Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-03-14

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court that she was trying to do tn,
very best she could. In my judgmen
the defendant in this action shoult
itemize those bills more particular.
even though it costs more to pub
lish them and it would be bettet
compliance with the Statute and ow
Ing to the condition and feeling tina
evidently prevails in this District Il
would be certainly wise for her Il
have made this report more complete
and fully itemized practically every
thing, and | think that Is what she
should have done, however, the law
, sought to be applied In this case as
the Court construes 1t Is rather a
harsh provision, and Is not intended
to reach officers violating the plain
provisions of the Statutes through
ignorance, and is not intended to
reach those making their best effort
to comply with it, but Is rather In
tended to reach those who intention.
ally d. wrong. seeking to take ad-
vantage ct the peopi. fpl tfeir own
gain; while ignorance is never an ex-
cuse in crime, nevertheless the pen
atty Is as severe in this case and
that Is the way the Court construes
the matter. | don't find anything In
this case contradicting Mr.. Howie's,
Mr.. Harvey's and Mr.. Corker's theory
being true their report Is not full
as 1t should be and | don't think it Is
sufficient and under Instructions CIV
en- by the Supreme Court I don t be.
lieve 1t is sufficient to remove this
official. l think there should be a
wilful and intent to violate the law
to the interest of the party violating
the law.
Now 1t is evident to all of you that
heard what the Court has had to say
that 1t is not the mind of the Court
that the Complaint or Petition should
be sustained. | desire to say, how
ever, now for Mr.. Harvey that !
don't think he is entitled to the cen
sure that has been placed upon him.
| believe he thought he was doing his
duty, nor do l think that Mr.. Corker
is to be censured for asking for that
to which the people were entitled.
He had asked through the newspaper
and made other efforts for that
which they were entitled to know
and where their money went and he
said repeatedly in his articles he
did not believe graft existed but
rather extravaganza, and IL that
could be reached the people would
be better able to curtail expenses and
reduce their taxes and get better ben.
eft of their schools. | cannot see
anything bad in his motives or the
facts that have developed here, nor
do | see on the part of Mr.. Howie
that they should be censured, 1t seems
as though there is a misunderstand-
Ing here. Seems as though Mrs.
Cowen was not sure what the Sta
tutes contemplated and the people
were dissatisfied that expenses ran
as high as they did, and seems that
there is a general misunderstanding
and Mrs. Governs testimony stands
uncontradicted In making every ef-
fort to satisfy the people. | think
she made three reports at one time
and tried TO get the facts before the
people and | want to suggest to
Mrs. Cowen in the future in making
her reports irrespective of what
1t may cost the district, the only
wise thing to do is to make that re-
port so full and complete no matter
what 1t costs; that is of no conse-
luence to her, or the Board, and
believe in common justice and the
conditions that have arisen in this
case, the order of the Court will be
Tor each party to pay their own
costs II the statute will permit and
The Petition or Writ will be denied
as prayed for.
| was going to comment to some
extent on the Reverse school propo-
'ition. can realize the position OF
he Board and the position the
Board was placed in and | can see
good reason for their actions, and
lad you been a member of the Board,
Mr.. HOWE, believe You would have
lone the same, any of you would.
Those people were demanding they
,e cut off from this District; they