Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-27
$500 Per Year


tion as the leading prosecutor OF The
northwest. Appointed by nrnside..r
| Cleveland as U. S. district attorney
for Idaho, he was complimented by
the attorney general as having Won
! Z larger percentage OF bofn civil and
criminal cases ior the go, ernmelt
than any other L. S. Attorney in the
nation. He refused the position OF
missioner OF the general land
office. rendered to him during Clevc-
lands second administration. prefer
ing the practice OF law. Always an
active factor in the politics of Idaho,
he never was a seeker for office, but
in 1888 accepted the nomination for
delegate in congress and led the fer
lorn hope of the democracy in bril-
liant campaign. being defeated by
Fred T. Dubois then the republican
candidate. by only few hundred
votes In 1891 Mr. Hawley, at the
request of many friends in both poll
tical parties, accepted the nomination
| for mayor of Boise. and, although the
city was overwhelmingly republican.
was elected by large majority.
When he took the Office, Boise was
simply an overgrown village. when
he left il two years after, it was a
modern city. and he accomplished
this great result without any percept-
ible increase in the tax rate. He
would have been unanimously re-
elected had he not refused to again
be a candidate.
In 1910, against his own wishes.
he accepted the nomination for gov
ernor. He had refused on several oc-
casions before this to be a candidate
for governor when his nomination
and election was assured.
Although the state was nearly 90
900 republican at the time, Mr. Haw-
ley was elected and during his term
as governor it was conceded even by
the republicans that he accomplished
more in the way of reforms than had
been done during any preceding ad-
ministration. Amongst other things.
working out an idea originated BY
himself, he secured the exchange of
500, 600 acres OF school lands. stu
ated in the forest reserves of the
state, which We're and for the nex-
century would continue to be atso-
lutely valuless. for a similar extent
of public lands in other sections
which even now have an average val
ne of s25 per acre. He strenuously
endeavOred while governor 10 reduce
the expenses OF the state. exercising
the veto power TO a greater extent
than was ever done by any other gov
ernor. He struck OF of the general
appropriation bill in 1911 the sum
of s325. 900. saving that amount to
the people.
MI Hawley is we'll known through
out the entire country and his infiu-
ence has been far reaching in many
particulars. Notably is this the case
in the vigorous fight which he made
against the system OF espionage in
land matters and the method OF i'm
porting special prosecutors on cases
of that kind. He called the attention
of the country to this, not only in
interviews but in addresses in the
eastern states and awakened the sem
timent which finally caused these
matters TO be referred entirely to the
local authorities, and the evils of
the system which had heretofore pre-
vented many worthy settlers from Sc
e curing titles TO their lands, resulting
in baseless prosecutions of many in
nocent and worthy men and causing
a a general feeling of insecurity and
IT unrest in the far vast. has been en-
as tirely abolished.
IN Mr.. Hawley has always enjoyed the
ii reputation of being hard worker
~ and conscientious and earnest Off
e. Ger, and. while many disagreed with
'e some of his ideas. his honesty of pur
~ pose was never questioned. nor die
i'd his bitterest opponent ever sugges
d that in any wise was he ever iniu
lie enced by personal considerations.
Governor Hawley has been II
lg Washington AT frequent interval
as during the past thirty years and /
he we'll acquainted with the leading pub
s. lie men of all parties He knows ev
III cry man in the L. S. senate and i
he thoroughly informed upon all tn
Il great questions that are now or viii
s. be brought before congress. II
would take his seat, If elected a mem
" ber of the senate. on a perfect equal
Mt ity with the older members, thor
IL oughly equipped to Immediately en-
in ter upon his duties. His devotion L
" the interests of the people. his abilit
If. to work out governmental theorie:
as his faculty of impressing himsel
It upon others. would find such outloo
er in the U. S. senate as to make hir
as one of the most valuable memb Der
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