The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08

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F. Walden of Zillah: I am in the
city today comforting with the COM
mittee who prepared the Yakima
county exhibit at the Lewis and
Clark exposition. In speaking of that
exhibit, let me say that it was a
creditable one in every respect.
/ had charge of 1t at the fair this
summer, and the showing that we
made received a great deal of atten-
ton from the visitors. Everybody
seemed to be interested in the Yak
ina exhibit, especially it's fruits.
They had heard of Yakima fruit
and wanted to see some of it. l was
swamped with questions asked by
tourists from the various sections of
the United States, but l seemed to
interest them more particularly
when | talked of our wonderful
fruit country. There Is no getting
around the fact that the people who
come to Washington are more inter-
ested in the Yakima country than in
any other section of the state.
o. A. Fechter: The North Coast
railroad company is an absolutely in
dependent organization. There is
no truth in the rumor that we are
connected with Chicago, Milwaukee
4 & st. Paul. The North Coast may be
an entirely new road across the con-
tinent. The company has men in it's
organization who are able to finance
such an undertaking. On the other
hand, we may later on connect with
the Gould system, but as conditions
new exist, we are Independent of any
connection whatever with any of the
lines which we have been accused of
conniving with.
John Rudkin: | deny the state
ment in the Seattle Pr. which re-
| ferred to me as being wealthy Yak
ina lawyer. What's the use of maxi
ing public denial? Everybody knows
that I am about to go into bankrupt
I cy Goke), so there you are. My
wife has been investigating my BUSH
ness affairs ever since that article
came out. | am thinking of bring
ing damage suit against the P.-I.
II. H. Allen: Monday, November
6, was the 45th anniversary of Abra-
ham Lincoln's first election. On that
day he defeated Stephen A. Douglas
for president of the United States
will never forget it, because was
not quite old enough to vote on that
day, and the intense interest of the
campaign caused much regret on the
part of the young men who had not
quite attained their majority, and
consequently were deprived of cast
ing a ballot. I think that was the
greatest political campaign in the his
tory of the country. I heard Lin
coin and Douglass speak from the
same platform during that campaign,
and I have never heard any oratory
! since to equal it. Both men were
very popular with the people; in fact,
the people idolized them, and had it
not been for the fact that Douglass
was drinking very hard at that time,
| think he would have defeated Lin
coin. In the farming districts, Lin
coin was always the favorite.
| Col. W. w. Robertson: | think I
will run my old friend Major Medill
for mayor this year. J. ID. would
make a frst-class chief executive,
and l think he would suit the boys
first-rate.
Attorney Logan H. Roberts: Re-
garding city politics. it's simply up
to the people. Personally, feel like
all of the councilmen who have stood
for law and order, and have tried to
uphold their oaths of office, should
be rewarded with another term. A
mayor and city attorney should be
elected upon law and order ticket
who will reflect credit upon the vot-
ing inhabitants of this city. No, I
am too busy in my office, and have
the interests of too many clients at
stake to allow my name to be used
as candidate for the office of city
attorney. The incumbent is a man
of ability. OF course, I will devote
what time, money and influence I
may have to the success Of the law
abiding element. not only until the
election, but always. I feel that it
would be a grave mistake, now that
the city is progressing so nicely, to
take backward step, especially as
1t means the making of a farce of
the city government-a mild form
OF anarchy which would lose to the
\ council the respect of decent citizens
at home and deter the prospective
citizen from making this his home
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