The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
REPUBLICAN CLUB I
Is ON ITS WAY
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platform pledges and referring to the
industrial depression of the past three
years said: Democracy is standing
protest against progress and prosper
ity." He discussed the demoralizing
effects of the Underwood free trade
bill upon the lumber and single in
dustry of this state and pointed out
that over $6,O00,00O worth of British
Columbia forest products have come
into this state since the enactment of
the free trade bill. He described such
tariff measure, permitting of the i'm
portation of Australian butter, Chi
nese eggs and Oriental manufactured
shingles to the displacement of Amer
lean products as unfair and unjust.
infamous and indefensible and abso-
lutely un-American." Gin March.
1917" said Mr.. Lee, "we will again
have the protection of William McKin-
ley in place of the blighting, desolat-
ing and paralyzing Underwood bill"
Mr.. Lee also pointed to the broken
platform pledges of the democratic
party concerning free tolls for the
Panama canal. GIN March, 1917" said
Mr.. Lee, "that great waterway to the
south will move, under republican
regime, all coast-wise commerce free
of tolls and the enterprise, conceived
by American genius and built by Am
erican money will be dedicated to Am
erican uses" s..
In referring to the foreign policy
of the administration Mr.. Lee char
acterized it as "week, flabby, vacillat-
ing, purposeless and un-American."
He predicted restoration of our in
ternational rights and privileges un-
der a republican administration and
said "then and then only will anyone
bearing the charter Of an American
citizen safe anywhere in the world"
Mr.. Lee next arraigned the lister
administration and described it as
rapidly crumbling, and disintegrat-
ing" "Too much politics and too lit
tie business" said Mr.. Lee, con the
part of Governor Lister have caused
an absolute loss of confidence in his
administration. He promised to save
the taxpayers $2,OOO,O0O a year and
has fallen short in the performance by
$8,OOO,OOO. He promised to stay on
the job and be governor and yet no
governor has ever travelled over the
state building up personal political
machine like Lister. AS consequence
great departments and commissions
have been neglected and fraud, pecu-
lations and embezzlements occurred"
Mr.. Lee then referred to the pro-
gressive and constructive accomplish
ments of the republican party in state
and nation, mentioning the public SER
vice commission law, the tax commits
sion law, industrial insurance commits
sion law, eight-hour law for women.
and many other similar enactments.
In closing he said: Reunited and re-
animated our party faces the dawn
and not the sunset. We stand as we
have always stood for tariff that will
protect American industry and Amer.
lean workmen! for strong, vigorous,
virile, American foreign policy and for
legislation, progressive, advanced and
constructive in character. The recent
declaration of the great statesman, pa
triot and Anierican-Colonel Roose-
velt-will make republican victory
doubly sure. History will character
ize Roosevelt as the greatest Ameri-
can since the days of Lincoln. With
his stalwart support and under the
banner of that other great lawyer,
judge and patriotic American, Charles
E. Hughes, we face splendid success,
reunited party and the restoration
of an abundant and unparalleled
prosperity"
At the close of the speaking pro-
gram Mr.. Jeffrey was elected tenn
porary chairman and Gordon G..
Moores temporary secretary of the
proposed organization, plans for which
are to be formulated by these two men
assisted by R. H. Anderson and A. R.
Gardner. Memberships are to be So
licited by committee of one in each
of the voting precincts in the third