| Show ROASTED BY GOVERNOR Idaho Executives Opinion of Sulzer and Lentz EXPECTE TO MAKE A PLAY JI J I Gov Steuncnberg Who Was in the City Yesterday Says the Two Congressmen l gressmen Were Actuated in the Inquiry In-quiry Proceedings by a Desire II Arrested Injure the Administration I rested Rioters Were Well Treated I in Confinement Better Sentiment in Country Indorses Idaho Officers i Gov Frank Steunenberg of Idaho who Is always a welcome visitor to this city arrived yesterday morning from the north on private business and returned re-turned by the evening train In response to questions relative to his Washington experiences Gov Steun cnberg said Senator Dubols stated the case rightly when ho said that Congressmen Sulzer and Lentz were actuated In the Inquiry proceedings by 3 desire to get In a Jab at time Administration I Admin-istration and to make themselves solid with their own constituency I fIt was undoubtedly l tho expectation of these two men to play the Idaho I State administration as Democratic oft I against tho Republican National Ad ministration and make political capital for the coming campaign But In this they signally failed and ln lng this out as the investigation proceeded they began a series hectorlngs arjd badg I ouings and worked In n lot of witnesses wit-nesses who swore to conditions that I I never existed Then emphasizing what ho said GOY Steuncnberg remarked I re-marked The allegations that the colored col-ored soldiers abused citizens Insulted I women illused and bayoneted the prIsoner and conducted themselves generally In an outrageous manner are false I Is also false that the prisoners were treated In any other than n decent manner They had better food than tho troops and good shelter and all the kick they had coming was that they were for tho time deprived of their liberty That there was good reason for this deprivation depriva-tion was abundantly shown HIS ATTITUDE SUSTAINED I Public sentiment In Washington and II the better sentiment all over the country coun-try for that matter was In favor of I the attitude of the Idaho State administration admin-istration But Congressmen Sulzer and Lcntis succeeded In having printed at Government expense 60000 copies of the hearing which covered 1SOO pages o solid small pica twentytwo ems wldo and thirtysix to forthy emS long These copies will of course bo scattered allover over the country under Congressional franks and all of the perjured testl niony Inuoduccaglnst the Idaho a ministration JK thus put out where people peo-ple will be least likely to consider that the testimony they are reading may be untrue The Idea is to Influence public opinion in thfe districts of the two Congressmen and wherever else similar simi-lar political conditions may prevail MARTIAL LAW WILL CONTINUE r Martial law still continues and is likely to continue for some time to come But the general observer will not notice anything more than what he would see about an ordinary garrison such as you have at Fort Douglas for instance The troops are there and subject to orders at any moment from the Governor but they will not be called upon unless emergencies demand it and all of the processes of law are In the hands of the civil authorities As for the Western Federation of Labor taking a condemnatory stand In this matter I can only express my regrets that an organization of intelligent and wellintentioned citizens should allow themselves to be influenced by such a r fellow a Ed Boycc I cannot understand under-stand it Coy Steunenberg In referring to the I continued progress In his State spoke I very hopefully of the promised results from the Idaho Midland roa I will drain t very rich section of Idaho the richest only of whoso mines have been jible to pay the enormous cost of the long slow haul to market and I Is this difllcult haul tat the railroad will I do away with In matters political the Governnr adhered to his previously expressed ex-pressed opinions that the fusion ticket would carry the State this fall by a substantial majority As to his Senatorial Sena-torial chances he said ho would leave that to the Legislature |
