Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-08-06
COLONEL HARTLEY
ADDRESSES 0LYMPlANs
HUNDRED HEAR CANDI-
DATE ExPOUND POLITICAL
PRINCIPLES

Roland H. Hartley, candidate for
the republican nomination for gover-
nor Of Washington. spoke to several
hundred people in Capitol park, this
city, last evening.
Promptly at s o'clock Mr.. Spencer
of Seattle first introduced the Hart
ley quartet. composed Of university
students. ex-service men, eulosising
their services 40 soldiers in the
World war in behalf Of liberty. The
Quartet amply proved its quality ~
: producer Of melody in seven topical
songs-three preceding Mr.. Hartley's
address and four following the al
dress.
In introducing Candidate Hartley
Mr.. Spencer said that Mr.. Hartley
presented himself to the people upon
. platform Identical with the plat
form upon which he had asked their
suffrage four years ago. -Four years
ago. said Spencer. ''his ideas wore
considered experimental. today his.
principles were the religion Of the
whole country" The people Of Ever
EFT, who knew Mr.. Hartley, were -
unit in the, belief that he would give
to the state - governor ''safe and
sane admiaistration. He then.
praised the candidate - one who had
been worker upon the farm. In tho
lhmber woods and In the businsas
world. closing with kind words Tor
his family relations anA pesssnting
hi6 - ykSIJzk d9SrndF 81 {kSs1kats
Of WashinSton.
Mr.. Hartley opened with few
words in praise and recognition Of
the help given BY his musical part
nerS, the Hartley quartet. then said
that he realized' fully the solemnity
Of the business in which We are now
He praised the citizens Of
Olympia. saying that one reason why
he desired to be governor was that
while serving in the Legislature he
had learned to love this city and it,
people.
Referring to the capitol building
plans he said that 1t would be his
pleasure to forward the plans for the
capitol buildings.
Mr.. Hartley said he had followed
the lumber business as lumberjack
and on the river in Minnesota;. he
knew the troubles of the lumbermen
and "if shall. occupy the chamber
over there (pointing to the Capitol)
I shall know how to be Just to the
the lumberjack and the
president" He declared he
was no deathbed convert to the prfn-
ciples which he proclaimed-the idea
that "every citizen should have the
right to work where he pleased and
for such wages as he pleased" and
il he became governor he would see
that every citizen is protected In that
right. "Bolsheviks and l.. W. VS.
don't agree with me in this" he said.
The common claim that he was
against labor unions, he said, was an
Infamous and dastardly .lie. Where
I differ with the agitator is when he
steps out and says you must belong
to his particular union before you
can earn the wages to feed your fam
1,,, Hoe wrnuvD
The union of late has been run by
the radical element. said Mr.. Hart
ley. When the hard-working union
man attended his union meeting and
tried to talk common sense and sug-
gest that the union be run In q bus!-
ness-like way he was denounced.
Here was where the work Of the
blatherskite came in. Unions, II
properly. can be q great
benefit.
"I was as proud as a six-horse
teamster as ever in my life," he said.
and II boys are not taught to work
and sweat, parents had neglected q
great part Of their proper education.
If he was elected to occupy the Cap
itol, the common man will be Just as
welcome there as the bank president.
The soviet plan Of government, as
'in Russia, where women folk arc
nationalized, made public property;
I am against that from the word 81"
he said. powerful corporations OF
the state who attempt to evade the
laws will be brought up with short