The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-29
I'm my judgment the nomination
of Mr.. Hughes meets the condi-

lin my judgment the nomination
of Mr.. Hughes meets the condi-
lions set forth in the statement
of the progressive national COM
mittee issued last January, and
! in my own statements. Under
existing conditions the nomina-
ton of a third ticket would, in
my judgment, be merely move
in the interest of the election of
Mr.. Wilson.
81 regard Mr.. Hughes as a
man whose public record is a
guarantee that he will not mere
ly stand for program of clean
cut, straight-out Americanism
before the election, but will res
olutely and in good faith put it
thru if elected"
The Colonels confidence seems
to be entirely justified by Mr..
Hughes message to the pro-
gressive national committee
when he says: eve make COM
mon cause in the interest of ma
tional honor, national security,
of national efficiency. We unite
in a demand for an undivided
and unwavering loyalty to our
country, for whole-hearted pa
triotic devotion overriding all
racial differences. We want a re-
vival of the American spirit-a
nation restored. We insist upon
a prompt and adequate provision
for the common defense; upon
the steadfast maintenance of all
the rights of our citizens and
upon the integrity of interna-
tional law"
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AFTER LISTERS SCALP
lit has become apparent that
i Governor Lister is not going
to secure the democratic nomin-
alton by default. Correspondence
made public this week between
DR.. William E. Cass, of Vancou-
lver and Judge w. w. Black, of
Everett, reveals the fact that
Lister must fight some very de-
termined opposition within his
own ranks before he lands the
nomination. DR.. Cass has al
ready announced his candidacy
and Judge Black may do so later.
/ In his letter to DR.. Cass, Judge
Black says: ''The democratic
party cannot afford to nominate
Lister because if he should be
nominated the party will have
endorsed his practices, which I
believe no party protesting high
ideals can afford to do. If the
party refuses to nominate him it
repudiates these practices and
cannot be blamed for the acts of
one individual"
I In his reply DR.. Cass says:
"The official administrative re-
cord of, the present governor
will be the subject Of much at
tack; his prediction pledges
to reduce taxation and of rigid
economy will be compared con-
tinually with the great increase
in the sum wrung from the peo-
pie by taxes during his term, all
in spite of the big drop in proper
ty values and the depressed fl
nancial situation in this state.
His violation of the spirit of
non-partisan civil service in al
lowing state employees to raise
funds to pay his personal in
debtedness and also contribute
to fund to pay his primary ex-
. penses will certainly invite con-
demnation. His change of heart
from wet to dry will come in for
considerable comment His SUBJ
ject idealism, ever present, has
become an entity most objec-
tionable to men of more balanced
minds and better tastes.
81 agree with you that our
party cannot afford to nominate
Lister and thereby endorse him,
his failings, his theories and his
practices"
**+A**&
WE DID READ 1T
IN a communication this week,
l Mr.. Pratt suggests that we
read more carefully his article in
a recent issue of the Spokesman
Review. We did read the article
very carefully and it left us