Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-10-13
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REELECTION FIGHT
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Remember this, that campaigning
in the state of Washington is nc
small matter. a poor man cannot
pay all OF his campaign expenses.
Il mention these primary expenses
of my opponent four years ago tC
show what campaign expenses amount
to in the state of Washington.
Il am going TO put a question now
to my distinguished opponent. 1t has
been stated in the press of the state
of Washington frequently, and it is
again stated, that his campaign il
1908 for the high office of governor
was financed by the breweries of the
state of Washington. l am going tC
ask him to answer the people of the
state of Washington and tell them
whether or not the breweries of the
state of Washington did finance that
campaign.
Free From Corporate Control.
and l am going to say in re-
ply here that l would ten thou
sand times rather have the loyal
people who are around and as
ISOLATED with me assist in my
campaign than to have any pub
lie service corporation or any
brewery in the state of Wash
;y1n hD hof
purpose, expecting and knowing
that it would have right to con-
troll the Office were I elected.
II do not believe anybody in
the state of Washington will say
that any public service company
has controlled the governors Of
flee while have occupied it; no
one would be unkind enough to
say that any brewery influence
or liquor influence has had any
control, and they are not going
to have control"
Prefacing his remarks with tie re-
quest that all work in the interest OF
the reelection of Woodrow Wilson
the pledging of their faith in the pres
ident by returning five Democratic
representatives and S i 6 a n G
George Turner as their choice fol-
United States senator in congress
from this state, Governor Lister then
launched into an explanation Of his
conduct of the office; his vetoing OF
appropriation bills which he said
saved the taxpayers nearly $5,000,-
900, and called attention to his TAX
ing the state educational institutions
out of politics.
Dwelling upon the allegations that
he had been playing politics with the
state educational institutions, Cover.
nor Lister said:
"It has been said that have ap-
piled politics to the conduct of the
state educational institutions. ! will
reply by stating that / appointed four
Republicans and three Democrats as
regents Of the University of Wash
ington. Four Republicans and three
Democrats, not three Republicans
and four Democrats. And can any
one assert that the selection of DR..
Suzzallo by that board was mistake
II so. let them come forward and
assert it,
Fought for Lower Taxes.
The governor reviewed his fight for
a lower tax levy this year. He said
that Of the three members Of the state
board of equalization only one was
his appointee, and that that one man
voted for a lower levy than was- as
sessed by the majority Of the board
He also declared that he would en-
deavor to return 100000 of this tar
levy to the general fund. He said
that he would endeavor to liquidate
the bonded indebtedness of the state
next year.
He asserted that there was SUN.
cient sum In the general fund to &C
complish this purpose now, but that
the last legislature had prevented tts
consummation. He expressed the
hope that next year. II reelected, he
would see the state Of Washington
added to the six states Of the Union
which are now free of any bonded In
debtedness.
Governor Lister concluded his ad.
dress by urging all to vote against
initiative bills Nos. IS and "a, which
he termed reactionary measures. He
declared that Washington was most
successful with the saloon eliminated
and that the passage of the two
liquor measures would be a backward
step.
Wants Largest Pumpkins.
The Northern Pacific railroad