The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-08-14

necessity of pouring more money lnto
the treasury, etc.
We think that Governor Haines has
been very lily advised as to some OF
his appointments, and especially so
as to some in Elmore county, and we
feel that in this matter he might and
in fact should have done better; but
this paper has always stood for the
interests of the taxpayer, and we
would not be true to our trust If we
did not point out to the voters that
Governor Haines has done more to
stop leaks in the different treasures,
and thereby lessen taxation, than any
other man so far elected to office in
Idaho. He has done it, and is doing
it, in the only way possible, by point
ing out and showing to the rulers
of the state (the voters), just where
and how the money is being spent.
/ "A governor is not king. The
people rule through their legislatures
but governor can, if he will, point
out where the holes in the bottle are,
and insist on absolute and complete
publicity as to the expenditure of the
peoples money, and the people can
and will stop the leaks.
"The people have heretofore been
in ignorance as to where their money
went, and every ring or clique from
the district up have spent their en-
tire energies to keep them in ignor-
ance. NfWV
Publicity, and not full treasury,
is the greatest known prevention of
graft and extravaganza.
There are many sound conservative
men in Idaho today who believe it
is not to the best interest of the
state to part with all her resources,
until some, at least of the leaks in
the different treasures have been
found and stopped.
Governor Haines is finding them,
and the people will stop them
After leaving Mountain Home
where all space and atmosphere was
packed with eager listeners. Mr..
Thomas seems to have dropped down
Ito Caldwell and hired space in the
Tribune, for in Fridays issue there
appeared a paid advertisement which
we take pleasure in publishing free
as we have each of the Judges other
announcements. 1t was evidently
written to paint things as Stevens
wishes they might be, and as the
Tribune editor did not accept it and
give it space as his own opinion, 1t
was put in any way and paid for as
! the label at the bottom indicates.
THE casual observer can pick out the
stuff written in Stevens behalf, be-
cause it is all the same line of gush.
Observe the bunkum of it:
For number of years, the
citizens of Idaho have been approach
ed by politicians of all parties at
tevery election, by candidates for state
offices, who have told the voters of
| the burdens of taxation, and prom1s-
ed, if elected, to relieve the people
by passing such laws as would at
least cut the taxes a quarter, If not
80 per cent
Many of the voters have lived in
the state for years, and by-annually
heard this argument from political
platforms and read it in campaign
literature, and in vain no relief has
come. There is a candidate for the
nomination for governor on the DEM
ocratic ticket who is declaring, II
elected, that the taxes will be reduced
so per cent, and continues his states
manlike talk without giving the peo-
pie and definite way or legislative
program by which he expects to make
this wonderful, though needed, re-
form This year is one which the
candidates will be required to give an
explicit, feasible and business-like
statement of how he expects to re-
duce the taxes, and by what means
this is to be carried out; in other
words, the voters are going to listen
mot to the political ambitions Of office
seekers, but to the absolute common
sense and business-like surety Of re-
duction of taxes.
mot only is this true, but the fact
is recognized by all, that the voters
regardless of party affiliations, are
prospecting in Idaho to find a cardi-
date who, first of all, has the brains
to outline a program Of economic de-
velopment of our state, and bust'
Eness-like platform which, If enacted
Einto law, will reduce the taxes with
out hampering the growth of the
common wealth, and also have the
nerve and executive ability to put
Fit through.
From all sections of the state
where the voters have had the oppor,
Itunity of reading the personal plat
form of ]. M. Stevens, candidate for
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