| Show GOVERNMENT YOU GOVERNMENT YOU AND 1 I Article No 4 A AI told by Byrd Trego to Editor Rollo Several subscribers have raised I questions regarding legal leial adver adver- You and I will keep in mind that the purpose of the paragraphs Is the good govern govern- ment We understand that you yuu and andI andt I t furnish the taxes to to government government government govern govern- ment so 10 it can operate The government government gov gay eminent makes through legal notices notices notices no no- tices Its reports on how it U spends our tax money Government can operate more when it carries your confidence and my confidence When we observe that certain re reports reports reports re- re ports prescribed by law are not published we reserve Judgment yet find our confidence shaken No government office can do its best work when It is under suspicion You may remember some instances In Instances Instances In- In stances where lack of reports proved proved proved ed the undoing of men in In official governmental positions A clerk may may have a combination of Jobs He is a good fellow and popular The commissioners do not insist on regular publication of reports and financial statements It seems a 1 waste to pay for tor legal notices and publication of statements For several years the board saves money A day arrives when the popular man is thousands o of dollars short In fact tact HE is not short You and I are short We have paid the taxes By Dy false economy economy economy econ econ- omy you and I have given him the opportunity to misappropriate our out money The itse blame for the theft can be rightfully attached only to the person who should have published published published pub pub- the financial statements and legal notices In the he newspapers But you and I did not insist on legal publication In fact you and andI I might have have approved of the economy not realizing that SIDe misappropriation usually more money than could have been saved After the money is gone we still stUl face the unpleasant fact that we Innocently contributed to the downfall of ot the popular fel fel- fel- fel low The experience of ages proves the necessity and wisdom of regular regular regu regu- lar publication of governmental proceedings and I financial state state- ments It It protects those who pay the taxes and It protects those whom we entrusted with the spend spend- ing Thus only can good government succeed I The End Editors Editor's Note NotO Byrd Trego Idaho publisher received statewide statewide state state- wide recognition for his fight on corrupt politics and Is now recognized recognized as the Crusading Idaho Publisher I |
