Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-17

to power but they would elect two con
gressmen and a United States senator
two years hence.
BOOK OF ORIGINAL ENTRIES.
Attorney General Walters humor-
ously gave "a few confessions of a
politician" and brought his audience
to high pitch Of enthusiasm when
he paid glowing tribute to Presi-
dent Wilson "the highest peak among
them ALL" It was an eloquent tribute.
Getting down to state politics. the at
torney general said:
This administration is just the first
leaf in the book of original entries
Before we have finished this leaf we
expect to put several pages in that
book"
The introduction Of Governor Alex
ander resulted in an ovation being
given the chief executive by those pres
ent and for fully three minutes hand
clapping prevented the governor from
speaking. He was introduced to dis
cuss the subject. What 1. Is-An
Auditor" after Toastmaster Hindman
had referred to the unreliability OF the
morning paper in it's reports of alleged
troubles over auditing of the land de-
partment books.
MUST KEEP ALL PROMISES.
The governor congratulated the DEM
ocrats on their increase In number,
paid a glowing tribute to the stand
Of President Wilson in keeping the
people out Of war, asserting he would
go down into history as statesman
ranking with jefferson and Lincoln.
The chief executive urged the keeping
OF every party pledge. THE Demo-
cratic party will stay in power" he
said, Just as long as 1t gives the
masses what9hey desire. Be not drunk
with power The people of this great
commonwealth will audit your books
when the time comes and they are
quite capable of doing So"
III the Democrats of Idaho had done
their duty the house of representatives
would not be hanging, in the balance
SO far as Democratic control is con-
cerned." said the governor later. He
urged that senator and two con-
gressmen be elected from the Demo-
cratic ranks two years hence.
Il challenge any man on the face Of
the earth or in Idaho who is bigger
than the Democratic party" the chief
executive declared. Stand by the
Democratic platform and put it into
law. Make it covenant. There are
20 days remaining in which to re-
deem the platform
Governor Alexander referred to the
Republican gathering the early part
of the week as a banquet of la
mentations.'' THE Republicans" he
said, Were drunk with power and
failed to carry out the wishes of the
people. If the Democratic party is not
returned to power it will be because it
has not fulfilled It's pledges to the
people"
PLEDGES ARE GIVEN.
Speaker Harvey Alfred, speaking for
the house of representatives, and Sem
ator B. A. Cummings. speaking for
the senate which was referred to as
the house of lords" followed by NJ
j. Kerr. of st. Anthony unsuccessful
Democratic candidate for representa-
tive in congress- and George Weeks of
Occur dAlene, were the closing speak
ers. Speaker Alfred pledged the house
to the enactment of every Democratic
party pledges and to exert all of his
power to bring it about. Senator Cum
mings assured the banqueters that the
house Of lords" would do it's part He
deplored the time consumed in consid-
Grafton Of localized issues as county
division, etc.
The remarks of both speakers met
with loud applause Mr. Kerr declar-
ed that although he had been defeated,
he was proud of the opportunity to
make the fal n
of the splendid Democratic victory ma
tionally and in the state.
WANTS UNITED STATE.
George Weeks, Kootenai Democratic
county chairman, brought his audience
to his feet in an impromptu ad-
dress on the general subject of what
happened at the last election in his
county. when he declared for closer
unity and harmony between the north
and the south. He pleaded for direct
communications between both ends of
the state and a separate congressional
district for the north The activity of
the /. w. VS. and the necessity for
control of them was pointed out.
The banquet closed after Toast
aster Hindman read the following
bills prepared for Introduction at the
PROPOSED RELIEF BILL.
IAN act granting relief to divers and
sundry members of the Republican
party who were foolish enough to be-
lieve statements issued by the Repub-
iican state committee for a week or
more following the last election: APP
propriating 'steen thousand dollars
therefore.
BE 1t enacted by the legislature of
the state of Idaho:
Section Whereas the Republican
state committee between the seventh
and fifteenth days of Nov. 1917, will
fully and deliberately sent forth and
broadcast in the state of Idaho that the
Republican candidate had been elected
governor of this state by a plurality
approximating 1000 and. whereas. GER
tain citizens of the state of Idaho al