Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19


The legislature warned that its span of life is
than half rum and the things for which elected
totally unaccomplished
The people, sick unto death of the waste the necency
the official bunk of the national administration to
have both revenge and efficiency for changes they ami
haed the Democratic party III order to get this change
and the Republican legislature the result 1t isn't as
some may fondy dream splendid tribute to the person
atty of the present legislators it the peoples faith in the
Republican party without regard to individual standing
The Republican party is responsible 1t has pledged
to change the conditions that have existed both in the
ton and in the state Nationally it looks they would
make good with epocha brilliancy and fidelity For Ida
no. there is such warrant up to the present methe
promise almost exactly the opposite Relief from bur
densome taxation is the universal cry. The Republican
party has pledged this relief every candidate personally
inferentaly has guaranteed this program 1t up to
personal honor first and ultimately the Republican
party, as the final guarantor Of honest good faith
The only way to reduce taxes to spend less money It'll
is time to quit quarreng petty things and make this
one resolye WE WILL reduce state expenditures!
Until that resolve is made the legislature is only sowing
the seed of humiaton contemplate deserved defeat at
the next election
The News isn't the to say just where the cut should
be made that the duty the privilege the people have
given to the legislators themselves They good
capable men; all they need is to get steady the right
track.
few suggestions however, might tell what many of
the people talking would well to cut off the
state department of agriculture it is needless dupica
ton OF the work being better done through the state
iversy. Also, the state has university president who
should be capable of directing the larger educational and
agricultural college policies and safe school superin
tendent who ought to be able to do all the routine work OIL
the smaller schools 1t is rather than needless
duplication to have anomalous commissioner of educa
ton at perhaps the highest salary in IDAHO to usp the
functions of these two officers and build up political ma
chine with Unsuitable hunger flor both money and1
power. The state has immigration department. butt
approprates funds to support it except to pay one
hghsaary. The state could get no immigrants underI
present national conditions if it did spend large sums for
such work; it wouldn't keep them if it did get thenex
cep the quiet grave after they had given up the
tax struggle in despair.
The public utilities commission Of the highest
priced extravagances of Idaho proving of such ques
tionable value that it, too might be eliminated and let the
courts be empowered to handle at 1.-THE of the present.
expenses the matters that really worth while I'll
Federal Judge Lands in Chicago adudicate baseball
surely Idaho court adjust plain business affairs
The highways have absolutely failed to up to what
was promised in their name the federal funds have not|
come ill., not 10 per cent of what estimated" as
due to Idaho on the program the state has
IdanO neTse pays eAacy her proportion OF all thS eC
eral money however much or little it may be- We are
taking money out of pocket Juggling it in hands
in the dusty road and losing part of in transferring it toll
the other pocket This road program might better wat
clothing and food and fuel to make the state comfort
able maybe the legislators won't any of the matters
exactly this way-but fact is ndispuabe that the
lump off expenditures is intolerable under present.
financial conditions, and they must make the cut The
people in deadly eanest they gave the present leg
slare their utermost good aithbut the strongest love
spurned deed turns to the fercest hate Idaho two
years from is depending the present legislature
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