The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-30
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interesting and amusing TO look back
ward little and mediate over the
results.
One of the first thoughts that occur
to the average man Is the peculiar fact
that II remained for Western. rock
ribbed Republican States 10 elect Il
Democrat to the presidency. This pc
culiarity is emphasized further by the
fact that ii any States In the Union
should he expected to support pro
tectiye tariff principle, Washington
and California would he those States.
For II is certainly manifest to all that
| Washington has suffered on account
OF the absence of protection to It's
lumber and coal interests, and Calfor-
MIA TO It's citrus fruits and grape prod.
ucts.
| OF course, the explanation is that
these matters were not uppermost In
Importance in the minds of many yot.
ers, other points in the parties and
candidates being considered more i'm
portant.
/ However, we don't want to start any
political discussion, so will not follow
that matter further.
Some may say the subject of this
article Is synonymous with that of a
couple Of weeks ago Taxes Well,
not exactly. Politics are largely the
cause, taxes its result.
If we had little or no politics we
would certainly have much less taxes.
And after all. what Is the use Of so
much agitation. wasted energy. and
squandered cash? There seems little
radical difference In the two great par
ties. Many Of our good candidates
can't see any difference at all, except
that sometimes one party apparently
offers the best toboggan slide into of.
flee. sometimes another
Very many have run on two or three
different tickets in the space of few
years. Take our own Otto Case. He
was anxious to run on the Republican
ticket instead of Nelson, for commits
sioner in our own south district. When
Nelson was defeated 1t is reported he
wanted to run Independent against
Lon Smith. Something else loomed up
and we find him candidate for State
Auditor on the Democratic ticket,
chairman of James Hamilton Lewis
meeting, and marshal of Democratic
parade after election. And 1t is said
he hesitated until the last minute for
fling, undecided whether to file for
State Auditor as Progressive or Dem
ocrat. And he was Republican Coun.
ty Clerk and County Auditor and Pro.
gressive candidate for Governor ouly
few years ago. What an appetite for
office, Anything for office. Just Office,
And he's no worse than many, many
others.
We have known of people who hung
on to purely honorary office $50 far
as compensation goes) though know.
ingly TO be out of the State for at least
a year. What can you expect but that
politics mean taxes?
The platform of the Democratic
party might well read:
Whereas. we now hold the Offices
and find them good; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That we use every en-
ergy, effort and power we can com
mand to hang on to them
And the Republican platform.
Whereas. the Democrats now hold
the offices and we want them: there
fore. be it
Resolved, That we use every en-.
ergy, effort and power we can com.
, mand TO take them away
And the State and County Platforms
/ would be Ditto" That's all.
The results of election affect some
candidates peculiarly. Our Mr. Ham.
ilton found it expedient, after defeat
TO cut down his expected appropria.
tions for 1917 over $4,000. The road
i iund for vashon island was cut from
about $4,000 TO about $1,000. vashon
was very naughty on election day and
must be punished in previous years
it didn't seem expedient to cut SO rad
ieally. Why? l wan, to know.
Also the effect on Auditor-elect War
/ Continued on page four.