The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-02-19
OUR GOVERNOR HASN'T
SEEN THAT MILLION
SINCE ELECTION

Editor Caldwell Tribune: The grand
jury of which Johnny Seawell, Nose
and me were the proprietors has ad-
journed temporarily. Nose told
Johnny, and you know Johnny never
takes his news and hides it in a chest.
that he was we'll pleased with the re-
suits, but was greatly disappointed
that the gamblers were not indicted.
Johnny tells me also that the gamb-
lers put detective on the trail of the
governor and threatened racy expos
ures in case he failed to come to taw.
After a session of the council of state
at which we were all present it was
decided that the grand jury had better
adjourn for little while that we
might gather ourselves together. At
the last meeting of the council Nose
delivered himself of an address that
had not been edited and revised by
Charley Broxon. | quote from mem
DRY.
The people what elected me, elect
ed me governor of the state of Idaho,
understand, by their votes at the last
election, understand, are now asking:
who is the governor, understand, the
governor elected by the people? Is it
Charley Broxon who we didn't elect
or is it Nose Alexander who we did
elect? want it to be known that am
the governor and | ask Charley Brox-
on to let it be known that he is not
the governor. Here | spent my money,
may be fifty thousand dollars, under
stand. | hired the picture shows and
the sandwich men and the ballyhooers,
understand, and | paid the price,
thousands of dollars, understand, and
| pay Charley Broxon'S expenses too
when he didn't have no more chance
than a jackrabbit, wormy jackrab-
bit, understand, and now mine friends
asks it who is the governor? What
do | pay my money for? Do | get
deprived of life and liberty, liberty,
understand, under the stars and
stripes and Willyum Jennings Bryan
when them same stripes would be
more suitable, understand, in the pants
of Charley Broxon.
understand | want my liberty to
be governor, governor of Idaho, and
Charley Broxon and the Capital News
is making me sick to the stomach be-
cause they didn't put up no money
for no purpose whatever and left me to
carry the burden and | am still the
jackass of the administration carrying
the burden of Charley Broxon and the
rest of the outfit and me paying $780,
600 for the privilege.
And here come raskals, under
stand, and asks me what have l done
with that million dollars which l
saved in my speech at Star. Some
of these reskals ask them questions
like as though l had invested it in
spring clothing which l will sell at
less than cost, bargains in clothes
don't deny, understand, but l amt
seen that million dollars since cleo
ton. bet am stung any way l sit
down. And here comes this man
Hawkes. from Caldwell. who asks me
about the travelling library and l tells
him my wife she can cook for seven
as easy as she can cook for two and
ought to take in borders and what
has that got to do with the travelling
library? | have got to find that mil
hon dollars whether bullfrogs is birds
of fishes or insects, insects, under
stand what ought to be inquired into
by the bee inspector"
| don't know that there is anything
else to write about The addresses
of Governor Alexander when closely
analysed, give us much food for
thought and | trust that they will
prove equally interesting and instruc-
tive to you.
.. BROXANDER.
Boise, Feb. Is, 1915