The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-05

of government last Tuesday. The campaign hard
fought by the papers.
THE EMPIRE is very glad to hear that DR.. Hanson
will for the School Board this spring take the
place made by the expiration of Dr. Suivan's
DR. Hanson is well qualified to act and is unqual
ifedy in favor of economical and careful admin
istraton of school affairs We might add that he op
posed to any further bond issues at present.
FIRE destroyed the Chatfee County Democrat COM
petey Wednesday morning of last week How it caught
is not known but the fire originated in small in
the of the Democrat Office Editor shepardson had
purchased the plant not long and had made consd
cradle Improvements in the Office and getting out
exceptionally good paper While he carried in
surance he will not rehabitate the plant and instead
will seek situation The editorial fraternity will sym
pathize with him in his personally feel that
the Chafee county democrats going to miss him lot
NOW it develops that Gov Sweet in as
Governor at few after midnight of the day
Gov shoups expired and hours ahead of
eral of the retiring Governors outrageous appointments
including that of the odous Pat Hamrock The matter
resolves itself into the deciding what should have
been decided long before when retiring Governors
term expires. 1t neat coup and evidently
pcioned by the opposition for they sent detectives to
watch the residences of the Supreme Court judges but
of them reported have gone to his Chambers in
the Capitol and administered the oath.
WE printing the Rockwell letter again this
week. not because we favor great deal of what he
but because he does mention the proposed income
method for reducing the burdens of the property tax
The income tax will not be panacea for all ills but
it will mitigate them and will also educate the people
the advantage of relying and land tax the sole
property to be taxed Every drifting closer
to the intelligent system and argument of value
can ever be advanced against income tax 1t is the
most flexible and equitable that be levied 1t is
based facts and not the guess work of a
less incompetent official Also it takes from those
who have money and does not impoverish the who
may property which the year past has
tally unproductive There is quite large kernel of
in Tho Mo cGxpall Daol
understand it.
DISPATCHES state that on April 4th Governor
Sweet telegram Hon. Edward j. Heating, editor
of Labor Washington D. C., asking him to to Den
and discuss the senatorial appointment with him.
Some think this indicates consideration the Govern
os part of rendering the appointment ExCongress
Heating While the western slope mind has been
directed to Ed T. Taylor the almost appointee
switch to Heating would be intensely satisfactory to
organized labor particularly and of Tayors friends
would mind retaining him right where he is in
we were given such man as Ed Heating. We read Ed
Keatng paper Labor every week with intense interest
and really believe he is of the most powerful pro
gressives in the entire country 1t Is notable that the
Governor SENDS FOR KEATING Most recommenda-
tons have been forced upon him. Every day in every
way growing satisfied with the profound
good judgment of Gov. Sweet
WE are in receipt of a letter from the D. & R. G. W.
R R. containing complete copy of Judge Symes letter
Gov. Sweet in which he does what he impress
the Governor that Receiver Young compelled under
ders of his keep the scabs the job whether
the people get service not He has not ilu
minated the situation to any remarkable extent The
strikers still out and do not to have nten
ton of going back Most of them have secured other
employment and more will the advances. 1t is
not material what the road does except that it is the
duty of Gov Sweet to compel service if he and if he
cannot, then let all know why he is unable to do
We miss if he does not make Receiver Young
toss around quite nervousy in the next few months One
thing is quite and that is that Judge Symes may
rule his head off and he cannot make scabs render
vice union take jobs under unfair conditions The
whole gamut of trials will be made and every effort
haused to avoid doing the right thing, but eventually
the Government will take and operate the railroads The
fact that they always have do when transportation
breaks down is enough point the logic of making
the system permanent.
ON first page print the letter addressed to
voters of this Congressional District announcing the
sire of Gunnson people to have James S. Ferris this
county considered candidate for Congress- should
the expected happen, and Congressman Taylor be ap
pointed to the Senate 1t is practically certain that
better qualified be found in the district There
many who will doubtless think that past to
the Democratic party and certain prominence given
them through other endorsements entitle them the
nomination. But among them all do not believe
there whose life work has been devoted
the sort of knowledge that qualities for Congressional
honors This district has always been ably
in Congress. There a time when it needed
able representation The other districts in the
state represented by republicans not necessarily
weak sisters because they republicans but essentially
lacking in those qualities that put states the map