The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-10-27


sire to cast aside all prejudice and
prompted by an intelligent effor. to Sc
cure the best applicant for the Office at
issue-then, and then only, is ne en-
titled to hope for some relief from
excessive taxation.
In Lemhi county the really impor-
tant offices as far as their effect up
on expenses and taxation are concern
ed are the three County Commission
ers; the County Auditor, who in real
ity is q fourth, but not the least am
portant member of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners; the Senator and
Representative of the coming legls-
lature; and the Judge of the District
Court. The Republicans are the
present holders of all of these Offices
and, judging from the results obtain
ed during the past two years there
can be but little expected from
continuance of their occupancy.
The democrats have for the consid-
GRAFTON Of the voters a group of IN
dividuals who are fully determined
to stop the orgie of spending Of pub
lie money if they only be honored by
an election to these money-spending
offices.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
A great many voters think that the
important function of member OF
the Legislature is to get his name
upon some bill no matter how foolish
or unnecessary it may be. Most OF
the men elected believe he same
thing, so that the statute book is
cluttered up with a multiplicity of
laws so that when the law abiding
citizen attempts to keep one law he
Is very liable to violate another.
What we need is fewer instead of
more laws, and the coming iegisla-
ture, if it vail organize itself into a
body of repealers, what a blessing
hey would confer. However, the inn
portant function of the state legisla-
ture is the making of appropriations.
Here is where your state taxes orig
nate. The Republicans blandly tell
as that is impossible to reduce state
expenses, while the democrats state
hat they believe that they can. The
no doubt believe that
hey have enough unredeemed prom
ses left over from the last election
o run them through this campaign,
o are depending upon :he Republican
majority and the utter damphoolish-
ess of the average voter to continue
hem in office. The results on No
ember 7 will prove conclusively
ihether or not the people are as
eeble- minded as they think. The
party respectfully offers
he following candidates for these
nportant offices:
STATE SENATOR
The Democratic candidate is Albert
Amonson, native of Lemhi coun-
Z, having been deposited by Doctor
.ork at Salmon city some forty odd
ears ago. As young man he ex-
bited an inclination to be active in
,lities, but after sundry and divers
tempts had been squelched by some
d warhorse in the county conven-
On arising in his seat and with
awning a sheaf of proxies from his
stol pocket and shifting the embryo
Dlitician over the head he finally con-
lded that discretion was the better
lrt of valor. He is now presented
his friends who fully realize that
is not of the pink-tea, hand-shak-
<, red-Gquor hosting variety, but
Their hard-boiled discerning in
vidual capable of seeing the niger
the wood pile wherever said niger
: said wood-pile happens to be To-
ted, whether in Boise or elsewhere.
o, he is not lawyer. Not that we
'ject to the lawyer per Sc, for like
o doctor and the undertaken, he is
necessary evil, but we will try and |
ct along without his services just |
long as possible. Besides Lenhi |
,unty has had u lawyer senator dur
,g the past eight years and II any
ne can think of anything he did for
emhi county we will all give three
ousing cheers. Amonson is mer-
nant and as dependable as the Stet-
On hat that he sells; man who
always willing to invest his money
/ any meritorious local enterprise
nd when, as sometimes happens, it
'roves to be bloomer, he pockets
is loss without any accompanying
queals. He has consistently fought
hams and double crossers and as
consequence has venomous enemies
Who will not hesitate to stoop to any
hing in order to accomplish his de-
eat. However, If the voters of Lem
ii county really wish mans man MS
heir representative in the senate If
he coming legislature they should
avail themselves of this opportunity
10 vote for Albert c. Amonson.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Owen Swift is the democratic can
tidate and has accepted the nomina-
ton for this important office with Il
great deal of reluctance. II he is de
feated he will surely take his licking
III fa.ylkr a..1 10 h. i. l., Al