The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-25

has been studying the situation in
Washington with reference to the
needs of the middle classes of citi-
zens. Previous to his coming to
this state he had mingled with all
kinds of people, here and abroad.
A native of London, England, he
was familiar, before coming to this
country, with the public problems
before the men of the mother coun-
try. In the years since he left his
native land, he has noted the differ
ences between the two peoples and
the differences between the condi-
tons prevailing with both. He is
a thorough cosmopolitan, without
the narrowness seen too frequently
in the partisan. He allied himself
with the democratic party because
he felt that it better represented
his ideas of expressing the will of
the people, than any other. The
Spokane county democracy and the
democrats of his district chose him
as their candidate for the lower
house of the legislature because Mr..
Jones career and his expressed con-
victiOns were in exact accord with
the underlying principles of the
party and because they knew that
he was a man to carry out to the
utmost his convictions. Regarding
those principles pertinent to the
present campaign, Mr.. Jones writes:
eff elected, | would work for the
passage of a proper direct primary
law and for getting into action the
initiative and referendum, believing
that these would put the reins of
government into the hands of the
people and having confidence in the
people to feel sure that honest legis-
lation has nothing to fear from
them. | believe that a legislator is
properly the servant of the people
and as such should be held ac-
equitable by the people for his
every official action. l firmly be-
lieve that all forms of graft should
be stamped out and that affairs of
state should be conducted with the
strictest possible economy consist
ent with proper progress. In short,
| believe that if the principles of
private business were applied to the
state government, many thousands
of dollars could be saved to the
taxpayers which is now paid in sal.
aries and fees to useless function
aries in exchange for prediction
work. | believe that the public
good should be held higher than
mere party progress, and l would
at all times vote for proper meas
ures, regardless of the source from
which they emanated. l believe
that the proper time to regulate the
actions of a corporation or common
carrier is at the time of considering
the franchise, and l would try to
shape, if possible, legislation so as
to prevent any unjust discrimination
within the state, such as that from
which Spokane now suffers in
freight rates."
The present campaign is not the
first in which John A. Pierce has
been before the voters of this
county. For one term he served
the people as their prosecuting at
torney with credit to himself and
to the satisfaction of the people
Seventeen years a resident Of this
state and county, Mr.. Pierce is well
known. AS an attorney, he has
handled for his clients some of the
most important pieces of litigation
which have come up in the courts
Though a native of Indiana, Mr.
Pierce passed the greater part OF
his life before coming to Washing.
ton in Chicago, where he obtained
his education and training. By pro
fession a man who acts in behalf
of the interests of others, he is by
nature one who listens intently to
the crying needs of others. A
trained thinker and one accustomed
to presenting argument, he is a
champion we'll equipped for public
service in the interests of the entire
community. His position before the