Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-01

In\ year Mr. Hays is confronted with only accusa
ton in his campaign for reelecon-thath he has per-
mtted his police department to do certain things that have
not met the approval of certain citizens since they became
interested in the office of mayor for themselves Others
The prime criticism is that he has suppressed Cases
have before the department that have not been
given the spotlight of publicity.
Unfortunate men, women and girls have been treated
as human beings instead of having been paraded Grim
mals they have been treated kindly instead of brtay
they have been helped up instead of being kicked down.
Mayor Hays pleads guilty and says that if he shall be
reelected he will continue the policy of dealing with
police and will endeavor to do than he
has in the past for unfortates while dealing firmly and
with all necessary vigor with extreme cases.
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= This paper has closely watched the operations of
Mayor Hays plan. 1t knows of the Details and
has become convinced that it is far better course than
the old system of indifference if not brutality
To toss every piece of errng humanity into the scrap
heap would create monster pile. To any part of it
from ultimate ruin is certainly most commendabe and
Chrstian-like act.
To emblazon in the public prints the ofenses of girls
and boys may be reshed by som but prefer system
under which these denied salacious reading while
homes saved from gnomny and the hearts of fathers
and mothers from additional woe.
IF errng wife, coming within the jurisdiction of the
police errng husband be shown the right path
and induced to take it in return for the extension of may
crafty cemency specifically authorized by law we are
confident right thinking people prefer it to disrupted
homes and neglected children to the seadulaton
Of overzealous police department. using it's power to
kick the weak and the helpless further into the pit of
shame and poverty.
We think if any who doubts the efficacy of Boise new
police system in dealing with offenders and especially
first offenders, will take the trouble to talk with Mrs
Barnes of the Salvation Army he will be convinced of its
righteousness and become advocate of it's continuation
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The only other question raised in this campaign is
nicpa ownership It is obvious it has been injected as
political expedency for there is plan for municipal
ownership. Instead have only proposal for the es-
absment of power plant which will sell power to the
city for private gain. That is not municipal ownership.
Municipal ownership is business question. 1t isl
something that cannot be disposed of in Today cam
pagn In fact it does not belong to campaigns for office
1t is too big for that Under existing law there proys
ion made for municipal ownership if the people want it,
but they should not permit anyone to confuse that subject
with the ambitions of office seekers the plans of out
sders whose only interest in Boise exploit its people
Mayor Hays in his address at the Pnney last night
made his position clear that subject He is for Boise
and if muni' "wnership good thing for Boise he
for it.
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During Mayor Hays short term he has been instru-
mental in stimulating the local real estate market in
starting that promises to solve the coal prob
lem and in performing other service outside the routine
of his office.