The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-30
Editorial
The Prosecuting Attorney


All know, presumably, what county
They that prosecute defend in all actions in
which the people of his county party.
And they that he specific direction statutes
the legal adviser of the county commissioners
For both these sets of duties the office requires
the law and expert its practice long judicial temperament
for his duty merely convictions but justice
DONE
For both these of duties the office requires (f
of the people be served who corrupted
who will not to corrup whose energies devoted
urterng the peoples good gratifying his political
cal, professional ambitions
Let look dark side of the picture moment
Suppose that by evil chance the people elect county
attorney who versed in the law and who has
tanned no skill in the practice OF it.
Of what disadvantage positive harm such officer be
this county?
The security of life property may depend upon
whether the prosecuting attorney knows the law and knows how
present it.
business.
Lives may sacrificed property laid squandered
Ii the prosecuting attorney ignorant is be supposed that
will give county bad advperaps
of money stake.
The says attorney advise the
when they ask him to do
But the law goes farther than that supreme effort pro-
tect the property of the people.
The law that he attend and oppose all claims against
the county when he deems them unjust illegal
would be the business of the prosecuting attorney
to law
Now If the prosecuting attorney doesn't know what contrary
law the commissioners have upon their actions such check
the law intended to provide for the people
county attorney should be wfo by his record has DEM
onstrated that he knoo the laav and practice it,
Let us look yet darker picture.
Suppose by evil chance the people elect the office
prosecuting attorney who both corrupbe and corrupng
Here indeed is grave of affairs.
their and their future safety and prosperity
Out of their pockets they would i'll that be
rob then cheat them, them, disgrace them.
The office prosecuting attorney offers
to the corrupt
If he is associated with corrupt ignorant county commissioners
his power 0 harm the people is practically unlimited.
any violations the part of the commissioners
he has them barrel They dare not oppose OF his evil
Vaccinations for fear he will squeal on them.
In the history affairs such conditions haze been
knoaw to eriSt.
corruptng corrupbe county attorney
combinations with board of county commissioners and
the county OF thousands of dollars of the peoples money
He advise that illegal expenditures in fact legal
He approve Of expenditures which the peoples
money and destroy their government
He further and abet schemes whereby under the guise of i'm
proving the condition of the county business the people will be
expense equipment service which they do need
and which will be of no benefit to them
closely by commissioners and prosecuting attorney
related that all four are evil men the people will be perfectly power
prevent appopriaton of funds tes questionable pac
ices any other proceeding detrimental the peoples
i your business to know whether you voting for:
An attorney versed in law one ignorant of it.
An attorney honest paccng law given trickey
pois, and corruption
Besides the power evil would have cheat rob-
eay the people, prosecuting attorney has wonderful power to
ud up political machine
The present system doing county business makes possible
attorney who desires build such machine the people Will
e years in breaking pieces
There deal Of possible the prosecuting