Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-31

prohibition law Of any state in the I'M
ion" (Applause).
I'm forfeit $1,000 II anyone will step |
on this stage and successfully dispute
my figures"
The governor then proceeded to say
that during Haines' administration
the state levy was $1,s00,00o, and
Haines sold $4,000 worth of bonds"
During my two years administra-
ton the state levy was reduced to
s1,265,0oo, and there was not a dol
lars worth of bonds sold during my
administration.
SAVED OVER MILLION.
els there anyone In this audience
that will dispute that I saved the state
s5s5 900 in state taxes. s315.000 In
bonds and $4,000 in vetoed bil.s?"
No one undertook to dispute what
the governor said.
81 am accused of keeping my word.
I promised two years ago to lower the
taxes Of this state" he continued. ~
lowered the taxes. No one can dispute
that 1 lowered the taxes OF this state
NO one has charged me with taking
one cent of the states money. / have
put the business of the state on a bust
ness basis"
Referring to the Allen steal the gov
ernor said, Look at the trouble l was
put to in recovering the s154,000 from
| Aliens bondsmen. The politicians
tried to make me accept the $4,000
contained in Ramstedt's preliminary
report But l was satisfied there was
a greater shortage, and l am proud to
say we have the $154.0OO in the state
| treasury.
Coffin only wants $4,000 for what
little work he did in the suit against
Aliens bondsmen. l want to tell you
right now that Coffin will not get
cent of that claim" (Applause)
The governor urged the people to
vote for men for state office and for
the legislature who will work In har-
mony with him.
NO FAvoRITIsM.
II am running the state government
on business principles. No favoritism
is shown to anyone. 1 allow no pri
vate audience to anyone on state mat
tiers. (Applause)
THE politicians don't like this.
They are accustomed to receiving po-
litical favors. No one has received any
favors on matters of public welfare
since you elected me governor"
TIE governor then told of his travel
ing over the state. II never travelled
on a pass" he said. 81 was offered
a pass from every railroad in the state.
I refused to accept these passes. The
railroad might, If / accepted a pass,
ask something in return, not from M.
Alexander, but from Governor Alex
ander. They might want something
that l have no right to give. CAP
plause)
Il never took trip to any part of
the state, but except in response to
an invitation from the people. And
no man can dispute that"
H The governor told of his frequent
trips to the Carey act projects of the
state He was applauded when he
told of his great fight with Carey act
promoters and of his success in estab-
fishing the great principle, THE wa
tiers of the state of Idaho belong to the
people of the state of Idaho. No man
or corporation can now impound the
waters of the state unless put to bene-
fetal use"
HATED BY POLITICIANS.
do you know that since statehood
the great business of the state land
board never had printed rules to go
by, until after l was elected governor
Every bank and corporation operates
under printed rules. The state land
board did it's business on the, basis of
political expediency. The man with
the biggest political pull got the big
| gest favors from The state land board.
Now we do the business of the land
board according to a set of printed
rules. Everyone is treated alike. The
politicians do not like this. The poll
ticians hate me more than any man
in the state.
THE state treasury now has $1,000
900 in 1t. There will be no deficiency
in the state treasury during my admin :
istration. When my term expires next
January there will be $1,250,000 in the
state treasury. And there will not be
dollars worth of bonds sold or is
sued. (Applause)
formerly, the overhead expense OF
the state highway commission was 81
per cent. Now 1t Is only 20 per cent
This Is the result of doing business on
business basis. The president of the
state highway commission is a Weiser
man, and l want to congratulate him
for the splendid work he is doing. e
A. Van Sicklin is president of this
commission"
The governor declared with emphasis
that q number of politicians who are
campaigning the state against him are
on the list of those who borrowed
money from the state school fund and
did not pay interest. principal. taxes or
water assessments for a period OF
years. Deep silence pervaded the aud
fence when the governor took this shot
at come of his political enemies.
lover 100000 of the state school
funds was loaned to these delinquen;
politicians. I ordered that these loans
be collected. Do you feel surprised
that these politicians do not like your
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