The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-10-28

met and then and there upon the high
stage of the state capitol, in full view of
the people of this commonwealth, the
two forces confronted each other; on
one side the Legislative chivalry of this
state, the faithful representatives of the
people, resolved to redeem their pledges
to their constituents by wringing from
the railroad despotism of the state it's
sceptre, and striking from the head of
that despotism its golden crown; on the
other side in serried array were the po-
ltical buccaneers of this state, the rail-
road lobbyists, their dupes and hire
lings; then ragged the battle, not noble,
but fierce, ignoble and disgraceful. Then
were enacted scenes that will forever
blacken the annals of this state, and be
recalled by honest men with the bushes
of shame. The railway lobby swarmed
from its every hive down upon the leg
islature. The strumpet of corruption
stalked bedizened through the capitol
city, Haunted brazenly through the cap
| itol corridors even to the halls of legis-
| laton and in every nook and corner
opened her SHAMELESS of shame and Sc
duced into her polluting embraces, leg
| islators enough to overcome the cham
pions of the people and perpetuate the
grinding despotism of the railroads in
this state. Where, oh where, was
Englehart then? Then indeed, were
needed by his constituents the speech,
the influence, the vote, he had promised
them, but where was he then? Then
one blast upon his bugle horn, one vote
for that bill to reduce rates, were worth
millions of apologies and subterfuges
now for not making that speech, for not
casting that vote. Where was Engle-
hart then, when the battle ragged and
the people went down before the cohorts
of corruption? Then Englehart was in
the hive of the swarming lobbyists then
he was with those Hpeds of prey, deal
ing and dickering with them for the dis
position of that vote the people had in
trusted to him and to his honor then in
pursuance OF that dicker and that deal
he cast that vote in favor of the railways
and against the people; against bill
to reduce freight rates-a bill if not per-
feet at any rate so good that the railway
companies in order to beat it bent every
energy, brought to bear every agerfcy OF
corruption, known to INSCRIPTIONS, pre-
datory wealth, and found Engleharts
enough to crown with success their
shameful endeavors. The legislature,
expiring by lapse of time, Englehart re-
turns to Yakima without the confidence
OF his constituents he took away with
him, but laden with political shame, and
free transportation for years over the
Northern Pacific; in the first blush OF
confusion at meeting an outraged con-
stituency, confesses to a newspaper man
that he voted against the reduction OF
rates in pursuance Of dicker between
himself and the railway lobbyists; in
1900 is so discredited by his record,
liio' hOit &c 81 P''Ni &c w
him by suggesting his renomina-
ton; in 1902 is still by-word and
shaking of the head among the
able, upright, and responsible leaders OF
his party, but in conjunction with lit
tie ring of professional, self seeking pol
ticians, he secretly organizes the float
ers, FOUNDERS. and riffraff "A North Yak
ina slums. and marshalling them at the
caucuses. packs the Republican County
Convention, perverts it into ring con.
vention, into mere machine in the
hands of the little knot of conspirators
to hurl from their high places, the hon
orable, able, ami conscientious leaders
OF the party. and to lift the ringsters
into those high places. Thus nominal
ing himself for state senator, he resur-
: ected to the eyes OF all men, his officia
record, foully blotted with promise,
> broken and trusts betrayed, Shiny with
: the serpent trail of the railroad lobby
winding round it; and now, he seeks Il
hide that record by piling upon it hi,
votes for the pure food bill, the pure fer
tilizer bill, the druggist bill, the sheep
scab bill, and other uncontested meas
ures But how, for sooth, would ht
have voted on these measures had thor,