The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-10-27

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8. He is and has always been, first
last, and all the time, a dangerous
demagogue. never hesitating to make
claims which will advance his own
political interests, regardless of their
! falsity.
When it was finally demonstrated
that the prohibition sentiment of the
State had grown to overwhelming pro
portions, Alexander for the first time
became an ardent prohibitionist. He
now claims credit for having made
| Idaho dry, and closing the saloons.
In his first campaign for Governor,
when the platform of his party was
silent on the subject, he avoided a
question in a speech at Nampa, al
tho he had been openly requested to
make his belief on the subject known.
At that time, Alexander and the lead
ers of his party we're so wet in senti-
ment that if they had been thrown
over a clothesline they would have
dripped alcohol. Alexander and his
supporters were at that time like the
heart of the Psalmist, that "panteth
for the flowing brook" with the diff
ference that they were not painting
for mere brooks.
g. He is a dangerous agitator, who
seeks to create class prejudice and
foster class hatred.
For the reason that the farming and
laboring classes have more votes in
Idaho than the business and profess
sional classes, he talks loudly and con-
stantly of his sympathy with the man
in overalis," and disdainfully of the
men who wear paper collars and
patent leather" shoes, just as he
criticized and reviled the men of his
own race and religion because they
are few in number in this State, in an
effort to curry favor with those to
whom the word Jew" is term of
opprobrium. In every official act OF
his career he has his "ear to the
ground'-in public, pretending to
great solicitude for the rights and
liberties of the people, while in the
presence of his official associates,
with no others present, he plainly and
vociferously expresses his contempt
for those he regards as of lower and
inferior class either thru financial or
other limitations.
10. He is profoundly ignorant of
the purposes of government, his ten
6encies in connection with State in
stitutions is entirely destructive, and
his acts as chief executice have been
aimed solely to the qualification oil
his own prejudices, vanities and de-
sires for revenge upon those he be-
lives regard him contemptuously.
He has used the powers Of his office
ruthlessly. This extends not only to
his appointments to office, to his We
toes of measures passed by the legi3-
lature, but to his action as member
of the various boards and commits
sions, his membership in which has
been a disgrace and a lasting damage
70 the State. The illustrations of
these indictments against the Gov
ernor as man and officer could be ex
tended at great length. His veto OF
measures having to do with the great
institutions of the State
which have been built up to a proud
position of usefulness and honor thru
the unselfishness and unt1r1ng ef10rts
of the best blood and brain Of Idaho,
has resulted in limiting the work done
by these institutions during the past
two years. In the case OF the Lewis
ton Normal, his lack of ability to COM
prehend the creative work being done
has resulted in permitting the with
drawal from the State OF one OF tne
foremost educators of the United
States. and has lessened the oppor-
tunity for the continued growth OF
the institution under this gentleman's
successor. He has endeavored TO
make a football of politics, OF State
institutions intended for the care and
of the unfortunate insane,
the defective and the neglected ana
wayward children of the State. lie
has vetoed measures for needed i'm
provement, whereby the people OF the
State generally would have benefited,
not from desire for economy OF
worthy character, but for base souls
demand for revenge on account of fan
cied sights and indignities. Under
his control Idaho has been retarded IN
development, it's best men and instl-
tutions have been studiously slighted
In his speeches he has endeavored TO
array sections of the State against
each other, and in this effort has not
hesitated to approve at one place,
that which he condemned at another
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