The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-04

state.
After saying tnat ne had lived In
Blackfoot a quarter of a century ago
Mr.. Hawley proceeded to arraign the
present administration for extrava.
gance in conducting the affairs of the
state, for increasing legislative ex-
penses without a proportional in
crease in the number of legislators,
the loaning of school moneys on in.
sufficient security and in violation Of
Fthe law, spoke OF the Mackay Dam
and Its Disappointment to settlers
spreading the inference that settlers
will lose absolutely and charging that
the dam may never be finished roast
ed Brady for expenses incurred in
making representation for the state
at the Seattle exposition and for ex-
hibiting the original medals to the
Idaho people while on his campaign
tour, accused the newspaper men of
the state who favor Brady's re-elec-
ton, of being bought, owned or hired
to publish such expressions as they
do, said that Brady secured the sup
port OF the saloon vote two years ago,
that he knew it because he, Hawley,
tried to secure it and found he was
too late, said that If. elected governor
he would give his personal attention
to the details of all departments of
state business, that he would not trust
1t to deputies and men appointed to-
manage it by departments, that he
would keep his office open at all times
to persons wishing to see him and
would not work behind Gordon of
secretaries to whom they must apply
and state the nature of their business
before getting to him, and that he
would conduct fair and rigid invest
igation of all the official acts of the
land board for the past administra-
tion.
\. Mr.. Hawley talked rather tediously
the audience anticipating his point in
most cases before he got to 1t him
self. He did not seem to be his 0ld
energetic, enthusiastic self, did not
discuss broadly the matters In hand,
but made. a lawyers talk as II plead
Ing with q Jury. ana guarding care
fully lest he say something favorable
10 the other side.
There is well established proxerb
that man has no right to. criticise
things that are being done unless he
ian. suggest sSmething or some plan
Is a substitute that has promise of be-
Ing better, but MI. Hawiey talked |
Tor two hours and ten minutes strict |
y along the lines Of tearing down
what others are doing or have done,
yet offered nothing better except to |
,ay that If elected he would attempt
o dosit all himself which a number |
II persons have been very busy do
ng heretofore. He would keep I'LL
ouch with current affairs and do his
Whole duty, he would so back and IN
'estigate all that has been done BY
he peceding land board. would keep |
ip with the demands Of the day iD |
lew land business as It came up,
would attend to the eighteen different
Of the state business and
zee to It that nothing was neglected
ind that no lieutenants became self
ish and did anything illegal or in
of the ethics Of his position,
md at the same time he would be
uch a good fellow that anybody could
ush in on him In his place Of work
It any time without being detained
n the front Office by somebody who
night take part OF the burden of
4 the governors shoulders and save
he chief executive some valuable
ime.
When running for the same office
TX years ago he spent considerable
ime apologizing for his "Corcoran
ase," dynamiters, and on this oc-
asion he took occasion to say that he
rad charged the state only $4,000
or his services in the prosecution of
he supposed murderers of ex-gover-
Tor Steunenberg, that he had in the
rial Of the case expended for the
tate the sum Of $146, 900. 90 and that
lot one dime of the expense account
lad ever for .noment been question
ID. Score9Sf persons in the audience
ememh ID that this particular thing
lad ca1 Jed great deal of disturb
nee scause vouchers were filed for
arg sums for "sleuths' expenses"
md People demanded to know what