The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-10-06

REPUBLICAN
hogs coming on for slaughter and the
was buying its meats and
lard for the first time In years. There
were nearly 800 inmates to be fed,
and In nine months only three hogs
were slaughtered. At the January
meeting of the board, the last meet
ing that was to be held by the re-
firing board, 1t was arranged for
DR.. Hyde to sell of some Of the
stock hogs, presumably to save feed
ing them the wheat which was scarce
and high.
Trickery Added to Blunders
The board fixed the price at 6 cents
a pound and the doctor sold some
hogs to his son, George, who was
still in charge Of the farm, George
selected the brood sows that were
nearing maternity and got them at
6 cents pound, Notwithstanding
farmers would have been glad to get
them at a much higher price. The
sale was not advertised and bids were
not received. George simply bought
the hogs of father at private sale
and then took the most valuable ones
by fathers consent! Instead of re-
the sOws to his own place to
be fed from his own supplies he kept
them at the asylum farm till the
change of management was about to
be made In March, using the asylum
feed and letting the state pay for
it. At the time the board
sat with DIR. Hyde and arranged for
this sale of hogs, they also allowed
an unusual bill of printing house
FOR printing the biennial report in
book form. They had usually re-
ceived sealed bids from a number
Of printers and let it to the lowest
responsible bidder and usually got 1t
done for about $500. In this case
DR.. Hyde handed the order to the
men he wanted to have the job, and
when it was done they put in their
bill for $494, Notwithstanding the
book was smaller than was usually
done for 5000. This board consist
ing of three Republicans, allowed the
bill and left it for the Democrats to
pay. .N
Deception Added to Trickery
In this same report to the governor
and the legislature, DR.. Hyde report
ed that all Indebtedness was paid as
we'll as the salaries for December. At
the same time there were claims
amounting to- $4,000 against the asy-
lum. for supplies and salaries, and
DR.. Hyde suppressed this fact. He
did all he could to show how cheaply
he had conducted the institution, and
bent every energy to try to keep him.
self in the position. He reported
in. good condition except
ing such things as the need for more
room for patients, and some repairs
on the building. He suppressed the
fact that the fall blowing was not
done: that there was not seed grain
enough for spring sowing; that no
provision had been made for fruits
and vegetables for the patients for
the winter and spring excepting to
buy from the stores what they had
raised on the place; he sup
pressed the fact that they had no
meats and that potatoes were about
the only thing they had plenty of;
he suppressed the fact that he was
choosing a course between insuftici-
emit variety of food for the inmates
and high store bills that would re-
suit from buying them plenty.
Disregarded the Suffering
Senator Thomas voluntarily be-
came sponsor for conditions at the
ASYLUM and assured the administra-
ton and. the state that things were
as they should be, and his home
that had acquired repu-
tation for defending the grafters at
all times, occasionally published
assuring the public that
all was we'll at the asylum. When
the new management took charge 1t
was found that the inmates were in
great need of fruits and vegetables
that they had had little all winter,
and a man was sent to the country to
buy apples, cabbage. onions and other
things that had usually been raised
there in quantities sufficient to sup
ply all their needs and have some
to sell. They had to send a rush
order east for garden seeds to get
The spring garden started right. The
dairy herd was fed up and cared for
according to the rules for handling
dairy stock and the quantity OF milk
doubled in month from the same
COWS. Some missing stock was found
in the hands of farmer who could
give no satisfactory explanation OF
how it was obtained. The new man
agement irrigated the orchard and
cared for it as had been done before
The Hyde administration and received
IN abundant harvest, notwithstand-
ing DR.. Hyde's statement that Its use
pulness had passed. We published
some of this information 10 to 20
months ago and brought 1t to the at
;ention of the public, Senator Thomas
and Ex-Governor Haines, who are
subscribers to The Republican. Sena-
,or Thomas never expressed any re-
yret that he had defended something
hat was wrong, and when DR.. Hyde
applied for the position of medical
of the Utah asylum at
Provo a few months ago, it had been
made possible for the board at Pro-
70 to be shown the article In the
dobo popars falling what very sat-