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Show ALEXANDER SAYS HE'LL CLEAN HOUSE POCATELLO, Idaho. Oct 25 Promise of a houe cleaning in l he Bfate capitol at Boise was made last night by Moses Alexander. Democratic Demo-cratic candidate fcr governor of Idaho, in the event he wins in the November elecjtidn. "I'll go down in the basement and kick the constabulary dnartmerrt out." was another statement he made in condemning Vus part of the cabinet cab-inet rorm of government. Mr. Alexander Alex-ander .spol.' before a large audience at Columbia hall. Of. the cabinet form of government lie said thai It was created to fill the offices m.idr in the new capitol. which he condenine.) j a piece of extravu-gam extravu-gam e which "rivals Omental luxury, with Persian earpeis"ofn thi Poor." Mr Alexander said that the state "f Idaho was operated during his last administration with the extra burden of the war for an average of $765 000 a year, while the first taxes levied upon t lijBkpeoplo by the. Republican adminisf 3rtlon amounted to more than $3.f.00.000. He spoke in favor of the direct primary, a state bank guarantee law, and In favor of ln rcasUlR the work of stiit educational institutions He advocated the complete abolition of the cabinet form of government, to which he attributed much of the expense ex-pense nT operation and the taxes of the state. |