Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-12-27


again nominated for Governor. and his
former hopeless appearing minority was
changed into plurality, while his per
centage OF the total vote rose from o to
40, and his vote exceeded that OF one
competitor by 2s, 2s6 and Of the other by
25,092. This was before he had any in
fiuence or help or means OF party leader
ship or political success except his
character and qualifications, the faith OF
his friends and the confidence OF the
people.
None who have lived under his admin
tration Of Governor have forgotten that
time OF potent passion. California, iso-
lated, remote and hardly accessible 10
the rest OF the Union, wore lightly the
bonds that bound her TO the nation.
Many men dreamed Of separation and
before the fancy OF some rose a magnifi-
cent vision OF Pacific Coast Republic.
Leland Stanford was the war Governor OF
the State. Political discussion ran into
frenzy around him and temper was
high and hot. Yet, while he never re-
Taxed his vigilance or slackened his
tense devotion TO the Union and his
cheer to all who could look forward
through the storm and tempest to its
restoration, he never made the temper
and widely-different belief of his oppo-
nents an excuse for their persecution.
In the midst OF the war and during
political turmoil he and his associates
began the Pacific Railroad. II is CRATE
fully remembered that this was an inter-
esting diversion Of public attention from
the war and its coIlaterals. The pas
aions Of men, who, whatever else they
seemed, were Caliiornians to the mar
row, were forgotten in the prospect OF
realizing the dream OF an overland road.
After he had been three times before
the voters OF the State for honorable
and responsible Offices and had % i'm
pressed them that within two years his
vote rose from almost nothing to q
plurality, and after he had been Gov
ernor and had by tact and truthfulness
and toloration mitigated the rasping
frictions incident to the civil war, he
promoted the building OF the overland
railway.
In the beginning II seemed as hopeless
and as impossible a. the realization OF
his public career had appeared when
he first went forward to political
leadership. But In the end Il also sue
ceeded. Dewitt Clinton was Governor
Of New York before he built the Erie
Canal, and after that then stupendous
work was accomplished, he was again
elected Governor as an expression OF
gratitude by an immense majority, and
death sought him in the midst Of the
duties and in the enjoyment OF the
honors conferred upon him by grateful
people.
Stephen A. Douglass secured for his
State the Federal aid which built the
Illinois Central Railway, work which
restored the public credit, reversed in
dividual bankruptcy and laid the foun-
dation Of commercial and political great
ness of that State. For this he was
rewarded by confirmation OF his place in
the United States Senate, whence even
the passionate hatred OF Buchanan's adj
ministration could not drive him, and
he died Senator and patriot.
Other examples might be quoted, but
these suffice. What man lives who
would not think worse OF New York and
Illinois II cold ingratitude had embit-
tered the latter days of Clinton and
Douglass7 What Californian will deny
that the construction of the Central Pa
citic railway ranks in importance with
the Erie canal and the great railway sys-
tenn OF Illinois7
After II is finished and Leland STAN
ford has passed from the war governor
ship to it's presidency, successful in each,
mindful of the public interest and con-
sidering what may be done TO influence
the world out Of which in Gods time he
must follow the other captains Of Ameri-
can enterprise, he sets aside fortune
that would dazzle prince to found an
institution in which parents may have
their children taught the bread-winning
industries and trades, in order that hav-
ing the skill and knowledge to earn an
honest livelihood, they may be saved from
those sinister scourges Of people, idle
ness and privation. In this institution
those who seek classical culture may get
il, and thanks TO the wisdom and the
wealth OF it's founder, ID will omit no
means OF training head and hand and
heart for the high duties of life.
In the future when our sons and
daughters have succeeded US, when they
are the benehciaries af the steadfastness
Of this State 10 the Union, and OF it's
materialities 50 greatly enlarged by his
enterprise and when their clean and
gentle, and self-reliant lives have been
enriched by the culture of the school
which Is his gift to humanity, they will
look with pride to the honors bestowed
by this generation upon their benefactor.
He IL to-day one OF tine IIost conspic-
uous men in the United States Senate.
He is large in person, large in mind and
in the conception OF gigantic schemes
for the betterment of the condition OF
race. Above all he is large of heart.
Such man is the founder OF this Leland