The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-21

the governor. with power to adjust and
regulate freight and passenger rates
on all common carriers. and also with
power to fix the value of and lew
| taxes upon the property Of all pubic
service corporations doing an inter-
state or intercounty business. Second:
Inc passage of the anti-pass bill"
That plank was reported unanimous
~ Dy the committee on platform and
resolutions and was adopted unani-
llousIy py the convention. The candf-
dates on the state ticket were selected
on account of their sympathy with it.
ne Union asserts that there was a
| STATE In our convention. There was n
STATE but it was prepared with the
Nhowledge and advice of the delegates
ana without asking the aid or consent
OF any railroad lobbyist on the face Of
| the earth. The nomination for COVER
nor was conceded by common consent
10 the most pronounced. prominent and
consistent champions of the commits
sion policy in the state. Hon. George
Iurner of Spokane. Stephen Judson
was named for lieutenant governor
| over several worthy and able aspirants
for the nomination for no other reason
IMAM that he had the strongest and
pest record on the railroad question.
| Inc governor of this state will not
nave voice in settling the tariff or
many questions or the Philippine prob
lem. but he will have a great deal to
40 with settling the railroad commits
SION question. 1t is because they rea-
lize this fact that the lobby newspa-
pers are devoting so much space to at
tracing Mr.. Turner's record on natur-
al issues. They hope to arouse partisan
prejudice and to raise a dust which
Will blind the eyes of the voters to the
really important issue at stake. They
| " 1,xvn ait,
ms candidacy to the coat tails of Pres
ldent Roosevelt when. if Mr.. Roose-
Nelt is the kind of man his admirers
claim. you know and know that. were
ne resident of this state. he would
De one or the first to repudiate the
action of the Tacoma convention
They charge that Mr.. Turner is a
railroad sympathizer. The best and
most complete refutation of that
charge is the fact that these very
newspapers which make it are fighting
instead of supporting him. They
charge that George Stevenson. the rail-
road lobbyist is supporting Turner.
Not being cOnfidant of Mr.. Stevenson
do not know whom he is supporting.
He may be working for Turner but I
90 know that Turner is not working for
Stevenson and is under no obligations
to him for the nomination.
George Turner needs no defense from
me ana no man is called upon to give
an excuse for voting for him. For 20
years he has resided at Spokane and
during all that time has been a promi-
nent figure in state politics. He has
been tried and was not found wanting.
| The people have set the seal of approx
al upon his record by electing him to
| the highest office within their gift.
President Roosevelt has approved his
record by appointing him a member of
! hOlIn61rV eli
thereby vOuching for his integrity and
| ability. Elect him. and he will make a
| governor of whom the state may we'll
be proud. He will not only sign
commission bill but he will use all his
influence to secure it's passage, and
you know that it will take all the as
sistance which the governor and lieu
tenant governor can render to win this
fight against the lobby in the legisla-
| ture.
Now, my friends. nave tried to place
the facts before you fairly and honest
ly. to the best of my ability. I appeal
TO you tonight not as democrats or re-
publicans, but citizens of this great
| state of which we are all so justly
proud. | appeal to you to sink parti-
SanShip in patriotism: l appeal to you
to assert your manhood and say to the
corporation, You exist by our suffer-
ance. We are the masters. You are our
servants and you shall no longer dOmi-
nate this commonwealth" The Holy
| Bible says, NO man can serve two
masters, for either he will nate the
one and love the other or else he will
hold to the one and despise the other.
| Ye cannot serve God and mammOn."
| 1t is equally true that no political party
can serve the lobby and the people at
the same time. Choose We this DAY
whom We shall serve" The evidence -
| before you. You are the jury and when
you return your verdict on the 9Th
day of next November, l firmly be-
lieve that it will be against the lobby
ticket Guilty. as charged
Robertson's Address.
Frank G. Robertson, of Spokane.
spoke as life long friend of Senator
Turner whom ne eulOgZed in the
warmest terms. He devoted his at
tentOn mainly to state issues and said
the republicans were trying to lash
their state campaign to the coat tails
of Roosevelt to pull it through. He
said he came as the personal friend OF
George Turner, whom from a long ac-
quantance he had learned to love. He
said that party power was not first
now. and a speaker must address him
! self to the common sense of his hear
ers. He claimed that the life Of
| George Turner was like an open book.
He told of his early education and
struggles and proved that he was never
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