Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-09
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

! And suppose Blair Hoar did make
his report a few minutes after the BOOKS
closed Saturday night, what OF 1t!
ines this smart Alec want the taxpay-
ers Of Clearwater county to understand
TINT they have a county treasurer ana
q tax collector who is so exceptionaiiy
smart. and so unusually competent,
+hat he is able to break the world
record in getting out his annual report,
and that the county business entrusted
q him is all done on the same basis!
Well. is it? Is this fellow, who blowed
and boosted and Dragged so much 70
the people before the last election ana !
Who had such wonderful methods OF
aoinc business that he could do more
than two or three ordinary men, when
Il comes to delivering the goods, really
such precocious child? To get down
to brass tacks, is Blair Hoar conducting
his department Of Clearwater county IN
the way he led the taxpayers OF the
county to believe he would run MS
office? Has this blatant braggart kept
his pledges and promises to the peo-
ole? Has he run the office to which ne
was elected without any help? Has ne
had three or four deputies? lfso what
GOOD is all his boosted System" 81
book keeping? And if Blair Hoar has
proven an expensive hired man, for
that is really all he is, who cares
whether he gets his report out five
sc conds or five days after the tax rolls
close?
The test of Blair Hoar will be the
cost Of maintaining his department Of
county government, and whether OF
not he has done as he told the taxpay
ers he would do if they hired him.
And keep this in mind when you, Mr.
Taxpayer, are checking up with Blail
Hoar. In addition to having his salary
raided as soon as he got into office, M
drew down on the side, in violation O
law, we believed, 1925 for doing "extr'
work" And take the time to look ny
that extra work and see what you
think Of Blair Hoar. More than thi
take the time to find out the cost 0
running the same office in Latah ant
other counties and see whether or no
II would not pay the people to get
man with q little less system" and
little more common sense. Perhaps
would pay the taxpayers to relieve MI
Hoar and invite him to return to tn
east where it is reported he came int
prominence as the editor Of paper
owned and controlled by the Weyel
hauser Timber syndicate. At least thi
is story told in Moscow by reliable me
who knew Blair back East. OF cours
this has nothing to do with the fat
that the Weyerhauser Timber holding
in Clearwater county are assessed
only "a per acre. No, Blair onl
thinks he is the whole show. Jim
still boss, and has never entrusted tn
equalization OF taxes to Blair.
Note that we say reported" an
that whether or not Mr.. Hoar was fol
merely Weyerhauser tool makes I
difference. Perhaps we might as we
ask the reader to take pair Of Shea
and cut this part Of the article out. Pc
haps it is immaterial. Just stick to Il
question: Is Blair Hoar making goot
Has he run his office as he pledged IL
people he would run it? Has he askt
for deputies? And has he used h
office as a convenient meal ticket II
friends who, so far as the taxpaye
are concerned, might try making Ii
ing saving wood? Has this fello'
hired to run a department Of the count
loafed around and spent his time pla
ing politics, while the work he is pa
to do is done by others at unnecessa
expense to the people?
CTARTING INDUSTRY.