Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-09
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
Most eve ry woman

duclng the taxes" He then stepped |
to the blackboard and put down the
figures showing in detail how he had
saved the state sS05,0 during his ad |
ministration. He went into a discus |
sion of the effort of the lower house
of the last legislature to fix the state
levy at 100000 which is $735,000
more than the state levy as finally fix
ed through the efforts of the COVER |
nor.
DRAMATIC SITUATION.
The governor dramatically said:
Your representative from Jefferson
county, Mr.. Gilchrist, voted in favor
of the state levy of $2,000,000. He is a
member of the machine and is willing
to burden the people of this county and
state with heavy taxes, just In order
to punish a Democratic governor. What
do you think of that?
Mr. Gilchrist also voted in favor of
the state of Idaho accepting $4,000
as a settlement for the Allen treasury
steal. l ordered suit brought against
Aliens bondsmen for s154,o00. and we
got the $4,000 and it Is in the state
treasury.
| II will give any Republican politician
$1,000 if he will come up here and
prove that my figures are incorrect"
Great applause followed this statement
made by the governor.
The governors statement was APP
plauded when he said when | go
over the state l pay my own expenses.
The Oregon Short Line offered me
free annual pass over its system. l
respectfully declined it. pay my own
| rai for Tho al ig NOT ph1rW-
ed up with a cent of expenses as a re-
suit of any trips I make over the
state"
The governor showed the great saw
ing effected in the administration of
the Blackfoot asylum during his two
years as governor, as compared with
the two years of his predecessor. He
then told of the bills he vetoed, saw
ing the state $4,000. He called at
tention to the failure of the last legis-
lature to pass a good divorce law.
| He charged the representative of JEFF
ferson county with being one who vot-
ed with the majority in opposing a
proper kind of divorce law. He said:
The Idaho political machine sees fit
to oppose civic righteousness, hoping
thereby to discredit your Democratic
governor If we could have a good
thorough cleaning of the state house
there would be a great improvement in
the governing of this state"
FINE MEETING AT RIRiE.
The meeting at Ririe was held Sat
turday afternoon in the school house.
George E. HILL of Rigby, candidate for
state senator. presided. s. p. Worth
ington, candidate for state treasurer.
In a brief speech, said that strict ad-
herence to party lines has proven it
self to be injurious to good government.
people are more and more realizing
, this fact, and are growing more and
, more independent in their political
views" he said. This is a healthy
state of affairs. Henceforth the peo-
, pie will vote more for the man than
for a political party" Mr.. Worthing
, ton was treasurer of the board that
built the state normal school at AL
bion. He is interested in banking and
farming in Bannock and Cassia coun-
: ties He stated. II elected, he would
serve the state honestly and economi-
, cally.
SUGAR BUSINESS FINE.
Governor Alexander was warmly APP
4 plauded as he arose to speak.
g The whole country is in an era OF
: prosperity such as this nation has
. never before known he said. EVERY
: thing is a good price and there Is
= prosperity here. Sugar beets are bet
, tier priced this year than in many
/ years, notwithstanding the tariff re-
duction on sugar" The sugar manu-
facturers arc making more money thar
:, ever before. and they are building new
. sugar factories in this state, in Twir
Falls. Paul and elsewhere in Idaho anc
Utah." he said.
I'm not asking any one to vote fol
me or against me- said the governor
II only want to tell you what the ma
tional administration has done for the
nation. and what my administration
has accomplished.
Has any one in this audience evel
seen or heard of any legislation tina
= was of particular benefit to the farm
ers of this nation?' No one undertook
to answer this question. THE pass
n age of the rurar credits bill last Jul,
is the greatest piece of legislation TO
the good of the farmers since the dawi
n of history" continued Governor Alex
II ander.
r ."There viii be IL big rural credi
: banks opened about the first of Jan
r uary in continental America. HI
r. urged the people of Ririe to start
d rural credits bank as quickly as pos
n sible He explained in detail the oper
n alton of the rural credit banks. Hi
: audience was deeply interested II
n every word the governor told them con
II corning the rural credit banks.
t, PARTIsANsHlP PASSING.
" THE old hide bound partisan ide
It of the past is thing of the past.
ff said the governor. THE people hay
= Learned that Woodrow Wilson, Demo
liz cratic president. has done more goo
0. for the farmer. for the business mar
ell for the banker. for the people at large
than any president in the history 9