Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-10-21

Harvey's Term, 1s11-14, inclusive
For Jurors and Witness
fees in both civil and criminal
cases, the county expended $lO,O74 AZ
An average yearly expendi-
ture of =. :. 49,. 2,51S &C
McLauehlin's Term, 1915
For Jurors and Witness
fees, in both civil and criminal
cases, the county expended ,239.S 81
Making a yearly saving to
the taxpayers OF =. :. $l,2iS.H
Amount expended for the
aforesaid purposes up TO Oct.
l., lJ1O.. "@o'ee
aforesaid figures furnished by Elk
Recorder f. C. Smith who vouches
for their correctness.)
Therefore, the amount expended
during any one of said years, W. l..
Harveys term 1911 to IA, is prob
ably more than will be expanded
for the present term OF l9l5.l6,
Mclaughlin entire term.
The chief reason for the excep-
tionally small expenditure, as atore-
said, for 1856, McLaughlins term,
is due to the careful and efficle Mt
manner in which criminal prosecu-
tons have been managed
No Acqulttals in 1856, McLaushIIn's
Term.
In all cases prosecuted In the Dis
trict Court, verdiets of guilty have
been obtained and such law yiolaters
have been punished.
No Final Convictions 1e11.14, w. l..
Harvey's Term.
From 1911 to IA no FINAL CON-
VECTlONS were had within the Dis
tliet Court for Gilmore County. A
vast amount Of money was wasted
OH such criminal trials.
(Par. ~ No Prosecutions in 1856
McLauahlin's Term
In all cases wherein the chances
for conviction were too remote upon
which to base a prosecution at pub
lie expense dismissals were made
in the inferior courts and the tax
payer saved the enormous costs OF
fruitless trials.
Office Expenses
Gilmore County probably expended
a few hundred dollars more money
in any one year of Mr.. Harvey's ad-
ministration to maintain such Office
than was expended by the County,
in 1916 to maintain such office.
Additional Work Under Tax Fore.
closure Law.
The expenses to maintain such Of
flee for 1916 win exceed the amount
expended for 1915 for the reason that
the 1916 laws make 1t the duty of the
incumbent of such office to foreclose
all matured delinquent tax sale GER
tificates.
Mclaughlin Earns So, 125.oo Fees for
the County
The amount of fees earned in the
aforesaid foreclosures for the County
and which are payable to the county
will probably equal SO, 1850,
Elected Upon Recommendation and
Self Serving Statements
1t will be remembered that w. l..
Harvey was a resident of Gilmore
county about six months prior to his
taking charge of such office as Prose
cutting ttorney.
Mclaughlin, incumbent of such
office, has been a practicing attorney
and tax payer of Elmore County for
the past sixteen years. His home
and all of his property interests are
here.
Some persons have seen fit to
complain of the dismissal of several
cases heretofore referred TO in para
graph H. Prosecuting Attorney Nc
Laughhn dismissed no case wherein
the evidence justified a prosecution
at public expense
Had the cases complained of been
prosecuted, the taxpayers would now
be under an additional burden OF say
from $250O.O0 to s3,5OO.OO, as bur-
dened in 19l1-14, under Harvey's ad
ministration.
The aforesaid records are hereby
submitted for the consideration of
the electors of Gilmore County.
$500 REWARD.