The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28
CANDIDATES
OF THE G. O. P.
SPEAK HERE
Republican Nominees for State
Senator and Representative
Make Addresses
SEATTLE MAN is SPEAKER
In First Speech of Campaign Moulton
Discusses Some Practical
State Questions

M. M. Moulton, who made his first
public appearance as candidate for
the legislature, at the republican
meeting held in the Princess Theatre
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Moulton di-
vided the time with Senator ID. v.
Morthland, of Yakima, and Walter
Meier, corporation counsel of the city
Of Seattle. ....t. ......aa....
Mr.. Moulton opened his remarks
with brief reference to the farmer
labor platform saying he looked upon
it as an instrument which definitely
calls for program of state socialism
and took up what he termed some Of
the practical things which will come
before the next session of the legisla-
ture. He said he had no ambition to
go to the legislature because of any
opportunity it might offer him for po-
litical preferment but because as a
citizen Of Benton county and the state
Of Washington is vitality interested in
some Of the practical questions which
will be presented at the next session.
He said that no man could properly
represent this county either as unit
by itself or as part Of the common
wealth who did not recognize that the
reclamation Of waste lands was one Of
the big questions with which the leg
islature must deal
He said that thru the enactment of
the state reclamation and the land set
tlemcnt acts the last session Of the
legislature had placed this state on
record as recognizing that the welfare
of the individual homebuilder is the
public's business. But the enactment
Of these two laws, he said, had un-
dertaken the important task Of not
only placing water on arid lands but
Of bridging over the gap between the
time the water is placed on the. land
and the land becomes productive and
capable of sustaining the individual
owner. The state of Washington he
said, had served notice on the world
that the days of speculation in irri-
gated lands in this state to the detri-
ment of the settler, were over. This
step he considers one Of the most
important that this or any other
state has taken in working out the
economic future Of the state and ma
ton. The purposes of these acts, he
said, are to increase agriculture by
making the land more accessible, and
the developing Of new lands less haz-
ardous, and the business of farming
more profitable. The initial step to-
ward this end has already been taken.
If the plan is to succeed the scope Of
the program must be enlarged and
broadened thru additional legislation.
To help in this and other constructive
legislation is his reason for being a
candidate for the legislature.
Senator Morthland devoted much Of
his time to an explanation of the GRIM
inal syndicalism law, the repeal of
which is advocated by the farmer-la-
bor party. This law, he said, is the
only one which he helped to enact that
has been attacked by his opponent.
! This law, which is quoted in full in an
editorial in this issue, in no particu-
lar abridges the liberties of anyone
who wishes to be loyal and decent
American citizen.
Mr.. Meier, who is one of the most
forceful and convincing speakers who
has visited Kennewick during the
campaign, discussed the "unearned in
crement" plank of the farmer-labor
platform and showed that it was a
blow aimed at private property rights
and would fall harder upon the farm
ers than any other class.
i Taking up the national issues Mr..
Meier spoke briefly on the league OF
nations saying that all the republi-
can senators had wished to do was to
!, Americanize Wilson's league which
, was built upon European foundation,
, He quoted statistics to show the reck-
less and needless expenditures which
, the democratic administration had
. made in the conduct of the war and
, the program Of economy which had
been inaugurated by the republican
congress.