The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-10-30

state, during the last session OF con-
| gress, two million acres more to be
entered under the Carey act. We
have now segregated about $4,000
| acres Of that. Up to the present time
over 100000 Is being spent on It
| and when the whole work Is COM
pleted there will be a total expendi-
| ture, Of S30,000,000. 1t will be the
| grandest accomplishment In irrigation
ever known in this country. or In any
other country In the world--and has
been done by the Republican party.
I'm the south Of this state there Is
an empire Of over 80 square miles Of
land where only four years ago there
was nothing but sagebrush. 1t has
| way. an opera house, hotels schools
and everything necessary to a COM
munity. But four years ago Twin
Falls was sagebrush. Every citizen
Of this state should be proud OF the
resolutions passed there day before
yesterday relative to the manner In
which our Democratic friends are
trying to drive capital from this state.
You noticed great big head lines,
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TAKEN
FROM THE PEOPLE" Why, the
Democratic party would not know
what to do with five million dollars
on the counter In front of them and
told them to invest It.
Citizens Are Saved $4,000, 900.
aThere were over 100000 acres Of
land there segregated to be improved.
1t was the greatest act In irrigation
that has ever been attempted In these
great United States Of America. and
yet we found capital with SO much
confidence In the people of this state,
and so much confidence In the admin
istration OF this state, that they were
willing to come out here and invest
twenty million dollars to complete
this work and make an empire which
Is worth to this state and the people
who occupy the land over $50 900. 900.
Mr.. Kuhn and Mr. Buhl came here,
they acted honorably and In good
faith. The went before our land
board and told them what they would
do. There was no proposition before
this land board to put the land In
cultivation for SAC per acre. Instead,
they said, We will build those reser-
voirs and put water on the land for
$50 an acre After some discussion
the board said, You may do this ac-
cording to the engineers report at $50
an acre. And instead OF taking, $5,-
100000 from the people they saved
those who bought the land $4,000, 900. |
\ 1--WE must remember that the men
who buy that land are, 80 per cent
of them, from other states, And yet
the Democrats are trying to drive
that sort Of industry away from our
state. Do you want this 100000 acres
of land put under cultivation? There
is no well posted man In Idaho but
knows that II the Democratic party
tremes, there would be failure. The
men behind the project would not
touch 1t.
A Million Dollar People.
1.-THE Democrats raised the great |
question OF bonding this state for ST.
100000. MY time IL limited, but
wish to say, We have bonded the state
for s1,00O,000 and we are proud of
1t, because we are million dollar |
people. What did we use this money |
for? The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Our |
Democratic friends would have let |
that lay In ashes and not rebuild It, |
II we are to believe their cry OF |
frenzy. The Industrial school, the |
addition to the Albion school, the !
Academy at Lewiston--we have all |
these things. One hundred thousand |
dollars was spent attempting to make |
the criminals at home responsible for
the death OF your splendid old Demo-
cratic governor, Steunenberg! Is
there any man or woman, Democrat |
or Republican. who would have that
work undone? It is so all the way
through. The printed list shows ev-
erything accounted for. Study It and
say which item should be cut out,
and when you are through there will
be clean balance sheet. Our Demo-
cratic friends are simply bowling and
kicking; in fact, they do nothing else.
II notice that our friends, among I
the numerous assertions and charges,
refer to educational matters. I think
the accusation was small amount OF
something like $500 which our state
superintendent spent while attending
an educational congress abroad. Is
not that party attack? Miss Cham
berIain was attending to duties as
signed to her by this state. and then
brought in an honest and legitimate
expense account. And at this con-
gress. happen to know. she estab-
lished headquarters and got In con-
nection and acquaintance with people
on educational matters enabling us
this year to secure lecturers here who
were benefit to the people Of this
state to at least $4,000.
Money Spent In Education.
II wish to direct your attention to
the money spent at the normals In
Albion and Lewiston, which turn out
instructors who can teach In all Of
the states OF the Union. We have the
academy at my home town Of Poca-
tello which Ia step higher than the
common schools and high schools and
gives an education to young men and
youn gwomen, enabling them to go
out over this state or this nation toll
perform more useful duties OF life.
The university at Moscow 10 an insti-
tuition which Is one Of the most splen-
did of this state or any adjoining
state. When we send our children
there to finish their education their
diploma gives them recognition In all
OF the better colleges In this country. II
We produce the best professional men
the very best mining engineers
and this work Ii being done by you.
and you are putting the brand OF
and honor upon your