The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-10
RIPS
RECORD OF
GOV. HART

Says Governor Weeping Over
Some Eggs He Had
Nothing to Do With
Speaking at Levy's orpheum at
noon Friday. Senator Ed T. Conan.
candidate for governor. took up Gov.
HArts record and ripped IL VICE
open. as they say in political circles
senator Conan had invited all the
gubernatorial candidates 10 the meet
Ing. promising them each an equal
ting with him for speaking. Gov,
Hart and Roland II, Hartley refused
the invitations Senator Lamping.
John Gcllatiy and John Stringer ae'
ccptei
Conan called attention 20 the fact
that Gov. Harris advisers have been
instrumental In keeping him from
any meeting whore he would be re
7uired to speak with any other candi'
r\fe for governor.
Their action plainly shows.' said
Conan. that they feared the results
OF comparison OF their candidate
with others seeking the same office.
HART WILLING TOOL
o. SPECIAL INTERESTS.
The governor expects TO hang on
60 his official title by the record cf
his administration and uses as his
siOgan. Governor Hart Has Made
Good Fortunately for the voters
Of the state. Governor Hart has been
In public life as presiding officer OF
the senate for nearly seven year~
preceding his accidental elevation 10
the office Of chief executive. In all
that time he was tho willing tool OF
every special interest seeking official
favor at the state capital Wherever
he had the appointment OF commit
tees he lent hts power TO frame those
committees In tho interest OF those
who sought legislative favor.
WHO ARE TIE MEN
BEHIND THE THRONE?
Gov. Hart in his public addresses
frequently refers To the fact that he
has called into council men I'm dit.
ferent parts OF the state. IL these
men are to be the power behind the
yoArone we have right to know who
lhcsc men are. 30 that the voters
may pass upon the ones who are to
pull the strings that viii make the
governor jump during the next four
years. At a meeting in Tacoma re-
Gently a woman In the audience
asked why II was that the decisions
u the public service commission ap-
pointed By Gov. Hart always decided
the questions Of increased rates
against the people Gov. Hart made
his stereotyped address about giving
the reform school boys eggs and
loftily declined to answer any qucs-
items. saying he stood upon his rec
ord. which was open to examination.
He did not disclose the fact that the
majority OF the public service cor
porations' Of the state and every In
nucnce they could bring TO bear were
Supporting him: that his chief repre-
sentative on the east side was the po-
Hticni representative and lobbyist OF
the leading public service corpora
ton OF the eastern part OF the stats-
To them. of course. Gov. Hart has
made good but how about the PEG
pIe who are paying excessive rates!
mART's PARDONs WHEN
LESTER WAS AWAY
Now let US see how opsp his rec
ord u to examination II WAS report.
ioA 70 me that whenever Gov. Later
NJ the state the acting governor.
puis r. Hart. always took advan-
ke Of the opportunity 20 favor .
fsw friends by handing out pardons.
That number OF pardons were pro
cured by a certain Spokane attorney.
Who 10 now zealous supporter OF
the governor. that an ernbexzicr Of
1pdgs funds was released without
punishment and with . letter saying
he was ''giad to 10 this for a friend"
That a criminal caught rcd-handed In
Attempting to destroy dock in the
city Of Seattle and cndanrer the lives
~ hundreds OF people was released
over the protest Of the prosecuting
attorney of King county.
The burden OF Gov. Harris nd
dresses wherever I have heard him
Or whenever he has been reported in
the press is that ne ordered eggs fed
% the boys at the Chehafis Training
school II you have heard him you
know that that Is the burden OF his
talks as tho IL was an issue in this
campaign I have heard no other
candidate controvert the matter. and
I doubt not but that all are agreed
that eggs are good for growing boys.
ABOUT THOSE Eggs"
HART WEEPS ABOUT
But IL the statements Of Hart were
true, II might be creditable as indi-
eating his powers OF observation. al
tho 20 have accomplished the result
described would merely have re-
quired an executive order, and not BE-
II sufficient import TO warrant the
election TO office. But there is not n
vestige Of truth in the statements.
&oId in my hand the official report
the superintendent Of the state
lining school, made In 1918. cover.
Ing the period to September 30 of
that year, more than nine months
prior TO the time Mr.. Hart became
acting governor.
The governor grows lachryrnose