The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-09
HIGHER STANDARDS NEEDED

If public officials in Bakfoot do not conform to high stand
ards excellence because the people have demanded
When the public fix the Standards the officials will
form them If the people satisfied with sloveny admnsra
ton sovny will get into office and high class will stay
out.
There number of good men Blackfoot who would
consider serving the city council because of the low standard
of the work and the low which the positions held
One expressed simple truth about when he said that life
short be spent meetings where they spend long evenings
talking petty details of petty matters that ought be settled
in committee
We have yet had city council that would accept the
recommendations of committee after the committee had nvesti
gated and studied its assignment Invariably the chairman
member of the committee makes his report and offers his
recommendations and instead of accepting rejecting the report
the council proceeds cossxamne the committee certainly they
get nothing of them except what the committee had already
observed and considered yet they threh all if impress
the committee that the council does not trust Them but after all
the petty talk they quit exactly where they began.
Where is the high class who would council
that treated him and his work that way If half of the members
of the kind and half the other there would probably
be exchange of compliments the first committee reports
and half of them would resign Then the would be filled
by others Of the kind that left and the council would be
dragging along has DONE would dispose of its work
a short time and go home.
But there grave things for the public consider. When
public have done their best and only half good they
should retire such and seek somebody competent When
they have done right exercised the governing principle
get themselves and their associates office better sphere
of action the public should administer rebuke by retiring them
Rejecting who known be cupabe lowers the position
and the standard by which judged and its work administered
If has not done his parts WELL retire him for
public and then tender him the place again and do
conceal the fact that he probation during that Such
encourages and develops and the standard of
the public service There hardly in the railway
who anything who has been laid off times for
mistakes bunders and the who take such
and back his task with renewed determination make
good worthy of another trial The public who
retired for filling the that expected of him and
rendered the place again other year, should respond the
call with good grace and show his willingness do his best and
make that better than before He who under such
sus and refuses nomination not worthy of the place
and eliminates himself
If the people of Blackfoo sincere in saying they want
better and higher standard of excellence the public
vice than they have had they will study this principle and retire
somebody with view of trying him again in four years if
he shows the right kind of stuff It's long, long way per-
lection, and reached by single bound Study vics and
civil government during this month and take hand the govern
ment business.