The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-08-12
so JACK SPLAMN TERStly
EXPRESSES HIS IDEAS
Yalsima's Grand Old Man Delivers
Strong Address to Bryan-Splawn
Club Monday Evening.
If elected I will not use the
governorship as an asylum for
any old political hack.

governorshlp as an asylum for
any old political hack.
JACK SPLAWN.
Il believe any man, honest, and
with sound business principles, and
horse sense, may be governor of this
state even if he was brought up in
COW pen" so declared A. ]. Splawn,
stockman and candidate for governor
on the Democratic ticket at a meeting
of the Bryan-Splawn club in the
court house Monday evening.
"If fortunate enough to be elected
governor ] will stand for the whole
state. l will stand for no men or set
of men My platform is constructed
with a square deal for the foundation.
No appointments will be promised TO
aid my chances If elected
ct is up to the chief executive to
stay with his office. to make it his
one pride during the term of office
and if the people find he has not
made good it is up to him to go way
back and sit down.
81 fully believe it is to the best in
terests of the state to elect a Demo-
crat for governor. for the reason af-
fairs will be checked up and the
house will be cleaned, and we will
know where we stand and why this
is the worst tax ridden state in the
union and still have such an enor-
nous defect in our finance
'Tf we are to believe one-half that
has been published IN the Republican
newspapers regarding the present
and former Governor it seems the
people can not too quickly elect a
strong Democratic governor with
whiskers to take the helm until the
rotten ship of state is brought into a
harbor, the bottom scraped and put
in good repair before it is turned
over to the Old political crew again"
"There will be no new offices or
commissions created if I am elected
to the governorship. The office will
not be used as an asylum for every
old political hack who blows that
way.
"There will be no system of patron
age adopted. I understand this state
is laboring under a patronage system
/ which would hamper a state of 10
times its population.
I Gentlemen ! assure you if I am
elected to this Office l will have many
! thanks for the Bryan-Splawn club,
which forced me to make the move
1 for the nomination. and II am electI
ed will never disgrace the men who
/ put me in the governors mansion.
81 stood on the borders of this
state and acted as a picket when it
was worth mans scalp TO he seen
out in the open. have ridden the
cange and have watched the pioneers
of this country die. ! have followed
the growth of this state as ! would
watch the growth of a favorite son
and if | am elected to the governor
ship of the state | helped to build I
will believe my life has not been
lived in vain
a large number of Democrats list
ened to Mr.. Splawn's address Monday
evening. The early part Of the meet
ing was taken up with routine busi-
ness, while later several of the Demo-
Gratis spoke. H. J. Gnively urged
cooperation of the young men and
la study of political questions
The entire campaign this year
will be on the financial question:
he said. But in this state we
are principally interested in the can
didacy of Mr. Splawn. I believe the
people of this state think he is a sec
ond Jonn r. Rogers. He did not
come to the state asking for the Of
fee but the state came to him.
II think we ought to accord the
man who built up the state the re-
ward of duty well performed