Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-28
WAITING FOR
PLUMS TO DROP
Democrats Will Make Appointments
To a Hundred Public Offices
January LIST
THE FUNDS ARE RUNNING LOW
Strict Economy Must Be Practiced
During December

There can be over 100 public posi-
tions vacated and made available for
deserving democrats in Idaho if the
democratic plum tree is subjected
to severe enough "shake-up" to
rob it of all its fruit when the new
administration takes over the state
house in January. Successful state
officials-elect are already being be-
seiged by APPLICANTS for the numerous
appointive jobs, who seem to be en-
couraged by the campaign promises
of "clean sweep" to be made in.
the state house.
There can be changes in the land
department, the state auditors office,
the secretary of states office, the
attorney generals office, the board
of health and the public utilities COM
mission. The game warden, the di-
rector of the state farm markets
bureau, the bank commissioner, the
state veterinarian, the adjutant gene
raj, the state engineer, the highway
engineer and the horticultural inspec-'
tor are all appointees of the govern
or and but few if any changes are
expected in those departments. The
mine inspector. the state treasurer
and the superintendent of public in
struction are republicans, and jobs
now held in those departments are
considered reasonably safe.
Many State Boards.
The state board of education, in
Guiding the agricultural extension
department, are out of politics, and
no changes can be made there as
result of the recent election.
Neither can heads of state educa-
tional institutions be changed by the
democrats, as all are appointed by
the state board of education, and it
was taken out of politics four years
ago.
The democrats will name the next
warden of the state penitentiary, the
secretary of the state board of
health the register of the land de-
partment, the land commissioner, a
member of the public utilities COM
diers' home and the state sanitary
Inspector All of those positions
pay good salaries and will be much
sought after by the Bourbons.
Funds to meet the current ex-
penses of state government are run
ming decidedly low, according to re-
ports emanating from the state house
at Boise, and some of the officials,
commissioners and departments will
fully realize the meaning of the word
economy if, for the remainder of
their present terms, they keep within
the limit Of last legislative appro-
priations.
1t is said that a few will have
a surplus to turn back into the gen.
eral fund. So far as could be as
certained there is no fund complete
ly exhausted, or there was none
when the balance was taken from
the records October 1. Since that
time these balances have been re
duced. Careful economy will have
to be practiced for the Legislature
has repeatedly frowned down OF
deficiencies. That body has threat
ened to hold up deficiency bills be
fore. In fact during the last ses
sion the senate voted down the de
ficiency bill, but it later reconsid
cred and passed it.
Balances on Hand.
Balances in the funds of legisla
tive appropriations for elective of
fices as shown by the auditors state
ment on October 1, follow:
Governor ...-........--....-............. $2915.4
Treasurer -..........-................-... 453O.1
Audltor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~
Attorney general -..----------.--.-.- 68S7.5
Secretary of state .-..-...-....... 3345.0
For some of the appointive offiC