Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-14
GOVERNOR CLOSES
HIS CAMPAIGN IN
THE SOUTHEAST
After Meeting at Bancroft
He Returns to Boise
Farmers Drive Far to
Hear Address. =
Capital News Special service)

Bancroft, Oct. 14.-Governor Alex
ander closed his triumphant campaign
in the southeast with an address de-
livered to the people of Bancroft and
vicinity Friday afternoon. Some farm
ers drove in II miles to hear the gov
ernor. 1t was very attractive au-
dience. The governor drove home
many points of vital interest to those
present.
From Bancroft the governor left for
Boise. He will leave Boise Sunday
afternoon for Lewiston where he will
fire his opening gun Monday night in
his campaign that will carry him
through the panhandle of the state.
The governors two weeks campaign
in the southeast was in every sense a
remark able one. Everywhere he went
he was greeted with large and enthu-
siastic audiences.
The meeting at Bancroft was opened
Friday afternoon at 2:40 o'clock with
a beautiful selection by the Bancroft
orchestra. A. Harris presided at Har-
ris theater where the meeting was held.
With the governor there were seated
on the stage the following candidates:
S. P. Worthington. for state treasurer;
w. T. Dougherty. for secretary of state;
M. ]. Kerr, for congressman, and
George H. Fisher who is a member
of the Blackfoot asylum board.
S. p. Worthington was the first
speaker He paid high tribute to Gov
ernor Alexander He urged the cleo
tion OF the Democratic candidates for
state offices in order that the next
IL
will have harmonious members on the
various state boards to cooperate with
him.
w. T. Dougherty spoke briefly but
earnestly. and he also urged the voters
to elect the Democratic state candi-
dates so that Governor Alexander may
complete the large things he has so
we'll begun.
M. J. Kerr in his brief address re-
ferred to the governor as one who has
made good. He referred to Wilson as
the greatest president since Lincoln.
He hoped to be elected so as to be able
to assist the president in his great ef-
forts to serve the nation.
A splendid ovation was given the
governor when he arose to speak. His
opening remarks concerned the Amer
lean flag which he termed "the greatest
emblem in the world today because 1t
personif1es peace" were greeted with
applause.
"Of all the messages of today, con-
slider the message of peace as being
the greatest one in the world" he con-
tinued.
NO PEACE, NO PROSPERITY.
Unless there is peace in this ma
tion there can be no prosperity. Wood
row Wilson has preserved our peace
as result of which this nation is
more prosperous today than at any
time in its history. (Applause).
There is more money in the banks
of this nation than ever before, and
we are doing more business in this ma
tion than ever before"
The governor then referred to the
of President Wilson
First, he revised the tariff; then he
gave us the income-tax law. Following
this he gave us the federal reserve act.
Then came the $4,000, 900 good roads
bill. Last July Woodrow Wilson gave
us the rural credits bill. It Is the
greatest piece of legislation for the
benefit of the farmers since the dawn
of history. (Applause).
You perhaps have heard less about
the rural credits bill than anything
that has been done by Wilson. 1t is a
bill that will astonish the world for
years to come because of the vast good
that 1t will do. Briefly stated, this bill
gives the farmers money at low rates
of interest on long time payments.
Farm mortgage foreclosures will be a
thing of the past, after the rural credits
bill is under full operation. The 12
great rural credits banks of this ma
tion will be opened the first of next
January. Then will be opened thou
sands of branch banks throughout the
country. The farmers who borrow
money will get 1t for five or six per
cent interest, and they can pay 1t back
in from five to 40 years."
SCORES sANsHiP.
Tho governor scored those hide
bound Republicans who are so partisan
that they can see no good In any Dem
ocratic legislation no matter how
beneficial 1t may be.
Applause greeted the governors
statement that Wilson will be her
aided as, the liberator of the farmer
from the money lender and money
shark" He was again applauded when
he said that Wilson and Alexander will
be reelected in November. Laughter
and applause greeted the governors
statement that the Republicans have
had a wrecking crew on the main line
long enough. In November the Demo-