The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-02-16
Tuesday Feb. 10, 1915
WHOM THE GODS WOULD DES-
TROY
Capital News)


With Haines playing politics
through the use of public funds;
with Allen specializing with bank
deposits and the states bnd it's
sues; with various state officials
drawing public funds for private
use from the state treasury;
with a state board approving
straw bonds without so much as
a look at the paper they were
signing; with Peterson in pos
session Of convincing knowledge
that the state treasurer was I'M
lawfully and illegally depositing
state funds in favorite banks;
with full knowledge that the
school funds had been loaned
through fraudulent methods by
means Of dummy applicants, and
with the morning organ of such
a state of affairs backing, sup
porting and applauding the Of
iicials who were doing thes things
and cOndemning, villfying and
otherwise attacking all those,
without single exception, who
were trying to let the public have
the truth about such conditions
with all these things established,
is it any wOned the Republicans
of the legislature stand helpless
to push their efforts to any end
TO "clean out their own dirty
hOuse?"
But is it not to be wondered at
that nearly every measure that
comes up for consideration is
considered first in the light of
fhether or not its enactment or
defeat will enable the governor
elected by the people to carry out
his pledges? Is it not strange
that a party caught with the re-
sponsibility for such a deplor-
able condition, should impede
every effort that seems to comply
with the demands of the people?
Is this an untrue charge? If
1T is, please point to the measure
that has been pushed forward,
enacted into law, or placed in
line for enactment that is in
compliance with the demands Of
the people as they expressed
those demands in the chief ex-
pressed those demands in the
chief executive they elected
Point to the economy measures
tina have been FASTENED through
the legislature. What about re-
ductiOn in expenditures? Point
to the measure for reduction in
expenditures that has become a
law or that bids fair to become
a law. What about reduction in
taxation2 Where is the meas
ure designed to reduce the taxes
of the state one single cent What
bill designed to cary into effect
Governor Alexander's program
of retrenchment has passed eth
er branch of this Republican
legislature or that stands any
reasonable show of passing?
Measures carrying increased
appropriations; bills calling fol
tax money, measures that invite
additional extravaganza, have
been favored. Combines hav,
been effected to make new Off
ces; to put through measure:
that will require more revenue
from the people, and to increase
the burdens of the people, ac-
cording to the best judges of VIII!
certain legislation is being for
warded over the other kind Of leg.
islation. But where are tn,
measures intended to limit tn,
power tot taving bodies in tn,
state What of the bills to Gu
salaries Where are the new law
cutting out useless commissions
and doing away with waste an,
unnecessary expenditures
We repeat, is it not strang
that a party with such a recor
as that already exposed agains
the Republicans should deliber
ately set about to disregard tn
wishes of the people along near
ly every line in which the peopl
hav xprssed themselves? An
more especially along the line
indicated by the governor?