Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-03
GOV. LISTER WILL
NOT SPARE VETO
Hints That Certain Legisla-
tion Pending Will Not
Receive Approval
GOOD ROADS ARE NEEDED
Coming Immigrants Should
be Made an Asset, Not
a Liability

SEATTLE, Feb. 1.-Within the
space of an hour tonight Governor
Ernest Lister, who came from Olym
pia to be guest of honor at a dinner
given by the chamber of commerce
spoke at four other banquets. When
he sat down to the chamber of COM
merce dinner he was informed of the
other banquets in progress at the
same hotel. He expressed desire to
visit them and made the round of the
rooms where three sorority chapters
and one fraternity chapter of the
University of Washington were dining
Gov. Lister began his address with
a discussion of the problem of build
ing good roads in the state and urged
that in the construction of the high
ways it be borne in mind that they
lasting manner.
THE first question which We must
solve is to give the people a dollars
worth of road for every dollar eXpend-
ed said the governor, "and when we
do this we will find that every tax
payer, l do not care how much his as,
sessment for this purpose may be, will
be glad to pay his share
know that they have a department
which can build the roads required
under the climatic conditions existing
in the state of Washington. and then
they will become satisfied with tie
expenditure of from $2,500,000 to $4,
100000 for this purpose, as is now
under consideration"
Must Prepare for Immigrants.
S- 4 ., -,
Ods of construction and then we will
have the people with us
Less advertising outside of the state
and more development in the state
was urged by the governor as the
best method to meet the expected in
fluX of immigration with the openin:
OF the Panama canal.
Immigrants are not desirable" he
said, unless we have the proper use
for them. We must prepare for then,
and make the increase expected an
asset to the state rather than liabi!
ity.
One of the ways to assist in this
is to give state aid to the clearing o,
logged-off lands, and this problem de
serves careful study and investig gatol
by our commonwealth.
Would Unlock State Resources.
Il believe in the state of Washing
ton: l believe we have one of the
greatest states in the Union. a state
in which there is more buried treas
ure than in any other one state.
believe it is the duty of the state to
do everything in it's power to uneartl'
this treasure. For that reason | shall!
encourage with all my power every
rightful endeavor of the Legislature
to assist the people in clearing t3o
logged-off lands of Western Wash
ington and in the irrigation projects
of Eastern Washington.
II believe the legislature now in
session intends to do that which il
believes to be to the best interests s
of the whole state. But one locality
have interests that differ from those
of other localities and combinations
from which individual interests will
be served must be expected, and il
will not always be for the best inter
ests of the whole state. Such com.
binatiOns must be necessary for get
ting through legislation of impo -tanCe
to all.
Will Keep His Pledges.
"The constitution divides the au
thority of the state into three dcgart-
ments, the executive, the legislati, >
and the judicial. | have endea1Orod,
and still intend to endeavor, not 10
interfere with any department outside
of my jurisdiction. But ] know the
people who placed me in the govern
ors chair expect me to guard their
interests.
81 have the veto power, and ! would
not be doing what | said would do
before election if | hesitated 10 use
the power delegated TO me by the
state on any legislation which appears
to me not in the interests of the state.
] do not think the people Wish to
have a man at their head who boasts
OF a backbone like cotton string.
/ am not in that class, and when ] 20
out of office | do not intend it ahall
be said that ! have not the backbone
] ought to have