Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-28

EN ENlNNi
eral reserve act. tariff reform, child
labor law, eight-hour law, income tax
and rural credits law. thank my
Maker that this nation has a child
labor law.
"The most important thing is the de-
vclopment of our children into the right
kind of men and women"
Applause greeted the statement that
we should proclaim our wives and
mothers the uncrowned queens of the
household. Great applause greeted the
governors discussion of the Adamson
| eight-hour law. Further applause was
given when he told the big audience
of his action in establishing the eight
hour law while mayor of Boise 10
years ago. In speaking of good roads
the governor created applause when
| he declared he was in favor of the state
assisting in building a good highway
| through Fourth of July canyon as a
link in the transcontinental highway
that runs through north Idaho.
HAS LOWERED TAXES.
II was elected on one platform only
to lower taxes" said the governor.
|
cream and the taxpayers were getting
the skim milk. I took the Job of low
ering the taxes and after a great fight
with the legislature I succeeded in
| reducing the taxes by about Al per
cent. / thought when started out to
| lower the taxes that everybody would
help me. In place of helping me lower
the taxes the majority members of the
| legislature tried to raise the taxes still
higher in order to place the governor
in hole. But thank God I am on
top and am going to stay there. Gap
plause)
Summed up. the situation is like
this: Under Governor Haines the levy
was $1,000, 900 and Haines sold $685.
900 worth of bonds. Under Alexander's
administration the levy is s1,265,000. I
saved the state s535,oo0 in taxes, $685.
600 in bonds and $4,000 in vetoed
bills. or q total saving to the taxpayers
of $1,12o.000.
| "Shoshone county, during my admin
istration pays $26.o15.7s less taxes than
during the two years of my predeces-
sor The opposition press tried to rdi-
Guile Nose and his million dollar saw
| ing to the taxpayers, but Nose Is here
and the million dollars has been saved
and is In the treasury" (Applause.)
GAVE STATE PROHIBITION.
| Applause was given when the gov
ernor said During my administration
the state vas given the best prohibition
law in the United States"
I'VE are going to have north and
south highway said the governor
my heart has bled many times be-
cause of the deplorable conditions ex-
listing on the Carey act projects of
southern Idaho and I have gone to
those projects numerous times for the
purpose of helping the settlers. am
glad to say that I have corrected many
Of the difficulties on those projects
The promoters of these projects do not
like me because l have stood with and
for the settlers. These Carey act pro-
moters own newspapers and the pa
pers have attacked me because l de-
manded that the promoters treat the
settlers right"
The governor was given a round Of
applause when he told how he had es-
tablished the principle that air, sun
light and water belong to the people
of the state unless put into beneficial
use.
| TIE ALLEN EAE.
The governor went into the Allen
treasury steal and told of his investi-
cation which resulted in the state re-
covering s154.000 from Aliens bonds
men. He told how the politicians had
endeavored to prevent the Allen inves-
| tigaton reaching beyond the $4,000
contained in Ramstedts report The
audience applauded the governors
stand in this case. He also told of
the Coffin $4,000 claim and he was ap-
plauded when he said that Coffin
would not get cent of that money
while he was governor.
You hear men make sport of my
name" said the governor. My name
is Nose. My mother gave me that
name and I am proud of it." The gov
ernor explained how he had asked for
n statement of the school fund loans
that were delinquent three or more
years. There was s435,O0o in these
loans made to the politicians" he said
"On $350.000 of the loans there was
not paid the interest. principal, water
assessment or taxes. Forty thousand
dollars of interest was unpaid. There
is danger that the state will lose $50. 600
on these loans.
vetoed so many DilIS because the
people demanded lower taxes.
"A number of these vetoed bills were
bills passed for the benefit OF the poll
ticians AS the result of real business
administration during the past two
years l have saved the state over
million dollars. (Applause). LET'S
throw politics away. Let's look at state
matters in the proper light. Send good
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in harmony. instruct these legislators
to pass few necessary bills, and then
have them spend the rest of the time
in repeating the. many laws of this
state that are unnecessary"
TO ENFORCE LAWS.
The governor urged that the next