Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-20
HON. Lin H. HADLEY
AN ISLAND VISITOR
Speaks at Vashon and Burt.
on with Other Republi.
can Candidates.

The republican rallies schedul'
ed for Burton and Vashon on last
Monday evening were fairly well
attended and thoughtful atten.
ton was given each speaker
throughout. 1t was the first visit
Hadley had paid to the island for
several years, and he met and
charmed many islanders with his
modest strength of quietly telling
some of the things he had taken
part in Washington and assuring
every one tht he was proud to
represent such people as those liv-
ing on Puget Sound. Mr.. Hadley
is a member of the committee on
ways and means, one of the most
important committees Of the ma
'ional house of representatives.
Among other things Mr.. Hadley
said:
eve passed budget law and
through it have saved millions OF
dollars in public expenditures
We have reduced the public debt
billions of dollars. We first pass
ed an emergency tariff bill that
stabilized industry and followed
that with a permanent law, not as
good as all of us would have, but
a good act. We amended the wal
finance corporation act so that il
would extend into peace time
through its provisions give
encial aid to breeders of live.
stock and the farmers. To ffurth,
assist the farmers we took the
gambling features out of the great
stock exchanges of the country
We successfully handled the nun.
erous problems relative to the
care of wounded and disabled vet,
Grams of the World war and put
all the governmental agencies III
that connection under the com.
mon head of the War Veterans.
bureau. l."
Mr.. Hadley said Congress and
the administration are now mrav,
cling the war loans tangle with
the object of trying to get back
the money loaned foreign nations
by the United States without any
security or specific obligation in
Ting to pay back.
cit was never meant that the
loans were not to be paid back, >
he declared.
Following Mr.. Hadley at Wash.
On was VIM. A. Gaines, candidate
frr county commissioner from the
CITY district. Mr.. Gaines is a New
Highlander, and proved himself a
master of the English language as
he impressively reviewed the
claims each candidat on the repub
lican ticket had for election in No
vember. He proved himself able
clear in thought, and sincere in
his convictions to make a good
commissioner. He was followed
by VIM. W. Shields, the candidate
for county treasurer, who spoke
briefly, and mostly in support OF
the present treasurer. He said il
the people elected him (Shields)
as treasurer, he would meet as
willingly the man in overalls az
the bank president when it came
to talking over county affairs.
Frank II. Paul spoke last, say
ing he desired to re-affirm his pri
mary pledges to a certain specific
road program on Vashon-M aurl
island. We have already publish
ed this program several times an(
with the added intention of i'm
proving the "Lamme road " soutl
of Cove, the program was the SAM
as heretofore announced.
Mr.. Wright closed the meeting
with a talk on a couple of meas
ures which have to do with part,
registration and election of pre-
cinct committeeman.
This week witnessed some activ
ity on the part of the farmer-labo
and democratic candidates, we ex
pect to see the pot sizzling by TIN
time next week.