Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-03-09
All Are Not Bad.

Mr. Average Reader after seeing newspapers
the rot and graft the incompetence dy daily
the legislature very apt to form the opinion that the
send an honest competent that body The
times hopeless that the will say What's the use anyway
But he should cheer 1t is not so bad There lots
o honest and efficient land ladies' too now both
But this statement will be challenged the question Wy
do things happen they do if there good
The S simple:
Any who knows anything about legislative organizations
will realize how easy for few tmers
ropes practically control the making any given
sion There given to few people that trait leadership
1t simple matter for ten community say from
five thousand people if they ntelg organized CONTROL the
commercial body the city council lodge other organization
that has to do with the formation public policy
is even easier the Legislature because of the lesser number
few men organize and not often that motives mpe them
and by kiu Vaccinations control of the affairs body
(which they seated and the remainder of their colleagues fall into
the habit of voting with them and doing their bidding Then these
few whip which they enabled crack the
backs of the others These whips different
times highway appropriation appropriation nst
ton or some other bit of patronage.
In the legislative bodies of the best of intentions but
endowed with leadership They splendid ideas but
liable them before the house Skilled parmntarians uggl
affairs that the bills of the unavoed lost
committees outvoted on the floor
Good gone the legislature with the best nten-
tons and have listened the honeyed words of the lobbyist
have of his rich dinners drunk of his liquors until they have
been fanced obligations until unable distinguish between
fright and wrong for fear of nurng the feeling of the host
land friend Perhaps of money has changed hands but
1.-THE legislator much the power of the lobbyist though he
had actually marketed his Then there is the of little
inc who seeks in the legislature with the deliberate in
enon of making what he out OF it, Every who knows any
thing concerning politics and living conditions realizes that the pa
received the session will provide lodging and
at Olympia during legislative session The who has not
ability make the sacrifice of representing his district
a election He for temptation and the lob
byss the vulnerable These the who
delivered the moneyed interests seeking class lega
ton any and all times be depended vote right
when such legislation appears upon the calendar.
long time like Charles II leighton, who repre-
legislative district of this county into office
Possessing leadership his presence felt when
unmasng graft Then timers like Charles Roth representing
1.-THE of which Whatcom county large part becomes
at bareaced hghaned actions of the leaders OF the
the cunning of the leaders shown As as Repre-
Roth the attention of the state to the udugge
Ian placate him by dragging of his pet meas
the pigeonhoe in the committee where they have
BEEN and then pass them,
Willis Mahoney democratic representative from Whitman cou-
y started early legislative session to show up the failure
of the famous code but his being of the minority party
his efforts have avail AS result the state will be bu
at another years with this expensive luxury mann
tanned hopes Governor Hart may perpeate his reign
long the people send such willy leaders A. Sims OF the
89d district jefferson county, Plny Allen of the ADD district of
King county H. Caryon 22d senatorial district Thurston
county, there little hope the point leadership There is
however one remedy capable have been elected
to Office they organize against the ring leaders of the past
elect their speaker calmly deliberately proceed to take
charge making conduct things the people would
like them conducted This delightful condition will exist perhaps
when pigs fly.