The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-12

doing everything in their power to
weaken the respect of the masses for
law. In doing this they are sowing
the wind; and if they continue in their
evil courses and do not in the END
reap the whirlwind it will not be their
fault. but will be due to the efforts of
the good citizenship of the state.
whose sense Of decency they are by
their own corrupt methods outraging.
The people have q right to expect
their public servants 10 BRING to the
honesty of purpose and the exercise
of their best judgment; and when pro-
fessional cOrruptiOnists are employed
for the express purpose of influencing
the actions of such servants by meth
DDS that will not bear exposure to the
light of the day the people have a
right to complain.
Remedy With the People.
But the remedy for these evils is in
the hands Of the people themselves.
There is one lesson that should be
learned By all good citizens. and that
is they must devote some time and
attention to the public matters if they
wish to see their views correctly re-
f1ected in public affairs 1t is not
enough to hold up to pulic scorn ana
contempt those who have violated the
instructions given them by their con-
stituents. 1t is not enough to force
into political retirement these who
have proven recreant to their trust
at the bidding of the forces Of corrup-
ton Care should also be taken to
prevent the repetition of such offenses
by nominating and electing to office
only men Of honor, men Of integrity,
men who will prove faithful to the
trust reposed in them.
Party caucuses, party primaries
and party conventions should be care
fully guarded, for these are the real
source of power No man performs
his full duty who simply contents
himself with going to the polls on
election day and voting for candidates
| in whose selection he has had no
voice. Every good citizen owes it to
| himself, owes it to the community in
which he resides and owes it to the
state to bring his influence to bear
upon party caucuses, party primaries
and party conventions to the end that
none but honest men may be placed
on guard.
| When public opinion becomes
aroused upon this question; when the
good citizenship of the state can be
induced to perform it's full duty to the
state, then the professional cOrrup
zionist will be without an employer
then Nhello's occupation will be gone
We have the making of one of the
greatest states in the union. We have
the natural resources and, in time
will have the wealth and population
But it must be remembered that nc
state or naJlon ever became really
great by the mere force of wealth OF
numbers alone. In the upbuildinng OF
a state the one great OvershaWOdlng
factor is the character Of its citizen
! SNIP, 1Or nlSn type Ol titlZthoLlp 10
the only enduring foundation upon
which any state really great can be
built.
And we have that citiZenship-a
citizenship equal to any the world has
ever seen. Let the views OF that c1tl-
zenship be correctly reflected in pub
lie affairs; let it be remembered that
the performance of civic duty now is,
always has been and ever will be the
price of good government and all Will
! be well.
would rather see this
state of Washington distinguish
ed among her sister states for
the high type of her cltl-
zenship and for the reflection OF the
heart an conscience and of the MIND
of that citizenship in the laws placed
upon our statute books and in the ad-
| ADMINISTRATION and enforcement OF those
laws than for anything else.