The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Will some spell binder kindly explain
how the 81 per cent increase in build
ihg improvements In the Northwest
this year is due 10 the European war;
How can there be any 10Y Ia the
camp this year when there is no way
to credit the 5000, O0O,O 600 gain IN
bank resources to Republican pro
tective taritf2
\ great English statesman once said
There Is nothing So conservative AS
progress In other words, the tree
that doeSn'LprOw dies; the stream that
doesn't How dries up; the man who
doesn't 20 forward falls behind, LET
well enough alone, says the mosSback
orstandpatter, moi realizing that "well
enough" never remains well enough
II tits wholly let alone The individual,
the county, or the state that Is not
progressing IL falling behind.
John Bull, the British Rip Van Win
though musSed mp seems TO have some
lighting qualities left Several times
lately the Germans have felt ms war.
like thrust, and have been driven In a
panic before him Up until very re.
cent date the German warriors have
been laughing al Johns sorry efforts
County Treasurer George W. Meitt'
Ter will not seek again the ONCE IN
now holds. IL IA Ills purpose to en-
gage In other work. 1t Is said o
Neither that he could have his pre-
sent Office Just as long as he wanted
IL II he would give the word II,
has been an efficient public servant
bringing to the discharge Of his trus
the same fectltude OF purpose anI
clear understanding that have mark
cd all his acts, both IN public anC
private life. Ii used to he the ties
applied by Thomas Jefferson that
public officer should he honest
efficient and faithful to the constitu
ton, and tn's test Is fully met II
tue retiring democratic treasurer q
Lemhi county.
State Treasurer Eagleson, plncl
hitter put TO the tat ~hen O. V
Allen vent 10 pieces, was Salmo
visitor last Saturday evening". Eagle
son has done we'll In the position /
which he Was called, but IL Is sal
the bosses NJ his party have marke
him tn walk the plank along wit
all the rest Of the present repuhlica
otficeholders In the interest OF Oh
new deal For this reason II NIGH
be for the best interest Of the part
10 let out Peterson from the al
torney Generals office, Huston troi
the ONCE of State Auditor and pei
haps Barker from the ofice Of Se,
retaTy OF State, but only panic 1
the party would suggest the turnin
down Of EAgleson, ~ho has made
capable aud faithful officer
sAE hN HF@hfNf1 hN"EA AAtA wv NV
printed on the poorest quality {
stock ever used Toy hen before, an
yet as The Recorder knows from II
own expense account the cast ~ ju,
about double what IL should be. Mar
ufactureFs say tile var "a Europe hl
played tie mischief attn their bus
ness and sent the price Of chen,ica
SKY high. Furthermore they eon,eu
that the export of pulp Is prohibit.
In Canada. II would seem that lac
of chemicals might cause the man
factuTer b. turn out paper little c
color but not of quality too, as u
paper nov is. As Ia the prohiOltiC
of pulp exports from Csnada that
all 0osh, for we have a. the pulp v
require right here in the Units
States Congress should lose no tin
in making an investigate OF the p
per business and the extorGion pl
upon publishers under the preteKt I
the war