Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-17
ALEXANDER POLICIES INDICATED.

The business and economic policies of the Alexander
administration have been nowhere clearly estab-
shed and indicated than in the conduct of the educa
oa and other institutions of the state greater effort
has been made to make politics out of his policies
ton to the educational institutions of the state on the part
u the governors opponent than in other department.
OF the state government.
The records constitute complete reutation of the
charge that these institutions have been caused to suffer
because of economic policies Of the administration With
out single exception everyone of these institutions in
the state has been able to be successfully conducted dur
ing the first of the administration leaving in the state
treasury to the credit of each institution larger balances
than each institution had at the close of the preceding ad
ministration.
The figures disclosing the financial condition at the end
OF the first year of the administration follows:
The University Of Idaho had balance at the end of
1913 of 500 1861 and at the end Of 1915 had balance to-
its credit of $9SO54O6
The Lewiston normal at the end of 1913 had 500 90
10 It's credit while at the close of 1915 it had balance of
$66,012.57
The Albion state normal at the close of 1913 had bal
nce of $424395S to its credit while at the close of 1915
1t had balance of $4245439.
The Academy Of Idaho at the close of 1913 had bal
Of SOL 0456 while at the close of 1915 if had hal
of SO 1892
The Industrial training school the close of 1913 had
balance of $637102 while the close of 1915 it had
balance of $66,S5614.
The Orofino insane asylum at the close of 1913 had
balance of $3OS9502 while at the close 1915 it had
balance of $4094591
The Blaclfoot insane asylum at the close of 1913 had
balance OF 1913 1897 while at the close of 1915 it had
balance of $60178.S6
other institutions have made a like showing IT is
clear II these institutions could be maintained the first
year OF the administration leaving balance for the con
Quoting OF such institution for the second year of the adj
stratlon greater than it had during the corresponding
period OF the previous administration the institutions
could not have suffered political opponents who are
eager to renew their raid upon the treasury ATTEMPT to
make it appear
number of these Institutions notably the Blackfoot
asylum Will have large surplus to turn back into the
ftae treasury This institution confronted with
deficiency Indebtedness not reported to the last
as required by law and left over by the last administration
amounting to something like $4,000 This Indebtedness
mas peen paid out OF the made available for this in
stltutlon and it will have than $50 900 to turn back
into the state treasury In addition this has made
more improvements and has better clothed and fed it's pa
uents than ever before the history of the institution
George Barker present secretary of state and can
0date to succeed himself has always stood-in with the
Peterson, Coffin Coleman, Allen crowd The whole TRUTH
concerning the rotten condition of affairs will never be
known until tins crowd is entirely eliminated from Idaho
politics. The election of w. T. Doughertv as secretary of
state is imperative