The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-01-17
FIGHT WILL
Center HERE
Perley of Public Safety Board
Says He Is Out After the Scalp
of Governor Hay
WILL DEVOTE SIX MONTHS
TO POLITICAL WARFARE
Safety Appliance Inspector Who
5ia Was Deposed Thinks All
Friends of Fair Play Will Stand
tH With Him

North Yakima will be a political
headquarters in the approaching POI
litical campaign of the signs are cor
rectly read by the observers here.
When Governor Hay dismissed A. W.
Perley from the position of track and
safety appliance inspector of the pub
lie service commission he turned loose
an aggregation of political workers
/ who will not rest until they have the
Hay scalp at their belt and have set
John W. Lawrence up as chief in his
place.
Mr.. Perley Is Outspoken
Mr.. Perley is very outspoken with
regard to his attitude. The next six
months" he said, Il propose to put in
my time fighting Hay and If l have a
friend in this state who stands for fair
dealing he will stand with me. l am
not looking for any employment at
present for 1 expect to be very busy
AS Mr.. Perley has himself been
urged as a candidate for governor it
may safely be assumed that he Is not
without influence.
L
The only statement that l care to
make" said Mr.. Perley. lis that my
official life is an open book and l have
never yet found it necessary to deny
any charge pertaining thereto.
In the authorized statement of the
commission it is said. The commits
sion has been assured from a great
many reliable sources that Mr.. Per-
ley has been very active in his politi-
cal work in the state, and that he has
made statements from time to time
criticising the members of the COM
mission in such a way as to constitute
gross INSTRUMENTATION
Is Not Ashamed
II am not ashemed of my services
TO the state, and l would have been
glad if in recognition of those services
the members of the commission had
seen fit to give me an opportunity to
meet the reliable sources of their in
formation. / believe | should have
been permitted to enter a plea. was
not only denied this right, but / was
not aware of any dissatisfaction on
the part of the commission. If l was
relieved because of rumors of criti-
cism of my superior officers and po-
litical activity, common fairness de-
manded that l be called before the
commission and given a hearing. The
inference therefore is that 1 was re-
lieved from office for lack of political
activity rather than because of 1t.
so far as using my position or the
acquaintance or friendship made
thereby to advance the candidacy of
any man who may aspire to office, l
deny the charge. i desire to say that
my American citizenship gives me the
right, when two men are running for
office. TO express my opinion as to the
fitness of my choice. This carries
with ii the fact, however, that never
yet have l been disloyal to my supe-
riors, either when employed by rail-
road corporations or by the state.
Is Content with Report
In the authorized statement sent
out by the commission the fact is
stated that the track and equipment
in this state is in splendid condition.
am content, therefore, to let the peo-
pie decide whether my official duties
have been neglected in order to do
politics
Il shall not be looking for employ
ment until after the primaries next
fall. and until that time 1 shall be
busy.
If 1 have any friends in the state
who believe in a square deal. 1 trust
they will assist me TO defeat the pres
ent administration"
Mr.. Perley has been in the state IS
years and has been active in politics.
among other things having been chair
man OF the county central committee
in Whitman county. delegate to the
national convention and delegate to
various state conventions.
What His Deputy said
He called attention today to the
statement of his assistant, G. Barn
/ hart. made TO the spokane Spokes-
man Review, when he learned of his
dismissal and that of his chief. and
printed in the Review last Saturday
! morning. Mr.. Barnhart said:
! When Mr., Lawrence announced
/ himself candidate for governor Mr.
Perley wrote me saying that this was
mo affair of ours and that we should
keep our hands of and not mix in any
tway. despite our friendship for Mr.
Lawrence. l have never heard Mr.
/ PerleY knock the commission OF
( criticise il. But l have heard him sup
port the administration whenever il
might be criticised 4"