The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-03
PUBLIC RECORD
OF WIN. SHULTZ
HE WORKED AND VOTED AGAINST
THE DIRECT PRIMARY BILL

An Artful Dodger on the state Tax
Commission Bill, Railroad Com.
mission Bill, Banking Bills and
Other Important Measures in Be-
half of the People.
InURING all of the weeks of the
~ political campaign which is
now drawing to close and which
has had no parallel in the county's
history for disregard of political
principle and mendacious personal
assaults upon men who are not can
didates for office, not single argu-
ment has been advanced which should
influence any thoughtful, intelligent
Republican to vote for any man on
the so-called Independent Republic
an ticket. The ticket is headed by
VIM. Shultz, who asked Mr.. Gould to
become candidate and pledged him
his support and who, as a member of
the legislature two years ago, draw
ing a salary all the time from the
Roche Harbor Lime Company, did
absolutely nothing TO give him the
slightest claim upon the people for
second term. The statement that
the editor OF this paper ever encour-
aged him to become d candidate at
any time is malicious falsehood.
Let US glance for moment or two
at his legislative record as a repre-
sentative of the people.
He and his chief henchmen now
rant against "bossism," and yet he
worked against and VOTED AGAINST
the direct primary bill, and he did it
without the knowledge or advice of
the 'boss" in whose confidential en-
ploy he had been for fifteen years.
The record fails to show that he
voted or worked for any measure of
great interest to the people, aside
from those carrying appropria tions
for the maintenance of state in titu-
tions, but it does show that he was an
artful dodger on many bills of great
Importance.
He lodged the vote on the bill for
the creation of a state tax commits
sion, which has vastly increased the
valuation of property in the state for
purposes of state taxation and has
correspondingly reduced the levy.
He lodged the vote on the bill for
the creation of state railroad CON-
mission, the effect of which has been
to equalize railroad rates and take
the railroads out of politics, but on
the same day he voted for the bill de-
signed to prevent fish stealing from
traps, for he was trap owner.
He lodged the vote on House bill
$50, to prohibit food adulteration.
He lodged the vote on House bill
231 to aid poor soldiers and sailors
and provide for their funeral expens-
eS.
He lodged the vote on House bill
334 providing that railroads should
be liable for fires set by steam engines.
He lodged the vote on House bill
258 to regulate banks and put them
under a strict rule of control, and
also House bill 124 to regulate saw
ings banks.
He lodged the vote on House bill
Sc, to restrain, license or prohibit
the sale of Intoxicating liquors, and
also on House bill 125, providing for
local option in the matter of the sale
of liquor.
And he also lodged the vote on
House bill 341 providing that the
state treasurer should place the funds
of the state in banks and require pay
ment to the state of at least one and
one half percent interest on average
balances, which would have added
$4,000 year to the states income.
What a splendid record to go be-
fore the people upon and ask them to
him for another term!
Talk about ssintimidatfng' voters
comes with charming grace from
man who threatened to foreclcse MS
+ n or 12 per cent mortgages on TUG
BONES of certain voters If they re.
fused to vote his ticket at the Pr1-
marfes.
The Ladies Guild of the Presby-
tsrian church gave supper at the
church Thursday evening which was
well patronized and much enloved.
nr.. A14a Mn.duka returned Wed-