Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25

piled with these petitions and offered
me the appointment; on the condi-
ton, however, that / sign the resig-
nation form presented to me, which
was given to understand was his pol
icy in making appointments, in order
that he could remove without diff
Guilty an appointee for misconduct in
office. Believing this was an established
policy, and believing also, as l did at
that time, that the governor would
resignation unfairly, or without ample
cause, l accepted the position under
this condition; but with the express
understanding that / be permitted to
conduct the office in a non partisan
manner, independent of politics.
Everything went along smoothly
the first IS months of my term-or, in
other words, until the last campaign
was over and the governor found him
self safely reelected.
NO CHANGE IN POLICY.
Since the last election have con-
Quoted the office in identically the
same manner as before, and have
made the same effort to work har-
moniously with the governor; but have
been forced to realize that had served
the governors purpose and was no
longer wanted in the administration.
BY threats and intimidations the
governor has attempted to make me
lie down in my fight against the vi
cious outside interests that have so long
robbed the producers and consumers
in this state.
When I had a number Of bills pre-
scented in the recent legislature, for
remedying the evils from which Idaho
producers and consumers have long
suffered, Governor Alexander sum-
moned me to his private office and
demanded that / go to the agricul-
tural committee in the legislature and
withdraw the measures. ! tried to
reason with him. l showed him that
these measures had the Endorsement of
the farmers organizations in all parts
of the state. told him I had dis
cussed the need of these relief meas
ures with over fifteen thousand farm
ers throughout the state, and that
should not be expected to betray the
trust that these farmers had placed
in me.
The governor finally made the threat
that unless I went over to the legis-
lature and had these bills withdrawn
that I would be out of office inside of
six months.
REFUSED TO BETRAY TRUST.
I refused to betray the trust the
farmers had placed in me.
Some of the bills were forced
through the legislature upon the de-
mands of the farmers organizations.
The farmers demanded that the meas
ures passed by the legislature become
law The governor then decided to
sign them; but also decided to put in
new state market director to ad-
minister the laws.
The governor yesterday carried out
his threat to get me out of office,
when he took from his files the resig-
nation signed a year ago last April,
and dated it for acceptance at this
time.
have been fair to the governor.
have made sincere effort to work
in harmony with him, but I have re-
fused to be intimidated in what l knew
to be my plain duty. have refused
to trade my conscience and self-respect
for state house job.
For my successor in office, whoever
may be appointed, I have the best
of good wishes and hopes for success.
My heart is in the cause which the
Idaho farm markets law represents.
want the department to grow and in
crease in value, as my reputation is
at stake in the success or failure of
the principle of state aid in marketing.
w. G. SCHOLTZ.
State Director of Farm Markets.
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