The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-10

| have been annoyed with a human filter
whose oozing of news has led to en-
barrassment. This, however has no
| political significance. but refers ex
plcitly to the business of the state.
| In this connection, it is not amss to
say that if Mr.. Chenowth desires the
reas sons published that led to his layoff
| in preference to others, l shall cheer
fully accommodate him by giving them
| in detail to the press.
aside from Mr.. Chenowth, have any
others been dismissed from the SER
vice.
Men are being engaged and laid OFF
| continually, because the exigencies of
| the anagement demand it. This has
been the case since the institution was
first established. Three, and probably
four. of the guard force will be laid off
porary closing of the brick yard, or the
! shutting down Of the jute mill, is in
variably a basis for the reduction Of
| the guard force. These contingencies
are a part of our industrial history
| and we are to anticipate them on any
OCCASION"
Then it is fact that the allega
| tons advanced by the Union, that you
are forcing contributions for the Tur-
ner campaign fund, are untrue"
THE insinuations are lies, pure and
| simple, with never a Vestge of truth
for their origin. There is not pres
ent employee of the institution, nor has
there ever been an emplOye under my
administration, who has been coerced
into contributing to any campaign
fund. Respecting Mr.. Chenowth and
Mr.. Goodrich. l am positive that Meth
er of these men has ever been asked
by any one connected with the institu-
ton to contribute one cent for cam
paign purposes. IT, however. they have
BEEN it was without my knowledge
and assuredly without my consent. |
also note that the Union lays particu-
lar stress upon the trusted positions
which Mr. Chenowth filled. In answer
to this l wish to say that the only pos
his connection with the prison was
that of gun guard. This is the opening
given to all beginners. | propose, as
stated, to lend my humble support to
George Turner for the gOvernorship.
| This is a privilege VOuchSafed to each
ana every citizen who holds as a sacred
obligation the welfare of his state
Was there any basis for the Unions
statement that you attempted to Sc
cure from Mr.. Mead an expression rel
ative to your position as superintend-
ent of the penitentiary?'
Il wish to pronounce that accusation
| an unwarranted and malevolent false
| hood. l have never visited Mr.. Mead,
| nor have l ever spoken to him with ref
erence to my position; furthermore I
have never mentioned the subject to
any one identified with him. In short,
| have never for one moment fOstered
| any such questionable intention. l
| recall very distinctly my statement on
| the day of the Tacoma convention,
| that l would never support a ticket
| constructed as that ticket was, and l
| have not changed my mind from that
| day to this. In plain truth, it is by
no means news to any of my personal
| acquaintance, nor do | see how any
| the state, can lend his patronage to a
corporation that persistently seeks to
| throttle it, We entered that fight on a
| platform, in its purpose, was dia-
| metrically opposed to the rule of ruin
| so perniciOusly advanced on the part
of the railroads. 1 would ask whether
| any one entering that fight as l did,
and actuated as l was by the tenets
l advocated, could consistently or rep
| utably cOuntenance the nominees OF
! the corporation. I have always claimed
| to be, and | expect always to remain,
a republican in the words fullest SIG
nificance: but when. as. stated, a con-
| Yention permits itself to be controlled,
! by the mecenaries of q debased and
malignant corporation, then | stand to
repudiate it as should any one laying
claim to fidelity and moral soundness."
Then YOU will undoubtedly dismiss
| other guards?'
Yes. AS I have already indicated,
the operation of our plants renders
| this course unavoidable.'
And you anticipate further ar
raignment along the lines Of political
| bias?"
| L presume that if we release some
| one guilty of hawking the affairs of
| the institution to the Union, | shall
again fall under the ban of that papers