The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-05-07

can marshal sufficient strength to gain the sena-
torial nomination is the present question. If a
personal campaign will do it, Freeman will get the
nomination, for he started early and is working
harder every day.
Freeman was farmer for years. his present
headquarters being in Seattle. He is called the
father Of good roads in this state 1t was through
his work that the law was passed giving the
government the right to construct irrigation works
in this state law passed in the face of strong
opposition lobby. Freeman was the originator of
the state taxpayers league, he is a lawyer he is
one of those who helped to cause the passage of
the interstate commerce law, and he has number
Of other recommendations which may help to off,
set the fact that he is republican.
There is not particle of doubt but that if Leigh
Freeman is sent to the senate this state will take
pride in his presence there but of the half dozen
candidates for the honor, some one is likely to be
defeated, and in view of the political actions of
this state for the last decade it is not probable that
the republican party will pick any one for the
nomination who carries such broad platform of
straight honest principles for the welfare of the
state and nation.
In the 60 murder cases with which have been
connected in my q years experience in the law
have found that liquor has been the cause of
the trouble and real instigator in 81 out of that
number" said Attorney N. E. Nuzum of Spokane,
while sitting in the attorneys room of Judge
Henry L. Kennan's court awaiting the verdict of
Sim Lewis, charged with murder.
The report of Prosecuting Attorney J. A. Roch-
ford for the year 1908 stated that 9O of the GRIM
nal violation of law in Stevens county was direct
y or indirectly traceable to the sale and use Of in
toxicating liquors.
The official report of the state pententiary at
Walla Walla shows that about 800 of the inmates
are there because of the effects of the liquor
traffic
Official reports from other counties and from
other states show that the liquor traffic is the d.
rect or indirect cause of the great percentage of
the crime
Notwithstanding these facts, the public insists
on paying additional taxes each year to suppress
crime, to punish crime, and to keep criminals
yet the people will vote to retain the traffic. They
will vote for political schemes, they will vote for
local option subterfuges at the request of
desiring politicians, and they will blindly follow
the trail Of any CRATER who has new idea for
fooling the public on the liquor question.
This state, this county, this city-all show the
result of trading their opportunity for prohibition,
for the local option law and it's provisions allowing
the unlimited distribution of liquor.
It is for the manufacturers to laugh
But the people do not laugh. They are waking up.
Holding that the county local option law enacted
at the last session of the legislature of Washing
ton is operative and the township law must give
way to it, Judge William A. Huneke, sitting in the
Spokane county superior court made ruling of
far-reaching effect few days ago. when he dis
solved a restraining order against R. w. Butler,
auditor of Spokane county, issued to enjoin him
from publishing the notice of local option elec-
ton. The court did not deem it necessary to pass
upon the question as to whether or not the local
option law and the township law are in conflict.
The decision follows in part:
'The legislature at its last session passed two
acts One amended the township law granting
townships the power to determine if license should
be granted to sell intoxicating liquors. The other,
the general local option law, went into effect
June TO- 1909.
'Since the local option law is the latter act it
would prevail over the amendment to the township
law, if the two acts are in conflict But it is not
necessary to decide whether these two acts are or
are not in conflict for the reason that since both
these acts are general laws, the latter one is GER
tainly operative and the earlier one must give way
to it.
II can see no escape from the conclusion that
the county unit may proceed with the proposed
election, notwithstanding the townships have al
ready voted; hence the demurrer to the complaint
will be sustained"
B. F. Westmore, dean of Spokane college, an
nounces that bureau will be established at that
institution after the summer vacation to furnish
ennnlounent for its students during the coming