Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-05

became governor the board of regents
of the University of Washington con
sisted of seven members and every
one of them were Republicans: and
that now that board consists of four
Republicans and three Democrats.
Does that look like | have been play
ing politics? So l might go on down
the line-take the board of regents
of the Pullman State College, l can't
tell you tonight the politics of Mr..
Conan whom l recently appointed.
More Changes by Republicans.
That whole editorial is based on
the proposition that l turned the
statehouse upside down to give jobs
to Democrats, to create wrong i'm
preston among the people so the leg
islature might feel justified for the
position it has taken. I'll guarantee
that if anyone will go to the state
house and investigate the changes
made by Republicans elected to sue
coed Republicans, they'll find that
the proportion of changes made by
those Republicans is greater than
mine.
| Take the state hospitals-in two
of them, men who had served as as
sistant superintendent under former
administrations have been advanced
to superintendent, and the man who
was superintendent Of the third be-
fore I was governor admitted that he
had played politics in his job and saw
to it that everybody around that in
stitution voted the Republican ticket
when election day came around.
II want to say to you that when
Republican governor was elected to
succeed a Republican, the skids
couldn't be creased fast enough to
run the other Republicans out and the
new ones in.
IT would be pleased, indeed, to
have that newspaper send a man
over here to check up on the state
ments have made-he will find that
every single one made in that news
paper was absolutely untrue, and
that mine are true.
1.-THE illustrious owner OF that
string of newspapers did have some
influence with former governors OF
this state and perhaps the feeling in
this editorial is due to the fact that
he can't control the present COVER
nor" he declared as the banqueters
1applauded loudly.
"The public mind was never more
free Of party influence than it is to-
day." he continued. 1.-THE people
want things done for the good of the
state and II those in the senate and
house who are responsible for the
present tactics will turn about to
that point of view and act on that
basis, they may possibly make some
impression at the next election. 81
Yesterday one Of the statesmen
in the house said he had known me
for IS years." the. governor re-
marked, referring to Representative
l"Jimmy' Davis Of Pierce county,
l"when was member Of the city
council OF Tacoma, and said was
playing politics then and had been
playing politics ever since. desire
to thank him for the compliment, for
there are mighty few men who were
playing politics IS years ago who are
on the map today.
ssGetting Governors Goat"
1T has been said by some that
some of the good men in this legis-
llature are here to get the governors
goat but / say to you that there are
too many important questions before
that legislature for anybody to waste
any time trying to get anybody's
/ goat It would be mighty we'll for
the people of this state If everybody
in that legislature could forget that
they are Democrats or Republicans
or Progressives or that there hap
pens to be Democratic governor at
this time. and could take up every
question that comes before them on
the sole question Of whether 1t Is
right or wrong and decide 1t on that
basis. Hf
II do not believe the people OF this
state want the suggestions made In
that message pushed aside without
the slightest consideration. Let US
forget this idea of politics, Of build
ling up a party at this stage Of the
game, and let's do what the state
needs If 1t Is to progress as 1t
should"
Contrasting the policy OF legis-
|lator lining up with the organization