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THE CALDWELL TRIBUNE
Established December 7, 1883.
Sworn Circulation Over 2500.
Published by
THE CALDWELL PRINTING CO
Tribune Building
811 Main Street
Ltd.
Subscription
$2.00 Per Annum
Advertising Bates on Application.
Entered the Postoffice p.t Caldwell, Idaho, as sec
ond class matter.
THE VACANCY SHOULD BE FILLED.
We presume that President Wilson is ready
to fill the vacancy at the Boise land ofûce as soon
as the warring factions of the Democratic party
of Idaho can ugree upon a man. These factions
should get together at once on this important
matter. There are hundreds of settlers who are
at a great inconvenience and at some loss of
money by reason of the vacancy. They cannot
transact their business, and, in consequence, in
may instances cannot conclude loans they have
negotiated. Much more delay will result in dis
aster to Hawley or Nugent, whichever happens
to receive the Democratic nomination for the
United States senate. These settlers feel that
these men should lay aside their differences un
der the circumstances. If they are unwilling
to do this President W ilson should get an Idaho
directory and appoint someone at hazard.
The leaders of the Democratic party in this
state know the conditions on thousands of home
steads. They are both eloquent in their praise;
deep in their sympathy; and forceful in their
expression; when addressing these homestead
ers. When it comes to making an appointment
party advantage »eemB to be the paramount is
sue in their minds. We say this seems to be the
case. Perhaps it has not occurred to either that
the vacancy is causing needless hardship. We
trust that the latter is the case and that one or
the other will arise to the occasion. He will not
suffer in the end by so doing.
THE SYSTEM PREVAILS ELSEWHERE
The Tribune was of the opinion that the
"blank diploma" idea originated and was ex
clusively practised in Caldwell. It seems that
we are in error. Emmett public schools also re
sort to the same method of deceiving the public.
We take from the Emmett Index the following:
"Of the fourteen members of this year's graduat
ing class front the Enunett schools, eleven passed and
three failed. The three that failed were given blank
diplomas.
"Who is to blame for this state of affairs The
Index is not prepared to say. The fact that ten of the
graduates passed creditably would indicate that the
blame should not be laid upon the instructors. The
pupil who will not apply himself to his studies, whose
mind is not in his work, the best teacher in existence
cannot help. To permit such a one to graduate under
false pretenses is to lower the standard of the schools
and to encourage slothfulness, incompetency and dis
honesty. No matter what other schools may do, the
practice of giving blank diplomas should be abolished
forever in the Emmett schools. Besides it is not fair
to the student who is faithful in his work and makes
the requirements. In short a certificate of graduation
should stand for thoroughness and real scholarship.
"The Tribune, it seems to us, goes to the extreme
in its denunciation of the school system and the
teachers. That it is imperfect few will deny, and that
it is too expensive for the benefits received is pretty
generally admitted. There is a great deal of economic
' waste in our educational system. It is not practical
enought. Its prime object should not be to prepare
a boy or girl for college, but to develope the best there
is in every student mentally aiid physically, and fin
nally turn each one out trained and ready to do some
parcticular, useful work. That, we believe, is the trend
of our educational system and toward which con
scientious educators arc working.
"That there are teachers in every school who are
incompetent and unworthy there can be no question.
Hut to include all teachers in that category is unjust.
The great majority of them are faithful, conscientious,
zealous. Everywhere they are giving to the work their
best efforts and talents and unselfishly and devotedly
educating the youth of this laud not only mentally, but
that they may become useful and good citizens and
fitted to discharge their duties as such in an intellig
ent manner."
The fact that Emmett public schools issue
"blank diploma«" is not direct nor conclusive
evidence that the Caldwell public schools do
the same thing. However the schools of the two
towns are as much alike as two peas. Our sys
tem is a groove which turns out a product uni
form in every particular. Teachers are all alike.
Graduates are all alike. In fact the purpose
seems to be to make everything alike.
The Tribune knows that there are splendid
men ai^d women in the public schools. We liave
never intimated that such was not the case. We
complain of the system. A system which en
ables spleudid men and women to smother their
conscience to the extent that they will issue fake
diplomas is certainly wrong in its vital points
He who says that there has been progress in
the process of educating children knows not of
what , he is talking. There has been change—
experimentation—but no real progress. It is
the only profession in the world that has marked
no progress in the last hundred years. One year
it follows this plan, the next year that plan and
the third the first plan. It is traveling in a cir
cle.
The test of progress in educating is the gradu
ate. Business men the country over deplore the
incapacity of bright men and women graduates
of the public schools. After they graduate their
real education commences. A boy spends from
eight to twelve years in school and as a net re
suit can read indifferently, spell poorly, write
illegibly and figure incorrectly. James J. Hill
is not the only world-famous man who called at
tention to the general incompetency of the high
school graduate. These graduates are bright,
energetic, determined boys and girls. Their
teachers are worthy men and women. Such be
ing the case it necessarily follows that the sys
tem employed is wrong.
The trouble with our school system is that it
attempts to ape the academies and colleges. II
wants to teach Latin, French and the higher
mathmatics and- has not time for fundamentals.
Many a high school student has a smattering ol
French who cannot gramatically construct hall
a dozen sentences in succession in English, and
his French is a joke.
THE REPORT OP THE CITY CLERK.
The council has caused to be published in the
official newspaper of the city, the Caldwell
News, the annual report of Clerk Dunlap for
which the taxpayers of the city should be very
grateful. This is the most comprehensive and
intelligent report on city finances that it has
been the pleasure of The Tribune to read. Pre
decessors of Clerk Dunlap, very likely made
iâmilar reports to the mayor and council, but to
the best of our knowledge they were given scant
publicity. Without detracting from the merits
or challenging the completeness of other reports
we can truthfully say that this is the best one
that has come to our attention. The report
shows in detail the source of all money and also
how it was disposed of. A careful study of the
report will enable any taxpayer to know where
every dollar of his money goes. The average
man can get a fair idea of where economy can
be practised with the least inconvenience. If
the people of Caldwell want to lower their taxes
they can now point out the things they are wi
ling to do without luxuries. It is the same with
the high cost of living. We are still afraid that
the people of this community will insist upon
the luxuries.
According to the published report the total
receipts of the year were $155,486.06. Of this
amount $51,349.13 went to paying the running
expense of the city. The balance went toward
paying off bonds and interest or yet remains in
the hands of the city treasurer. There was a
balance on hand May 4, 1914, of $51,762.92. The
bonds have been issued and they and the inter
est on them must be paid. There is only on« 3
place at which economy may be practised
and that is in the running expenses
of these departmental expenditures should be
made by every taxpayer. We give below a few
of the totals of the more expensive departments
but urge the reader to procure the report in full.
Some of the expenditures made by depart
ments follow:
Cemetery $1,671.70
Park 889.50
Sprinkling 3,611.81
Water Works ^ 8,274.88
City Hall Maintenance 1,366.44
City Engineer 1,002.22
Library 715.26
Police 2,202.08
Fire Department 2,500.79
City Clerk 1,990.70
City Printing . 502.94
City-Attorney 579.15
Roads 9,769.08
Street Lighting 905.05
If the people of Caldwell want to reduce the
cost of city government they must prepare to
do with less of something or other. We art
quite confident that there are a number of things
that they can do with less of. However, this is
in no wise detracts from the value of the report
nor the courtesy and good sense of the mayor
and council in having it published.
LAFOLLETTE MAKES A SPEECH.
Senator Robert M. I>aFollette recently made
a speech and when the Senator makes a speech
he makes a speech. This particular speech dealt
with the influences that were brought to bear
on the Interstate Commerce Commission in
connection with the proposed increase in freight
rates. It filled 365 pages of the Congressional
Record and the cost of publication was $12,
468.62. It was the longest speech ever made in
Congress by 180 pages of the Congressianl
Record. Its words ran into the millions.
This speech will never be read by anyone. It
was not even listened to in the senate. It is
simply a useless waste of public moDey. We
call attention to the fact to show how indifferent
»me politicians are when it comes to spending
public money. Some men have no thought or
care for the waste of public funds. Senator La
Follette is such a man. He is a perennial candi
date for the presidency. You can imagine his
conduct of the office when you know what it
costs the country for him to make one speech in
Congress.
Apparently oil has no good effect on the troubled waters
of Colorado.—Duluth Herald.
HOW IT HITS THE
AMERICAN FARMERS
Free-Trade Means Increases in Im
ports and Big Decrease in Export.
(Washington Post.)
In an official statement, the Depart
ment of Commerce frankly admits
that there has been a large increase
in food imports under the Under
wood-Simmons Tariff law and a cor
responding decrease in food exports.
In March, 1914. when the new low
Tariff was in full operation, the im
ports in foodstuffs were valued at
more than $24,000,000, as against only
$17,500,000 in March, 1913, when the
farmers of the United States were
still doing business under the Payne
Aldrich act.
The significance of these figures
will not be lost upon the farmers of
the United States. No class of men
is so mindful of its own interest as
the agricultural population for poli
tical purposes in their granges, and
yet they make little noise before the
elections. When the time comes they
register their approval or disapproval
of the party in power with crushing
effect
The Republican party learned its
lesson when the Canadian reciprocity
agreement was passed by Congress.
There seemed to be little cohesion in
the protests that came from the agri
cultural regions at the time the bill
was under consideration, but the
farmers of the country, with charac
teristic jealousy of their own inter
ests, spoke more harshly and surely
at the Congressional elections which
followed, marking the ascendency of
the Democratic party.
Appeals to prejudice or passion
make little impression upon the phleg
matic farmer. He is a close student
of economics so far as his own pocket
book is concerned. He is now inform
ed by the Department of Commerce
that foreign interests sold $6,500,000
more foodstuffs last March than
March of the previous year. He
knows that the same amount of Am
erican farm products must have been
displaced.
Furthermore, the American farmer
is now told that in addition to his loss
in the domestic market he lost $6,
700,000 in the foreign trade, as shown
by the drop in exports. Therefore
the total loss to the Aemrican farmer
in March, 1914, was $13,200,000. He
will chalk that up against the Demo
cratic party and give his opinion of it
at the polls.
AND THE BRASS
BAND PLAYED
The Salt Lakers, with their wizard
wailing like a lost soul, arrived in
Parma on almost schedule time short
ly after high noon yesterday. There
were in the neighborhood of 75 of
the "Saints," and their band was along
likewise.
The excursion was not the only
event, however, at that hour, as there
was a wedding in town. But, the wed
ding being a private affair, the great
majority of Parma's populace were
interested in the public function—the
arrival of the excursion train and the
band. In eager anticipation the
throngs awaited the train with its
tACi.llent corps ot musicians.
But the "higherups" said: "'tis the
bard for us. Let the rabble be con
tent with the wail of the wizard" and
they forthwith did kidnap said band
and transport it, drums, horns and all,
to the presence of the newlyweds,
where over three score of the elect
enjoyed the music until time for the
departure of the excursion.
Thus was Parma cheated out of an
open air concert which many looked
• orward to for a fortnight. In char
ity, though, for the Parma "higher
ups," there may have been one ex
tenuating reason for their action, and
that would have been their regard for
Salt Lake sentiment, as everyone
knows that if there is anything more
interesting to a Mormon than a wed
ding it is more weddings.
But whatever the reason, the action
did not allay the poignant feeling of
disappointment so generally appar
ent.
One Parma boy was heard to say:
"I thought we were going to hear a
band play. I'll bet the Parma band
can beat all that we heard." And the
kid would have won his bet.—Parma
Herald.
PROGRESSIVE PROCESSES
POWER.
IN
The Lewiston Tribune recently
published an editorial under the head
ing "Progressive Processes in Their
Full Flower" which dealt with the de
plorable condition of affairs in Colo
rado. The Tribune is unable to fix
the responsibility for present condi
tions in this turbulant. strike-ridden,
lawless state but says:
"The most deplorable and discour
againg aspect of it is that Colorado
has taken first rank as a reform state.
It has suffragism, initiativism, recall
ism, and every other sort of ism yet
devised for the purpose of purifying
government and letting the people
rule. It appears that having procured
those processes the people have felt
that the loudest-mouthed champions
of theoretical reform were the sort to
whom the power and honor should
be given, regardless of previous fit
ness. character or ability. And there
in comes the initial fallacy of the new
school of political thought. Whoever
can preach the particular doctrine of
the moment in the most stentorian
tones is forthwith put up to exemplify
that doctrine in public office, although,
usually, such exhorter is known by
sensible people to be wholly incompe
tent and unworthy of any position of
public responsibility and trust. The
state of oClorado is overrun with apos
tles of that ilk, who four years ago or
four years hence would not be re
garded as capable candidates for
sheep herders, but under the present
dispensation they are set up in high
places as magistrates, as law-givers,
as custodians of the public honor and
power. First-rate men can seldom be
elected to any considerable office un
der the new order, for the simple rea
son that they will not stoop to decep
tion and intrigue in order to win
something not worth having unless it
comes in the right way, and yet no
one can win nowadays, as a rule, un
less he stoops to those very tricks.
The Bitter fruits of such popular mis
education are now coming home to the
people, not only in Colorado, but else
where."
Recorder Don't Like Stevens.
The Caldwell Tribune suggested
before it happened, that unless Judge
Stevens could be appointed supreme
judge or something, he was likely to
come out for governor. No one wants
to harm Mr. Stevens, in his home or
his political life. The people have
given him much; he has been the dar
ling of the political gods of Idaho.
But it will be a marvel if he ever runs
for anything after the storm gets
through with him this year.—Richfield
Recorder.
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* PROVERBS AND PHRASES. +
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Glory is the shadow of virtue.
Motto of the Irish Baron Longford.
A wise traveler never despises his
own country.—Goldoni.
Is there no tyrant but the crowned
one?—Chenier.
Truth has not such an urgent air.
-Boileau.
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* STORIES OF THE DAY. +
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Appropriate Text.
It was the custom in a minister's
family to have each member repeat
a verse trom the Bible at the begin
ning ol every meal. One day the
five year old son had been naughty,
and was put at a table by himself by
way of punishment. When it came
time for his verse he said very solm
nly:
"Thou hast prepared a table before
me in the presence of mine enemies.
—Ex.
No. Hurry.
While the reporter was telephon
ing his story from Sing Sing recently
a convict hammering on the floor
made it hard for the reporter to hear.
"Would you mind stopping for a
few minutes?" asked the reporter.
"All right boss," said the convict,
"go to it. I got 20 years to finish this
job."—New York Tribune.
Only Seven.
They tell a story about a Fifth
Avenue food king who, blustering
into the house at four o'clock in the
morning, growled:
"Hello, where's all the servants?"
"If you pleasa, sir," the butler
answered respectfully, "when it came
3 o'clock I thought you was spendin'
the night out, and ventured to send
most of the footmen off to bed, sir."
"Hump!" growled the food king.
"Ventured to send 'em off to bed, eh?
Fine piece of impudence! Suppose
I'd happened^ to bring a friend home
then there'd only have been you
seven to let us in!"—Everybody's
Magazine.
The Truth About Caesar.
For those whose ideas on Julius
Caesar and Rome are a little hazy,
and who find Shakespeare's little
sketch on the same subject too in
volved for a definite conception of
what really happened to Julius, we
respectfully submit the following
clear, concise summary from the ex
amination paper of a western school
boy:
Caesar was a very nice man and
ruled nicely till toward the last of
his rain and the people were against
him. The ides Oi March warned him
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against them, they had told his wife
about that he would be killed if he
was at the senate at the specificial
time, she became very worried and
told him he shouldn't go to work in
the senate this morning but she had
not been in her right mind for a while
so Caesar paid no attention to her.
The morning came when he was to
go, his wife begged him not to go
but he said he must go so he did go,
so while he was there the people
broke in and were after him. The
first man he saw was his best friend
he'thought but he had turned against
him now and was the first to stab
him."—New York Evening Sun.
How the Times Change.
A magazine complains that there
are no little girls anymore. And you
may have observed that middle-aged
women are scarcer than they used to
be.
Against Advertising.
"Why don't you advertise?" asked
the editor of the home paper. "Don't
you believe in advertising?"
"I'm agin advertising," replied the
proprietor of the Hayville Racket
store.
"But why are you against it?" asked
the editor.
"It keeps a feller too dum busy,"
replied the proprietor. "I advertised
in a newspaper one time about 10
years ago and I never even got time
to go fishing."—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Very Near It.
Jones—He thinks he's the whole
thing, doesn't he?
Smith—Well, I'd hardly go as far
as that! but he certainly considers
himself a quorum.—Smith Set.
Of Course Not.
Mother—"Mabel, did you kiss that
young man last night while you were
saying good-by to him?"
Daughter—"No, mamma, dear, I al
ways say 'au revoir' to hira."—Bos
ton Globe.
Merely Coy.
"That bobby made a bluff at kissing
me last night and then quit."
"But he says you scratched his
face;, blacked his eyes and stabbed
him with a hatpin."
"Well, a girl has to put up a little
maidenly resistencie.", i— Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Like a Perfect Lady.
Mrs. Smith was engaging a new
servant and sat facing the latest ap
plicant.
"I hope," said she, " that you had no
angry words with your last mistress
before leaving?"
"Oh, dear, no, mum; none whatever,
while she was having her bath I just
locked the door of the bath room,
took all her things and went away as
quietly as possible."—Youth's Com
panion.
A Crabpecked Husband.
The little, mild, bald-headed man
had settled down in the train to read,
and, feeling drowsy after a trying day
at business, fell asleep. On the hat
rack above was a ferocious crab in a
bucket, and, reaching the edge of the
rack, it fell, alighting on the little
man's shoulder and grabbed his ear to
steady himself.
All of the passengers waited expect
antly for developments; but all they
head was:
"Leg go, Sarah! I tell you I've been
at the office all the evening."—Chicago
News.
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