The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-22
We Commend Kiger

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Speaker Kiger is pretty good
scrapper, but he proves what we
said before, that he is of Socialistit
tendencies, or else he is Of small
breadth of thought, for no sooner
does he find that we disagree with
him than he jumps at the conclusion
that We have been bought off--the
Socialists and that kind of agitators
are effusive with that kind OF rea-
soning. He speaks Of our having
been the recipient of considerable IA
vors from the powers that are now
holding the reins. Z
The "Kept Press" Again
Mr.. Kiger must have guessed at
that, for this paper exercises the
privilege of free lance to criticise
all administrations and all officials.
During the present administration it
has gone after some of them without
mercy, and is going after some more
of them. On the occasion of the
Lincoln day banquet last month, a
dozen publishers of some of the
stronger papers in the state sat
down together and looked over the
list to see who was getting the state
printing patronage. Some of the
Republican papers were getting two
or three thousand dollars worth
apiece in year, and others of rec
ognized influence. were receiving two
or three hundred. Some of the Dem
ocratic papers were getting treated
about the same, and one very Dem
ocratic firm at Lewiston had re-
ceived some seven or eight thousand.
The Idaho Republican had received
1887 worth in twelve months, and
Mr.. Kiger calls that considerable
favors." We quite agree with him
in view of the fact that we did COM
mercial printing for it at the same
rates We charge other people for sim
liar work, so we earned every cent
of it, and we have not reproached
anyone ON account of not receiving
more of the same kind of favors.
Dividing the Spells.
The dozen editors did suggest to
the head of the supply department
that the printing be more nearly
equalized if it were practical to do
it, and also suggested taking a CEN
sus of equipment in each printing
house so they could avoid the losses
of time and money incident to send
ing jobs out promiscuously to shops
that could not very well handle
them. For example, one shop has
presses up to certain size, and re-
ceives orders for jobs that are too
large for it's presses, and some 9TH
err shop having no perforating ma
chimes receives work that requires
perforating and punching. Having
all these things tabulated as we sug-
gested would save losses for all con-
cerned, and our recommendations |
were gratefully adopted but never
acted upon.
A One-Sided Road
Mr.. Kiger suggests that we ring |
up our mutual friend, Peter G. John
ston to see what kind of legislator
Kiger has been. 1t isn't necessary
always had deuce of a
time to get anything thru the legis-
lature for southern Idaho if it cost
any more money. Kiger would OBJ
ject. He would do more than that,
he would howl. When we wanted
state aid some years ago to build
road thru the Fort Hall
sand, Kiger was determined to cut it
down half. We have never found
out whether Kiger wanted to make
that road half way thru the sand
or build it all the way thru and
have it only wide enough for the
wheels on one side of vehicle to run
on it. That would make jitney
veer (mariner's phrase for sidestep).
s.a Very Good Reading.
Mr.. Kiger's letter ought to be very
to our readers. Especial
y to those who know Trego's reputa-
lion for getting bull-headed whenev-
or anyone goes to telling him what
10 say in his paper. He makes
very good suggestion when he advis-
Is Trego to get out of Bingham coun-
" and find out something about the
'est of the state-north Idaho. He
IS sure we do not properly appreci-
ate the stumps of the north, and he
will likely be up stump with his
,wn local merchants when he starts
he state powder houses just to save
he farmers paying the legitimate
profit that a merchant makes when II