
The people of this county will recall the Cottrel and
its singular history named Cotre who for twenty
had borne the reputation of being horse thief caught red
handed with the goods and has been brought trial He
is such shreWd manipulation his line that citizens of this and
adjoining counties charge the loss of snug fortunes his opera
TONS and when he finally trapped and taken into custody
it regarded victory leader of leaders among stock
thieves But number of years have passed and nothing has
been done except that he finally secured his liberty bond
and the defendants lawyers secured change of em
county Mr. Good has followed the case to prosecute
it, and among the different that have been assigned by
who thought they knew why he had we feel bound by
duty the better things mems character disregard the
harsher and have been because of his physical
condition making impossible impractical to Salmon to
conduct the 1t is still the docket that county and i'll
the ends of justice have been served believe have
given the honorable that we could select from those
advanced by observers.
is not reasonable suppose that he could three times
year to Salmon and Chais both inaccessible places hold
When it necessary for Mr. Good go Boise o
conduct he makes the county expense and account
of his needing attendant his travels his good and loyal wife
accompanies him. and Mr. Good charges her expenses the county
without any authority of law and all these bills have been al
lowed by the board the theory already mentioned that his
misfortune made such attendance his personal necessity if he
tnued the work of the position During the county fiscal year
from April 1913 April Is 1914, the county paid bills
amounting nearly thousand dollars due his inability get
about to his inability lawyer both, and the sacrifices
other respects chargeabe his peculiar management of the
public business beyond computation.
People prefer to believe that everybody right dol
right and they fail accomplishing what desired more
charitable and better that due human fra o
incompetence or lack of preparation than to the gave things a
fectng life and in considering the fitness of Mr. Good for th
position he seeks should be necessary for body look
farther than those treated this article, decide
that would be folly for the public him. The proof
OF this conclusion ought to obtain the fact that Mr. Good
knowing all these facts still had the spendous ask the
people of this district elevate him the position of district
Judge and thus bring upon themselves another and public
calamity.
Since the opening of the primary campaign a number of
Mr. Goods friends and who may be friends but who
mpathze with him and have his interest heart knowing that
he has not been satisfactory prosecuting attorney and believing
he could fill the position of probate judge have tried prevail
upon him seek that position position that would enable him
to live comfortably and be home every night but reported
that he made light of the suggestion Many have recently
expressed the wish that he would withdraw from the
district judge and the for judge of probate position
he has chance reach and which he about competent
fill The people will pass judgment upon his application soon
and their judgment will be tempered with cool calculation we'll
with sympathy and eye to his welfare.
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