The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-10-26

ence was requested, he promptly stated
he was a railroad man, had nothing to
do with the political affairs of this state
and that the republican convention could
not nave the benefit of his advice nor
counsel. In other words, he simply re-
fused to take any part whatever in the
deliberations of that convention. and up
on this incident and upon this alone,
our democratic friends hope to wreck
and ruin the republican party of this
state to the end that ultimately this
state of Washington will either be in
the doubtful column or be counted
among the democratic commemorative
of this country.
"My distinguished opponent has, upon
several occasions. announced that if Il
democratic legislature and democratic
governor were elected this fall. that he
would compel the passage of regula-
tive railway commission bill He has
also stated that if democratic legisla-
ture were chosen he would be respon-
sible for their conduct in this respect.
In making this announcement he shows
a willingness TO redupate the constitu-
ton that he helped to frame. He is will
ing to 90 upon record as favoring the
policy of governor coercng a legisa-
ture into submission. The legislature
that will be chosen this fall, in my
judgement will be men who will not re-
quire a guardian in the executive office
and will be men who will be response
BILE for their own conduct and will be
men who will resent upon the part of
the executive any interference in the
department of government committed
to their keeping. If the people of this
state earnestly desire the enactment of
a law providing for railway commits
sion. the surest method to postpone AMI
"a man to the Office of governor who
would attempt to usurp the powers of
the legislature. compel them to elect
his favorite to the United States senate
and strive by threats and intimidations
and the use of the public patronage to
drive the legislature to support any
measure to which they were conscien-
tiously opposed
with the general prosperity existing
throughout this state and country, the
only fears that the people may have for
its interruption is the alarming and dis
cordant note that is being sounded by
the champions of the democratic party.
believe that the people will not be in
flunced by this false and trumped up
issue in state politics, but will retire
to the jury room on the eighth day of
November and decide by an overwhclm-
ing vote that the interests of this tate
will be best subserved by the contilu-
alton of the republican party in con-
troll of the executive and legislative de-
partments of the state government, as
well as in national affairs.
My honorable opponent in a speech
delivered in this city. as | am informed
appealed to mis- audience to elect him
governor to the end that a railway COM
mission bill be enacted so that in the
execution of its duties the commission
would not only regulate freight and
passenger rates and perform other du-
ties, but would see to it that the carry
ing capacity of the different railways
was in creased so that shippers would
not be deprived of cars to transport
their products to market. I am afraid
that such commission would have some
difficulty III the performance of all of
the duties that my distinguished oppon-
ent would enioin upon them l do know.
however, that he has announced that he
is now in hearty sympathy with the
democratic party, its platform and its
candidates. and that, while the demo
cratic party was managing the affairs of
this nation from 1892 to 1896 that the
people of this valley, as well rs the
people all over the state, were not handi-
capped by lack of ears to ship their
product, as they We're handicapped by
lack of markets. Ii the advice of Judge
Parker and Judge Turner is followed in
state and national affairs there certain
ly will be no car famine in any locality
in this state and a railroad commission
would not be called on to compel the
railroad companies to provide additional
cars for the simple reason that none
would be needed.
at is a recommendation and a trib-
ute to the policy of the republican party
that since the time it was admitted to
power that the transportation companies
of this country have been taxed to the
fullest in their attempts to market the
products of the farmer and the manu-
facturer. Because, forsooth. the trans
portation companies of this state are I'M
able to promptly fulfill the demands of
the shippers, Judge Turner and his
friends want to cure the evil by turning
the state environment over 10 the dem