The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-21
of the railway lobby over the repub-
lican party OF this state"

of the railway lobby over the repub-
lican party Of this state"
Now my friends. could offer a great
deal more of the same kind of evil
dence. but it seems to me that enough
has been presented to convince any
impartial and fair minded jury beyon1
the shadow of a reasonable doubt that
the charges made are true. Every wit
ness have called is a republican. Some
of them reside in the eastern and some
in the western part of the state. Some
Of them are supporting their state
ticket and some are not, but they all
agree that the Tacoma convention was
absolutely controlled by the railroad
lobby. Tell me that republicans like the
acts of that convention and l Will tell
you the story of the Irishman and
the olives.
1t is said that hungry Irfsnman
entered a restaurant and sat down, At
an adjoining table was man who
was eating olives. The Irishman had
never tasted an olive but their color
appealed to him and when the waiter
came to take his order he said: Bring
me some of those green things The
waiter complied and the 1rishman
tried one. He didn't like the taste and
| spit 1t out. Then it occurred to him
that perhaps the first was not fresh 80
he tried a second but this tasted worse
than the first. He glanced over at the
other table where the man was still
! nibbling at them with apparent relish.
The Irishman was game and tried a
third but was unable to swallow 1t.
Getting up he walked over to the man
and demanded in a belligerent tone:
Say. do you loike them things?''
Yes" was the reply. Il am very
! fond of them
Irishman.
Whenever I hear a republican say
! that he likes the connection mixed UP
| by the Tacoma convention even though
he is ready to swallow it. l am strong
| ly tempted to answer him in the words
of the Irishman.
| Alarmed by the bitter and wide
spread disaffectiOn over the methods
! by which Mr.. Mead was nominated
his friends are now pleading with the
voters to support him because he is
an honorable citizen and a good fell
low. l nave not a word to say against
! the reputation or personal character
of Mr.. Mead or any other candidate
on the republican ticket. l am con-
tent to leave that sort OF
criticism to the st-Intelligencer
/ Granted that Mr.. Mead is an honorable
man, but that does not help his can
didacy for honorable men do not go
back on their friends, and Mr.. Mead
! owes his nomination to railroad inf1u-
ences.
! They urge that the people Of eastern
| Washington should support him be-
cause of his record in the Legislature of
! 1898 Let us examine that record. In
/ it's issue of August 20, the Walla Wal
| la Union asserted that Mr.. Mead was
! left in charge of the Anderson freight
rate bill during the absence or Mr..
! Anderson. | am prepared to refute that
| statement on the authority of Mr.. An
| dersOn himself. | read from a letter re-
| ceived from HIN n rcply to an inquiry
! in reference to this very matter
"ROsalia, Wash, Sept. 8, '04.
! VIM GOodyear-Dear Sir: In reply to
| yours of Sept. Sun in reference to the
/ accuracy of an article that appeared
! in the Klickitat County Agricultural
! in which it states that A. f.. Mead, the
present republican candidate for
| governor of this state, took an active
! part in the passage of the Anderson
! freight rate bill, the facts are as fol-
! lows: At the proper time House bill
! No. 90. which was introduced by me
! and known as the Anderson bill. was
made a special order of business for a
/ certain date, which l do not have be-
| fore me. In the meantime l was ap-
! pointed as chairman and member OF
| a committee to investigate the affairs
of the Agricultural college at Pullman,
! with instructions to go there at once.
! 1t was expected that the committee
would have ample time to perform
| their duties and return to Olympia be-
! fore the date set. On leaving Olympia
! | arranged with Mr.. J. w. Arrasmith
! of ColfaX to care for House bill No.
| SO especially and for any other legfs-
lation that 1 had introduced or was
! VIZ, twill
/ given to every lumber of a Legislative
body. should he be absent from any of
t the meetings and in this case l gave
| to my colleague. j. w. ArraSmith and
| r. J. Neergaard, who then represented
Adams county, full power to act ror
| me. so far as the rules under which we
We're working would permit. When the
! hour came for calling the bill Mr.. Ar
rasmith called to the chair Stephen
Judson, if my recollection serves me
right. He then took the floor and ad-
VOcated the passage of the bill, very
ably assisted by r. j. Neergaard of
Adams. Webb of King, E. H. Letter.
man and T. G.. Mulkey of Whitman.
/ The bill was passed with no opposition
at that time. l do not recOllect that
! Mr.. Mead made any motions in the
matter although he may have, as we
We're good friends. and, as a friend, ne
would voluntarily do anything that
would be favor to me during my alb
! sence. The records will show if he made
/ any speeches or motions. Yours very
/ truly,
ID. +. ANDERSON"
The record found on page 442 Of the
! House journal of 1888 shows that Mr..
/ Mead did make the motion on which
/ the rules We're suspended and the bill
/ placed on finel passage. 1t also shows
/ that Speaker ARA smith called MIR.
/ Mentzer of ThurStOn to the chair, not
| Stephen Judson. 1t further SHOWS that
| the bill passed by the following vote: