The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-11-04
REPUBLICAN SPEAKING
SATURDAY EVENING
VIM. L. La Toilette, Candidate
for Congress, Speaks.
In Plain Language, Without Orator
icaI Pyrotechnics, Speaks of I'M
provement OF Columbia and Snake
Rivers, Irria alton, Tariff, Freigts.

The republican rally Saturday evening
at the court house was attended by
fair-sized audience, about the number
that has attended most political meet
ings during the present canvass. Mayor
Lippitt presided and introduced the
speakers. An interesting feature sand
wiched between the speaking was a song
by the quartet club, composed OF Edwin
C. Baird, Dan Welty, Ellis Laird and
Will Smith, which was greatly enjoyed
by the audience.
William L. La Toilette, candidate for
congress from this district, was first in
troduced, and without any attempt at
eratory gave plain statement of his
position on public questions now before
the people. 1t was not necessary for
Mr.. La Toilette to apologize for his lack
of accomplishment as public speaker.
While it is pleasant and often entertain
ing TO listen to a public speaker whose
vocabulary is rich in choice language,
still it is not prerequisite for the proper
discharge OF the important affairs of life,
a fact that can be exemplifed in many
ways. Mr. La Toilette, therefore, should
not have apologized because he did not
wag q loose tongue or deal in honeyed
phrases.
Pioneer of Whitman County.
Mr.. La Toilette has lived in Whitman
county 33 years, and is well known to
this constituency. He is known as a
practical man of affairs, worker and
doer, not having the time to learn the
arts and tricks of oratOry. He has
done his share in making the wilderness
blossom as the rose, and he and his can
look on a work that cannot fail to give
the most comforting satisfaction. He
has planted great orchards, cultivated
extensive fields of grain, and in all public
matters has been a cO-worker with US
MIR. La Toilette will be the first actual
tiller of the soil that the state of Wash
ington has sent to congress. 1t is about
time the Office was taken from the legal
profession, which has enjoyed an unin-
terrupted monopoly of this office ever
since Washington was a state. Contrary
to general belief, it is not necessary for a
congressman to be glib talker. The
real work of congress is not done on the
floor OF the house, but in the committee
ho in,
ber, formulate bills and shape legisla-
ton, leaving the wind TANNERS to telk
to the galleries for political buncombe,
which, more's the pity, occupies most OF
the time of members OF congress. II all
the states of the Union would send to
congress practical business men like Mr..
La Toilette, the business of the country
would be attended to without unneces-
sary delay, and the spectacle would not
be presented of men going there simply
to advance their own interests or to
make show OF themselves.
Understands Needs of People.
Mr.. La Toilette expressed himself fully
and intelligently on the tariff and other
questions of public interest, showing his
familiarity with and proper understand
ing of the wants of the country. The
Improvement of the Columbia and Snake
rivers, a matter of special concern to the
people of this congressional district. the
protection of our forests and water
rights, the subject of irrigation, the reg
ulation and control of railways and
freight rates, and other matters of state
and national interest were discussed in a
statesmanlike way without a multi
plicity of words or beating the air to
add to the charm OF oratory. At the
close of his speech old-time friends and
aequaintances gathered around and
heartily congratulated him on his state
ments of fact, as we'll as the bright pros
poets of his being elected to congress.
Rev. W.. j. Hindiey Speaks for Ticket.
Rev. W. j. Hindley OF Spokane was
next introduced and delivered an inter
esting address, urging the voters to sup.
port the republican ticket from top to
bottom, paying his respects to the So
called non-p partisan ticket and pointing
out the nigger in the fence in it's construc-
tion. This brought out applause, show.
ing that the audience fully understood
the situation and are prepared to act.
Mr.. Hindley spoke for one hour. His
speech was greatly enjoyed.