The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-11-11
IN SOUTH IDAHO.
The Governors Visit to the Mormon
Settlements.
MAKING HIMSELF SOLID"
Newspaper Comments on the Greernasorial
HipPosroHs.

conSummate ass or himself during his
visit to the south part of the state His
tllrtations with the Mormon people We're
something painful to see. In his speech
before Oneida's county conference we
are told that he informed the people he
felt like a Mormon bishop" 1t is also
said that he advised the Mormons to
hurry and take up all the land therea-
bouts "or the Gentiles would get it 1t
is scarcely possible the Mormons are to
be taken in with taffy like this they
are men of sense, able to form their own
political opinions, and are not republi-
cans simply because of the sugar-coated
irrigation pills with which Mcdonnell is
trying to fertilize the soil for his sena-
torial century plant. The people of Ok
ford, Malad, Franklin, Preston, Weston,
Samaria and Marsh Center are loyal
citizens, and as such showed the COVER
nor every courtesy. III the main they
are good republicans, not because of
Macs visit, but because of the logic Of
political events.
ketchum Keystone: Gov. Mcconnell
never had SO much fun in all his life
as he experienced in Malad City last
Monday. 1t was regular high jinks
affair. He drank and laughed, and
drank oftener than he laughed, until he
felt like he had tumbled into honey, and
all this hilarity was owing to the visit
of the guberaatorial Menus to the city
Of Mcdonnell worslippers. The artil-
lery Numbered, the band played ">ee,
the conquering hero comes and the
men shouted "'Rah for the governor ="
and sang hallslujahs until they We're
hoarSe. The second coming OF the Saw
ior could not be hailed with greater
demonstrations of joy than were mani
| tested on this occasion. All the towns
in the county We're represented at the
Publication. 1t was an epoch in Nalad
City's history and the chief event in the
| governors official career After hand
shaking reception in the evening at the
opera house, the hero OF the day made
a brief speech, telling the people all he
knew-and lots that he didn't know
about the irrigation Of arid lands. At
ter music by the band, the curtain drop
ped and the greatest show in Idaho was
over. But whereof, where was Me
Conneil when the light went out? Tax
ing a drink with Billy Thews of three
fingers, about.
Idaho City World: The governor con
templates trip to Oneida county ito
study the irrigation question" The
people there are making great prepara-
tons to receive him, and it is proposed
10 have bowling" time and "a dazzl-
ing pageant with Mac as the chief cen
ter OF attraction. The governors plan,
or the plan of his friends, is to study If
rigation with grand flourish, much
noise and great ponp and pagcantry.
They Will have a wet time of it, One
OF the chief features of the course of
exhaustive study Of the scientific prin-
ciples connected with the subject OF ir-
rigation will be How best and quickest
to grow VIM. J. Mcconnell senatorial
plant that will bud, blossom and bear
fruit, and shoot its roots through the
political soil Of Idaho throughout her
length and breadth, and spread its um-
brageou5 branches to the utmost limits
of the state, throwing its cooling and
refreshing shade over all parties ard
creeds and over both the just and the
unjust Fertilizers will be discussed,
and the wild joyousne5s Of internal ir-
rlgatlon will furnish the inspiration.
This laundering study OF alI-important
irrigation science from the governors
staudpointJ we have no doubt will be a
bowling success and be fraught with
large sized results embcIli5hed with sen
atoriai frinses, and be ike unto thing
Of beauty that is joy forever.
Blackfoot News: Coz. Mcconnell is
pleased with bis re-, e ,tion in Oneida
county. He saw irrigation in all its
phases, from hillside creek to a
deep canal, and he knows Oneida now
from to lizard. Bishop Inglestrom's
"a iiHo mani tpuihy Ild3 diSD IT
rigating systems differing FROM those in
Oneida, and the governor should sec
them; to fail would lie to fail in his !
plans. Then there are other systems in |
fremont; the governor should not let !
up with what he saw in Oncida-the /
other bishops wont like it, Are not the |
waters Of both "Pharpar and Arbana"
bitches in Ba5alt rs good as the waters
Of Oneida: Then they should be talk.
ed to and pointed the way Of 1895.
Idaho Falls Times The governor Of
Idaho las become possessed Of a sud /
den desire TO study the irrigation sy8- |
TEN Of Oneida county, and has gone I
there to spend week. Some mean
cass may say he went there for another
purpose
Wood River Miner: Yes, he probably !
has; for the governor of this state has
irrigated his system in every county al.
ready and has nothing more to learn
about irrigation unless he goes out of
Idaho somewhere. An Idaho governor
don't really need to study any system Of
.lgation, although once in a while one
loe5 take post graduate course.
Boise Statesman; Governor Melon.