Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-10-05
CHEERS FOR
EX-GOVERNOR;
TAXES
Alexander Pledges Self to
Rigid Economy in Conduct
of Idaho State Government
Declares If Elected He Will
Finish the North and South
Highway within One Year

Affirming his position on the North
and South highway, the early COM
| pletion of which he heartily favors,
declaring for rigid economy in the con-
duct of state affairs and adjustment of
the cabinet form of government, for
mer Gov. M Alexander, of Boise, adj
dressed an enthusiastic crowd of 500
persons in Odd Fellows hall, Grange
vile, Saturday evening. Ex-Governor
Alexander is the Democratic nominee
for governor of Idaho.
AS the former governor proceeded
toward the platform, accompanied by
M. R. Hattabaugh, Democratic county
chairman, he was greeted by great
applause from the crowd that had
gathered to hear Mr.. Alexander discuss
the tax question and other problems
in state government. He was intro
duced to the throng by Mr.. Hatta-
baugh.
FACTS AND FIGURES
81 come tonight said Mr.. Alex
ander, in opening, ITO bring you facts
and figures as they appear on the
records of the state, so you may judge
what is right and what is wrong. If
you decide, from these figures, that the
state government is economical, no
change is necessary.
"You people are not responsible
for the present state government. You
have nothing to do with it. You are
governed by 4 machine Of eighteen or
twenty men who meet in room 30 of
the Owyhee hotel. at Boise.
Referring to bountiful harvest,
and indications of prosperity, the for
mer governor said Idaho is not pros
porous. Something is wrong" he
shouted. "The question is, what are we
going to do about it?"
WHEN TIMES IMPROVE
Chimes will get better" he CON
tinued, "when the farmer gets bet
ter price for what he sells and buys
what he needs at lower price. What
would the towns and cities amount to,
without the farmerss In their places
would be barren desert.
"There are certain taxes we must
have, for schools and roads. But this
is the time for economy, and for the
expenditure of dollar to get 100 cents
in return.
levying of taxes for purposes we don't
need"
Mr.. Alexander then went on TO tell
of extravagances in state government,
and declared that an "oriental temple
is not in comparison with the state
house at Boise.' He said with the
addition of two new wings to the
statehouse, forty OF fifty new rooms
were built, and the last legislature
"passed laws to fill up every one of
those rooms"
"The cabinet form of government"
declared the speaker, els simply bill
to create new Offices
The former governor then draw com
parsons of his own administrations
and the two of Governor Davis, show
ing appalling increases in taxes dur
ing the Davis administration, with
no benefit to the people who foot the
bills.
FOR NORTH SOUTH ROAD
off there is anything we people in
the south need and want, it is the
North and South highway" remarked
Mr.. Alexander. Zone of the first
things I want to see completed is the
highway between the north and the
south that will bind the northern part
of the state with the south.
"There is enough money lying
around and wasted that I could build
the North and South highway and you
would never feel it.
The former governor said it was
during his administration, six years
ago, that the first rock was blasted
put on the North and South highway.
II started it the other side of White
Bird" he asserted, "and after four
years of cabinet form of government,
{ is not completed.
The former governor then declared
hat if he is elected he will demand
hat work on the highway be rushed to
and added:
"Before a year rolls around, you
IAN travel north and south as well as
n any other part of Idaho, and you
won Z be taxed directly for the North
md South highway"
PAYS OWN EXPENSE
''No man pays a dollar to my cam
,aign expenses said the former gov
,rnor. 81 owe no master but the
PEOPLE of Idaho"
Referring to Republican charges
hat Mr.. Alexander, during his last
administration, left numerous def
iencies which the Davis administra-
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