Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-12-31
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE FREE .PRE2

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BANKRUPTING THE STATE
In spite Of the greatly increased tax levies tho
ment has been rapidly plunging into bankruptcy go
1t will be one Of the added burdens Of Governo, !.
ander-a burden which was carefully concealed m,; 'a
nv the Capital News yesterday-to rescue the s...
downward course and again in place it upon its eaa
Notwithstanding the high taxes levied by ths -.
state government has been running into debt at H.
100000 year and it but matter of few Years
the rate the states affairs were going, until warrna
again be hawked about the state selling at dsonns
means that the state would be paying premium for ava
lars worth it had to buy.
In 1897, when Governor Steunenberg was inan
governor state warrants were selling low as so ce
dollar and the state was than year behind IN u
ues Governor Seunenberg set about to bring order
financial chaos into which the republican party Of tbeM
plunged it with the result that before he end Of his
rants were selling at par and the state was behind on
months in it's revenues During the Hunt and Morris
minstration this plan was continued so that the STAT
placed opon cash basis In other words these ADM;
ons raised sufficient, not only pay the exn
their administration but also to pay off the sfoa;
debedness of former administrations that u.s. the ind
not represented in bond issues
It has been the boast of the state since that
there has been other Indebtedness than the bonded
edness in other Words that there has been floating
the state has been upon an absolutely cash basis.
It appears now, however, that not even the trems,
high tax levies have been sufficient to keep the ss
cash basis but that debt has accumulated without d
Of law and without the knowledge consent Of The
or the people which amounts to between 100000 n
Co., the exact amount not being known.
/ Such pclicy, "'tle longer pursued, would =
bankrupt the state yet the people Of the state IN
payers have been RECALLED with column after column
paper boasts of the states buGness adminsra6oan
Just when this deficit began to appear, we DO Ut
The states books appear to be kept rather for the
conceaing information than for the purpose Of gvg
nation of actual financial conditions of the states attain
are informed, however, that there very small d
Iheritd by Hawley when be became governor. His adm
ton increased this deficit instead Of decreasing it q
present or the Haines administration, appears to have
still further to the debt.
Just how much this debt will be cannot, Of cou
until all the bills Of the present administration ar
and special report prepared.
1t is significant that the books Of the state are not
:. such way as to show this condition readily. The beg
DONE apparently is to guess at the amount needed ana
balance the books to ascertain whether the amount
> ed sufficient not. The published reports for ns
several years will not show this growing debt and the
must depend upon accident the meddling inerferen
= some newspaper for their information. The people
quired to pay per cent interest upon this ndebted
they have never before been informed Of its ex
Capital News
L Teddy Roosevelt never opens up unless he opens
able spot on his anatomy. "The Fatherland nav
7 this
Why does Mr. Roosevelt perpetually cite the aness
9 ton of the neutrality of Belgium and Luxemburg