Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-18
LOg-RO|Iing Appropriation for Cheney Normal
School Meets His DisapprOvaI and is Sent
Back with Rebuke.
THREE NORMAL SCHOOLS NOT NECESSARY
Eastern Washington Members Will Make Stub
born Fight to Carry Bill Over Veto. Political
Good Roads in legislature.
y Eagle Freshwaer Editor of the Washington standard

tDy Eagle rTeSIWdtGI,
OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 17.-(Spe.
cial to the Aberdeen Herald. What
ever doubts any individuals in Wash
ington had as to whether Ernest
Lister, governor, would do what Err
nest Lister, gubernatorial candidate,
said he would, were dispersed here
last Friday when Ernest Lister, gov
ernor, transmitted to the legislature
his veto of the appropriation of $780,.
600 for the Cheney normal school
For, if that veto means nothing
else, it does mean that Governor Lis
ter intends to do what he promised
the people of Washington he would
do, in his remarkable campaign. II
may be a somewhat new experience
for the voters of Washington to en-
counter, but inasmuch as they are
being treated to the novelty of a
Democratic governor, l take it they
will not kick when an official does
what he said he was going to dc
when he was appealing to them fol
their support.
And, strange as it may seem, il
has been freely circulated around the
capitol halls since the veto was made
public, that the governor will be sus
tanned. Some grant that the House
may pass the measure over his veto
or the Senate may pass it but dEn,
outside the particular friends Of tn,
measure has been willing so far tt
declare it will pass both houses.
One paragraph in the veto messag,
is particularly significant, inasmucl
as it nails down the means whereof!
Eastern Washington solons obtained
the passage of the appropriation orig
inally and the only means whereof!
they can obtain its second passage
the trading of votes. This is wha
the governor said:
"The responsibility is now upol
your shoulders and l sincerely hopt
that in the further consideration eacl
member will consider it strictly upor
its merits and the matter of 'influ
ence or trade of votes will not entel
into it's consideration"
In the face of such statement i
is held extremely doubtful that tn,
Eastern Washington legislators will
be able to club enough votes init
line to pass the appropriation ovel
the governors veto. The club wal
used once and used successfully, tn,
solons Of Eastern Washington max
ing no bones about their assertion,
that they would block all the pc
measures of the legislators of othel
sections unless this bill passed, bu
it is very doubtful If it can be uset
with sufficient force again.
Nevertheless the coming week
when this bill doubtless will be put
to a vote again, Is expected to de
velope into the warmest of the ses
sion so far The Eastern Washing
ton solons propose to wage desper-
ate fight for this appropriation and
personalities doubtless will be in
dulged in. And so it comes about
that the hottest fights of the session
are believed by those who are watch
ing things political and legislative tc
be due within the next two weeks
when certain other vetoes confident
ly expected are received.
Politics and Roads
For the last ten days of the ses
sion have revealed a well-developed
plan among the Republican members
to do all they can which they think
will embarass Governor Lister and
to pass those measures calculated tc
make the present administration the
cOstliest so far in the states his
tory. The program is now clear and
in it good roads legislation is figur
ing very largely. They are taking
the chance that Governor Lister will
not dare to veto such measures. Time
will tell how good the bet is.
1t just so happens they are not q
bit backward about it. The House
already has authorized a 3-mill in
crease in the tax lazy, for the con
struction of good roads, in two meas
ures one of which the Senate passed
last Friday night after a long wran
gle and the other the republicans il
the upper house probably will force
through this week. To neither o
these is there a definite program o