The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-05

tray the public. but it was Axel Ram
stedt. Republican and a personal
friend of some Of the parties, who re-
sponded when duty called and stood
his ground like Spartan He was as
immovable as the pyramids, and al
though the governor had promised the
report to the press, he brought bis
fist down on the desk and said: II
will go to hell before will give II out
as 1t is"
Learning that the report was to be
suppressed the county attorney asked
for 1t, but was refused. He was then
urged to call grand jury, and in this
request the attorney general joined.
It Is claimed this action was not taken
in good faith, but as a last resort to
keep the report from being given to
the public until after the grand jury
had acted upon it. 1t is also claimed
the County Attorney Givens is not
the proper person to present the case
to the grand jury, inasmuch as he was
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which was wrecked by his brother, and
which had on hand at the time of the
failure over $4,000 In state money
A statement given out by Givens that
the report showed only Allen and
Coleman were implicated in wrong
doing In connection with the state
treasury affairs is being quoted as
justification of the demand for another
prosecutor.
There are other things the writer
learned. He found that state officials
had received money from timber COM
panies They say only for campaign
purposes. but what we're the timber
companies paying public officials
campaign expenses for? Surely they
expected something in return. II they
had not already received it. He found
that under the Hawley administration
$4,000 of state school money was
loaned on 100 acres Of land near Boise
and that there are any number Of loans
on which the interest has not been
paid for years. some Of them running
Into Thousands Of dollars. He found
that an Investigation will show that in
stead Of the school fund being 49,.
900 to the good 1t would probably be
many times that to the bad II the bad
loans we're foreclosed. He found that
q private settlemsnt was made with
the Owens bank at Nampa by O. ".
Allen. and that 1t will be impossible
for the state to realize on the assets
turned over. He found that some of
our state officers who are believed to
be honest are standing In the very sha-
dow of indictment and possible inn
peachment and that the beginning Of
the new administration will see an
eruption in Boise such as the people
Of Idaho have never witnessed before
AS the Ramstedt report Is in the
hands of the court to be presented to
the grand jury. the Signal is estopped
from quoting any part of its contents.
but murder will out, and our readers
may prepare themselves for some in
teresting reading in the weeks to fol-
low. Prominent Republicans, In whom
the people have had confidence, are in
plicated, but they are not ALL There
are Democrats who cannot escape IL
the probe is deep enough. Moses Alex
ander promised to clean house, but he
should go further He should call
upon the legislature for funds to en-
able non-partisan committee of hon.
est men to investigate the records
since statehood and the combinations
OF crooks. whether Republicans or
Democrats, should be brought to JUS
tice II. possible. and IL not, Idaho should
be made a place too hot for them to
live in. The people have been long
suffering-too much so-and with the
dawning Of the new year an era OF
honesty in pablo life and faithfulness
to duty should be inaugurated.
Three years ago the writer sounded
a note of warning to Republicans at a
banquet at Boise. but it went unheed-
ed. and he was called kicker, a
knocker and later Bull Mooser. To-
day some of those who derided him adj
NIT they knew things did not look
right. but did not think they were as
bad as they are; aMd others who
could not believe that Republican
could go wrong are aStounded over
the revelations Of the past few months
and wonder how . new conner to the
state could see things which had es-
capped their notice for years.
There are men in Boise who have
grown rich off the state, and a proper
Investigation will reveal their source
Of wealth. Each succeeding campaign
they try to control the party nominees
and they do not heaitate to attempt
the nOlitlcal and nnnnSn orrfnl- rain a.