Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-10-19
CONNER EXPLODES
ALEXANDER'S CAMPAIGN
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priations were cut off. The state
was legally bound to pay these ana IL
fell to the Republicans to meet that
obligation.
you have heard our Democratic
friends tell you that they had TO spend
a lot of money on the war. Now the
only way the state of Idaho can spend
money is by appropriation by the
legislature. We did not enter the
war until after the legislature or 1917
had closed its work and the next leg
islature did not meet until after the
Armistice had been signed, so you
can draw your own conclusions as TO
that statement. However, after the
war there was a call for funds for
soldiers aid, health work, memorials
and other things which the people
wanted to do for the men who had
been in the service. This called for
an appropriation of $166,000.
1.-THE Gem Irrigation district called
for another appropriation. The DEM
ocatic legislature had appropriated
$4,000 to be loaned to the dis
trict to buy the state land. This act
was declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court and that money, like
the insurance money, was turned into
the General Fund to pay stenograph-
ers, buy stationery and meet running
expenses. 1t was necessary to do
somthing there so the state paid
$4,000 water tax, thus making the
district sound and the land board
sold the land under the law and got
$2S2,000 back in profit. A pretty
good deal 1 would say. The 1919
share of this $4,000 was $50, 500.
Now these seven items total ST.
307,500 and miscellaneous items of
smaller nature make up the balance
of the $2,400,000 of increased state
taxes. These items that l have ex,
planned show you exactly why it was
necessary to raise the tax levy when
the Republican administration came
in in 1919. The cabinet form of gov
eminent had nothing in the world
to do with it,
DEPRESSING for moment to answer
the talk that Idaho taxes are higher
than any neighboring state Captain
Conner showed that in Washington
the per capita state tax is S12.70,
Oregon S12.11, California $6.71, Ne
vada SIS. At and Idaho S6.13, indi-
eating that the state taxes in this
state are lower than in nearby states.
Taking up the cabinet form of gov
eminent Captain Conner showed that
this system is using less employees and
costing less money than the other
form.
"Under the Alexander administra-
ton there were boards and depart
ments in great numbers, independent
Of each other but often overlapping,
said Captain Conner.
By means of large chart Captain
Conner showed exactly what the cab
met form of government has done
He showed the departments in the
cabinet form and what they replaced
rs follows: 4
Department. of Agriculture-Re
placed three boards and six depart
nents. Costing only the salary of the
commissioner of agriculture and saw
pg the expense of all these boards
Ind departments. There were 10
employees. There are Is employees
low.
Department of Finance-Replaced
our departments and is headed By
he old state bank examiner. Merely a
,hange Of name.
Department of immigration, Labor
md Statistics-An office created by
he constitution and where no change
vas made.
Department of Law Enforcement
Replaced the fish and game, motor Ii
enses and Is other boards. The sec
etary of state was named to head
his department and it did not call for
ny additional salaries. Under this
cad came the state constabulary
Which is to be abolished by the plat
orms of both parties, and the athletic
commission, which does not cost the
Ak payers any money as it is operat-
d by Commission on tickets to box
lg matches and wrestling bouts.
Departent of Public Investment
his is simply the old office of regis
Or of the state land beard and now
andes the investment Of IA million
your money with only TWO more
erks than were used when only IL
lillions were handled.
Department of Public Welfare Il
eplaces the dairy food and sanitary h
spectors, three boards and three de-
d
Department of Public Works-Re- 4
aces the highway engineer, 2 boards y
ghway commission and custodian n
state capitol p
Department of Reclamation-Simply \:
g state engineer under another =
me. {:
Captain Conner then analysed tax "
ceipt given him by local citizen. B:
showed that only Is cents of each Z.
ate tax dollar goes to the state de- 81
commonly called the estate n
'use." The other So cents goes to Il
aintain schools, asylums, peniten- II
Try, ETC., which even Alexander adj E
It's can not be reduced. "a
You have heard that certain can IA
date is going to save you a million %
liars, by abolishing the cabinet &s
RIM of government" said CAPTAIN h
inner. Now the fact is that If he ES
'uld abolish every function of our y
tie government he could only save Is
u 15 cents out of each dollar or e
ur taxes that goes to the state. "
here Is he going to have the mil rs
n! 1t can't be done without cIoe