The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-27

Does Trego wilfulIy misreprese.t
to the people in his article "Reduc-
Ing the Taxes?" And is he actuated
by the spirit of solicitude for the
peoples interests, or from vicious
desire to "get even" with those who
were connected with the prosecution
of the criminal action against him?
We leave the people to Judge from
his attitude since his case was re-
handed for a retrial by the supreme
court.
He has attacked every person who
he thought was not in sympathy with
him, and especially the officers of
the law. Has there ever been a per-
son tried or convicted of a crime in
the history Of Bingham county who
has been given the liberty of speech
and permitted to criticise and sland-
er people as Trego has done, who are
his superiors in every sense of the
word? Can a person be square and
honest, and is he free from criminal
thoughts and desires, who malicious
ly misrepresents and distorts condi-
tions knowingly and wilfully? Would
it be right and fair for the people
to place any credence in an indivi-
dual who, 1t appears is actuated by
a desire to defeat those who we're
elected and sworn to perform their
duties and happened to be filling the
offices during the time in which he.
Trego. was being prosecuted?
It IL not the intention Of this arti-
Gle to SANDER or abuse any one, but
the fact that Mr.. Trego in his last
weeks issue made the statement that
the present incumbent Of the sheri3's
Office is extravagant with the peoples
moneys we therefore deem it at this
time q matter of justice to quote
from reports on file in the recorders
office, and place the matter AS 1T
STANDS before the people.
In Trego's insinuating, misleading
manner he writes: There is a re-
port going the rounds that some of
the officers are doing campaign work
In the county car. That campaign
ing has been done under the pre-
tense Of being out looking up evil
dence Of crime and the bill for the
automobile is charged to the coun-
ty." Now Mr.. Trego has had pipe
dream. as the sheriff runs the county
car, and he has not been campaign
ing up to date. And Trego continues
in his hyprocritical way: 1--WE fee!
it is only fair (you can judge Of his
fairness later that the people should
not circulate Che is not passing it on,
is he?) such stories unless they
know" Then again: cat the July
meeting the bills for gasoline and
repairs on the county car used by the
sheriff showed an average Of $500
a month" And also, why they
bought a car, etc." and also "How
DeKay did it, etc." Let us take up
the reports of the sEeriff's office for
the years 1912 and 1913 and see
whether or not the present incum-
bents are reducing the taxes. or
whether Mr.. Trego is misleading the
people of Bingham county with his
article on Reducing the Taxes"
Sheriff's report, quarter ending
March 81, 1912. bill of expenses
(this includes all team hire, auto
mobile bills, etc. and is a charge
against the county, .$259.3S.
Corresponding quarter in 1913 Tin
Guiding gasoline, fixtures, team and
car hire) a credit to the county of
$59.9S.
Sheriff's report, quarter ending
June 80, 1912. bill for expenses) a
charge against the county, $323.60
Corresponding quarter In 1918, ex-
cess receipts. credit to the county
Of $133.76.
Sheriff's report, quarter ending
Sept. 80, 1912, bill for expenses, "a
charge against the county, $2S9.1O
Corresponding quarter in 1918.
excess receipts, a credit to the county
Of $79.67.
Sherin's report, quarter ending
December 81, 1912, bill Of expense
(charge against county, $22465.
Corresponding quarter in 1913
excess receipts, and a credit to the
county Of $84.95.
Total paid to county treasurer ir