The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-31

| tary law, which is today the design
into which the future of our country
is woven. Through it jokers are al
lowed to creep into legislation, and
the four thousand words of rules have
been amplified into nine big volumes
OF presidents.
One Vote From Washington
sour really important fight came on
the revision of the rules, in which
Cannon was deposed from his throne.
the Craftsmanship of the committee on
rules. In that fight. which was bitter,
and which meant the success of the
majority rule, we got one vote from
the state of Washington, and that was
from Miles Poindexter.
And the first rule the new COM
mitee made was that a majority in
the house could sign a paper taking
any bill they chose from a committee
where before that time it might have
reposed undisturbed for all the power
even the majority had to get a chance
to vote on it, by this means removing
the opportunity from the Speaker to
pigeon-hole bills and stifle legislation.
But the fight is not over. We've
got so many other things to do in the
way of tariff revision and popular
government, that we need real men in
congress, men who will be independ-
ent, men who will vote their own
votes. We need a new system of
making tariffs. so that they may be
taken up on the floor of the house
schedule by schedule. instead of being
punched together and voted on in
bulk. But this will be opposed, be-
cause it will render impossible the
bartering away of privileges. There
will be no standpatters for this, be-
cause there cannot be any further
trading in patronage, and whipping of
men into line with promises of legisla-
ton favorable to each particular
member
Valuation OF Railroads
Another thing we will want is the
physical valuation of railroads, which
is not revolutionary, except as it will
revolutionize methods of rate regula
ton, and place them on a sound basis.
For all these things we need men in
congress who are brave, and who vote
as they think and not as some other
man with a club in his hand, may
think.
sit is up to the people whether or
not they want to rule or TO be ruled.
Years ago I used to go to the party
caucus every year back in Kansas, and
the chairman of my delegation would
sit down in front and vote me all
day long. But that time has passed.
The direct primary must prevail. for
ii is the will of the majority. and the
people are at last aroused.
"YOu cannot delegate your duty to
another and have that duty properly
performed. You cannot give into the
hands of your congressman, or your
senator or your neighbOr, the doing of
your thinking. Don't tie up much to
any mans statement unless you think
it's right, and don't let any editor do
your thinking for yOu-do it your
SELF
81 have just one more thing to say.
I have come out here to the north
west from the coast of Maine. Ask
any fisherman along those waters
what man in the northwest has made
himself famous for his independence
in public life during the last few
months, who has voted in accordance
with his principles, and the answer
will come: Miles Poindexter.
This is my last word in Washing
ton. I now want every man and wo-
man in this audience who is heart and
soul with Poindexter and the cause he
represents, to rise to his feet and give
three cheers for the next senator from
this state!"
cheered. Only two men among an
manned in their seats.