The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-09

Ing from the governors room is the back
parlor, q general reception room, where the
governors son, a stalwart young kentuck-
ian 81 90 just out OF college. acts as his IA
theirs private secretary.
Walking directly back through aside en-
try, 80 ira ,ro dining room and kitchen,
for here the governor and son keep house.
with the modest retinue of a cook and a
ianitor. The other side Of the house con
sists of froat and two back parlors, used by
the secretary Of state and his two clerks.
Here the records are kept in a large NOV
able safe. Up stairs are ten rooms. Two
connecting ones are occupied by the gov
ernor and his son, for he has no more fam
ily-his wife died II years ago. The re-
mining rooms are mostly filled with musty
records, legislative documents and desks,
crowded together in dusty confusion.
The officers Of state are as unpretentious
rs their surroundings. Governor Caleb w.
West is called the 'Grover Cleveland of the
West" As the large, full form moves for
ward to extend greeting the visitor is
struck with similarity of the contot- Of
face the thick neck, the same cut Of hair
and mustache, while the black Prince Al
bert coat buttoned over a 200 pound frame
completes the resemblance to the White
House occupant. II the likeness IA re-
marked, the governor will modestly say
his friends sometimes joke him about it,
in Governor Vests method Of doing
business strong executive ability is shown.
He receives all callers and petitioners
pleasantly, listens, but gives no sign Of
favor or disfavor The next day, after he
has slept over Il, be the matter little or
great, his decision Is given. He keeps his
own counsel strictly, and is Ears To many,
lips to few" IL "a prisoner under his life
or death sentence is to be pardoned, not
even the nearest TO himin official order, the
secretary OF state, knows IL until the gov
ernor says, Draw up pardon for -."
This governor. so democratic in principles.
who formerly worked ia the face of bitter
hatred Of multimillionaire leaders Of the
Mormon church for enforcing the Edmunds
antipolygamy law, and often going counter
TO the sentiment Of the non Mormon poD-
ulation, receives for his responsible serv-
ices $1,000 a year. He is not "A rich man
and lives within his salary. He is a lawyer
by profession, and back ia old Kentucky
bore the title Of Judge lie Is So years OF
age on him Senator Idmunds said TO his
Kentucky friend, Senator Joseph Black
burn: There is only one thing l have 20
complain OF ia our friend Hnrrison's adj
ministwtion, that he did not keep your
friend West loo Office lie made one Of the
best governors Utah ever bad"
The SECRETARY Of state. Charles r. Rich
ards, receives salary of a. 500 and fees.
Hefs "a Mormon. born Boz salt Lake City 50
years ago. lie Is the first Mormon rocog-
nizcl by president Of the United States
since the appointment Of Brigham Young,
Sept - 1850
The secretary commission il dated MAY
q, le1. there being an Interim of A. years
and months that no Mormon held federal
office
1urothCr territorial officers receive larger
ialaries boz proportion Go their duties than
the tVo chitl executive officers. The five
Territorial con- misairuers draw each s2,O00.
The United otatcs judges each s3000. A
territorial government L. conducted on
economic pfiusiplcs.
liERuFET uEYwooD.