The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-26
PICKETT ISSUES
STRONG STATEMENT
is SEEKING THE NOMINATION OF
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF
LATAH COUNTY
States Plainly His Views ON the
Duties of PrOsecut0r-Is Highly
Regarded in State

Seeking political preferment in the
republican primaries on September
on the stand of unflinching duty in
enforcing all the laws of the state,
George G. Pickett, the pioneer attor-
ney and lifelong republican, has is
sued a strong statement of his posi-
ton should he receive the republican
nomination for prosecuting attorney
of Latah county and is elected. Mr..
Pickett is regarded as one of the
Z, brightest members of the Idaho bar
and is highly regarded throughout the
state by the legal profession. His
statement follows:
81 have been resident and have
been engaged in the practice of law
in Moscow since March, 1891. I have
supported the Republican principles
unfalteringly during all these years,
and as a Republican, seek the nomi-
nation for county attorney of Latah
county.
"In this contest for the primary
nomination, l shall not use any mud
| singing, unfair means or corrupt
practice towards my opponent, but
merely ask the voters of this county
to give consideration to my candidacy.
eff nominated and elected I shall
proceed to fulfill the duties of the
office without fear or favor, without
Iregard to creed or color, social or
political standing or party affiliations.
Where prosecutions are necessary
and right they will be carried on to
the fullest extent. Prosecutions
should not be allowed to find favor in
the office of the county attorney at
any, time nor under any circumstances
and in this respect / most heartily
endorse the remarks of the chief
Justice of our supreme court, Justice
Sullivan, made to the newly admitted
students to the supreme court, at
Lewiston, in June last:
:" The primary duty of the lawyer
engaged in public prosecutions is not
to convict at any cost, but to see that
Justice is done The suppression of
facts or the secreting of witnesses
capable of establishing the innocence
of the accused, is most reprehensible
and criminal
II am a firm believer in the idea
that public moneys expended by the
public officials, when there is no
necessary, pressing or urgent reasons
for such expenditures, although the
laws of our state allow and legalize
such output, is as great crime and
as great disregard for the public
financial welfare as the expenditure
of the public moneys where there is
no law or legal right to do SO.
s'My ideas are that all business
transacted by officers for state, coun
ty or municipal purposes should be
handled with the same care and con-
sideration that one would handle his
own personal financial or property in
terests.
II am opposed to the settlement of
family rows or domestic infelicities in
the county attorneys office, at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers.
Il am opposed to the making of
arrests, at the expense of the county,
where there is not sufficient evidence
to justify conviction.
81 believe in the strictest enforce
ment of the laws of our state, civil
and criminal, SO long as they are on
our statute books; if they are not
good laws or are obnoxious to the
welfare of a majority of our citizen
then apply to the legislative
of the government and
have them repealed or amended.
II am a firm believer that if we
are going to solve the high tax ques-
ton, that every state, county and !
officer should begin at his |
own individual office desk to curtail I
the expenses of his department to the
consistent with the actual
necessary public needs. All luxuries
and several of the lazy mans con-
yeDiences should be dispensed with
and absolutely cut out, in the trans
action of the public's business"