The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-30
GOVERNOR AN ACROBAT
PHYSICALLY AS WELL
AS MENTALLY
BROXANDER SAYS THAT HE
NEEDS MOTION PICTURE
MACHINE
Governor Returns From the North
Made Full Explanation to People
Insists Upon privilege of Lying
Feels Somewhat Despondent Over
Outlook.
Editor Caldwell Tribune

= He who undertakes to depict the
passing events at the state house must
have a motion picture machine as
well as fountain pen. The material
is here for a splendid screen and in
cidentally several screams. Due JUS
tice cannot be melted the governor
without showing him in action. In
structive are his words; but impress
sive are his gestures and startling his
movements.
The other day called to report to
the governor and on the side to in
quire about the progress of the cause
in north Idaho. The governor had
just returned and was in an unusually
that his explanations had failed to ex-
plain Added to his already heavy
burden is the trouble he is having
with DR.. Bodle. The governor has
more troubles than a lazy husband.
After making an inquiry as to the
state of his health, led up to his poll
teal trip via the clothing route. The
| governor was in mood for CONVEX
| sation and he gave me an interest
ing look at the present state of affairs
generally When he started upon his
delineation he was standing besides
his desk peacefully enough. AS he
warmed to his subject he got up on
his chair; then jumped upon his desk;
and was hanging from the chandelier
when he reached the climax. The
! descent from the ceiling was swift.
| He swung to the door thence under
the table. All this you may be sure
is quite interesting. Never have we
had a real acrobat in the governors
office before and the chances are we
will never have another nor this one
long. Our governor was right dur
ing the campaign. He should be done
in moving picture, not in oil, as the
custom. ....- ..s.;..'.
The governor said his say much af-
ter this manner: n 4
What do the people of the north
say? What do they all say? They
say dammit Why do they say this
when me, the governor, the governor
OF Idaho, and the first Jew in nigh on
to 2O0O years, have saved then ST.
QO0OOO.OO counting up the figures that
have presented to them. Counting
the figures coming and going | have
saved one million dollars. Do the
people, the people what me and Will
liam ennings Bryan are preaching
tor and pleading for and bleeding, be-
lieve my word? They do not. They
say rats. | say, gentlemen, pro-
missed you this and | promised, them
that Can | keep both my promises?
| cannot. What must | dol |, must
lie here or there, gentlemen, and
have not got. as governor-the gov
ernor what was elected-the privilege
OF doing my lying where it suits me
the best? What privilege have l Rot
il can't lie? Am slave because
I am the governor? Does Charley
Broxon think that he is going have
a monopoly on the lying in this adj
ministration? | am the governor and
| am going to do my lying as l see
mt | tell you that explanation left
them speechless. Not one of them
could say word. ..,.
Il told the people of Homedale that
during the campaign promised you
bridge. | promised to the people
OF Idaho to save them million dol
lars. Do | save million dollars by
building bridges? l must cut out
bridges Gentlemen you follow me
up two years hence and re-elect me
governor and then see what will hap
pen to you. l think Tom Tarr and
George Lee will do it. And now |
jump onto them with claims for fight |
ing fires. | say boys you fought the |
hres but the paramount issue is to |
save them million dollars. Do | save
a million by paying my bills? The |
state OF Idaho had rather lose every |
timber in Idaho than pay for fighting !
hres. Fires have come and gone but
the million dollars is here to be. saved
ii can find it. The fires should have
been conserved anyway. A fire in
the winter is a good thing but why
nave 1t in summer time? | don't
think Idaho should make investments
in forest fires, unless the insurance
company is sound and will pay the
policy prompt And what shall do
with Doc Bodle? Doc is a good fell
low and voted her straight for me Do
got to sacrifice my friends on ac-
count OF Wyoming or Missouri? What
do care about the ringbone or the
pip or the wooley aphis or the scab
when l amt got none of them. |
might issue a proclamation saving
that | amt never had these diseases
and that the stock shipped from Ida
10 IS guaranteed or money refunded.
And how about that Henry Dorman7
Won't he never resign? Am | to be-
come a mt subject for Blackfoot he
,ause Henry Dorman won't resignpl
These here diseases and Affections
Ind politics will be the ruination of
ne.
Il bet you them explanations will
lold them for a while. Nobody, amt
got nothing to say against them. How
the grand jury making it? Has it
,ot Doe Falk yet?'
Notwithstanding the force and in
unity of the governors explanation
am forced to admit that he does not
onsider his trip north a howJ:og sue
esS.
Please forward motion picture
BROXANDER.
'oise, Idaho, April 20. 1915.