The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-04
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

Gov. Shoup's inaugural address
is quite lengthy production deal
ing for the first half in retrospect.
To the mind of an old-timer like
him nothing can be more glorious
than the conquest of Idaho and
the "days of gold" Yet she has q
future, and to that the remain
der of his address is given. AS to
his aims and purposes he said:
''In undertaking to discharge the
various important duties that will
present themselves to me, wish to
reassure you, fellow-citizens of
Idaho, that will know no east,
north, south, or west; but will, in
the discharge of my official duties
undertake to treat all matters and
all persons with candor, justice and
fairness. Happily am not iden-
tilted in any way in any local issue,
where different interests and opin-
ions prevail, and can treat all such
matters without prejudice and in
accordance with law and justice"
The Governors views on state
hood arc summed up in the follow
ing excerpt:
eve now possess all the ele-
ments essential to Statehood. Con-
gress is willing to admit Us provi-
ded we 60 to them with a good con-
stitutution adopted by the the peo-
pie and ask for admission, and
with such our admission is assured.
After the act had passed Congress
for the admission of North and
South Dakota, Montana and Wash
ington Territories, emblasoned on
our flag four new States, the COM
mittee on Territories in the House
of Representatives reported a bill
unanimously for the admission
of Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona
and Wyoming. The Senate Com
nittee on Territories also reported
a bill unanimously for the admis-
sion of Idaho, the Senate placing
Idaho first on the list of new States.
These bills were reported by the
committees too late in the session
for action by Congress. l refer to
these reportes for two reasons: First,
that Congress is ripe for, and earn
estly desires our admission into the
United States; Second, they do not
look upon our admission as a pclit-
ical move. You will note that the
reports of these committees are un-
animous. On one Of these commit
tees the Democrats have majority;
on the other the Republicans have
it. | can state as a further EVIL
dence that Congress looks with favor
on our admission. Quite recently
| conversed with members rcpresen-
ting both National parties, on the
question of Statehood for Idaho.
There was but one answer from them
all. 'Come here with a good con-
stitution and we will rdmit you"
AS to the constitutional conven-
ton:
"The delegates to this convention
should be men of ability and integ-
rity, who will prepare and present
to the people for ratification the
best constitution ever made. In the
selection of delegates the question
of politics should be ignored. IN
less it be to make a friendly divi-
sion there should be no politics in a
constitutional convention. When
the constitution is submitted for
adoption or rejection you will be
called upon to elect state officers
and a state legislature. You will
then have all the politics you want.
The two political parties in this
territory are so evenly divided that
the party putting the best men in
the field are most liable to win"
But when it comes down to a
question of resources the Governor
thinks we get there with both feet.
For instances:
"Who will question our re-
sources? We have in round num-
bers about 100000 acres of land,
thirteen to sixteen millions of
which are agricultural lands, and
a good system of irrigation will dot
our valleys, plains and uplands
with villages, cottages, churches
and schoolhouses. We have about
eighteen million acres of mountain
lands, that hold within their en-
brace untold millions of gold, sill
yer, lead, copper and other pre-
cious and valuable metals, and
with water power unequalled by
any state or territory. Our noun
tain region will support and give
employment to large population.
We have six to seven million acres
of forest lands, warranting an am
pie supply of timber for building.
mining, fencing and other pur-
poses, and we have ten million
acres of grazing lands equal to that
of any other state or territory.
Surely our resources are moro than
ample"
Massachu sets rejected prohibi-