The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-03
THE TAXES
Chapter Nineteen

ExPesdent Taft back number politically but he advo-
least thing that people of this county very much
need OF dong for their own good and the interest of fair
and justice He says every should cultivate judicial
habit of thought far he she can they will form judg
that based upon reasoning which all the known
facts bearing upon it.
Very few people do this and especially when talking
ngy company of Others they much prefer express radical
views of given subject and it subject for gossip
they sacrifice fairness to making the story interesting.
People Unjust to Themselves
We find that people treating articles that
way condemnng public officials what may be called nap
Judgment going beyond the known facts charging wrong
doing We people against such practice and ad
wise cutvatng the judicial habit of thought they shall be
perfectly fair and be awake the real and existing wrongs
and discover them We take great give the facts these
articles and readers place mwaranted constructions
them unwarraned decision is their dong and
When of things wait until have the
proof qualify by showing that they
what they incomplete whatever may be- In this chapter
shall give eomethng that incomplete and when tell the
parts have gathered from the records if the reader
has judicial habit of thought he formulate his concu
sons at the risk of being wrong
Sheriff Boards the Prisoners
The city has prison but of something incomplete
its ordinances of its prisoners the county
board and lodge and for this the city pays Is day per
for board. >-
The county prison. and when federal prisoners are cared
for the government pays Is day for their board but for
county prisoners the price of board 50 each day All
prisoners meals day, but if they working they
given lunch, and this charged to the county, paid the
sheriff and he pays the restaurant from which purchased
If put in all Tuesday night and turned Wed
nesday morning. his entered up the prison record
inmate Tuesday, and inmate Wednesday, If he
county prisoner the bill for board Tuesday is fifty
and the bill for board Wednesday is fifty If he is
city prisoner the bill Is for each day. making $3.50 for
the time, though he bedtime in the evening and
discharged before dinner the day. One meal and rotten
bunk ST. the may be county city charge
and the sheriff gets the money.
Who Gets the Profits
Some time ago stated that had been informed that
the sheriff pays per meal for the prison fare We have
also been informed that he receives the meals and
half ac IS per day per and this gives the
sheriff profit of day each county prisoner and 40
day profit each federal prisoner We don't know which
and suggest that the reader operate his judicial
mind 1t really very important whether the restaurant
makes the whole profit whether the sheriff makes
and half cents each meal without having anything invested
and the makes and half cents @ with
his greater investment That which their pr
affair." yet the public made partner interest and will
want know the facts for which will appear later
The people know why high and where
the money goes and they studying where expenses
be pruned In reading this article them operate their
judicial minds and be perfectly fair the officials and them
selves.
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