Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-14
Jt ST DONG BI SINESS

Just DOING BUSINESS.
while the fepubn.aus are showipr
great agitation because the lid +. h.-
ing taken OF the unclean house which /
they have been promising to clean (
Governor Alexander. without show !
ING any apparent disturbance Of mind
i- proceeding with the states bust
ncss and his own
Acting under provision Of the
state constitution which TO layman
io"s not appear susceptible to mis-
understanding or different construc-
zion. he sent committee to inquire
into conditions at the staatc pcniten-
uary notwithstanding the appar-
entity plain provisions Of the law. the
republican warden and ihe Two re-
publican members Of the prison
BOARD ohloct 20 the authorized in
qalr' and refuse TO permit i,
l' 8. thus iha, republican officials
.re cleaning out their own unclean
hoH-,
The state constitution says
Th, governor may at any
rim, be- d,om- b. necessary. appoint
.pmmi',ee go Investigate and report
, nim apon 'he condition of any ex-
,.l'i,c office or stat. institution
Acting lpon this appa entity plain
pfo,tion OF tho SON tuition the
static p,ni',nuary most riainly be-
nr 81 estate institution Governor
AlrAandor appointed O. Re- u. Al Of
fDal 10 make the u. ,cs iga'iou foI
'hm This wa. ihc M, republican
|oeOlai selected by -ep blican GOV
.rnoi to make -au ever % 'ro import
.ut examination into ai even mor'
Iuporfau' office upon au even more
par'art occasion This II woul,
m should satisfy ihe most exact
4g Here was am opportunity fol
fho republicans to d". lare that tru'
Z l'o their old promises now broken II
|,frrs instance given they were clean
ine house. because a republican OF
n,.M had been selected 20 do th
work. Had democrat been scleotc'
p, "a democratic governor To do thi
work. there would most assurcdl
.hl,e h,.n serious objection hecans
..,fh. parii.an tingc that might thu
have been given the matter. but {
.bicc, to a republican making an e'
animation into the Office OF anoth'
republican. who can imagine any
Aiur so ridiculous'
nu, what /. there about the state
uri.on that should cause the "ard'
and m, two ohjecting members
IA. prison board 10 object TO TINS e.
animation Even we're ihcr' ID" I"
asrcu'h plain provision o' ia"
,hrrilinr the governor to make su'
an investigation. why should there
.lt.,fion 10 his making tn" eNamih
,toro suppose even new spap'r !
,or,.r should ask to see 'h" books
.n. of fhc institutions of the stat
md refusal should be mad" ny u
om,cr I'm charge. what W"ulu y
nuhlic think about It? Are no' T.
hooks and records of these Insult
d., tions puhlic' .r,,.
y Even the newspapers are a''"
III access to all public records s""'
" ,b.n. the governor Of the F''''
'' denied access to thoni?
No, alone is he governor "l
y .,,. hut he is likewise one o'
n' ..,.,rn,rs of the prison board 'n"'
@, .nnposcd to have Full control ''
'd ,',,,,ption. vet is he denied the III
II ~ ,nnnirc into the condition OF
D" ,,ry =" institution over which he
4, given charge . I, wo
'' The idea is prcpos'er"u7' ~,
nc prcpostcrous even though .'.,, ~
'a' wore no plain authority l"'u 'o"'
nd NV ranollv prcpostcrous is the pref
.,on - the republican machine !"
'ld state that it desires bon" ''"'