The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-03-13
literally at the pie counter in re-

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turn.
The Bull Moose crowd is sinclin-
ed to side with Lister. Murphine ia
the brains Of the bunch. He is
really strong for the Snoqualmie
pass road, but refuses to stand for
the pie counter system. They
have been playing good politics
from their view point. and are
building up record for political
use two years hence.
The Republican leaders are
against non-partisan county cleo
tions, half-hearted, or worse. on
the question of legislative reappor-
tionment, and several Of the King
county senators are going to vote
to keep Kitsap county tied onto
the Seattle congressional district.
The Bull Moosers and the progress
i've Democrats have been united on
these questions"
And here Is what that independ-
ent and fearless newspaper. the
Seattle Sun. which carries at its
masthead the following inscription !:
Nothing garbled. nothing twisted
just the real news as 1t occurs, -
has to say of the Post-Intelligencer
review:
For inefficiency, lack of in
telligent leadership, lack Of patri-
and INSCRIPTIONS and conscience
-f cyo
ture now in session at Olympia will
quit its labors with the unehviable
distinction of being at once the
most costly and absolutely the
worst Legislature in the history of
the state
Discussing the conflict between
the governor and the Legislature
with particular reference to condi-
lions and methods in the House
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Re-
publican organ. says:"The Republi-
can organization. lacking real ma
jority of Republicans, has been fore.
ed to trade off bridges and roads
and pet bills right and left to keep
the organization in line That
means, IL it means anything, that
Republicanmembers in the House
have been parceling out pork" a
mOngst themselves in order to keep
themselves tOgethr, and that actual
delivery in the case of every one
of these trades was to be made NJ
the expense of the people of WASH
ington.
The Post-Intelligencer's terse
statement of the situation in the
House is a severe. but perfectly fair
Indictment of Republicans who have
been foolish enough to follow the
unwise, selfish and scheming lead
ership of Howard Taylor and his
little group of political narrow
heads.
Nor is that all. The ink was not
dry on the election returns before
these same men. realizing that a
Democratic governor had been elect
ed, began a movement to form a CO.
alition, either with Democrats or
PrOgressives, which would enable
the Republicans in the House to
hold check on the governor. The
fight between Republican House
leaders and the governor did not
begin over the Cheney normal up
preparation and the road bills. 1t
began before the Legislature met.
It has been a disgraceful per-
Torrance from the beginning. 1t
shows unreasOning craftsmanship in
its meanest and rankest form.
This newspaper is wholly out of
sympathy with Gov. Listers atti-
tude toward the good roads bill
but 1t is not blind to the faults pf
the Legislature. Politically the pre-
sent Legislature Is as reekingly rot
ten as any OF the senatorial hood
ling Legislatures that. shamed and
forced the state to change the old
method Of electing United States
senators.
This incompetent. inefficient and
unclean aggregation Of lawmakers
should not turn the clock back e.
ven the fraction of minute In or
der to delay their departure from
Olympia. The people are sick ut
them"