The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-18

compensation be made in accordance
with the increased cost of living.
eve believe in the State of Idaho
adopting a budget system of finan-
ces and recommend the same to the
next Legislature of this State as a
safe and economical system of levy
ing and distributing the revenue
raised by taxation.
'sThe University of Idaho is show
! ing by it's growth and by the in
creased interest of the citizens Of
the State in its operation, that it is
performing we'll the functions for
which it is intended. We call to the
attention of the people of the state
that on account of the growth of the
student body attending the university
and on account of the economic value
of the University of the State, the
appropriations to be made by the
next Legislature should be made to
take careof its increased growth and
of the growing necessities of that in
stitution.
The safety of our State and the
welfare of it's citizens depends upon
the principles of Government faith
fully executed and carried out by
competent officers. We as repub-
lians, believe that our party is
party of principles rather than a
party of individuals. We believe that
the greatest and most important fun
elton of any party is to enunciate and
advocate such principles of govern
ment as will be onducive to the well
fare and prosperity of all of our
citizens. We therefore hold that it
is more important to the people of
the State of Idaho for the republican
ro7stxr IN onno11noo tic r,riy,o,rIoc o,,J
to announce it's theories of Govern
ment in it's platform through a con-
vention, than is the selection of GER
tain men for office in order to carry
out the party principles and the
party's theories of running our State
Government.
eve believe that the state of Idaho
has been run in an economical man.
ner during the past two years. At
the beginning of the present State
Administration there was found
depleted treasury and insufficient
funds with which to meet the current
expenses of the government during
the coming year. During four years
of democratic administration in our
state affairs, and in order to make
a pretense of lowering taxation the
laws of the State of Idaho were vio-
laCeQ ana an lnSuIIlc1onC amount QoV-
led as provided by the laws of the
State of Idaho in order to create
sinking fund for the purpose of
paying the bonded Indebtedness of
the State of Idaho. Sufficient funds
have been levied during the year
1919, and will be levied during the
year 1920, by our Republican State
Board of Equalization to put the
State of Idaho on cash basis and
obviate the necessity in the future
of issuing state certificates of in
debtedness in order to carry on the
functions of state Government.
eve condemn the methods of those
who are trying to make political cap |
ital out of the taxation question. We |
believe in levying only such taxation
as may be absolutely necessary to
carry on our State and County Gov
ernments in the manner provided by
law, and the expenditure of such tax
in the most economical man
ner. A careful comparison of the in
crease of taxes upon the properties
in Latah County will show to any un.
orejudiced person that taxation has
not increased at the same rate as