Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-16


pie, he is seeking to sell It To others.
Did you find II the statement was long
in the arms? As matter q fact
the appropriation Of the legislature
for the biennial period Of ls1s-4 was
s2.Co0.0o0. just one-half what 5fr
Alexander says It was. Did 8lr Alex
ander intend TO marx his goods up
that he might mark them down. Nor
did this amount embrace the cost Of
running the government" as 8Ir
Alexander would have you think The
appropriations for the states insti-
tutions Of learning, its penal and other
institutions were included And M
Alexander says. when he approaches
the neighborhood Of a state school
that ne would not reduce the cost of
maintenance Of our schools Of learn
ing We take il he would not do
away either with the state prison.
the school for the blind. the reform
school. the school fer feeble-mInded-
Yet ne says he VIII cut down the
taxes one million dollars the first year
How would he do It? Four hundred
and fifty thousand dollars Of the year
" appropriation is embraced in these
institutions outside the state capital
and, which Nj Alexander says he
would maintain. But he says, 4 can
and viii give you faithful promise.
if I an elected governor Of the state
Of idaho. the taxes have got 10 be re-
duced Just one-half. and then. IN
derstand. If you viii follow the same
thing up TWO years more, there wiz
be no necessity Of levying state taxes
for any purpose This is pure faI-
lacy and moonshine- M Alexander
BY his own word would not check the
appropriations for the educational,
penal and other state institutions.
which the past year spent s450.600 Of
the two million biennial levy. Would
he use funds from sources fixed il
their purpose by grants and BY the
constitution. 10 cut down the states
expenses He knows. if he knows
anything. that he could not do il
Where Will come his power 10 do the
impossible?
The state levy this year has been
reduced s140152. How would Mr..
Alexander reduce it more? His solu-
ton is simple. He would take il out
on "adjuncts and frills- and he tells
US these '-adjuncts and frills~ embrace
the public utilities and tax commits
sions He says he would do away with
them How would ne do IL? By
proclamation? And while he is max
ing the claim that the tax and public
utilities commission is the adjunct
and frilr' he would cut out and thus
reduce the whole tax burden Of the
state. does he know that the commits
sion brought forth sufficient new tax
able property in this state in its first
year TO pay the appropriation made
for the commission for its hi
ennial periode His conclusion that
the appropriation Of $4,000 for the
public utilities and tax commission. as
he claims in his speech. is for salaries I
for its three members. is so absurd that
its refutation should suggest Itself
with the statement. Also bear IN
mind Alexander was a warm advo-
cate Of a public utilities commission .
before one was created.
Mr.. Alexander has one garment /
which is particularly bright in color ,
It might be described as yellow
This is It:
7 will go down into the basement Of Z
he state House and viii take the
irst man I meet and I VIII yank him
,ut. and keep it up until the last man
2 the state Of Idaho is out CT an Of
see. There viii not be a man left 10
ell The tale"
How busy would cur little merchant
,e. He leaves Us TO guess whether
.e viii do all the work himself. or I'll
he state House from dome to cellar
With new men. other little merchants
With rooss-to ssh- Taking the char
table construction that Moses would
till have help around the State House
sould you place the affairs Of the
tate. from janitor to governor, into
he hands OF inexperienced msn9
Would Noses come down some morn
ng and -yank' all the help in all hrs
toress If he did. his business rival
rould have a picnic FOR a day or two /.
Nowadays. when we elect man
D office. the first thing he wants IS
deputy. and then the deputy wants
deputy for himself and then that
equity wants another deputy and you
nd the bnnch-and sou hnd
+sfs F-srf Of sicNte-an ,-esrS OF aEa