The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-03-27


Wages of clerks Judges and consables $4,000
Publication of expense bills after payment ago
s2,S246s
There probably assigned covering the rental
of polling places shown in the above list and perhaps some
for other expenses that cashd the banks and takes
siderable work hunt them out Then there telephone
messages express and postage bills and much work by officials
whose work and personal expenses blended with regular
pense covered clerk hire connection with other
dutes is impossible all in hurried survey of the
matter.
Ne1O Things all Good
1t unfortunate that we have the disposition look upon
things improvements simply because they are
tos We adopted the primary election and learned about
after got When that issue before the people,
whether such law and asked the ordinary
he favored he would be likely reply that if would
give the people greater privilege he favor of
lit Being assured that would he avoaby disposed toward
lit If another along and remarked that the bosses would
be deprived of their power under the primary law the voter
was settled in his opinion and from that time he for the
When he had chance talk somebody else he would
take occasion say when get that primary law will cut|
the bosses and gaers and then the people will nominate the
candidates and things will be better He forgot that when the
received his increased privilege he also took increased
responsibility, and that in this he take time
study tedious and many candidates and the kind of
work they aspired to do.
Responsibility of Each Voer
For example, if his neghbor aspired be county clerk
would be the duty of the give thought what that
work and whether his neghbor had any natural
qured qualifications for the work If the county clerk must be
quick thorough methodca good writer good reader and
of goods parts generally and the neghbor lacking
all of these attributes, decision should be ready
The Stupid Magistrate
If somebody he acquainted with be probate
Judge the voters duty under his larger privilege find
whether he has been hooed in the law has mind for judicial
work. of good parts such would lend dignity and worth
the work of the office whether he has simply acted justice
of the peace for and tried hog and petty
larceny case rendered decision by counting the number of
the greater responsibility and duty and this applies every
If any fails study the details of the matter he she
qualified the privilege of the primary and might better
at home only upon those things concerning which
decision has been reached after study of the question
Tremendous Task
When this applied all the offices of the county and
and all the candidates aspiring to nomination. the voter
has task that under the convention SYSTEM attended to by
representatives and the various localities their best
speak for known in that locality. from Bingham
county could vouch for the ability and character of from
Bingham from Latah could vouch for the from Latah
If county convention the from Goshen could vouch for
the candidate from Goshen and delegates from Aberdeen could
advise regarding the aprans from Aberdeen They would know
about the matter than the people of the whole county voting
bndy without having studied the and the work they asped
to do.
Greed Dsplaces Patriotism
We have the primary have last years expense bills
and shall have them for this year. The people determined
that must be reduced and they the election
in half until they simplify the of conducting elections The
will be reduced very much long the whole public
the idea of having everything that anybody suggests just
because 1.-THE county pays it, They must learn that they
fractional part of the county and that when bills contracted
they themselves have pay their and that every other
unit the county creating expense bills the popular cry The
county pays it, the expense reaches tremendous toaexacy
what had last year and what shall have this year. and
year citizens do take the question home themselves and
their communities.
! Remedy is at Hand
the people of Squedk precinct really and sincerely wanted
reduce the and that uns6shness that with
sincerity and patriotism why should they do something really
patriotic and hold meeting of the precinct determine
what they wanted done the way of road building and other
provements their locality for the coming administration what
policy be pursued school their locality what poll
they wanted their delegates offer for adoption in the county