The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-10-30

stances, the SdlQ increase is largely l.
due and owing to the fact that the
property owners in the various
school districts have voted said in
crease themselves in the form of
large sums of money for educational
purposes to be disbursed exclusively
within the boundaries of their own
school districts, and hence, not a
single county official, not even the
school superintendent, is responsible
for or connected, directly or indi-
rectly, with this heavy increase in
taxation in the respective school
districts where such sums were
voted; however these opponents of
pure politics would have you believe
that the county commissioners and
county officials generally are re-
sponsible thereof, which increase, in
some instances, amount to more
than one-half of the entire tax paid
by the property owner. And yet
these examples of purity in politics
would have you believe that you are
being robbed by the county officials
by creating tax burdens which are
practically prohibitive.
The:very best way to settle this
matter is to illustrate the same by
referring to the county records as
follows, to-wit: Chambers Mustoe,
of LELAND, paid taxes for 1913 as
follows: State and county, $3.50.
Special school tax $42.84. Total
1854 j. A. Bundy of Clifford paid
taxes for 1913 as follows: State and
county, $32.73; Special school tax
$49.10. Total $81.83.
Now Mr.. Voter, the above is only
J a fair illustration of this heavy tax
question; the cause of this large in
crease in the amount of taxes we
are called upon to pay is owing to
the fact that the majority of the
property owners in the several
school districts Vote The Increased
Tax Upon Themselves, and The
County Officials Have Absolutely
Nothing To Do With The Matter.
And in the face of such facts, these
pure minded people would have you
believe otherwise, as though you did
not possess sufficient intelligence to
reason out the question for your
selves; can accept the representa-
lions made by such and place conf
dence in their statements.
How any fair minded man or self
respecting progressive can con-
sistently lend aid to or countenance
such Misrepresentation, or assist any
party which finds it necessary to re-
sort to such pratices is beyond the
comprehension of sincere advocates
of decent politics. Falsehood and
Misrepresentation is the crime of cow
ards: and such pratices eminate
from broken down politicians, dis
gruntled political tricksters who
have lost out with former affilia-
tons; who have forfeited the re-
spect and confidence of their origi-
nal party associates, and thoroughly
discredited in their own commune
ties, have fallen to the low estate of
, having become such as find pleasure
5 in traducing their betters, assassin.
ate character, female as well as
| male, stalking through communities
where their true character is not
known, in the garb of the 81 An
: Holier Than Thou, purveyors OF
5 the dreggs of political filth and vile
: ness, but owing to the boldness with
| which they SOW their seed of misrep
; resentation, obtain the listening cal
5 of the more confiding who are made
instruments with whom they hope
: to build up following which will
: land them into places of trust. re
= sponsibility and influence, the doors
: of which have been closed against
r them by the hand of an outraged
| public.
There are many good, high
: minded, moral people among thu
: progressives. | ask such to weigh
e carefully the extravagant assertions
n made by some of the progressive
opSdhtIo, cAdlIllIlS Vic CdlluiudISo "
S other tickets and compare them will
: the opposing candidates on the Dry
: Progressive ticket, for county off
e GERS particularly, as to standing
t ability, equipment for the office t.
e which they aspire, and characte,
: generally, dealing justly and fairl.
t in these matters and thereby show
: that you are competent to pass upol
e such matters without being tolt
!. who to vote for as though you die
t not possess sufficient judgement tt
S deal with such matters. Thi
: selecting county officials is as mucl
v of business proposition as tn
: selecting of help to run a farm O.
! any other business. We are toll,
e that the progressives "are all goini
: to vote her straight. Let us SCI
: if the progressive is broadminde,