The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-04-15
MANLY UTTERANCES
BY SENATOR JONES
States His Position on the Sen
at0riaI Situation.
Thinks Senator Should Come From
West Side -Unanswerable State
ment Is Presented States In
terests of First Consideration.

Senator Wesley l.. Jones has written a
letter to ]. W. Mulholland OF Waverly in
reply to letter asking what effect the
election OF another United States sena-
tor from Eastern Washington would
have upon his (JonesO future. Mr..
Jones' letter is go manly, strdightfor-
ward and patriotic that The Gazette
nrges all its readers to peruse it carefully.
1t is so much in contrast with the effront-
cry and pretensiOns OF Congressman
Poindexter, who aspires to the place
without having done anything or shown
any capacity to fill the position, as to
make the contrast appear more appar-
ent. Following are the main points in
Mr.. Jones' letter:
''In all matters affecting the public |
have striven not to allow my personal
interest to bias my judgment. While
each senator represents the entire state,
and, for that matter, the whole United
States, the conditions and interests OF
the eastern and western sections of our
efficient representation of all can be Sc
cured only by having a senator elected
from each section. Those living in West
ern " Washington know far better the
needs of that section than those from
the east side, and so those living in
Eastern Washington know far better its
needs than those from the west side. The
interests OF the two sections do not often
conflict, but when they do it is far better
to compromise and adjust those differ
ences than to give all to one section. By
reason of these diverse conditions it has
been the policy to concede a senator to
each section This is a good policy and
should be followed 1t promotes the
best interests Of the entire state and OF
each section.
-. Eastern Washington would not like
for both senators to be elected from
Western Washington, and yet if we make
a serious attempt to have both senator's
now what good reason can we urge
against an attempt by Western Wash
ington to take both hereafter? 1t will
take them; it will have the votes to take
and keep them. What would be more
natural than for King county and the
northwest to say to Pierce county and
the southwest, we will join with you
and give you senator and you join with
us and give US the other Eastern
Washington should not invite such a
situation.
Last year the people OF Western
Washington very generally recognized
our right to the senator and no serious
attempt was made to take it from Us.
They have right to expect US to recip-
rocate, and this phase of the matter de-
serves the careful thought OF every citi-
heart. We can and should express our
choice OF the western men just as they
did as to our candidates, and we should
insist upon a strong republican who will
stand by and insist upon the carrying
out of the pledges of our party, and who
will work most earnestly for that which
will promote the general welfare OF the
great mass of the people.
IL do not ask you or any one to take
into account my welfare in determining
what should be the best interests OF the
I state My personal interests should not
I influence any one to act contrary to the
general good. purpose doing my best
for the people who have honored and
trusted me. II my record at the end OF
my term does not justify my reelection
should not be reelected. Ii | serve the
people we'll | should be better able to
serve them another term by reason OF
my experience. Yet no matter how good
my record may be if another senator
were elected from Eastern Washington
the people OF Western Washington, COM
prising almost two thirds of the pOpu-
lation of the state and having tremend-
Gus industries needing special attention,
would be fully justified at the end of my
term in insisting that senator should
be elected from their section OF the state
and this no doubt would be done. Do
not consider me in this matter at all but
act solely for the best interests of the
state and Eastern Washington"