The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-04

adapted to that end could be found
than to make seat on the bench
the prize of disreputable political
trades such as that which was re-
sponsible for the 'nonpartisan"
ticket now in the field.
Should Support Republican Ticket
Beginning with Congressman Will
liam E. Humphrey who heads the
Republican ticket and going straight
down the line to the tail end, all
Republicans should support it and
help to elect every man whose name
appears in the list. AS to the regu-
lar Republican nominees for the SUI
preme bench there is no possible
reason why all five should not be
elected and there is every reason
why the non-partisan ticket should
be defeated. Four Democrats who
have succeeded under the guise of
a non-partisan fake to get their
names on the non-partisan judiciary
ticket should not expect to be elected
in state that is overwhelmingly
Republican. There is disposition
on the part of a few Republicans in
this county to sidestep on portion
to the ticket and desert few of the
regular nominees but there can be
no good reason for their doing so.
If the men were worthy of the NOM
ination they are certainly deserving
of election. Every Republican who
helped to nominate the ticket can
not be very loyal member of his
party if he now goes back on sim
gle candidate.
/ Hon. William Bishop, candidate
for joint senator for the counties of
Clallam, jefferson and San Juan
should be elected. He was the I'M
, questioned choice of his party at the
primaries and should receive the un-
divided support of his party on
; election day, Tuesday next. AS a
member of the legislature Mr.. Bish-
! op has been tried and he receives
. his strongest endorsements from men
who have worked with him as such.
Don't help to nominate a ticket
and then go back on it or any por-
ton of it on election day. Put your
shoulder to the wheel and help to
J, elect every man from the head of
the ticket down.
One of the most interesting ques-
tions to be decided on Nov. in any
section of the Northwest is the wo-
mems suffrage question, which will
be settled by the voters in Washing
ton, coming before the electorate in
the form of constitutional amend
ment, the suffrage will require a
favorable vote of two thirds to win,
but having the active support of
hundreds of women and the benefit
of their two years campaign, with
practically no organized opposition,
the amendment stands good chance
of passing. 1t will appear on the
official ballots as an amendment for
, Article 6 Of the Constitution, relat-
ing to the qualifications of voters
within the state. The rather unex-
, planatory title may lose the amend
, ment some votes, the voters not be-
/ ing informed as to which is the suff-
rage amendment. In fact the care
less vote has hardly received the
) serious consideration which it de-
serves. The women who are work
: ing for the amendment will be at
, the polls, distributing literature and
7 using every effort to win the votes
; of the men. The Islander believes
that the amendment should carry
+ and that the women Of Washington
: as well as every other state in the
i Union should be allowed the right
l to vote.
E Following Col. Roosevelt's declar-
, alton that Supreme Courts are not
! too sacred and dignified to be freely
criticised the Supreme Court Of
e Washington has come in for consider
able undertaking, but apparently
only on issues which were dead be-
: fore the present judges took their
seats on the bench. Five Of the pre-
> sent justices are candidates for re-
e election this fall, and their friends
have also been active in bringing
e their records before the voters.
4 These records show that in no state
! has the Supreme Court been more
|, progressive or imposed fewer OBJ
: stacles to progressive legislation.
In Washington the Supreme Court
: has upheld the direct primary. local
! option, recall and referendum laws.