The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-10-27
Ten Reasons
Why Nose
Should Not
Be Elected

l. He has failed to keep the cam
paign promises upon which he was
elected.
2. Self-seeking means more to him
than the duties of his office.
He has paid less attention to his
official duties than any other governor
the State has ever had, spending on an
average of not to exceed two days in
seven in his office thruout his term,
and the balance of his time racing
about the county in a vain endeavOr
to crafty an Unsuitable lust for popu-
lar applause.
8. He has had no regard for the
sacred truth His statements are not
expressions of fact, but of that he
wishes his hearers to believe.
He is brazenly claiming to have
saved the taxpayers of the State more
than a million dollars, to have reduced
the bonded and warrant Indebtedness,
and the current expenses of the State
by large amounts All of these claims
are Intentionally misleading or wick
edly and maliciously false. He has had
no part in reducing the expenses of
State government, nor in the pay
ment of former Indebtedness that has
been extinguished.
a. He has not hesitated, in order to
h foo fn r,1a
in the attitude of defaulter in the
payment of its just obligations.
To illustrate: He vetoed an appro-
priation to pay the States part of the
fire protection cost in North Idaho, in
the face of a positive statute pledging
the State to bear its just share of these
expenses.
5. In his veto messages he has
shown the densest ignorance of the
business obligations of the State; or
has attempted to justify his position
by glaringly incorrect or false state
ments.
He incorrectly stated in vetoing a
claim for predatory animal bounties
that the supreme court has held the
law authorizing such bounties uncon-
This was and is not true.
In vetoing a bill to reimburse Mos
COW bank for money advanced for
improvement purposes,
when the administration building had
been destroyed by fire, he stated that
the supreme court had denied the val
Idity of the claim, wholly ignoring the
fact that with all the facts presented
TO the court, that tribunal h
proved this claim, and had given the
bank recommendary judgment.
6. "Spoils of Office" has always
meant more to him than efficiency in
office and he has never hesitated to
play cheap politics at the expense o.
he public service.
Prior to election, he openly bid for
Republican and Progressive support
on non-partisan grounds, but in prac-
tice he has never failed to demand
that all appointees should first of all
be good Democrats. He has carried
lis hunt for places with which to re-
ward his supporters to the humbles,
and clerks in all the
offices under his control. He has
)een willing to trade State and de-
)artmental favors with other officers
or minor places in the public service.
The Huston loan is an instance of this
'orm of politica! hi amer liz vote
@ dismiss Hehar c. Hale as an en-
)loye of the land board later admit
ing that Hale was one of the most
capable, accommodating and upright
employees the State has ever had, and
hat his own action was based Oh The
lope of securing political advantage
)y reducing the efficiency of State
under Republican con-
rol.
z. He flagrantly disregards the
avs. which he has sworn to uphold
md enforce, for personal or political
ldvantage.
He ignored the plain provisions OF
he law referring to promotion OF Of !
icers of the National Guard in order
o place in high position one of his |
'olitical favorites (then adjutant gen.
ral.) This favorite in actual service !
las proven so weak and inefficient
hat his elimination for the good OF |
he service is being sought by the
federal authorities under whom the |
daho regiment is now serving. His |
ction in this regard was SO distaste- |
ul to the war department that he |
e guided by the same motives that |
avo hoan fha rnainsnrinp of action in