The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-01-14

might as well prepare for change.
as Idaho would be operating under
absolute prohibition within ten years.
and 1t had come to pass within the
time. All the glasses at the banquet
we're filled with water and coffee
was served in its course. The guests
praised the service and the meal and
Manager Haines left nothing undone
that could add to the enjoyment of
the occasion. Music was furnished
by Mr.. G. Gygery, pianist, ana it was
frequently applauded.
The Speeches
At 1890 Toastmaster Chas. E.
Harris announced that there would
be- some toasts and in order to get
thru by midnight, each speaker was
requested to limit his remarks to five
minutes. He said that Harvey All
red, who was to speak on Jackson.
was absent, and he would say in MIR.
Allred's stead that the eighth day
Of January is Jackson Day, because
the battle of New Orleans was fought
that day. He read letter from Gov
ernor Alexander expressing his regret
that he could not be present, saying
he had an engagement to address the
Jeffersonian club at Boise the same
evening. 'a's'.h'a
w. A. Beakley responded to the
toast, President Wilson, and stated
that during the presidential cam
paign his opponents had been content
to say that he was merely school
master and since that time he had
proven his ability to govern SO well
that he had kept our country at peace
and at the same time commanded the
respect of the world.
G. L. Braley, respond to the toast,
"Our Governor" said that he had
reduced our taxes IA per cent; that
he had found the state house den
of thieves; had sent some. of them
to the penitentiary and that IL he
| is reelected more of them will be
placed in stripes. That Governor
Alexander had the good judgment
to appoint R. o. Jones game warden.
and he had reduced the expense of
operating his department $500 and
at the same time had increased the
| amount collected in licenses by $780,
900. Two of the game ,wardens In
the state had collected as much in
fines and licenses as 800 game war
dens had done under the former adj
ministration. Mr.. Braley was very
pronounced in condemning every7
thing Republican and endorsing all
that was Democratic.
L. M. Caps, speaking on the sub
/ ject of taxes, stated that there are
only two things that are sure, death
| and taxes, and that nobody had ever
devised a way to dodge them successes
fully. That the Democrats were gen
orally long on paying the taxes levied
by whoever was in power, and that
| the local good roads movement in
this county was begun by a board
consisting of w. H. Stufiebeam and
IT. J. Bennett, Democratic, and T. r..
Jones, Republican That in all the
expenditures made by them a large
amount was used for grading roads,
and nobody had ever accused them
of anything that was not right, al
though there had been considerable
auditing of the books at the court
house since that time, He had lived
for 80 years in the same precinct
and was glad to be here and to pay
his respects to these men in the pres
ence of Mr.. Bennett.
J. T. Carruth spoke on precinct
committee and peace, and urged that
all Democrats sustain the president
in his contention that an honorable
peace might be maintained while
Europe had gone mad with war.
Jap Toner, responding to the toast,
"a Democratic Newspaper" told of
the little girl who said her prayers
all but the fourth line and forgot
that. Her mother urged her to try
to recall it and she said it over:
"Now lay me down to sleep,
pray the Lord my soul to keep;
And if die Before | wake,
-I should worry"
Mr.. Toner said the Democratic
editor generally had enough obstacles
in the way to justify the use of the
fourth line. 81 should worry" He