The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-07
THAT PUBLIC. BUILDING.

The Statesman cares nothing the quares of the repub
can party of Washington aside from the tact
that on one side at least campaign has degeneraed into
exhibition of mudsngng which will have the efect Oh
dcredtng the whole state The Statesman bellevng that
the elections will mark the overthrow OF the repu
can party in this state supremey Indifferent whether
Brown or Smith is named the republican nominee
But Statesman would consider itself as lacking IN
mbc spirit and LOYALTY to it's home town should 1T permit
to pass unchaenged the advised attempt of republican
facons make appear that the people of Waa Walla
are dissatisfied with the public building which has been award
them largely through the efforts OF United States senator
Ankeny, by the congress Of the United States
The motive behind this attack is al[aparent Unwilling
concede United States senator even the credit OF Sc
curing his home the town he helped build and the
which his interests conferred federal building
credit which the bterest of the senator's political oppo
concede him-ts newspaper casting decency and
honor to the Winds would make it appear that it was
MISTAKE TO SECURE A PUBLIC BUILDING FOR WAL
LA WALLA
The Statesman no worred that the people of Walla
Waa will take such ridiculous view of the situation The
people of Wala Waa know full well that the appropriation
$4,000 for building and site here is ample to the
requirements of the federal government at this place.
The people of Wala Walla know that assuming that as
much $4,000 is paid for a siteand that than will
likely paid-the remaining 100000 will erect building
which will surpass any building in the city today.
The city hall and fire station have just been completed and
these two magnificent buildings cost less than 100000
The Denny building and the Ransom building, the two
finest office buildings in the city each built for consd
cradle less than 100000 The high school cost less than $780,
000 The court house cost less than 100000.
The sum of 100000 is sufficient erect building here
which will be not only artistic in design and substantial in
construction but will furnish ample for the posoce
the andoce, the weather Office, the Chinese inspector and
the United States court and there will still be for such
other federal offices be stationed here in the future
Every in Waa Wala knows this and this
statement made merely because outside of the Garden City
there might be people who would be lead to believe that
the inhabitants of this city ngrates and that the
less critic who seeks to make political capital out Of dssat
acon which does not exist represents the sentiment of the
people of this city.
The Commercial club which represents the progressive
business element of this city has already voiced it's approval
the appropriation made by the last congress federal
building here.
The Commercial club organization, cannot be ac
csed of being partisan of the local senatorial candidate and
the opinions of the members of this club should least carry
a little weight
Was the Commercial club deceived the members
of this club such set Of idiots that they have conception
of what the city needs in the of federal bung
The Statesman dares this rabd faconis to print the
name of ONE REPUTABLE BUSINESS MAN who will au-
horze the statement that he believes the people of Wala
Waa would have been better satisfied the Sxteth congress
had merely appropriated the Of $4,000 for public build
ing site here leaving the appropriation for the building itself
to the chickering's and delays of future congress.
If there is such doing business in WaIa Walla the
people to know his name.