The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-10
M. A. KICER REPLIES
TO EDITOR'SLETTER
Would Retail Powder,
Build Hospitals and
Plant Some
Timber

The letter published below, is in
reply to an inquiry from the editor
Of The Republican addressed to Mr.
Kiger asking him to explain fully
what he meant in an announcement
he made about what he would do il
he were governor of Idaho. A copy
of our communication to him was
published about ten days ago.
AS you read his letter, see how ii
impresses you. See if it has the ring
of sincerity. Does it sound like a
big man dealing with important mat
ters? Is he picking out spots for
class legislation and administration
or is he dealing with fundamentals
that have been overlooked and neg
lected. When he talks of enforcing
car law that has been in operation
good while, does it sound like get
ting action on a real remedy or is it
merely prodding the railroads to see
if they can get little swifter action
on the limited number of cars there
are in the world!
When he speaks of retailing
powder to settlers in the north
woods, does that seem like sound
business or is it mere rafting around
like boy with a stick-horse! Do
the settlers up in his country want
to go to the stores for other things
and then hunt up some state dis
pensary to get powder for stumps?
Could you start store and specialize
on butter and sell it cheaper than the
merchant who was making a little
money selling hundred other things
between his butter sales? Really,
doesn't Mr.. Kiger's powder scheme
remind you of little Jeff's bluff about
eating hundred oyster shells the
other day?
Read Mr.. Kiger's letter and try to
view it fairly to him and to all of
us and ask yourself if you want a
chief executive who will look over
all the varied industries and re-
sources of the state and then engage
the machinery of the state. in dealing
with pop-shots. Do you feel hon
ored to have man think that you
want a governor of that caliber? One
who would rob Peter in an expert
ment to see if he could pay Paul?
Why should not the merchants up in
the stump country go on selling
powder? Don't they pay a dozen
kinds of taxes? And If it is best to
apply Socialism to powder sales isn't
it equally desirable to have the state
government handle the butter and
eggs?
The editor of this little sheet
thinks it is up to Mr.. Kiger to prove
that he is not Socialist looking for
ward to the day when Idaho can be
Sovietized as Russia is. Or If he
isn't tainted with Socialism we think
he owes the people of Bingham
county an apology for going before
them with such petty propositions.
We wish our readers would write
us telling what they think of Mr..
Kieger as a chief executive.
The Kiger Letter
Mr.. Byrd Trego, Blackfoot, Idaho.
Dear Sir.-I am in receipt of your
letter of inquiry of the LIST inst. and
have read the same and beg to say
that l very much appreciate your
interest in the statements which II
had made.
Car Shortage. The matter l had
in. mind was of course the shortage
relating to crops and you are refer
red to section of article II of the
Constitution of the state of Idaho
and section 2412 Of the Compiled
Statutes and if these were enforced
it seems to me that the situation
might at least be improved, and If
this is found to beinsufficient then
the legislature might pass even more
stringent laws relating to the mat
ter.
Emergency Hospitals. In my opin-
ion should be available to those who
are not financially able to pay the
expense of an operation and they
might be located in localities where
it would render the state the most
service, the legislature could fix the
rules determining who might be eli
gible, but it should be confined to on
Iy those who could not find the means
to pay this expense in other hos
)itals.
Fish and Game. Since the sports
men Of the state pay the bill I would |
It least consult them as to their wish
IS in the matter, but If system
,nuId ho odoptnd fhot would o1troi