The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-12-26
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

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Why / ann oppcsed to the foliowin,
bills
Why | am opposed to the bill Il
permit religious instruction either il
or out OF public schools on schoo
time. This bill is to be presented t.
the legislature in hopes that it vii
become law in 1925.
|. Why ! am opposed to this bill
is because it is sponsored by heads
of modern religion. who know they
have utterly failed in holding together
their congregation and now find them
selves preaching to empty pews. and
now ara trying to throw themselves
on to the public for support.
In the past it has always been
supported by free will offerings.
ii. Sheppard Towncr maternity
act. This bill is supposed to help
the expected mother. 1t certainly does
not in any way help the expected
mother, and this bill is blind-folded
in its name and a heather would not
vote for it when the bill is explained
The people of Idaho who pay taxes
in order to live in this state will
have to petition congress, as citizens
of the United States and of the state
of Idaho and see if people are not
trying to pass bills through our lcgis-
lature and see If constitutional rights
have not been infringed and violated
and are attempting to appropriate
our public money therln, and that il
constitutes deprivation and taking o.
the plaintiffs property with out due
process Of law, contrary to the amend
ment of the constitution of the United
States, and is, therefore, null and void |
Wherefore the plaintiffs prays that
said bill or bills be declared uncon-
stitutional and void, and that the de- |
PENDANTS and assistants. agents and |
servants be cnjoincd and restrained |
from action or proceeding under the |
alleged authority of said oct to carry |
its provisions into effect, or to ex-
pend the public money for the pur-
pose"
Or otherwise lets petition the Unit
ed States to take the state of Idaho
back as a territory for a period OF
ninety nine years, as we have utterly
failed in the past to cleo. -tate off,
Gals who will make laws to bene6,
tho people who support the state, "the
tax payers" but instead supports the
non-tax payers and grafters.
What call the non-tax payers and
yrafters are those who try to repre-
sent themselves through organized
associations such as clubs, P. T. A.
associations and preachers, teachers
md superintendent who tr, blind
old the legislature and make them
hInk they represent the public senti-
nent OF the people of the state of
IDAHO by picking out some old wo-
nan or preacher of their organization
md send them to Lewiston or Mos
ow and legislature to represent the
ublic.
Organized associations arc the ones
Who are responsible for the present
ondtion of our state or schools and
hey are tho ones who think our legis-
iture is elected solely for their pur-
ose and they see that laws are past
protect them not the public and
hat their insane ideas are fulfilled
y inforced law through our legisla-
ire.
Legislative bodies should see in
lie referendem clear mandate from !
lie people to be more mindful of III. 9
ue principle of representative gov
'nment. lntsead of listening to the
oices OF highly organized minorities !.
AL installing those voices for public )
they would do well to look 4
ore carefully into the merits OF the o
'oposals before them and make a o
'linquent effort to discover the real II
ntiments of the people they are sup
'sed to represent. o
The people have had quite enough :.
government by conversion at the n
Inds of self-appointed reformers. u
Mrs. NJ. Golden q