The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-17
A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN, W
MAKE THE TERN LONGER

MAKE TERN LONGER
REGULARLY as elections around discussion of the draw
of Office revived, the oregonian OPP
position to Roosevelt ground his election would be violation
anhd tradition has brought the subject to the 'front.'
Voluntary the House because biennial elections
hamper usefulness them inoeabe burden OF
expense fastens attention upon the subject.
The parties nominang Presidents Of their own faith
good tac admission that urya term not
the working of definite line of policy The anti
third tradition paution against pspetuiy in Office which
might transform the republic into monarchy President Taft
proposed both difficulties by extending the term to
and limiting single term We should then make end
charge Presidents their official reelection
should end all danger that President might reelection
indefinitely should give each President reasonable time show the
his policies and should the quadrenna political and
disturbance elections sufficient change
intervals the President
and does not reelect him Surely popular verdict the
the day should decisive enough
Tor at least six
ecng Representatives years gone
opposite extreme from the Senator's In giving
terms and in eecng them indirectly have placed them
Of touch with the people, In ecng Representatives for only
have them term long enough work
Since their do begin until fourteen election
less they called together session. they begin
legislation than they have lay plans for This necessity
often influences their legislation makes them
Senators Presidents elected for years
the lower House membership under condition
the peoples will New period
which expression by the people desirable
short hard the Representatives many
backs be avoided by providing that the first of the
elected in November shall begin the following March, The
the Senate could he improved the by adoption
the hopedfor amendment providing for direct election
bers
Dresser people ponng county
million dollar house. They claim that present quarters
adequate handle the growing every
of the officers With them The building large
enough not safe enough norccordng the Posser eene
ough All of which is true.
Prosser papers that building fine and
enough the county half century,
Wesendes doing everything in their of course
structure located Possr without exception
county officers with them.
law, county commissioners is en-
spend for county buildings equal
half the total assessed valuation the county
doing all in his the valuation
the the disposal would have been
to This the increased valuations will nearly double
that amount giving the three the county board
spend for court house One of the commissioners
that be would that the building started least
Of Office expires. AS second member of the board Prosser man
there doubt that handsome building will be begun voters
of the allow the location be permanent.
In his interests property in Benton punty
his effort toward moving the from
center of population and transportation Kennewck.
petition asking court house be moved from
= Poser her vacant hotel building, meeting
eddng according Prosser seems urged Benton Ctv
get into the hopes splitting the knowing great
majority Of in the county object the
location
Now realizing that Kennewck would the
Benton City than Poe the latter place
refusing the formers petition They realize
that
house And Kennewck alive interest would
rather the court house Benton City miles farther
wes and would help toward that end it should
the location where it beongs-n Kennewck
safe and sane order the city authorities for the Fonrh 81
July celebration does not that explosives will
prohibited simply compliance state law that the danoe
pistols and crackers will allowed This low
made to protect and public in general against serious
damage in the frolics incident to day.