Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-10-06
THE POLITICAL GAME IS
GROWING IN INTEREST.
Wealthy Day Bros. in Control of State Demo
cratic 0rganization--How the Governor is
Saving the Peoples Money.

examiners. of whom the governor
was one of the approving members.
Exploding State Saving Claim
The claim OF the governor as to
the enormous saving in state gov
ernment brought about thru his ac-
tion is being daily exploded. 1t is
being pointed out that savings have
been inaugurated in every depart
ment OF the government controlled
by the republican officials. while at
the same time departments under
! the control of democratic appointees
of the governor are costing more
during the present two years than
ever before.
The falsity of the saving claim
has been made particularly evident
by developments in connection with
the work of the state highway en-
gineer and the state highway com
m ;ssion. The engineer and the com
missioners are appointoes of the gov
ernor. Under the law where state
highways are constructed one-third
of the expense Is borne by the state
and the remaining two-thirds by thc
highway districts improved, bonds be.
ing voted for this purpose. Governor
Alexander during the last session Cf
the legislature in order to apparent
ly make good in his claim of saving
refused to permit the passage cf
bond issues for internal improve
ments Then after the legislature adj
journed, in order to satisfy the clam
or OF the people for road improve
| ment everywhere, induced or per
mitted his highway engineer and
highway commission to engage in a
campaign of misrepresentation.
The highway engineer during his
! term of office has been employed ir
| the solution of no engineering prob
lens. His principal duty has beer
| to drive about the state in a state
owned and operated atomobile and
engage in a propaganda of road bond
issues by road districts in various
counties. If bonds in sufficient mum.
ber and amount were voted, the road
would be declared state highway
and the work of improvement would
be done with the proceeds OF the
road district bond issue. with o
tacit understanding that at the com
| ing session OF the legislature thC
one-third OF the expense owing from
| the state would be taken up by 3
state bond issue. In this way 1t II
claimed that under the governors
/ direct influence and control the
credit of the state has been pledged
to an amount exceeding half a mil
lion dollars, and which may proper
| ly be classed as delinquency II
the payment of state expenses.
/ No one attempts to say that th'
roads built, IL properly constructed
are not an asset to the people of thu
state. It is only claimed that undel
/ the agreement entered into between
the people of the improved district
| and the governor and his henchmen
| state debt has been created whicl
must be added to the cost OF tn
state government during the year
of Alexander's administration, an,
when so added will make this on
of the most expensive administra
tions the state has ever known.
His Son Still On the Altar
One OF the amusing incidents con
nected with Governor Alexander
recent fourteen campaign speeches Il
Custer and Lemhi counties IL toll
with a good deal of gusto by thos
who heard the gentleman. The gov
ernor was talking about his pride i
his state. particularly in regard I
the way in which II responded to tn
call to arms by the president I
July last. In connection with thi
the governor said that when the ca
for the militia came he at once Of
fered his only son on the altar G
his country. and left the impressiO
in his hearers minds that the onl
son was then on the Mexican bordel
fighting sand fleas. Villa bandits an
Gila monsters with the other bray
Idaho boys.
AS one gentleman stated: stIt /
probable that Governor AIexands
made many people believe that !
the Second Idaho there Is enroile
this scion OF the houBe of AlexanS
err" The facts are somewhat al v;
+ rance with this statement and b,
, / lief. The younger Mr.. Alexander
; an excellent gentleman. in ear
middle age, whom an unkind prov
+ | deRce has untitled for the work {
i, softiiering. He appreciates the IA
!, that by nature and thru educatio
! he is better fitted to be a clothiE
merchant than a warrior, and III
5 the wise and prudent shoemaker.
\ sticking to his last and still selliI
: necktIes in the Alexander One Prii
! clothing store in Boise. This is NJ
5 to his discredit. tho II seems almO
4 indecent for his father TO put
! dutifuI offspring in a false positiS
before the people of the state.