The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-07-31
MR.. STEVENS-HIS HONOR

We invite readers give careful study the
article this issue, relative the telephone bills made by the
district Judge and his associates and charged and paid for by
the county.
We call attention the fact that the bills ran higher in cam
pagn times and when there activity mining
lin Custer We call attention the fact that while tee
phone messages are proper charge against the public when
Judge rings up attorneys arrange for setting
there mining promoters praccg law before
this court and if to be summoned witnesses
the duty of the sheriff them and the duty of the
Judge his brother of his mining partners political
|henchmen.
that being made by the States take the judiciary of
politics. and to the telephone accounts showing that many of the
called by Stevens the who active Stevens
campaign and whose appear literature which he spread
ling broadcast the Also that these telephone charges
and the charges when he and his attorneys and associates used
the lines consulting Supposedly about the litigation of her
paper all charged the county and paid for by the ad
mstraton and that according Mr. Stevens
The knew that his private being mixed up with the
public accounts and far able to learn he made
move to reimburse the county until observed that the author
of Reducing the Taxes making relentless search of the
telephone bills and taking abstract of them That within the
hour that this work completed he walked and volunteered
the that the county had paid of his bills and
that he would make good We refer the readers attention
the indications that these improper charges and payments covered
long PERIOD many months and perhaps years. and that is
possible probable that would have continued indefinitely
and that reimbursement would have been made but for
the fear of being exposed.
conversations with the governor during the period when Stevens
reported have been trying appointment and
both before and after the Boise when Stevens alleged
have tried using much political pressure ap
pontnents in the judiciary.
We ask the reader to consider whether he
the power of chief executive of the in the hands
of with such record herewith present the
of small What might be expected of him If placed
the head of the boards and departments of the govern
where great interests stake The record of mans
past the best index of what might be expected the future
IL. Me-
record for business and for the character of appoint
made by him in the past, index of what might be
expected should he be elevated WELD the tremendous appov
power of the state.
We ask the readers consider whether they wish
eec the present county administration under whose super
vision the accompanying list of telephone bills allowed and
paid Would be apparent to person of ordinary ntell
gence that there items the list that would be proper
invite any official explain before passing them into the records
and passing the payers money out? These have
nocd for reelection and have published their challenges the
public pass upon their official and to record their decision
the primary election whether they may have their
names placed upon the ballot all for the november election