Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-10-19
DEFENDS HIS
ADMINISTRATION
x,sTERLY ADDRESS DELIVERED
ny GOVERNOR AT THE REX
THEATRE SATURDAY NIGHT
HIGHER TAXES ARE NECESSARY
o,used By Alexander Deficiencies and
New Improvement Program.

Governor D. w. Davis told the peo-
- If Boundary county why the cabi-
~ form of government inaugurated
Nv his administration is a success and
srecessity, why state taxes have been
sisber. why the people should sup
mt art the national republican ticket,
INV they should repudiate the demo-
'.atic national administration in a
saoot forceful address delivered at the
pev theatre Saturday night to large
srowd The governor spoke for over
.n'o bours and at the end of the meet
'ns many came forward to congratu-
,n Ito him and said that they wished
hs had talked for another hour.
Governor Davis arrived at 12.45 Sat
.rdav noon and Immediately met with
company of his friends at the In
tornational hotel banquet hall. Dur
;rg the afternoon he met with local
otzens visited the plant of the Bon
nors Ferry Lumber company and met
the employees.
Governor Davis devoted some time
IN his Introductory remarks to gen
oral condition throughout the country
hot threatens the welfare of the boys
and girls. He said his duties on the
stoto nardon board had convinced him
.hot the bows and girls are given too
mnch liberty, are encouraged in ex-
travagancies and pleasure seeking and
that narents are shirking their re-
ononsibility in the matter of training
their children to be thrifty and indus
rn hnWC
the Idaho state penitentiary under Il
Years of age and that many OF them
srp there for minor offenses and
should be in an institution of correc-
finn He told of the conditions at the
npnitentiary and said the boys are
forced to associate with the hardened
criminals and there is little hope fol
them after they have spent a perioC
in such surroundings.
In discussing the cabinet form O
goyernment, he said the cost OF ad
mihistering this government is NJ
more expensive than the former plai
while it had proven effective IN ina
large sums have been saved to th'
state through the efficiency of it's de
partments He told how the stat
land board had handled the sale 0
10000 acres of land in the uppe
Snake river valley and secured 1925
per acre as against $12 per acre Sc
cured by the Alexander administra
ton the previous year for the sam
property and when the prospects 10
crops were much more favorable IN
Alexander sale was cancelled becaus
a
that part of the state. He recite
other instances of the efficiency of tn
land department where large saving
to the state had been secured
In speaking of the state constabu
larry, Governor Davis read from tn
reports of former Attorney Genera
Walters, now the democratic cand
date for governor, and former Adjr
tant General Moody in which bot
had recommended the organization
such a department. He said 1t wa
provided to take the place of the stat
militia, that not more than five me
are employed at any time and that tf
lines paid into the counties or u
state because of the arrests made
these officers amount to a much lari
er sum than the expense of MAINTAIN
ing this department.
He read from the annual year boz
where the Idaho legislature of 1919
accredited with being one of the mo
constructive legislatures in the Unit
States for that year and the ldal
history by former Governor Hawl
pays like tribute to the work of i
lppic1o F1,. +I,n4 xyaay
Governor Davis said high taxes
due to deficiencies left by the form
administration and the necessity I
appropriations to carry forward t
states Improvement program. Eve
section Of Idaho was demanding Il
eral appropriations for highway co
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