The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-10-28
GOV. MCBRIDE MAKES
GREAT DEMOCRATIC SPEECH
One Republican was Heard to Say,
Leaving the Theatre. that Speech
will Beat Englehart, Sure.

Last Friday evening at Larson's thea
ire Gov. Mcbride and State Senator
Warburton of Tacoma addressed crowd
of democrats, socialists and republicans
on the political questions of the day.
The governors attitude toward the dem
ocratic party in this state has been very
friendly, and the democrats of this town
knowing that fact turned out enmasse to
hear the governor speak. He is GER
tainly in accord with George Turner and
the democratic party on the three para
mount questions that are so vital to the
welfare of the people in this state, viz:
trusts, the railroad commission PROPOSE.
ton and taxation, which touches upon
the just amount to be placed on the
railroads per mile. The governor did
not take issue with the democratic party
along any line whatever. He repeatedly
declared that the democratic party was
in sympathy with his ideas, especially
on the railroad commission question, on
which the governor has cast his hopes
and interests to "sink or swim" with
them. He did read, however, the inter-
view of October 8 in the Spokesman
Review with the republican senatorial
aspirant, Levi Ankeny, in which inter-
view the Walla Walla banker expresses
his decided opinion against commits
sion, and the governor took up one by
one the points of Mr.. Ankeny, picked
their flaws and in fact downed him on
every count.
While the governors speech was clear,
concise and to the point, it was plainly
seen that the republicans expected more
That is, they expected a more radical
denunciation of democratic principles,
something OH the Humphrey order, that
"the democratic party had been wrong
for 40 years." that "every forward step
since the founding of the republic has
been made by the republican party"
etc. Nothing so vituperative was ut
tered by the chief executive. He has
too much respect for facts and figures,
and consequently from a local republic
can standpoint he did not come up to
their expectations. Parts of the gov
ernor's speech were extracts from some
of Senator Turner's utterances made
several years ago relative to the trust
question and the taxation of railroads in
the state.
In conclusion the governor placed Mr..
Englehart in an embarrassing attitude
before the people by pleading with them
to send him again to the legislature, as
much as to say try him once more, for
luck. He added, inadvertently, "I'm
sure the legislative ticket will keep their
promise to me in regard to these railroad
matters" The governor may be in a
position to exact the carrying out of
these promises, but Yakima county has
had some experience in sending politi-
clan to the legislature. But Mr.. Envle-
hart didn't like the idea of the governor
making such plea for him, especially
right here before an audience. of his
own townsmen. 1t had too much of the
appearance as if Englehart was a pris-
oner before jury, and his lawyer know
ing full well that all the testimony and
evidence in the case had gone against
him, was vainly pleading for the life of
his client.
Senator Warburton, who proceeded the
governor also made a good democratic
speech along the lines discussed here by
the democratic nominee for congress,
George Cotterill of Seattle.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Ed Whitson,
who presided over the meeting and
introduced the speakers, made the re-