The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-02-19
LOOKS LIKE WHITE WASH

Queer things being enacted Boise Clarence Van Dusen
and Others who sought reduce taxes investigated things about
the house and said the administration doing lot OF
things that corrupt They charged that the state treasurer
interested farm loan that regular and not made
good faith during the campaign and the matter was
attempted be hushed by paying up on the loa hen they
said the embezzer and they proved it, Then
the grand jury empanneed anything else was wrong
They have indicted number of high positions The house
of appointed committee of three Republicans and
two Democrats investigate the of these officials to
the grand jury sound although that not the they worded
it. The committee found things bad that they took occasion to
ce the way things have been conducted around the state
house.
Now appears that the committee their report and
then took paragraph that ensued Ex-Governor aine
eSeceary of State Clifford and Attorney General Peterson 1t
also appears that before presenting their report the house of
representatives. they handed copy of the reporter for The
Capital News but neglected make correspond with the org
nal regard the censurng of the three named When the
report published created disturbance because did
respond with what read and adopted by the house There
explanations and explanations and while scarcely
knows just what believe look like political whtewash the
part of the legislative committee 1t looks like the house did
trust the grand jury and appointed committee they did
it right Following the report the house got busy trying find
out how the committee operated and what it did, The public
following the findings of the house where and how they find
it,
House Cleaning in Iova
long time ago there great house cleaning down
Iowa. and The Iowa Tribune published by Weaver Glett adj
vocated cleaning the house and taking inventory OF the
states property and furniture legislative committee ap
pointed check the inventories each department to see the
goods listed actually there and began look like the
regime thought everybody might be thief 1t became embaass
ing and the committee puzzled know just how far
to carry their observations and their counting There fine
lot of svewae listed the executive mansion and one OF the
committee who looking for trouble and seemed afraid they
would find it. insisted going the butler and demanding
that he exhibit the verware The committee reluctantly assented
and observed that the silver was very fine and well kept After
they had retired from the roo the man, who was over Jealous
about everything reminded them that nobody had counted the
spoons The others satisfied that everything listed there
and said But said Harper 1.-THE spoons have not been
counted and how to know unless count hem!
The chairman of the committee felt bored and sad Wel,
who going back there the spoons after have
looked at them once?"
II viii" said Harper emphatically.
The chairman looked Him intenty for moment and said
"Who in thunder is going them after you" -
The Idaho payers have reached the point where they
would object committee to count the spoons