The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-22
The Story of WashingtOn's
Dental Conspiracy
And Why failed IN he legislature
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THE POWER THAT CONTROLS
LEGISLATION

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the Dental Combine Browns around me
THE POWER THAT CONTROLS
LEGISLATION
Many members OF our last Legislatures
thought that they would de great sh.nxe
for the people when they were elected.
but they saw their hopes fade into thin
air Many people contend that we have
democratic form OF sovernmenf hui
the acts OF cur last Legislature hardly
prove this. and proof In abundance 10 a
hand TO show that our soysrnmens Il
not even representative except in 20 saS
AZ u represents only one class in society.
and that 10 the class that controls the
economic institutions Of the nation
The representatives % special prfvf-
icse In Legislatures are drilled and edu-
Gated In the adoption OF such rules fog
the Legislature to work under AZ win
enable minority 20 control or hiudey
legislation as their class interest may re-
qutre, In fact our very governmental
powers are 20 distributed and controlled
- TO defeat the win Of the people After
the committees Ia the house Of represent
iativss o. our last legislature were ap-
pointed. the peoples will and power Was
At an end. because !, made no differences
what legislation was introduced. or hew
neritorsons the BIN. II could not set be-
fore the legislature. because. under the
rules adopted. the power of the various
committees was greater than the powes
81 legislation. and this power was used
q defeat the viii Of the people.
POLITICAL FRAME-UP
The formation OF rules and the COM
miitees appointed seemed to indicate .
political frame-up TO thwart and deceive
the people. The chairman OF the conn
mtttee on Dentistry. Medicine and Hy-
giene a hotel man and could not
have any appreciation OF a proper Med
teal or Dental Law. on this committee
there were tive Dentists who had trained
with the State Dental Society and Dental
3 his Fs4N f. -
these Dentists succeeded in placing the
present Dental Law on the statutes %
Washington In 1891. All members Of
this Dentistry. Medicine and Hygiene
committee were fine fellows There was
Mr., Kennedy. the hotel man. chairman:
Or Cariyon. OF Olympia, "a Dentistls
Or Chamberlain, an cx-nentist from
North Yakima: Mr.. Stone. undertaken
from LeRyenworth; DIR. Fisher a drug
sis, from North Bend; Or. Christensen.
an NJ. u. from Ballard: Mr.. Jones. from
Ephrata. and Mr. Hastings. an attorney
from Seattle. while such men as DIR.
Client NJ. d, from Seattle. and Or.
Beach, NJ. D.. from shelton. Mason coun-
~, were not put on this committee. for
reasons which ! will discuss in later
article.
Ny reader VIII understand that when
committee holds a bill up, or fails to
report II out. the bill dies Just the same
a person who Ia marked by the Black
Hand the Camorra. After bin 10
reported out from its proper COMMITTEES
II must then 10 to another COMMITTEES
fthe committee on ruies). ana be put on
| the calendar before the legislative body
discusses the merits of H. You sec what
happens 20 a bill II this rules committee
does not like IL. do you notg Well.
will tell you what happens The bill
never leaves the rules committee. That
| is where my Dental Law now slurnoers
| In sweet repose and little wonder. whom
we know that Or. Cariyon. from oiym-
I ria, and Or Beach. from shelton, we're
/ on this rules committee. with some eight
other legislators, and the speaker OF the
house as chairman. All measures intro
daced had to go through this rules COM
mittee before they could be discussed
or considered by the house Of representa-
tives sitting as a branch Of our lesisls-
/ tive body. SO you see that COMMITTEES
Of eight or ten has more power than tho
| legislature: and remember each COM
mittees action 10 usually controlled oy
/ lis majority. so that In many instances
/ three or five men on committee are
| ahis 10 defeat Hesitation hy holding bins
up in their committee. because II Is rare
/ indeed when the legislature VIII force
those committees to report olll cut aa-
/ verseiy TO tie desire, and In some cases
bills are amended or redrafted by the
| committee All legislation was safely In
the interest OF the mighty because the
| legislature was 80 ORGANISED as 70 %
/ ma nipniated and controlled by the power
OF committees II was me owners % shs
| means OF life that controlled the last
| legislature and Dental Law 10 pro-
| tect the public and the private rights or
| dentists was a small consideration wheh
men ia the legislature were ehhsssc "a
| Guarding the plundereund. ana AT ths
sa,ne time flirting for recollection.
NV next article will deal with my eA-
! nafienrc before committees
EDWIN J. BROWN. u. u. s..
ia First Avenue.