The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-11

at Gilmore. The Governor was ON A
swing through Central Idaho where
ne travelled between three and four
hundred miles by automobile on an
Itinerary starting from Mackay Mon.
DAY morning and ending FRIDAY even
ing In the upper Snake river valley.
lie made dozen speeches on the
"Trip. Everywhere he stopped men
an women came out In large mum.
bers to hear him. 1t was remarked
that AS public speaker he has
greatly improved since his appear
ance in Salmon two years ago, being
now indeed most forceful in all he
says before an audience. He speaks
In an ordinary conversational man
ner. 1t had been arranged that he
Should appear out in the open in this
city at the, band stand, but tile Go oyern-
or found his voice was some what out
OF condition when he arrived, SO that
change of places placed him on the
stage Of the opera house Here he
faced good sized friendly audience
The Governor was quick to office
the absence OF the flag fro the
stage decoration and remarked about
1T, because what he had to Say was
tnore about patriotism than politics.
Possibly half of his bearers were not
OF his own household of political
faith, for there we're republicans,
progressives and socialists besides
democrats in the audience of men
and women.
Erie IL. CaSterIin introduced the
Governor in a ringing dozen or TWEEN
ty words after doing the same for an
other speaker, the Rev. Mr. Johns,
who had been travelling companion
OF the Governor from Mackay.
The chief speaker OF the evening
seldom mentioned by name the pres
ent head of the national government
but repeatedly typified him as carry
ing forward in achievement what
makes for the enduring glory OF the
country. In this connection he spoke /
of the banking law enacted early in
the days Of the present national ad
ministration which not only prevents |
financial panics and disturbances but |
successfully withstOod the shock of |
eighty-hVe millions of dollars are set
apart for building highways, which
will give to Idaho S65 900 right away
for its highways, and said that very
soon under the operations of that law !
with the application of the principle /.
that we must first help ourselves to
better roads, there will stretch a real /
highway along the Salmon river
through a route of matchlesS scenic
beauty and grandeur. There Will be .
other needed vehicle roads built. too,
under the inspiring influence of this
laW, roads eVty where they are 50 .
badly needed, and they will serve a
good deal better to develop the coun-
try than the present ierkwater rail- .
road you hava here in this part OF the .
country, with the possibility OF get .
ting over the roads with daily auto
mobile mai! stages, too. The great
national government is behind the
good roads movement.
A few years ago 1t was the practice
for a community wanting the benefits
of a railroad TO send delegation TO
some railroad king beseeching hin 10
build it. You might do the beseech-
iug on your knees and then not get
II the railroad II the railroad kings
thought 1t would interrupt some
deals of their own. They locked up
the undeveIcp ped resources OF Alsaka
in this way until the government not
long ago appropriated your money 10
the amount OF $50. OOO, OOO tU construct
and equip yuur own railroad up there
The Go vernon had not much 10 say
about the achievements OF his own ad-
ministration further than to point
Out the savings he had been enabled
to make. amounting fully IA what he
had claimed he would accomplish two
wears ago. He said he had vetoed a
great many laws and was sorry that
he had not done more yetoing. In
fact he believed that If he had killed
every enactment but tie prohibition
Law alone he would have gone not very
far wrong. That law was the best
in existence for progress
and development in any state from
All econoa ical standpoint. The Gov
ernor urged intelligent study OF puO-
lie questions by the women As we'll as
the men OF the cOmraOnweaIth and
declared that all people should be in
tsrested in getting the hest public
service out OF their Office holders just
as they require square dealing from
theu merchants and bankers and doc
tors and laborers employed.
TIE Governor declared himself as