Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-10-02

ment or pledges tO~tNN people OF Tn
state for the perfornApce of its ser
) wants in office. Witt |clean hands
: came back to the pepple who tw,
years ago elected ms4 and tell yoi
that we. have kept the faith and
am here to account f0f the pledges
made and the trust yeu placed il
me-" 3
The governor showed zhow pledges
of economy had been kept by the
present administration and promised
/ that it would be kept In the same
manner during the nsxt biennium if
he were elected He showed how
the tax levy for state purposes had
been reduced from SAC per 500
valuation in 1922 to f7.8c per 500
valuation in 1928 and to 47.5c per
s1OO valuation in 19243 This has
been accomplished in the face of a
decreased valuation and state taxes
were reduced in 1923 an average of
1913 per cent in alt counties, and
as compared with 19zN they were
reduced an average ofkD per cent.
Governor Moore recom%4nded a re-
duction in legislative eropriation
of S794,S09 less than tAes aprropria-
ton of 1921, but the fiH31 appropria-
tion was s54o,499 less MAn In 1921.
There was, therefore. seying of
at least s301,252 as a 11elsrence in
mill tax levies in the two &ears we're
total saving in appreciation and
levies of $S41,761 The ocvernor
stated that the state budSse OFFICER
lad Gl7;5ed h;n Tat according to
present figures more than $500. 900
would be returned to the treasurer
by state departments V4feh woulG
make grand total sav q more
than $1,000. OOo- actual SoM hard
cash saved by 49, q 1,S5 Z.
ministretsrn IN flks = - IL. .,s~
Governor showed how the present
fish and game department has been
one of the most efficient in the his
tory of the state. The operating ex-
pense of this department already
shows $4,000 less than in the same
period of 1921 and 1922. Actual
permanent construction work has
been made to the value of $4,000
which makes a sum of $4,000 rc
duction in expense and permanent
The governor chal-
lenges any one to show that fish
and game in the state of Idaho are
not in better condition than for many
years and also proved that more per-
nanent Improvements had been
made in the past twenty months
han in the past. twenty years. He
any one to show that the |
department. was in politics and that
/ had not been conducted most eff
and honestly.
Governor showed that the state
educational institutions and schools
lad been carefully provided for and
hat they had been most economical
Y conducted during the past bien-
hum. He pledged the Republican
oarty to a continuation of its stand
n favor of bringing education closer
o the boys and girls of the state and I
o the taking care of the proper |
leeds of the institutions.
The governor showed the benefits
the new prison factory and that |
idleness and school for crime had |
'een replaced with industry and a
chool for citizenship" The COVER
lor stated that better prison condi-d
ions were needed and that hundreds
f thousands of dollars could be
sed. II feel, however, that law
biding people should not be taxed
90 heavily to provide comforts for
hose who are law breakers The
republican administration is pledged
o the construction of a separate
ormitory for first offenders and
oys who are not criminals at heart
o that they NAV he separated from