The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-11-20
Governor Alexander
At Occur d'AIene
MEETS With ST. MARIES DELEGATION
Talks Over County DiviSiOn---IS In North To
Learn Wants OF People

Goveron- Elect Moses Alexan-
der was in Occur d'Alene Thurs
day for the purpose of consulting
with the people of the county as
TO their needs and in particular
for the purpose of getting infor-
nation in regard to county di-
vision. To a representative OK
the Record he said:
II have come up north for the
purpose of getting in touch with
the conditions of the northern
part of the state to enable me to
act intelligently when my term
as governor of Idaho shall COM
mence. My aim in doing this
is to find ont what the people Of
the state of Idaho want what their
needs are, and to enable me to act
intelligently upon every ques-
tion that is likely to come up be-
fore me.
Idaho spends considerably
more than half of its revenues
for educational, charitable and
reformatory institutions, and l
am visiting these to see their
wants, and to determine if proper
economy and efficiency are OBJ
tanned for the money expended.
OF course / do not claim to be an
expert on these matters, but as
a tax payer of the state, | am
using the same means of ascer-
tanning them that the ordinary
tax payer uses in determining
these questions and the balance
of the information L no doubt
will receive by reports and other
things that are usually furnished
the state government by these
various institutions.
81 have been at the university
at Moscow and it is a mighty big
institution, bigger than l thought
it was, and very creditable to the
people of the state; and the size
Of the university, in my judgment,
displays the generosity of the
tax payers towards the cause of
education. lie seems to be well
managed and in the hands Of com
petent, enthusiastic and loyal men
and it is to be hoped that more
tax payers will visit it the same
as l have. The people of Mos
COW are loyal and cognizant .tC
their duties towards the univer-
sity; the civic pride is of the high
est character, and they are nov
paving some of the streets to-
wards the campus so that at al
times of the year the universit.
can be reached without goint
through the mud.
Il have been in Spokane ant
/ am here at Occur d'Alene Cit,
to receive a delegation Of citi
zens from st. Maries, who de
sire to communicate some mat
ters to me, and which 1 am gla
to receive.
I'm fact, I would like to hav
all lAAC pCODlC OOlliC ~ nAC III OOf
ly with their grievances and dc
sires, and make me acquainte
with them. That is what | al
elected for-to serve the people
and that is what I am going to d
for the next two years. It
useless for people to ask some
one else to write a letter fC
them or make a suggestion to m
because someone else knows m
hettr than they do. That is
mistake; all men are equal D'
fore the law, and the humble.
citizen is entitled to the san
consideration that the man
~ the palace is, and that is my wa
G Of looking at things and that
what / am going to act on.
am going to be the governor
all the people of the state o frl
no. and as such / know no du
tinction as to creed, color, co.
dilion, wealth or station in lii
1.-The honor conferred upon n
by the people of the state in e
ecting me as the chief executi
thereof is looked upon by me
the highest satisfaction TO be O
tanned during my natural Iii