American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-10-05

which his official acts do not show
him to possess.
The governor tried to impress his
hearers with belief that he is not
partisan. He recited an alleged con-
versation with j. X. White, state dairy
and pure food commissioner The
governor said he appointed him be-
cause White said he could conduct
the office on half the appropriation
for the prior two years. White was
appointed, but the governor did not
appoint him. The state board of
health made the appointment. The
governor has only one vote on that
board. White is still pure food COM
missioner, not because OF the COVER
nor, but in spite of him. The governor
has sought every way to oust this eff
ticient official. 1t has not been six
weeks since he offered to appoint one
member of the state board of health,
whose term of office had not expired.
to the position on the state board of
education, in order to create vacan-
TO a position on the state board of
that he could remove j. X. White.
White and the state board of health
made the saving. White was appoint
ed pure food commissioner by the
state board of health three months
before Governor Alexander assumed
office. How much credit is coming to
the governor in this case? None, and
twenty-odd thousand more of his al
legged saving go up in smoke
The governor told of the great pile
of bills turned over to him at the
close of the legislature, for him to
examine and pass upon. And of cast
ing the thick ones into the discard
without examination, and of reading
the thin ones. His idea was to i'm
press his hearers that there was a
deliberate attempt to impose on him
by flooding his office with so many
bills at the close of the session as to
make it impossible for him to ex-
| anime them. He indicated that the
stack was about three feet high. He
forgto some things in connection there
with. First, all the bills printed mea-
sured only eleven inches, including the
binders. More than half of these fail
ed TO pass, and never reached him.
Those that did reach him were deliv-
cred as fast as passed, and that the
largest number of bills ever delivered
! TO him at one time were five He must
have forgotten that he gave a receipt
for these bills, every one of them,
and that the receipts are on file in
the secretary of states affiee,. e..,. IL, IL,
and .an b, by anybody. lie
must have forgotten. further, that
every bill reached him was taken in
lersOn by the chief clerk of the house,
/ David Burrell of American Falls, and
that the receipts We're given to Mr..
Burrell. He must have known that
! MIR. Burrell, at least, knew the facts
in the matter.
The governor tried to impress all
that he was one of the common herd.
No cards, he said, were required to
get into his office, and men in overalls
We're just as welcome as anyone else.
They have a right 10 he, sure. But
if they went TO Boise they would not
wear overalls because they would not
want to, nor have to- No card is nee
essary to get into any office in the
state house. None is used, nor even
has been used, under any governor
Callers get in to the august presence
of Nose the same as they got into tn,
presence of his predecessors. They gC
= into a reception room, where young
lady asks them to be seated. If M
| caller is ahead, this young lady asks
tie governor il he will see Mr.. Blank
: If not engaged, Mr. Blank enters
; Callers are shown in the order of thei
arrival, unless some of them have ha,
q an appointment for certain hour.
: These incidents are merely sidelight
: by which one may be able to judg
= OF the sincerity OF the governor. an
: the reliability of his statements. At
= later time the absolute la .sity OF state
!, ments relating TO his alleged saving
7 will be shown. Governor AleXande
: is only a politician. HIS energy ha
been directed not to doing the wor
the peop.e expect Oh MIN, put TO mi'
d leading them. There have been say
- ngs made They began two years be
T.. lore he became governor and are par
% ~ que 10 the tact tnal with the sat
d mouse completed, aud Win no ne
IS state buildings, not so much money
n, required Part OF the savings al, u
le 10 the fact that the earnings from a..
+ state funds is getting larger and 49,
= ger each year, as o.. 49, ources
=, being cOny erted. Anu ,--. OF g.,
= savings are due to larger earn.
, iEom fees collected by various S..
"a departments, thereby lessening L.
- expenses. And part OF tne SAVING
- due TO Governor Alexander, and D..
- Press viii not rob him OF has Ju
- praise for every bit of the credit ia
90 i. due him. 1t will only attempt
a. prevent him from takin credit III
. +" is due TO others than .-.Liself.
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