Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-18
NOT pESSIMISM BUT
FAIR WARNING

The legislature is warned that its
span OF life In more than half run;
and the things for which it was elect
ed are totally unaccomplished.
The people. sick unto death Of the
waste the lneniciency. the official
bunk of the national administration,
swore to have both revenge and eff
cheney for a change; they annihilated
tho Democratic party in order to get
this change land the Republican
legislature is the result 1t isn't as
some may fondly dream, splendid
tribute. TO the personality of the pres
ent legislators; it's the peoples faith
In the Republican party without re-
gard to Individual standing.
The Republican party is RESPONSE
BILE. II has pledged TO change the con-
ditions that have existed both in the
nation and in the state Nationally,
II looks like they would make good
with epochal brilliancy and fidelity
For Idaho there Is no such warrant
M to the present time the promise
is almost exactly the opposite. Re
lief from burdensome taxation is the
universal cry. The Republican party
has pledged this relief every candi-
date, personally or theoretically; has
guaranteed this program. II Is up
TO personal honor first, and ultimately
TO the Republican party. as the final
guarantor OF honest good faith.
The only way to reduce taxes is to
spond less money II is time to quit
ouarrcling over petty things and make
this one resolve; WE WILL reduce
our state expenditures! Until that
resolve is made the Legislature is only
sowing the seed OF humilating, con-
temptlble, deserved defeat at the next
election.
The News isn't the one TO say just
whore the cut should he made; that
IS the duty the privilege the people
have given 10 the legislators them
solves They arc good men capable
men: all they need is TO get steady
on the right track
few suggestions however. might
toll what many Of the people are think F.
ing II would seem well to cut of the
state department Of agriculture; II Is
"A needless duplication Of the work /
heinc hotter done through the state /
university. Also. the state has
university president who should be
capable Of directing the larger educu- |
tlonal and agricultural college poll |
clcs and safe school superintendent |
who ought 10 be able 10 do all the rou
tine work ~ the smaller schools II is 4
rather worse than needless duplica-
ton 10 have an anomalous commiss-
Toner ~ education ut pcrhans the /
highest salary I'm Idah to usurp the |
functions Of these two officers and /
build up n political machine with nm
Unsuitable hunger for both money and
mower The state has an Immigration
ienartment Int appropriates no funds
support II except 10 pay one high
salary The state could get no imi-
grants under present national con-
iitons. n II did spend large sums for
'uch work: Il wouldn't keen them ~
Z did got them -except IN the quiet
-rnve after they had given M the
'vertaN struggle i'm despair.
The public utilities commission ono
y tho highest priced extravo On nces
n Idaho. Il proving Of such question
ME value that II too might he eli
minated and let the courts he ON
lowered 10 handle 1T p tithe Of tho
present expense. thu matters that are
eollv worth while " Federal Judge
@ndis in Chicago can adudiciate
~ sebal surely an Idaho court can
'd'nst plain business affairs
The highways have absolutely failed
o come IN to what was promised in
heir name; the federal funds have
mt come in not even 10 per cent Of
What was ESTIMATED" as due 10 Idaho
IN the program the state has adopted
md Idaho herself paws exactly her
proportion Of all this federal money
'owever much or little il NAV be. We
re tAklng money out Of one pocket |
Juggling II in our hands in the dusty
cad. and losing part OF il i'm franc
erring it to the other poc,set ,rhis ,
"ah program might better wait on
lothins and food and fuel mako
ne state comfortable. Mavbe tho ,
legislators won't see any OF the mat ,
ers exactly this way-but one fart ,e
ndisputablc. that the lump sum Of
expenditures Is intolerable under nres-
mt financial conditions. and thew must
make the cut. The people are in dead
earnest; they gave to the nroso,t |
egislature their uttermost good fait,,
-out the strongest love spurned or
enied turns TO the herciest hate. I
paho two years from now Is DEPEND Z
ne on the present Legislature. .
-Blackfoot News, Republican.