The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-09-02
Governor Alexander Creates Commo-
ton Among the Jews of the East

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AS ~ Ioano Jews.
Continuing, ne ssllu resarulnk Jews
ia Iuano: As 4 remember my CONVEX
sdtion, sai>' Al etery person IN luo,...
MAS d Jew 1 wvuiu move UuL wen, 4.
leHery person III Luanu we're d Jew a4..
were neiu al tne pontlcai esteem ~
the entIre popuIallon as / am w ~
per cent oI Luaho Jews To-Day, / guess
wouIa nave 70 move OUT, wouIun /
"A DeIieve tnal Leo FRANK MAS lie
sally convicted. WAS guIIty by law, anu
peileFe that II Jew nau been ON the
jury ne would nave joined in Tie YER
ldlct don't say that the Jew remains
open TO prejudice as long as he makes
as issue OF religion or race, but / &c
say That he remains open 10 criticism. "
Comment in Boise.
| me statements credited to Governor
Alexander and concerning the protests
at the meeting at Boston arranged in
mis- honor, as outlined in a special dis
patch to the Statesman, constituted
the basis for lively gossip in Boise yes
lerday.
Considerable surprise was expressed
in view of the fact that the governor
has always been regarded here as be-
ling orthodox in his adherence to the
Jewish faith. Those who have been
long associated with the governor as
members of the Boise synagogue re-
trained from discussing the subject for
publication. While some OF them We're
inclined to be resentful, most of them
ascrlbed the statements to politics ana
personalities, and in this they vert
joined by others, who also expressed
the belief that the governor, being
pressed tor interviews for leading pub
locations, in the enthusiasm of the
recognition accorded him, went far
Their than he had intended to go, the
full significance of his utterances not
appealing to him until they stared al
him from the printed page.
Judging from the statement made by
the chairman of the Faneuil hall meet
ing, there were several interviews with
the governor, for he referred to news
papers"
one of these newspapers is the
Monitor, the Christian Science daily,
which enjoys a nation wide reputation
for reliability.
Those who professed to believe they
saw politics in the expressions credited
to the governor, pointed to his remarks
during the campaign, which seemed to
Indicate that he was imbued with the
idea that prejudice existed against
those of his religious belief to such an
extent that his political chances would
be jeopardized unless he appeared to
slam the Jews as class over the
shoulders of individuals. These admit
ted, however that the election returns
failed to denote any such prejudice,
and they were therefore all the more
nonplussed at the stories coming from
Boston.
More serious consideration was Civ
en-, however, to the statement credited
10 the governor on the Frank lynching
In Georgia. If local sentiment on that
subject extends over the state, it is
that the governor did not
state the overwhelming opinion of Ida
hoans II he said that the verdict of a
jury promulgated during the heat of
local passion, should not be disturbed.
There was also criticism because of
the possibility of the governors words
being so construed as to put Idaho in
an unfayorable light with respect to
the act of the Georgia mob.
Another feature of the discussion of
the Boston incident had to do with the
north and south railroad, strange as it
may appear. 1t was stated that the
governor had expected to enlist the /
support Of some big Jewish financial
interests in the east, at least to a suf-
hcient extent to make a showing next
year. There was considerable specu- |
Iation as to the outcome of that pro- !
ject If 1t ever was entertained, in view
Of the outburst at the Boston meet
ng.