The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-10-19
GEO. LEE LANDS
ON REGIME OF
THE DEMOCRATS
Assails MaI-Administration of
Opposing Party i'm Both
State and Nation
SAYS WAR TALK SALLPIFFLE
Cites Records to Prove that Wilson
and Lister Alike Have Failed to
Keep Campaign Promises

Geo. A. Lee, former assistant at
torney general, chairman of the pub
lie service commission and candidate
for governor at the recent primaries,
addressed the voters of Kennewick
last night upon the issues of the state
and national campaigns. The crowd
which gathered to hear Mr.. Lee taxed
the standing-room as we'll as the seat
ing capacity of the Commercial club
rooms.
Mr.. Lee, in an address that bristled
with pointed arguments, severely ar
raigned the democratic and national
administrations. He made powerful
appeal for the return of republican
prosperity in state and nation and
shattered the democratic claims for
consideration. Speaking of the out
look he said: 81 have campaigned all
over this state and have no hesi-
fancy in bringing this message of in
spiration and good cheer to the re-
publicans Of this county that the state
will give a decisive and overwhelm-
ing majority to our ticket. Everywhere
find harmony among the republicans
and spirit Of confidence and deter
mination predominating that promises
a sweeping victory on November z"
In his address Mr.. Lee said in part:
"The vast majority of the people of
Washington are already in accord in
the determination to rid this state
and nation Of democratic mal-admfnis-
tration. The tariff is one of the prin-
cipal issues of this campaign, as the
fruits of the Underwood act are re-
sponsible for the unanimity of the
opposition to a continuance of the
democratic regime.
The recent, and wholly artificial
expansion experienced in certain in
dustrial centers of the east and mid
die west, solely due to the European
war, is deceiving no one, and will not
save the face Of the democratic ma
tional administration or avert the de-
cisive defeat of its policies and its
candidate on November z.
"The American people believe in pro-
lection for American made goods,
American products of farm and fac
tory and for American labor. They
know it will be more necessary after
this war is closed to have an adequate
protective tariff than ever before in
the history of the country, and they
propose to return the republican par
ty, the party Of protection, to power
in order that that cardinal principal
of self-preservation may be re-enact-
ed into law and maintained as a safe
guard and guarantee of prosperity.
War Talk is Piffle
Sand how do the democratic poll
ticians meet the challenge of these
facts? Do they boast of the Under
wood bill? Do they argue that it is
a beneficial law and should be main
tanned? No! Their defense is: We'll,
the president has kept us out
of war;
"With whom, pray, could we have
gone to war? Nearly every great
nation of Europe has its hands full Of
war and is seeking no additional trou-
BILE. Even if we had failed to back
down and cravenly submit to indigni-
ties every time our bluff was called
after using bold words such as we
will hold you to strict accountability
we could not have forced our way into
the European struggle. Norway, Swe-
den, Holland and Switzerland, also
have kept out Of the war and they are
surrounded by it and menaced on
every hand. Yet we hear Of no rulers
over there seeking renewed prefer
ment because they kept their countries
out of war. They not only maintained
their neutrality, but also have main
tanned their honor. Their protests
have been needed, while ours have been
contemptuously ignored. The Allies
still continue to rifle our mails, but
they no longer do so with Sweden, as
she Threatened retaliation, yet Swe-
den is not endangered.
"Never was such piffle offered to
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