The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-02-17
NOT pEss1M1sM, BUT FAIR WARNING
(BlackfOOt News, kepubhcan.


The legislature is warn that its OF life is more .h
hH RIM and the things for which il elected are tota
unaccomplished go A., ;e;o;o,cv
h aa hrnk of the national administration swore to nave
both revenge and efficiency for change they anha, p
Democratic party in order to get TINS chahge ' IL
pubcan legislature the result 1t ism t. as some may o
dream splendid tribute to the personality OF 'he p
legislators it's the peoples faith in the Republican party
without regard individual standing -,
The Renublican party responsible IL has pedged 70
change the conditions that existed both in the nation ana
in the state Nationally looks they would make gooo
with epochal brancy and fidelity For ldaho there no
such warrant up the present tmethe promise is almost
exaclv the oppo Relief from burdensome taxation is inc
universal cry The Republican party has pledged TINS re-
lief; every candidate personally or inerentay mas
teed this program 1t to personal honor hrs ana u
maey to the Republican party, the final guarantor OF
honest good faith 7.
is time to quit quarreng petty things and make tha
one esove will reduce state expenditures! unt tha
resolve made Legislature only sowing the seed OF hu
initiation contemplate deserved defeat at the next election
The News ism say just where the cut should
be made that duty the privilege the people have gwen
to the Legislators themselves They are good men, caaoa
men, all they need is to get steady on the right track
few suggestions however might tell what many OF the
people are thinking It would well to cut off the state
department agriculture; is needless duplication OF the
work being better done through the state university Also
has university president who should be capable OF
directing larger educational and agricultural college pole
ies school superintendent who ought to be able
do all the routine work of the smaller schools 1t is rather
worse than needless duplication to have anomalous com
of education perhaps the highest salary in Idaho
usurp the functions of these two officers and build up
political machine with Unsuitable hunger for both money
and power The state has immigration department. but
appropriaes funds to support it except to one high
salary The could get immigrants under present
tona conditions if it did spend large for such work
wouldn't keep if did get them-except in the quiet
grave after they had given the overax struggle in despair
The public utilities commission of the highest priced
extravagance of IDAHO ovng of such questionable value
that it, too might be eliminated and let the courts be
cred to handle at 1.-THE Of the present expense the matters
that really worth while If Federal Judge Lands IN Chi
cago adudcate baseball surely Idaho court adj
just plain business affairs.
The highways have absolutely failed to up to what
promised in their the federal funds have not
in not 10 per of what Estimated due to
idaho the program the state has adopedand Idaho her
self pays exactly her proportion of all this federal money
however much little ii may be- We taking money out
of pocket Juggling it in hands in the dusty road and
losing part of it in transferring it to the other pocket This
road might better wait clothing and food and fuel
to make the state comfortable Maybe the legislators
of the matters exactly this waybut fact ins
putabe that the hump of expenditures is ntoerabe
der present financial conditions and they make the
The people in deadly earnest they gave to the present
Legislature their utemos good athbut the strongest love
spurned deed turns to The ercest hate Idaho years
from now is depending on the present legislature
IN THE OPEN
The end of secret government is foreshadowed in the