The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-12

ana gone. Inc appointment would be
acceptable to a great many people ot
Idaho. The one objection is. that his
friends defeated Judge Walters for 6
place on the supreme court, apparently
with the express hope or understanding
that if this were done, Judge Bulge
might have the appointment. This will
be bitterly resented by Walters friends.
If Judge Bulge should be appointed,
Governor Haines can appoint success
or up to the first of the year. but Gov
ernor Alexander will name successor
for the next full four-years term; and
is complicating the situation not little.
Governor Alexander has thrown a
bombshell into the ranks of the light
footed "sassiety'' of Boise, by declaim-
ing against an inaugural ball, in the
following vigorous words:
II have been asked already as to
what my wishes are concerning an in
augural ball at the opening of my ad-
ministration.
IL have asked no one to get up such
ball for me, and l will ask no one to
do such thing l am opposed to an
inaugural ball, and l will tell you why:
'The plain people who voted for me
for governor do not ask for an inaug-
ural ball, and their wishes are first to be
considered. They have no time for such
affairs, and they have not the means to
buy silk dresses and full dress suits for
social functions. They have not the
time for inaugural balls, and they are
to busy earning money with which to
pay their taxes to come to Boise to
dance at inaugural balls.
'As for myself, | would be unhappy
at a function of this kind, knowing all
the time that thousands of honest men
and women in the state who voted for
me were having hard time to make
both ends meet. They were not think
ing of inaugural balls when they voted
for me, but lower taxes, cleaner gov
ernment and better conditions for the
men and women in the ordinary walks
of life.
IF there are those in the state who
feel that they car, afford to spend mon
ey on fine dresses and all the other frills
that go with inaugural balls, / would
prefer that they deprive themselves of
this pleasure for once and give the
money they intended to spend in this
way to the Red Cross society or some
other worthy institution.
"Outside of all local considerations,
think it wrong to spend large sums of
money for such frivolity now, when the
victims of war in Europe and
Asia are calling on US for all the help
We can give them.
Under all the circumstances, l am
strongly opposed to an inaugural ball
md will appreciate it if my friends drop
III consideration of it. l would much
prefer to have the plain people of the
tate call upon me after become gov
rnor and give me the benefit of their
deas as how Idaho may be made bet
er state in which to live and build
ZONES.
My intention is to make the govern
RS Office while | am in it the head
uarters for the ordinary folks who
ONE to town. l wish them to make .
his Office their meeting place. 1t is !
heir Office. They are paying for it.
nd SO long as l am in control the door {
7ill be wide open to every citizen. For
ly part, wish this Office were on the
round floor, but in any event no card 9
I lackey will be necessary to get an r
udience with me-
1t is the sober guess of those who are t
est posted in the matter, that the new t
will set new mark in
economy and democratic simplicity. t
With the new governors business abil- d
y, and the two years of experience of n
lost of the other state officers, the
.Ate affairs should be in better shape O
Ian many years past. 8