The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-03-15
PARTY REDEEMS
PLATFORM PLEDGES.

The outstanding feature of the re.
publican state platform was it's de.
claration for economy in the conduct
of the business of the state. reduction
Of taxes and limiting the powers OF
tax-levying bodies Accepting the
platform as a whole and pledging
himself if elected to use his best ef-
forts to carry it out in every particu-
lar Governor c. c. Moore in his cam
paign for election placed the greatest
stress upon reduction of taxes and
economy in conducting the business
of the state This was the paramount
question, the one which meant imme-
date and direct financial relief to the
people of the state. Governor Moore
having been given vote of confd-
ence took up the question of tighten
ing the burden of the taxpayers with
an honest determination to bring
about substantial relief His message
to the legislature was a call to high
duty, call to cut appropriations to
the limit without impairing efficiency
of state institutions, and wherever
practical he urged elimination of APP
preparations altogether To place his
recommendations on workable basis |
he submitted budget which made
reduction of rs per cent in appropri-
atoms. The governor, and the ma
jority in both houses of the legisla-
ture as well, had been elected upon a
to his practical mind the thing to do
was to proceed at once to make good
the promise as speedily as possible.
However there We're those in the re-
publican majority who did not take
the same view of the party promise,
and who from the start undertook to
hold up the party pledge as a means ,
OF forcing the governor to accept
measure which the party had specific
ally rejected The scheme failed q
through veto by the governor which 6
viii ever stand as a testimonial to his n
courage, honesty of purpose and 10y ~
atty to his party and the people of the b
state. The injection of the direct pri-
mary greatly hampered the work of ii
the legislature and married record ii
that should have been one of the most u
in the history of the :,
state. But in spite of this handicap, lc,
the session closed with the economy p,
program as outlined by the governor in
in his message, and which was con- 'e
templated in the republican platform, -
practically accomplished 1t is true a
that in some cases the appropriations
we're cut without justification, due to tic
a petty spirit of retaliation wholly I'M lr'
worthy of members of the legislature. j.,
These include the elimination of pro- lie
'ision for the salary of the commits mi
iioner of education, a direct blow at TN
he school system OF the state and a 80
asting shame to the men responsible m,
or it; the cutting out of the allow lar
nee for an assistant attorney gen. of
raj to act as advisor for the state 70
Utilities commission. most import -,
mt position; and the reduction of the CHI,
alary of the state land commissioners ma
'hese and perhaps others simply AM
howed the small calibre of certain o n'
lembers of the Legislature But in q,
pite of distractions and petty poll 5
cs. Governor Moore finds upon ad- VIII
'urnment of the Legislature that the aol
economy program has been accom-
lished and in the course of an au- tho
iorized statement ne says: "
Our watch-word in the cam be
paign and in our messages to the ope
legislature emphasized economy. Pit
Our budget as presented to the to
Legislature, showed saving Of IS try
per cent over the appropriations of e
two years ago. Figures before me of I
today indicate that we have made eric
good on this economy program con
and show an actual saving to the the
people of Idaho of more than fixe
100000 in comparison with the troll
appropriations made for the past e.
biennium priC
"In addition TO this there is also her
saving Of 100000 made by elm Chi
mating the nine tenths of a mill fore
highway levy. This of course will e