The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-02-03
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clearly set forth that congress
can be induced to pass legislation
prohibiting gambling in prices of
stocks and fondstuffs in New
York or anywhere else in the
United States. This will be worth
as much as an expose Of any pub
lie official who has violated the
trust repcsed in him. if anybody
has violated such trust. Con-
gresham C. C. Dill.
The Nonpartisan League is an
organization which is likely to
take hold of political matters in
western states. as result of the
sweeping victory which it gained
in North Dakota at the last elec-
ton, and the results it is bring
ing to that state. The Washing
ton Nonpartisan League was Or
ganized in this statesome time ago
hu on'y untiI recently has it re-
ceived any par icu'ar attention.
Now it is beirg backed by men
from al p r ies who believe in q
nonp srri>an city. courtyard state
g'vernmen', g and government for
bu iless and not for perquisites.
Among the purposes of the
eague are: Simplified state con-
stitution, short ballots. Torrens
land title system. state operation
of grain wa ehouses and utilities
which are of public use. but now
used for private gain; elimination
If gambling and middlemen in
foodstuffs, reduction of costs to
consumer, making the govern
ment more responsive and bring
ing it closer to the people, and
holding state elec ions every four
years, between national elections.
50 that party politics will not in
trude.
There Is little question but that
nonpartisan governmentincounty
and state will come to the north
west within a few years. 1t
came years ago in city govern
ment, and in the average town it
makes little difference to which
political party a mayor or clerk
or treasurer belongs so long as
he gives results.
In the present legislature sew
eral non.partisan bills have
b en- presented. The Grange and
the Farmers Union members in
this state and they are legion -
desire such a bill passed. It re-
mains for the republican legisla-
ture to determine for itself
whether it will continue to follow
at the tail Of the initiative law
and accept only as the people de-
mand. The alternative is the
Nonpartisan League The pres
ent opportunity is to recognize
the condition and get busy.
The United States senate has
bv majority of % voted in favor
Of tx ludII g the saloon from the
national capital. The house is
reported to be strongly in favor
of the measure. and its enact.
ment il to law may be only a
matter of a 8 or time.
The bill as just passed is not a
p ohibition measure, because it
spec ica lily provides that impor-
tatlons of liquor for personal use
shall be permitted.
A true story illustrating what
the taxpayers of the state of
Washington are up against, was
told at recent public meeting by
a man who OWLS property both in
this S ate and in the state of New
Jersey. His Washington land
consists of 81 acres, only five i'm
proved, within fifty minutes by
electric line from the postoffice of
one of the larger cities. His New
Jersey land is IA acres Of garden
and truck, all highly improved
and cultivated, with buildings and
nearly 1000 bearing trees. The
land lies within twenty. minutes
OF The Philadelphia, Pa. postoffice.