The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-08-12
MRS. SILBAUGH
TALKS POLITICS
National Lecturer for w. c. L. U.
Speaks at the Methodist
Church.
(By H. J. WOOD.

Il
Mrs. Jackson Silbaugh Of Seattle,
a national lecturer for the w. c. 1. U.
addressed fair sized and very repre-
sentative audience of voters at the
Methodist church on Sunday after
noon. She is an exceptionally fluent
and well-informed speaker and gave
an address so illuminating that it held
close attention for nearly two hours
and that on hot and sultry after
noon. -...-+.
She began by calling attention 70
the national prohibition situation ano
the determined effort that will be
made by the vets at the next session
of congress to secure practical NULL
fication of the prohibition amendment
through a modification Of the VOL
stead act. In view of the fact that
both republican and democratic con-
ventions refused to put dry planks IN
their platforms, and that neither OF
the presidential nominees has an un-
blemished record in regard to the wet
and dry fight, the speaker urged us to
use exceedingly great care in the Sc
lection Of members of congress, and
after we get them there to back them
up with vigorous expression OF dry
sentiment so that they, coming from
the dry part of a dry state, may De
"the driest of the dries" She paid
a tribute to the effectiveness of Sena-
tor W.. L. Jones and said that the
Washington congressman had all been
all right.
Mrs. Silbaugh has for a number OF
years past been employed by the
Western Washington w. c. 7. U. as
lobbyist at Olympia during the ses-
sions of the legislature. In this ca
pacity she has been instrumental in
securing the passage of number OF
reform measures and laws particular
" affecting the welfare of girls and
women. She gave number OF inter
esting examples of the tactics used
by the corrupt elements to block any
legislation looking for greater. decency
in the state. From the reform
standpoint the legislature Of 19lt
is regarded as the worst in her knowl.
edge and the one of 1919 as the best
She also asserted that Eastern Wash.
ington annually sends better men Il
Olympia than the coast does, but this
is partially offset by. the fact that thu
worst individual she has had to dea
with at the capital came from oul
side of the mountains. She did not
name the man.
The w. C. T. u, at the next session
of the legislature, will attempt to Sc
cure the passing of several measure
aimed either at the special protection
of women and girls, or at betterini
general moral conditions in the state
Perhaps the most important Of thes
is a white slave act prohibiting traffi
in girls inside the borders of the stat
as the Mann act prohibits interstat
traffic in girls for immoral purposes
The speaker also asserted the need
better divorce laws both state and ma
tional. She also said there is need
a public welfare board to safeguar
the interests of the inmates of sewers
of the, state institutions, and chez
abuses that have crept into some
these institutions.
The closing part of the addgess we
given over to discussion of cand
dates for state offices. She said vel
n vigorously that some of these cand
II dates have records which prove the
II utterly unfit for positions of publ
trust. She then named few who
she regarded as safe choice for tt
II voters. Among them were Lampir
for governor, .either Phipps or Fren'
for lieutenant governor, Orton f
state treasurer, and Morthland +
state senator.
Hi At the desire of the audience, a fe
minutes at the close of the addre
were spent in forming the prelimi
airy organization Of local chapter
the w. C. T. u.