The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-10-31
Corporation Dailies
Kellogg Boosters
Law Violators

editor until close to the midnight hour.
| Think of it! A superior court judge
assisting a trust daily in the night
time! Kellogg would not debate but
once with Pemberton. He said to de-
bate more than once was beneath his
| dignity. Did he take his dignity with
him to the office of the editor of the
corporation dailies?
Kellogg Tried to Keep Pemberton's
Name Off the Ticket.
| John ~ Kellogg and his corporation
| bosters endeavored to prevent the
name of w. II. Pemberton being plac-
ed upon the ballot at the November
election. They claimed that kellogg
should be considered elected, al
though he had failed to receive one
third of the vote cast for Judge. and
about one-siXth the voters of What
com County.
Attorney General Tanner announced
that he appealed the King County case
! TO the supreme court because OF the
judicial ticket situation in Whatcom
County. Kellogg and his friends eX-
pected to get the supreme court,
through this source, to lay down
rule that would prevent opposition to
him at the general election. They
disregarded the views of the county
attorney, and of Judge Joiner, who
tried the case, and are not now salts
| fled with the decision of the supreme
court, which shows clearly that the
people have right to select their
| judges, and that they are not to be
chosen by a small minority, the cor
poration method.
Kellogg Lobbied for His job.
Kellogg lobbied for the law giving
this county an additional judge. This
| law was demanded by the corporations
when there was not sufficient work
for two judges, because they wanted
a corporation Judge. Our authority TO"
this statement is the Bellingham Her
aid, in which appeared the following
| headlines in early March, 1907, when
kellogg received his appointment from
| Governor Mead:
"HOWARD WINS FIGHT;
KELLOGG WILL PICK PLUM"
Bellingham Herald along about that
time: Referring to John y. Kellogg,
the Herald said:
His principal hacker and sponsor
was C. w Howard"
Kellogg was told by w II. Penn
berton at the time Kellogg appear
| ed before the House judiciary com
mittee that the work had not ma
terially increased and two judge
were not necessary, which fact wa
| shown by the certificate of an alb
stract company.
Files for Old Salary.
kellogg lobbied to double his sal
airy from $4,000 to $4,000 year, Yet
he was the first man to file for judge
this year under the $4,000 salary Ii
his time is worth $4,000 a year, he
certainly does not care much to be
superior judge at $4,000. 1t is his
corporation boosters that want him
to remain in his present position
How Kellogg Made Coed.
Kellogg was appointed on the exc
cutive committee of the State Bar AS
ISOLATION of C. w. Howard, its presi-
dent, and Kellogg made good by
doing nothing toward disbarring judge
Root and Judge Gordon, who permit
ted and secured the Great Northern
Railway to write the opinion of the Sit
preme court of this state, when it
was claimed that $4,000 had been
used to bride the judges of this state.
| 1t was the duty of the executive
committee to proceed with the disbar
ment proceedings. Kellogg says he
| did nothing in the matter. The cor
porations did not want those "1en dis
barred From their viewpoint Kellogg
made good by doing nothing.
kelIogss Fishtrap Farce.
Kellogg fined the fish trap trust
$3.50. The fine was so light that the
taxpayers lost a few hundred dollars,
although they won the case. The fish
trap company upon paying the fine
and the small proportion of the costs
of trial taxable against them would,
under the testimony, clear over one
thousand dollars on the transaction.
The fish trap trust owns stock in the
daily newspapers. Do you see why
they are all boosting for Kellogg?
kellogg appointed on the Boulevard
commission the man he was asked TO
appoint-Judge Hardin having refused
to be dictated to in the matter.
Would you like to try your case
wherein a corporation is interested be-
fore a man as judge who owed his
position to corporation influences?
Kellogg Rewards Friend Mead.
Kellogg, taking advantage of the
misfortune of the people in the failure
of the Home Security Savings Bank,
took opportunity to reward his per-
sonal political obligation, and over the
protests of the depositors appointed
Albert e. Mead receiver, for you will
all remember, Mead had appointed
Kellogg judge. Why should kellogg
not name Mead as receiver? What
did it matter if the depositors did sug'
gest the name of another? What did
it matter if they did protest against
Meads appointment?
Here was an opportunity to repay
Mead for his appointment of Kellogg, |
and the desires of the depositors were
not considered. Will Kellogg remem-
Der the corporations if they re-elect |
him, as he remembered Mead, who |
appointed him?
Mead is an attorney and is paid out |
of the funds belonging to the depos-
itors. He Immediately employed two |