The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-09-29
TAKING THE RIGHT STAND.

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the republican nominee for governor,
is not in accord viii some of the fool
newspapers that insist that Mr.. Nc
Bride was solely a progressive cann-
date. intimating that he was to remove
republicans from central committees.
and was Indifferent as to the support
or those republicans who saw fl. TO
stand loyalty to the party at the time
o! the split that resulted in democratic
domination. Mr.. Mcbride declares
without reservation that he is in SYM
pathy and accord with the republican
party, that he will support the repub-
lican national ticket. and feels that his
nomination was secured through a
united republican party. His declara-
ton of principles is so clear and em-
phatic that every republican in the
state can give him hearty support.
Moreover, that is what they will do.
insuring his election in November.
For campaign purposes it has been
stated that Mcbride was supported
by, and is in sympathy with, the wet
element. This is wholly false, and is
used for political affect MIR. BcBride
stands unequivocally for the prohibi-
ton law and is opposed to any effort
to repeal it, or modify it's purpose
through the medium of the brewery
or hotel bills that are before voters
for ratification or rejection The fol-
lowing statement issued by Mr.. Nc
Bride has the true ring of sincerity
and should be read and weighed BY
every voter in the state:
From an economic as we'll as from
moral viewpoint our dry law has
been of great value to the people OF
this state. 1t should not be disturbed
I am opposed to the legislature making
any changes in 1t unless It is to
strengthen the means of enforcing It
Two initiative measures, one OF
which Is known as No. IS, or the hote1
bill, and the other as "a or the brewers
bill. are before the people for adoption
or rejection at the November election
lThese measures are in no. sense a par.
ty question. l believe however, that
this state. should remain in the dry
column. No backward step should b.
taken. In my judgment the adoption Of
these initiative measures, or either o.
them, would be step in the wrons
direction.
81 regard myself as the nominee no
of any faction, nor Of any interest, MOI
of any group of individuals, but as tn,
nominee of reunited republican
party.
"The democratic state administra
ton has been marked by inefficiency
by neglect Of duty, by making the pub
lie service commission the foot ball o
politics, by scandal, by the looting O
public funds, by assessment of ap
pointees for the payment Of privat,
debts, by an ever increasing burden
upon the over patient tax payer.
in exchange for this reunited re-
publican party offers a constructive
policy 1t stands for reducement o.
public expenditures, for a dollars
worth of work for every dollar contrib
uted to the public purse.
I'm the matter of appointments te
positions in the state service It stands
for fitness for the particular place
rather than docility in the contribu.
ton Of portion Of the salary for the
use of the chief executive. It stands
not for the looting of public funds, but
for strict accountability. It stands
for the surrounding of the executive
by men and women of the highest cal
ibre, devoted to the interests of the
state. It stands for the complete de-
ltions and Of the National guard from
politics. 1t stands for the taking Of the
public service commission out of poll
tics rather than making It a football
of partisan contests.
at stands for a commission big
enough, fair enough and strong enough
to hold the scales OF justice evenly be-
tween the people and the corporations
over which It exercises jurisdiction. It
would place every department of the
state government upon the highest
possible plain with the view of solely
serving the best interests Of the peo-
|ple at the least possible expense. II
stands for the short ballot and the
budget system, for the fixing and CEN
tering Of responsibility and the making
Of our government, state and local,
more responsible to the will Of the
tax payer and Of the people in general.
To secure these ends and the conse-
quent reduction in public expenses
constitutional revision Is necessary.