Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-28
$4,000 TO COLLECT $1450OO STOLEN MONEY FOR THE
STATE OF IDAHO.


into revealed shortage of nearly $145000 Allen and Cole
man his deputy penned and still serving time Others
connected and concerned luckily escaped the meses OF the
Has the state recovered the money yet do you ask 1t
has not in whoe Furthermore it stands in good chances OF
losing $4,000 This would queer when is
planned that the $4,000 is for attorney fees in collecting the
100000
The has had attorney Attorney General Peterson
Peterson is allowed deputies and help One T. c. Coffin
engaged to assist Peterson Coffin and Peterson alleged
to have performed partnership for the practice of law at
Pocateo While employed assistant states attorney
Coffin worked the against surety company, which
bonded Allen He prepared the and then resigned and
was tried. The state getting Judgment
Later Coffin stepped in Claim the 81 900 attorney fee
he had resigned of course and in the light of this acted
special attorney for the state AS assistant states attorney he
would only have been paid $3.50 per month while preparing the
and paid this amount and then asks for the balance for
trying the
He evidently proposes get for recently when the
surety company offered to the Judgment Coffin prevented
the payment of the into the state treasury and Judge
Mccarthy of the District Court of Ada County granting
poray restraining ORDER to restrain the payment of the udg
ment to the state depository board Later this order
vacated and the money ordered paid into the treasury
but requiring the amount of Cofs claim to be put
in special fund to await further orders of the court
Thus is the treasury mulced of $4,000 in the guise of
being lawful for procuring $145000 that taken unawfuy
thus
The state under the spell of evangelical politics. has
been reyed and pundeed and slaughtered and cruced
many and strange but the sort that has been
raed under color of law and for which there penal reps
is nvidous and repulsive than that for which O. v
Allen and M Coleman wearing prison stripes We refer
here not to any particular form instance cupdy and
piracy but to long reign Of raffickng in law policy in
Offices IN official favor exploitation of the public re-
sources 1t has all been done in the of righteousness
morality and some of the deepest dyed culp loudest
IN asserting their virtue and superiority and stand
highest IN public favor by of their preachmen
The Tribune takes however and feels assured that
some of the political hghbnders and gunner have been re-
tired and repudiaed others will be the November des and
lew are behind the and convinced that prohb
ton agitation has distracted the attention the public that
such rotenness has crept and that issue being out
way reform will be renstated
The Tribune doubtless right the extent of it's views
There however this aspect note Peterson who has been
particularly useless in his office and who has had his share
IN THIS aalr has been very active chiefly opposing Governor
and throwing obstacles in his way His plays for
the interest OF Republican politics in endeavorng humae
and be1tte Governor Alexander have shown extraordinary
energy and ability The republican forces of the state
appauded and approved If he had exerted himself as eff
GENTLY and theoretically to his official duties he would have
OF wonderful service to the state and the Coffin affair
would not have TRANSFERRED
Governor Alexander first in heading off Coffin and
forcing him to these last efforts The republican
OF the state indicates interest in clearing up the state hous
The rascas have received rebuke There no intention
touch on the affair 1t only of series of rotten deals
IN the state And the campaign about waged is SOLELY
for the purpose of defeating Alexander all costs These
facts are clear and reasonable Election Davis this fall
will serve approval of such reekngs and stencil in
the state house. Wv ''oo IL
Such affairs that in which Coffin concerned arc not
few. The state has always been bed by eecbas of M -
can state machine. They have formed little onnoSt ~
their loong In the past and when they meet oppost;on t
boldly their spois does Coffin The republican
has declared policy to clean house. for he
In office and loong part of the gang in control of
politics. The issue of prohibition does not enter 70 dt
The issue this fall should be Prohibition of corrunton
the rascals out, do not keep them in ~
HUGHES WOULD REPEAL EVERYTHING
In speech at Milwaukee, Wis, last week CANDIDATE.