Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-20
BIG CROWDS HEAR THE
GOVERNOR
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inented by the state of Idaho, makes
a total of $750.000 Idaho can spend
on good roads," said the governor.
The state has over a million dollars in
the treasury. The state can furnish
money for good roads without issuing
a single bond.
Now is the time for Grangeville and
all towns on Nez Perez and Camas
prairies to get busy on the north and
south state highway. You are entitled
to this highway and will get it. | am
the only governor who, as governor
ever made the trip over the proposed
north and south road. / know its ne
cessity and importance and you shall
have it" Tumultous applause greeted
the governors statement
| At Grangeville the governors strong
stand in favor of the Adamson bill
was roundly applauded.
ON STATE AFFAIRS.
! Turning to state affairs the governor
issued challenge to any one to meet
MIN on the rostrum or elsewhere in
public and disprove the statement that
he has saved the taxpayers of Idaho
over 100000 during his adminstra-
ton. rs there any man who will dare
step on the platform with me and dis
pute these figures?" he asked. A round
of applause greeted the governor when
he said; Give me a Legislature next
winter in harmony with me and I'll
save the taxpayers about $25, 900 more.
During my administration we did
away with many offices and there are
others that should be abolished In
the last two years the states floating
Indebtedness was reduced 100000 and
$350,000 in bonds were paid off. There
were no bonds issued by the state dur
i ing my administration. Previous adj
ministrations issued from $1,000 900 to
81, 100000 bonds. Does it make any
| difference to you Democrats, Republic
cans, Socialists or Progressives who
robs you? You have to pay your hard
earned money in increased taxes when
You are robbed by the politicians. We
are now accommodating money in the
state treasury. We are running the
state government on business princi-
pies. No political boss now has any
more influence in the business of the
state than has the horny handed
laborer. (Applause).
mo one can say that I have taken
one cent not belonging to me. My OPP
ponents say that while I have saved
money it was done at the expense of
the states institutions. All the state
institutions are running full blast and
they are growing.
Vote for the constitutional amend
ment and take the prohibition question
out of the hands Of the legislature. No
man will say that I was not the real
governor of your state. No politician
can influence me from performing my
duties to the best of my ability and for
the best interests of the state. CAP
plause).
idaho county pays $17,458 less taxes
than under two years of Haines. This
will pay interest on $350,000 bonds for
good roads, schools, bridges. etc. (Ap-
plause).
REFERS TO OPPONENT.
ID. w. Davis is secretary of the
Mountain Home Cooperative Irriga-
ton company. The settlers under that
project are in distress and suffering.
Your governor has been looking over
that project 1t needs investigation.
| This grave charge by the governor
! sank deep into the minds of the big
audience The governor took swing
at the taxless state proposition of
| Davis and said: 1T is a scheme to rob
the people of this state out of their
| heritage"
During my administration the state
has loaned double the amount of money
to the farmers and the interest has
been reduced from 70 6 per cent"
| Applause greeted the governors state
ment that IF there is a loan made since
| am governor that is not good, I'll buy
the lean at 100 cents on the dollar,
with compound interest added"
Applause greeted this statement.
"I'll forfeit $1,000 if my statements are
proven incorrect" A very deep i'm
preston was made upon the big audi
ence at Grangeville when the COVER
nor said, Il am the chairman of the
state board of examiners, whose duty it
Is to examine all state bills, which
number from 1000 to 5000 each month.
In days gone by these bills were
merely numbered and the warrants is
sued without question. Since 1 am
governor I look over everything. If
any are wrong, | pass them on to the
attorney general and he to the secre-
tary of state. BY this process we are
saving the state an average of $4,000
Il month, or nearly $250,000 during the
"a months of my administration"
Before the meeting the Grangeville
band rendered several pretty selections.
The stage was beautifully decorated
with flowers. flags bunting and pic
lures of Wilson and Alexander. The
governor is immensely pleased with the
hearty reception given him at Grange
vile. 80
Two of the best and largest meetings
the governor has had in this campaign
were at American Falls the home of
his opponent, and at Grangeville, the
home of the state chairman of the OPP
posite party.
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