The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-10-27
Candidates
On The Issues
Republican Meeting Held In Rathdrum
Monday Evening.

OF Twin Falls, candidate for re-
election on the republican ticket,
spoke at the Fraternal hall Monday
evening. M. ] Sweeley, republi-
can nominee for attorney general,
who was to have been present also
did not appear. Hon. c. L. Heit-
man, former state chairman, pre-
sided. County candidates in at
tendance we're X. S. Nelson, II. c.
Egbers, Geo. X. Evans, E. b.
Keller and A. O. Modlin. Each
of these gentlemen were introduce
ed and made short talks.
Congressman Smith covered
national and state issues, preced-
ing his discussion with few
words of advice about the import
ance Of the campaign and the duty
OF the people to vote at the
election Nov. 7 He urged the
need Of protective tariff and said
the Underwood tariff law enacted
by the democrats had put many
people out OF employment and
would have caused disaster if it
had not been for the prosperity
brought by the European war. lie
propounded the republican argu-
ment that this country is nov
prosperous because of the selling
abroad of immense supplies If
horses, automobiles, produce and
war munitions. He characterized
the democratic argument that
President Wilson had "kept Us
out of war, as ridiculous >
Speaking OF state matters, Mr..
Smith urged the election of the
republican state ticket aud crIti-
cised certain official acts Of Gov
ernor Alexander as detrimental 10
the state.
1t was pointed out 10y Mr.. Eebels
that the law makes provision for
fair distribution Of the County schUnl
tax To all the school districts of the
whole cpuuty, in such way that
every district geLs It's fair share of The
corporation taXtS; whereas special
school taxes are not distributed, hut
90 directly to the district IN which
the property taxed is located. Mr..
Egbers believes la the broad principle
that the public schools are for the
education OF all the children OF all
the schools, and for this reason the
ordinary expenses OF maintaining the
schools should be provided for by the
County school tax. as is intended hy
the spirit Of the law, aud special
school taxes should have to be levied
for special purposes only, such as
building, repairing, and furnishing.
Mr.. Nelson explained his views ON
the initiative aud referendum aud
advised caution iu regaId TO low per
centage of petitioners to initiate a
measure or hold upa new law, lest
the expense disgust the people
and cause detrimental reaction
against the principle. He spoke in
support of both proposed constitu-
Lional amendments now before the
people.
Mr. Modlin took issue with his
democratic opponent regarding
expenses OF running the surveyors
office, aud declared that with the
=, road territory now only one-thrd
Of what 1t was iu l0l3-14 he can run
the office efficiently for $1,000 year.
Il Although Idaho has producedS200, :
. 600, 900 from It's placer mines aud
millions more from It's lodges, its re
!, sources In phosphates "overshaduw
* all Others 10 TO H. in the opinion Vt
r. n. Bell. state nine inspector. The
states phosphate resources, thinks
Mr.. Bell, will total 10 billion tons
aud will ultimately become The saliva
=" tion of the United States agTicultur
" ally In IS townships $500, 900 tons
" Of high-grade phosphate were found
y by tn geological survey.