The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-04
State Farmers Union
N Endorses Seven
u Sisters.
By Vote of 167 to 4. Walla Walla
District is Grilled for Opposing the
Direct Legislation Measures.

Ing of the Farmers Union of The
state of Washington which was in
sAssion at Spokane last Wednesday,
and which by vote of 167 20 4
Endorsed the "Seven Sisters in
ftiative measures. The passage of
these direct legislation measures is
being advocated by this union. he
state grange, and the direct legisla-
ton league. and they are endorsed
by the Progressive Party of ,te
State of Washington.
Il This meeting completed the on
sdOrsement of the Farmers Union
throughout the state, with The
exception of the tri-county dis
strict comprising Walla Walla, Gar
Yield and Columbia counties.
The state has been flooded by
Ythe opponents of these measures
with printed reports of the oaction
3Of the small minority of farmers
Recently gathered at meeting at
1Walla Walla, and through which it
< Is sought to make the farmers of
Western Washington believe that
THE farmers of the state are general
Aly opposed to these progressive
measures. 1t will also be noticed
sthat no reports of this big meet
Hug of farmers held at Spokane
sOn last Wednesday were published
I'm the standpat daily newspapers.
Our standpattish friends of the
daily press may rest assured that
they are not going to fool the farm
Sers of this state this year. All the
'printed matter that all the printing
spresses in the state may be able 10
turn out will not aid them in de-
feating measures drafted, and pre-
sented to the people for their bene-
fit and to be voted upon by Them
ut the polls this fall.
1t will also be noticed that the
opponents of the Seven Sisters are
claiming that these measures were
drawn by freaks" and are en-
dorsed by irresponsible" men and
women. Now, the farmer and the
fruit grower, and the business man
are not going to be fooled on mat
score either. The editor of this
newspaper was present at and dur
ing the session of the State Pro-
eressive Party Committee at Seat
tie six weeks ago. when the So
called seven sSIStViS
ed.
There never was a more repre-
sentative body of people assembled
in this state than were those VINO
met with Hon. Medill McCormick 10
discuss these measures. The poiiti-
cal wire-puller, the shrewd lh'hi-
pulator, the convention flxer. tne
interruptions political hirelihs was
conspicuous by his absence.
That meeting WAS composed VI
Dersons who have the true interest
of the citizens of this state At heart.
MANY of them came here in The
early territorial days. There We're
present many who are thoroughly
conyersant with the records of ms
state's political gamesters ana WIN
the dpings of past legislative ses-
sions at Olympia. and who are quite
we'll yersed with social and industri-
al conditions in this common-weaith'
wa assure YOU. 1t WAS a gathering
of sincere people whose oniy oD-
i-ct is to bring about better soc,ai
and commercial condition Tor the
people in general throughout inns
commonwealth.
II was gathering of men and
women WHO KNOW OF the wrongs
and the injustices practiced upon
our taxpayers by the Big Interests
II was a meeting of people W."
owe no allegience to any Set Oh poi-
iticans vested interests, or cpques.
session of sincere advocates OF
progressive measures, OF taxpayers
who plsce human rights above corp
oration-controlled rights. And me!
were not demagOgues either, -"
canton so willingly and gratuuousi!
furnished honest-meaning aud rlsht-
thinking persons by the standpatters
newspapers.
In ali that large and representa-
two Gathering of citizens of the
state of Washington there were
only THREE votes cast against "n,
dorsiug these Seven Sisters, ana
these ONLY against ONE "l s,ie ne
maasures-the sO-called Blue-oky
Law. and these three votes were
cast by delegates from count'es 'n
which the mining industry Is carried
on. in the belief that the enact
ment of this particular messu'e
would be injurious 10 the mining
men OF the state.
But to the report of the Farmer
uaeting held at Spokane last Week
Every district and county organ
,gation in the state, with the
,sn,;on of the above referred TO t'i-
o,nntv district, indorsed the pro
ar.,m Following forecasts imaue
nn the opening day that Waiia W.,
nn would be disciplined for Kicking
over the traces on inc sa,.sa,as
program of the union. .he ,assn as ,o
from that district were tan onS
! I'o a.h In the open se16l0n euu