The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-03-01
Woodrow Wilson, president

Cne Oally press or What ne anu
his party propose to do in their
coming administration. In this
statement, Mr.. Wilson says:
1T must be plain to all of Us
that the people of this country
wish two things: They wish, first,
to clear their government for ac-
tion by making it free, and then,
when is free, they wish to use
it, not to serve any class or any
party, but to serve civilization
and the human race.
I'VE are going to see whether
or not we own our government,
and if the men you have put into
office go back on you now, I, for
one, hope that they will be glib
beted for the rest of history and
held up to the scorn of mankind"
These are pretty strong state
ments to issue AFTER election,
and they show that the sincerity
of the man in the cause is some-
thing for over-zealous .partisans
to reckon with, but something of
a comfort to the average toiler
and producer whose interest has
not been looked after in recent
years. !
Senator Anderson has intro
duced a legislative bill on the
state highway question, which
would put all state roads into two
classes, primary and secondary.
The primary roads include one
to be known as the Inland EN-
pire highway, running through
Ellensburg, Yakima, Pasco,
Walla Walla, Dayton, Colfax,
Spokane, Deer Park, Loon Lake,
Colville, and to the international
boundary.
Ifthe state insists on spending
millions this year for roads, this
bill of Senator Anderson should
pass, as it is the only one before
the legislature which gives a fair
distribution of road moneys over
the state. :, ~. :. ........s s.s.,,. 4
But it is quite likely that the
governor will not stand for the
big appropriation at first pro-
posed by the acknowledgements
advocates. and if any bill is put
into law it will have to be a
smaller appropriation and a COM
promise agreement as to road
locations.
The law which has passed both
branches of Congress, prohibiting
the shipment of Intoxicating
liquors from one state to another
when intended to be received or
sold in violation of the laws of
the state, is a move in the direc-
ton of genuine democracy which
believes in the right of the sew
eral states to make and enforce
laws for themselves, whatever
opinion men may have on wet"
and dry" questions, there can
be no valid argument in favor of
the federal laws permitting and
encouraging traffic which is pro-
hibited by desire of the voters of
some state.
If the great majority of some
community desires to exist with
out the stimulating influence of
"redeye" and "forty-rod," that
community should have the right
to do so, and those who do not
like it can move out if they can't
stand it. But in the past, the
government has ridden over the
desires of many communities
and even states and permitted
shipments and sales in territory
which has voted for prohibition.
1t may be legal point, for the
supreme court to decide, just how
far a law may be enforced
against shipments of commod-
tiles or luxuries Or different
brands of drinkables, but certain
it is that the states should have
something to say as to HOW
these shipments shall be regu-
lated. The basic principle of
state sovereignty has never been