Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-10-21

Ernest Lister, of Tacoma, the De-
the Second district. is mailing the
following letter to the voters of the
district outlining his views, as much
as it is possible in the circumscribed
limits OF a letter. He is plainly en-
phatic in declaring where he will not
be found if elected-that is with the
Cannon-Aldrich crowd. Below is
the letter:
To the voters of the Second Congress
sional District:
AS you are aware. | was nominal
ed for congress at the Democratic
district convention held in Olympia
on October End. On account of the
short time in which to make the
campaign, it will be impossible for
me to see more than a small number
of the voters of the district. | am
therefore taking this method of re-
presenting my candidacy to you.
Never in the history of parties
We're party ties so loosely drawn as
at present The result of the diff
ferent votes taken on the tariff bill
during the late session of congress,
when we found the progressive Re-
publicans and progressive Democrats
aligned on one side. and on the 9TH
er the so-called regular or Cannon
Aldrich' Republicans and a portion
of the Democrats; the holding of
special sessions of the legislature in
our own state during this year at a
cost of thousands upon thousands Of
dollars without any apparent benefit
Of hn
state; the Schiveley trial; the i'm
mense increase of taxes in different
towns, cities and counties; all OF
these causes have resulted in the
voters becoming more Independent
in their actions so that now they are
looking more closely into the records
of the individuals nominated for Of
flee, and scrutinizing the position
they take upon important matters.
in deciding upon the candidate who
will receive their support.
While | do not favor taking one
backward step in our state, whose re-
HERALD-EIGHT
sources. in my opinion ARE equalled
by no other state in the union, yet
feel that our progress ought TO be
made along safe and sane lines. rms
line is not being followed when the
state, county and municipal taxes or
some of the smaller towns and cities
in our district have reached from .
to 6 per cent per year on the as
sessed valuation of the property. In
the larger cities the taxes are not
so high but reach to between ) Y
and per cent of the assessed valua-
i. c1 refers
to matters within our state, yet the
tendency of congress has been along
the same lines during recent sessions,
and | feel that every effort should
be put forth to hold the expenses OF
the national government down to the
lowest possible point consistent with
the proper management of its aifalrs
and the continuation of the neces-
sary improvements.
In short letter it would be i'm
possible to outline my views on the
different issues that now confront
the people, but I think that | can
show what my position would be by
stating, that should | be elected to
congress by the voters of my district,
my alignment would not be with the
Cannon -Aldrich" type of Republic
cans or with Democrats who support
them, but would be with the progress
sive Democrats and Republicans.
have resided in the state for the
past twenty-five years. For tour
years [ occupied the position OF Com
missioner of Public Institutions, and
for two years was Chairman OF tine
state Board of Control. having franz
cd the law under which the public
institutions are now managed MS
wear | was elected member or the
Charter Revision Commission OF Ia
coma: the work of this Commission
was recently completed, and today
an election is being held to pass up
on the charter prepared.
If YOU feel, after investigating my