The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-26
DAVIS FOLLOWS
HOT ON 7 RAIL .
Of ALEXANDER.
Enthusiastic Audience at
Grandview Hears AS
sault Upon Glib Prom
Uses Made by Democrat.

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exander, Governor D. w. Davis adj
dressed large audience here Wed |,
nesday evening, taking up the Demo-
cratic candidates attack on the pres
emit administration and puncturing the
latter's claims with deadly logic and in
disputable figures.
Preceding Governor Davis talk,
which was heard by more than 100
farmers of this section, Captain F. A. |
Jeter, Republican candidate for Secre-
tary of State, made an able defense of |
the so-called cabinet system of gov
eminent. He showed, from the stand
point of modern business methods, how
the present centralized system with a |
responsible head for each department
results in greatly increased efficiency
and economy. just one instance of
TINS is the work of the state purchas-
ing department. By grouping orders
from the various state institutions, and
buying in large quantities for all in
stitutionls, thousands of dollars have
been saved, over the old system of
each institution buying for itself in
the retail market He quoted the head
of the state penitentiary as saying that
enough had been saved on purchases
for that institution by the new method
to pay the whole cost Of the purchas-
ing department.
Captain Jeter declared he did not in
tend to enter into personalities but
felt obliged to express his disapproval
of one statement the Democratic candi
date is making, to the effect that the
voters should be thankful their Re-
deemer liveth, meaning Alexander.
This statement Captain Jeter branded
as sacreligious and an insult to the re-
Egious people of Idaho.
Scores Alexanded.
Governor Davis took up the state
ment made by Alexander in several
of his campaign speeches that he would
Save you people half your taxes"
Lets see how Mr.. Alexander can
do that" inquired the Governor. Will
he do it By stopping road work"
NO." Alexander says in his speeches,
eve must continue to have good
roads" Will he save it on the
schools? No, he says we must have
good schools, although the record
shows that when he was governor he
permitted the state university to be-
come almost paralyzed for want OF
funds. Alexander says we must not
cut out anything that reaches to the
home and fire side How, then, is
he going to cut your taxes in hall
The records show that IS per cent Of
your tax money goes to muninpa
government and improvements, over
which Alexander would have no con
troll. Another IS per cent goes to th'
public school system, over which nj
would have no control. Then II pc
cent goes to the county, over which
Alexander would have no control
This leaves per cent OF your tai
money for all state purposes. OF tn
states portion, about 1-3 per cen
goes for roads and other purpose
which Alexander says are necessar
and can't be disturbed So only z Z
loer cent remains for Alexander to Gu
in half" This would be saving Q
l-3 per cent instead of the So pc
cent that Alexander so glibly prom
ises YOU. Every voter who gives am
tbouoht to his tax statement know
that Alexander can't make good o
that promise. And Alexander knows n
Audience OK's Data.
Next, the Governor took up Ale'
ander's charge that Idaho farmers al
be;ng driven to neighboring states b
HIGH taxes. He read letters from II
tax collectors or Oregon and Was'
;npton showing that the per eapi
tax in Oregon for 1921 was SlZ'i
while in idaho for the same year
was 1913. At this juncture farm
i, .be audience arose and said:
"That is absolutely true III
moved here from Oregon ana Nno
taxes are much higher there than tn
are here"
The Governor then proved concl
sively by letters from state oti'e''
that both Washington and otah ia
much higher taxes than Idaho.
$50, YOU can Judge as well as
whether farmers are going into ne's
hor;rg states to escape high take
said the Governor,
He scored the attitude of any m
seeking to be governor who VIII g,
such unfavorable advertising to
state when there is not shred
truth to the statement that the TAR
ers are leaving Idaho because OF III
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