Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-11-18
IdahO's Governor Returns.

Governor Steunenberg has returned
after months trip in the East, where he
hobnobbed with the President and the
heads of the departments aud took In the
sights. In the following interview fur
nished the Boise Statesman he tells the
people how it happened:
~ went to Washington to make a per-
sonal response to communication from
the War Department respecting the
troops in the Occur d'Alenes. l laid the
case fully before President Mckinley and
Secretary Of War Root | am thoroughly
of the opinion that the troops will be
retained in Shoshone county so long as
their presence is necessary to the preser-
vation Of peace, unless conditions should
arise elsewhere which would make their
removal imperative. ! was much i'm
pressed by the attitude Of the national
administration, and am satisfied no in
justice will be permitted and no latitude
given to lawlessness II II is in the power
of those at the head of our national af-
fairs to prevent it,"
Governor Steunenberg, continuing,
said he was most cordially received by
President Mckinley, holding two con-
ferences with him. The nations chief
executive, he said, was In every way
broad -gauged man, and it was his opin-
ion that there was no citizen, however
humble, who could not gain hearing
with the President for any just cause.
The Governor had several interviews
with Secretary Root He found him
very closely knit disciple of Blackstone
and strongly inclined to be technical.
Possessed of severely analytical turn Of
mind, he went to tie bottom Of every
thing, following every minute detail out
to its conclusion.
The governor visited the departments
on several occasions, at pleased me
very much," he said last evening in
speaking of those visits, ''to find that the
simplicity of the founders of the govern
ment had not been departed from. The
departments are open books and no
citizen who has business 10 transact is
denied admittance to the chiefs. There
are no ceremonies or frills. Everything
is informal ard everyone is made to feel
at home. visited the departments as a
citizen, not in my official capacity.
was not known by those who received
me from any other citizen. Besides |
saw how others who came in private
capacity were treated, and it pleased me
not little to observe how nicely the
democratic idea was carried out. My
| impression had been that there was more
or less form and ceremony about the de-
partments. found it very different from
what had expected and was very much
gratified.'
| The governor said Judge Hepburn was
in Washington during the time he was
there and, although there on other
business, he rendered the governor and
the cause for which he went to the capital
valuable assistance, which the chief ex-
ecutive of the state gratefully acknow-
ledges He said Judge Hepburn very
forcibiy portrayed the condition of affairs
as they have existed in Shoshone county
whenever the opportunity presented
itself.
| The governor said he paid very little
attention to commercial matters or even
politics during his absence. He found
people in Iowa too busy TO talk politics.
Tha. state had experienced season of
great prosperity. His impression was
that business throughout the east was
booming. He made no special inquiry,
but the activity was fairly in the air
Iowa and Nebraska had enjoyed splendid
crops this year and the people were as a
consequence happy and prosperous.
Both Justice Sweet and Justice Thomp-
son had case of drunk and disorderiy
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