The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-22


ton Each Of these should De carefully considered BY
eye voter in the county his wish relative thereto reg
isered by vote, one way or the other
FOUR YEAR TERM, STATE OFFICERS.
The first is proposed amendment whereby the term
all state officers should be extended to four years instead
Of two as at present This amendment should be rejected
The principle embraced in this amendment is un-
doubtedy WISE and its operation would be oenecen to the
state Il is at considerable sacrifice OF valuable time that
the ordinary rancher business man. or mechanic lays ASIDE
the duties incident his vocation for two or three months
every years to consider the claims and issues OF tne
various candidates for state offices. For exactly
the same proposed amendment should have been
made broad enough county we'll state govern
ment would then receive hearty endorsement from every
intelligent voter in the state; Provided:
The legislature first had vtaized, by necessary egis
laon the principle of The Recall OF offcers already ADOPT
ed by the people of this state
The Recall of state officers adopted by the voters
of this state if we remember Alright at the last general
election In the Resolution submitting TINS amenomenI II
was nroyded that the legislature should formulate laws
to make effective this provson this the republican
legislature IN Immediately after the amendment was
adopted absolutely refused to do. Until the machinery by
which they can recall inefficient recacitrant or dishonest
officials is put hands and of the people they will
rightly and properly refuse to consider faVoaoY any suc
amendment as this proposed.
While we are not willing to assume that the charges
as made in some of the leading newspapers OF the state
against State Treasurer Allen true untrue his case
sufficient point to the argument against tne proposed
amendment Without the provisions by which the Recai
of officers be enforced the four year term wou force OF
the people of this state for the entire PERIOD officer actu
ally guilty improper conduct in his office, such as charged
against Mr. Allen
The legislature should pass laws necessary to carr
out the provisions of the Recall Amendment then re-suom
the amendment proposed, and everyone will favor It,
Not otherwise.
The next proposed amendment is one to increase
five the number of Justices of the Supreme Court
This also should be rejected. 1t is not pretended tina
the work which has considered the court
so yomnous as to necessita the assistance of these
posed additional Justices is rather admitted that for severe
months past during the enforced disability of member
the court-Justice Stewart who recently dled-that the n
manning two Justices kept fully up with the appellate wor
necessary to be considered Nor is urged that the add
tonal members are needed to give greater profoundly
more adequate Justice their Judgments But if it were
cannot see adding the number OF the court would IN
prove conditions in either of these respects
It is not a time for creating offices, judicial
otherwise Until it found that the business of the sta
needs SUCH every amendment law causing this result
be re ected by the people, or their representatives.
The last amendment for consideration is the wifi
proposes to remove the Superintendent of Public nstruc
from ex-offco membership on the State Land Board.
Why9 That is the question the voters will proper
ask whenever they called to this resolution
The State Land Board is not only the most importa
business ad unc of the state government but also the
department against which most suspicion has been direct
in connection with the sae leasing, and other disposition
state lands timber holdings, etc. Why is woman nco
petent for membership on this very important board?
Is it possible that she is too conscientious9
Until the doubt is resolved the electors will also rel
this proposed amendment
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS