Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-25

With my own money ! built the first
four-story building In the state having
modern elevator service. I am as
progressive as any other man In the
state.
II have always said Moscow Is the
proper place for the state university.
Idaho is the only state in the union
that went downward in taxation. Ida
no abolished saloons. 1t is the best
dry law in the union. There are 81
empty jails in Idaho. Idaho is pros
pering as a result of the saloons being
abolished
The governor told of his trips all
over the state for the purpose of learn
Ing the states needs. Il paid my own
expenses on all these trips" he said.
Il was offered free railroad passes over
every road in the state, but respectfully
declined them with thanks. / pay my
own railroad fare out of my own pock-
ct. CApplause).
PRAISE FOR RAMSTEDT.
''The best hated men in the state
house are your governor and Axel Ram
stedt. He is Republican but he is
honest. He and l are good friends"
The governor then went into the his
tory Of the Allen treasury steal and
told of Ramstedts report showing AL
lens shortage of $4,000 and the re-
covery of s154,OoO from the bondsmen.
The governor referred to the Coffin
$4,000 claim and said he would never
get the money.
Il have no malice against any man.
traduce no mans name in this cam
M - ho
You have a department of econom-
les in the state university started dur
| ing my administration. l want to en-
courage this department as much as
possible. All state institutions have
been ordered to buy all their supplies
at home as far as possible"
THE SCHOOL FUNDS.
The governor went into details show
ing what has been accomplished during
his administration in a business way.
The audience evinced deep interest in
the governors statements. 81 demand
ed a report on the condition of the
school fund loans" he said. Il found
over 100000 was loaned to politicians.
On lots of these loans the interest,
principal, water assessments and the
taxes were not paid. You have poll
ticians in Moscow who have state
loans"
The audience was deeply impressed
with this feature of the governors
statement. Il am unpopular with the
politicians" he continued. There is
man in your town who was selected by
some Democratic politicians to be my
private secretary. l told them / would
select my own secretary. I paid that
man for what work he did and / APP
| pointed my own secretary. Since then
the man in your town writes vicious
articles about me. No one can say
that 1 am coward when 1t comes to
looking after the p ,ople's interests.
No one can say that Idaho has not
had a real live governor for the last
two years"
The governor told of visiting the
Carey act projects and of the deplora
BILE conditions found there. He de-
clared he will in another year have
those projects well settled up. MY
opponent is secretary of the Mountain
Home Irrigation company, which is
also in a bad way" he said. The big
audience sat in deep silence when the
governor made this grave charge. The
governor read to the audience the long
| list of duties he must perform as gov
ernor. The audience was deeply i'm
pressed by 1t.
The governor urged the people to dis
card their partisanship and vote for
men, not party. A burst of applause
greeted the governor when he had con-
Guided his splendid address. Many
people came forward and shook his
hand heartily.